Cognex (CGNX) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Cognex's Price to Earnings came in at 65.25 for Q2 2026, up 50.8% from 43.28 a year earlier and up 13.6% from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognex's Price to Earnings was 52.50, down 8.8% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 57.57 in FY2024 (-9.0%), 63.25 in FY2023 (+67.6%), 37.73 in FY2022 (-22.6%) and 48.75 in FY2021 (-39.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to Earnings is 29.14 (Q2 2022) to 102.32 (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 92.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 57.7%).
- Business Quant data shows CGNX's Price to Earnings at 57.44 (Q1 2026), 52.50 (Q4 2025) and 69.67 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.15 Bn | 287.84 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 181.56 Bn | 176.14 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.35 Bn | 139.53 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.11 Bn | 109.23 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.49 Bn | 83.23 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.21 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.13 Bn | 75.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.00 Bn | 65.62 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 10 | Cognex | 9.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 205.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 65.25 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 57.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.50 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 69.67 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 43.28 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 42.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.57 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 77.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 102.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.08 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 63.25 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 46.44 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 55.99 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 49.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.73 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 33.53 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 29.14 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 48.90 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.75 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 48.63 |
API Access
Cognex Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "CGNX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();