Cognex (CGNX) Price to Sales (2010 - 2026)
Cognex's Price to Sales came in at 10.47 for Q2 2026, up 84.3% from 5.68 a year earlier and up 33.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Price to Sales (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognex's Price to Sales was 6.04, down 9.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Sales was 6.68 in FY2024 (-21.9%), 8.55 in FY2023 (+5.8%), 8.08 in FY2022 (-38.6%) and 13.16 in FY2021 (-24.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Price to Sales since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Price to Sales increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Sales over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 84.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 54.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CGNX's Price to Sales at 7.82 (Q1 2026), 6.04 (Q4 2025) and 7.90 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 323.56 Bn | 295.25 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 180.19 Bn | 174.89 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.53 Bn | 182.29 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.22 Bn | 140.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.51 Bn | 110.65 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 90.71 Bn | 73.12 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.39 Bn | 82.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.53 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.29 Bn | 65.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 10 | Cognex | 9.18 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 205.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 10.47 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 7.82 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.04 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 7.90 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.68 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.48 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.68 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.84 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.55 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 8.30 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 10.81 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 9.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.08 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 7.09 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.94 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 12.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.16 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 14.15 |
API Access
Cognex Price to Sales 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-sales&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "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-sales&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();