Cognex (CGNX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Cognex (CGNX) recorded Profit After Tax of $72.76 million in Q2 2026, up 79.6% from $40.51 million a year earlier and up 40.7% from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cognex's Profit After Tax came in at $174.79 million as of Jul 5, 2026, up 43.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $114.44 million, up 7.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Profit After Tax came in at $106.17 million in FY2024 (-6.2%), $113.23 million in FY2023 (-47.5%), $215.53 million in FY2022 (-23.0%) and $279.88 million in FY2021 (+58.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 61.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 152.4% in Q4 2024, against a decline of 79.7% in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $51.7 million (Q1 2026), $32.66 million (Q4 2025) and $17.66 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 324.58 Bn | 296.27 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 179.59 Bn | 174.17 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.82 Bn | 141.91 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.34 Bn | 140.52 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.68 Bn | 110.80 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 91.08 Bn | 72.52 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.36 Bn | 82.10 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.89 Bn | 76.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.22 Bn | 65.84 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 497.80 Mn |
| 10 | Cognex | 9.12 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 72.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 72.76 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 51.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.66 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 17.66 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 40.51 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.35 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 29.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.23 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 18.92 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 57.47 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 25.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.31 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 33.98 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 58.90 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 67.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.54 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 78.90 Mn |
API Access
Cognex Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();