Cognex (CGNX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Cognex (CGNX) posted Retained Earnings of -$60.7 million for Q2 2026, down 114.95% quarter-over-quarter from $406.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 114.96% year-on-year from $405.9 million in Q2 2025.

Cognex (CGNX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognex (CGNX) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with -$60.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q2 2026 came in at -$60.7 million, down 114.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$60.7 million (down 114.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $406.4 million, down 18.62% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$60.7 million for Q2 2026 at Cognex, down from $406.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $537.9 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$82.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $263.2 million, with a median of $406.4 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings jumped 1201.34% in 2024 and slumped 114.96% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $528.2 million in 2022, then slumped by 108.58% to -$45.3 million in 2023, then surged by 1201.34% to $499.3 million in 2024, then declined by 18.62% to $406.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 114.95% to -$60.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$60.7 million in Q2 2026, $406.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$46.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn 1.11 Bn
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn -11.72 Mn
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 7.36 Bn
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn -487.60 Mn
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 5.55 Bn
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 3.22 Bn
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn -60.73 Mn
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 2.36 Bn
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn -42.96 Mn
10 Badger Meter 4.28 Bn 4.07 Bn 84.33 Mn 661.54 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 5, 2026 -60.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 406.36 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -46.18 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 433.04 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 405.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 499.30 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -37.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 515.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 502.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -45.34 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 534.34 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 537.95 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 517.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 528.18 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 -82.45 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 -69.86 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -63.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 562.88 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 634.17 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 -39.07 Mn