Growth Metrics

Cognex (CGNX) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Cognex's Retained Earnings history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $406.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Retained Earnings fell 18.62% year-over-year to $406.4 million, compared with a TTM value of $406.4 million through Dec 2025, down 18.62%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $406.4 million, down 18.62% over the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $406.4 million at Cognex, up from -$46.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $537.9 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$82.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $134.3 million, with a median of -$38.8 million recorded in 2021.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings surged 1410.99% in 2022 and then crashed 113.08% in 2024.
  • Tracing CGNX's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$47.9 million in 2021, then crashed by 44.54% to -$69.3 million in 2022, then soared by 839.63% to $512.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.58% to $499.3 million in 2024, then dropped by 18.62% to $406.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CGNX's Retained Earnings are $406.4 million (Q4 2025), -$46.2 million (Q3 2025), and -$37.8 million (Q2 2025).