Cognex (CGNX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Cognex (CGNX) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.35% for Q2 2026, up 2.15 percentage points from 6.20% a year earlier and up 1.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognex posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.71%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -3.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.29% in FY2024 (-0.40 pp), 5.70% in FY2023 (-5.18 pp), 10.88% in FY2022 (-3.83 pp) and 14.71% in FY2021 (+5.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 5.15 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 5.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 7.09% (Q1 2026), 5.69% (Q4 2025) and 5.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Cognex | 10.93 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 8.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 8.35% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.50% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.20% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 4.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 7.89% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 11.12% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 13.34% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 14.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.81% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 14.52% |
API Access
Cognex Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();