Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Cognex has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.78% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 364.0% year-over-year to 10.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 10.78% (up 364.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.93%, up 266.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 10.78%, up from 8.9% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.23% in Q2 2022, with the low at 5.2% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.8% across 5 years, with a median of 8.9% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 478 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 786 bps.
• Cognex's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.14% in 2022, then sank by 50 bps to 7.06% in 2023, then retreated by 12 bps to 6.19% in 2024, then surged by 44 bps to 8.9% in 2025, then increased by 21 bps to 10.78% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.78% (Q2 2026), 8.9% (Q4 2025), and 8.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.