Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Cognex's (CGNX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.78% in Q2 2026, up 364.0% YoY from 2.32% in Q2 2025, and up 21.08% on a QoQ basis from 8.9% in Q4 2025.
Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognex (CGNX) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.78% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 364.0% year-over-year to 10.78% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 10.78% (up 364.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.93%, up 266.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 10.78% in Q2 2026, from 8.9% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.23% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5.2% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 9.8% and a median of 8.9% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 478 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 786 bps.
- Tracing CGNX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 12.71% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.19% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 9.45% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 10.06% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.14% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.11% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 16.95% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 18.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.15% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 16.97% |