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Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Cognex's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.09%, compared with a TTM value of 0.09% through Dec 2025, up 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.09%, up 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.09% at Cognex, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.19% in Q3 2021, with the low at 0.05% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed increased 14bps in 2021 and then decreased -8bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CGNX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.17% in 2021, then decreased by -18bps to 0.14% in 2022, then tumbled by -50bps to 0.07% in 2023, then decreased by -12bps to 0.06% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CGNX's Return on Capital Employed are 0.09% (Q4 2025), 0.09% (Q3 2025), and 0.07% (Q2 2025).