Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Cognex (CGNX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.71% in Q2 2026, up 5.29 percentage points from 7.42% a year earlier and up 1.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognex reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.93%, up 2.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -1.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.27% in FY2024 (-0.85 pp), 7.12% in FY2023 (-6.61 pp), 13.73% in FY2022 (-4.66 pp) and 18.39% in FY2021 (+8.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 10.03 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 7.86 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.78% (Q1 2026), 8.90% (Q4 2025) and 8.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Cognex | 10.47 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 12.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Cognex Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();