Growth Metrics

Cognex (CGNX) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Cognex's Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $13.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 6.06% year-over-year to $13.9 million, compared with a TTM value of $48.5 million through Dec 2025, down 7.49%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $48.5 million, down 7.49% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $13.9 million at Cognex, up from $12.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $16.6 million in Q2 2023, with the low at $9.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $12.7 million, with a median of $13.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation soared 857.6% in 2021 and then dropped 25.28% in 2025.
  • Tracing CGNX's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $10.4 million in 2021, then increased by 25.57% to $13.1 million in 2022, then increased by 1.25% to $13.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.31% to $13.1 million in 2024, then rose by 6.06% to $13.9 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CGNX's Share-based Compensation are $13.9 million (Q4 2025), $12.4 million (Q3 2025), and $12.3 million (Q2 2025).