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Cognex stock: key metrics
CGNXCognex had an operating margin of 16.3% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 7.9% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.8% | 18.7% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | 12.5% | 11.9% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | −7.2% | −2.8% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | 26.0% | 21.1% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | 26.5% | 21.7% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | 25.7% | 21.0% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | 25.0% | 23.9% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | 30.0% | 28.5% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 27.0% | no data |
| 2016 | 75.2% | 29.1% | 27.1% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | 33.8% | 23.1% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | 27.4% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | 19.7% | 28.1% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | 21.0% | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | 30.4% | 27.0% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | 24.5% | 21.4% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | 15.6% | 13.5% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 2025 | 66.9% | 16.3% | 11.5% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.4% | 13.6% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| 2009 | −1.2% | −4.4% | −1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | 23.9% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | 20.7% | 11.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | 16.5% | 10.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 15.7% | 10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | 21.3% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | no data | 19.3% | no data |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 26.9% | 13.8% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | 27.9% | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | 32.0% | 17.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | 18.3% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | 17.1% | 9.8% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | 19.2% | 11.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | 9.4% | 5.6% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 5.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | 7.9% | 5.7% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 9 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.