Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Stock Overview
NASDAQ · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Cognex Corporation
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks in the United States, Europe, Greater China, and internationally. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacture and distribution of…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Cognex Corporation operates in the Technology sector, within the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry group. It is listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
Cognex Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Cognex Corporation |
| Ticker | CGNX |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $62.25 |
| Market cap | $10.47B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 59.86 |
| EPS (trailing) | $1.04 |
| 52-week high | $72.88 |
| 52-week low | $34.60 |
| Dividend yield | 0.55% |
| Ex-dividend date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 1.49 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.15% |
| Debt-to-equity | 4.45% |
| Average volume | 2.17M |
| Shares outstanding | 168.22M |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Employees | 2,745 |
| Country | United States |
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