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CGNX NASDAQ

Cognex Corporation
1W: +0.8% 1M: -5.2% 3M: -7.7% YTD: +51.2% 1Y: +16.5% 3Y: +54.7% 5Y: -33.2%
$58.22
+2.59 (+4.66%)
After Hours: $58.07 (-0.15, -0.26%)
Weekly Expected Move ±7.6%
$47 $51 $56 $60 $64
NASDAQ · Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Tech Score Sell · Power 39 · $9.4B mcap · 167M float · 1.21% daily turnover · Short 41% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 81% of companies Debt: 0.8% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.05 (down 99.9%), Cognex Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $72.5M against a stock market value of $9.36B.
Distance to default 9.83 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-05, debt counted $36.2M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 55.6%; Altman Z 11.71. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$246M +64.7% ▲
5Y CAGR: +0.3%
Capital Expenditures
$9M +41.9% ▲
5Y CAGR: -8.1%
Free Cash Flow
$237M +76.6% ▲
5Y CAGR: +0.7%
Dividends Paid
$55M -4.4% ▼
Buybacks
$151M -125.4% ▼
Net Change in Cash
$77M +563.9% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$280M$216M$113M$106M$114M
Depreciation & Amort.$20M$20M$22M$33M$31M
Stock-Based Comp.$44M$55M$55M$52M$49M
Change in Working Capital-$34M-$74M-$68M-$25M$2M
Other Non-Cash Items$7M$55M$11M$4M$10M
Operating Cash Flow$314M$243M$113M$149M$246M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$15M-$20M-$23M-$15M-$9M
Acquisitions (Net)$0-$5M-$257M-$1M$7M
Investment Purchases-$668M-$234M-$184M-$851M-$290M
Investment Sales$431M$254M$496M$828M$320M
Other Investing$0$0$0-$8K$156K
Investing Cash Flow-$253M-$4M$32M-$39M$28M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$0$0$0$0$0
Stock Repurchased-$162M-$204M-$80M-$67M-$151M
Dividends Paid-$43M-$46M-$49M-$52M-$55M
Other Financing$63M$10M$3M$994K-$388K
Financing Cash Flow-$142M-$240M-$126M-$118M-$207M
Net Change in Cash-$83M-$5M$21M-$17M$77M
Cash End of Period$186M$181M$203M$186M$263M
Free Cash Flow$299M$224M$90M$134M$237M

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