Cognex (CGNX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.5180 per share and revenue of $313.62 million for the quarter. Cognex has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.540 EPS. Individuals may visit the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.03. Cognex had a net margin of 16.05% and a return on equity of 13.50%. The company had revenue of $291.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.10 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. Cognex’s quarterly revenue was up 16.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Cognex to post $1.68 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1.93 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Cognex Stock Performance

CGNX stock opened at $56.15 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $59.87 and a 200-day moving average of $57.72. Cognex has a one year low of $34.60 and a one year high of $72.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.45 billion, a PE ratio of 54.52 and a beta of 1.49.

Cognex Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.0850 dividend. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. Cognex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.01%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CGNX. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Cognex from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $74.00 price target (up from $72.00) on shares of Cognex in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Cognex from $78.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. HSBC lowered shares of Cognex from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $74.00 target price on shares of Cognex and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.57.

Cognex Company Profile

Cognex Corporation develops machine vision and industrial identification technologies that help manufacturers and businesses automate inspection, measurement, guidance, and tracking processes. Its systems use cameras, sensors, software, and artificial intelligence to analyze images and identify products, defects, components, and other objects.

The company’s product portfolio includes vision systems, industrial cameras, vision sensors, barcode readers, optical character recognition tools, three-dimensional vision systems, and machine vision software.