Cognex (CGNX) Set to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) will likely be issuing 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. Parties may visit the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $291.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.10 million. Cognex had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 16.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.25 EPS. 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

NASDAQ CGNX opened at $56.41 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.89 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.81. Cognex has a fifty-two week low of $34.60 and a fifty-two week high of $72.88.

Cognex Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CGNX shares. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $74.00 price target (up from $72.00) on shares of Cognex in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Cognex from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Cognex in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of Cognex in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $74.00 target price on shares of Cognex and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.57.

About Cognex

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.