CGNX PEER ANALYSIS

Cognex Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CGNXCognex Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Scientific & Technical Instruments

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CGNXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CGNX	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
P/E	82.09	61.65	9.84●	44.63
P/B	7.91	14.21	1.67●	4.89
EV/EBITDA	46.54	43.64	6.35●	21.25
P/S	11.18	10.40	3.94●	5.11

Financial Health
Metric	CGNX	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.55●	1.78	3.44	1.90
Debt/Equity	5.0%●	33.0%	27.1%	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.90●	0.88	0.38	0.87

Profitability
Metric	CGNX	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	16.9%	40.1%●	12.4%
ROE	9.7%	24.3%●	17.7%	9.7%
ROA	7.2%	14.3%●	11.4%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	23.6%	24.3%	66.1%●	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CGNX	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.8%	29.1%●	-6.3%	6.5%
NI Growth	21.1%	43.9%	108.9%●	18.2%
Div. Yield	0.5%	0.8%●	0.2%	0.4%
Payout	38.8%	40.3%	19.2%	26.9%

Valuation
Metric	CGNX	TRMB	ESE	NOVT	FTV	ST	Ind. Median
P/E	82.09	27.25●	28.80	126.33	36.59	139.56	44.63
P/B	7.91	2.21●	5.60	5.18	3.27	2.37	4.89
EV/EBITDA	46.54	16.62	30.93	44.65	18.82	11.67●	21.25
P/S	11.18	3.37	7.11	6.75	4.20	1.81●	5.11

Financial Health
Metric	CGNX	TRMB	ESE	NOVT	FTV	ST	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.55	1.01	1.45	3.56●	0.71	2.75	1.90
Debt/Equity	5.0%●	25.1%	13.4%	22.2%	57.4%	99.8%	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.90●	1.44	0.41	-0.66	2.56	2.88	0.87

Profitability
Metric	CGNX	TRMB	ESE	NOVT	FTV	ST	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	12.4%	24.7%●	5.3%	11.5%	1.3%	12.4%
ROE	9.7%	8.3%	21.5%●	5.2%	6.7%	1.7%	9.7%
ROA	7.2%	5.1%	14.6%●	3.4%	3.8%	0.7%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	23.6%	22.2%	23.3%	14.9%	25.8%●	20.6%	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CGNX	TRMB	ESE	NOVT	FTV	ST	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.8%	6.5%	23.3%●	5.6%	-23.4%	-3.0%	6.5%
NI Growth	21.1%	-68.8%	161.1%●	-23.9%	-31.8%	-60.4%	18.2%
Div. Yield	0.5%	—	0.1%	—	0.3%	1.0%●	0.4%
Payout	38.8%	—	2.7%	—	15.3%	144.5%	26.9%

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