Cognex Corp (CGNX) · Peers
Cognex against the 17 other companies here in its SEC industry, Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 18, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | CGNX | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $9.16B | median $698.56M | 7 of 18 |
| P/E | 52.4× | median 37.9× | 4 of 9 |
| Forward P/E | 32.2× | median 19.2× | 1 of 10 |
| EV/EBITDA | 34.0× | median 22.2× | 2 of 9 |
| P/S | 8.4× | median 3.4× | 5 of 18 |
| FCF yield | 2.9% | median 3.0% | 10 of 18 |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | median 0.5% | 3 of 9 |
| Gross margin | 68.9% | median 47.0% | 2 of 18 |
| Operating margin | 21.9% | median 1.3% | 3 of 17 |
| Net margin | 16.1% | median -2.3% | 4 of 17 |
| ROIC | 15.4% | median 4.7% | 1 of 15 |
| ROE | 10.7% | median -1.7% | 5 of 17 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | -1.0% | median 5.3% | 12 of 16 |
| EPS growth (yearly) | -18.7% | median 1.1% | 8 of 9 |
| Current ratio | 5.1× | median 2.0× | 3 of 18 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 4.5% | median 2.3% | 5 of 18 |
| Share count change | -1.9% | median 0.2% | 15 of 18 |
Green where Cognex is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGNXCognex Corp | $9.16B | P/E 52.4× | 15.4% | 6.6 |
| DHRDanaher Corporation | $159.26B | P/E 39.8× | 5.3% | 5.9 |
| AMEAmetek Inc | $56.90B | P/E 36.1× | 11.5% | 6.5 |
| KEYSKeysight Technologies, Inc. | $56.60B | P/E 53.7× | 12.2% | 6.3 |
| ROPRoper Technologies Inc | $37.85B | P/E 15.1× | 6.5% | 6.9 |
| FTVFortive Corp | $17.62B | P/E 32.4× | 6.2% | 5.4 |
| MKSIMKS Instruments Inc | $14.96B | P/E 34.0× | 10.6% | 5.8 |
| RALRalliant Corp | $7.36B | P/E – | -38.2% | 4.4 |
| STSensata Technologies Holding plc | $5.91B | P/E 65.7× | 4.1% | 6.1 |
| MLABMesa Laboratories Inc | $698.56M | P/E 104.1× | 7.9% | 6.7 |
| SENSSenseonics Holdings, Inc. | $410.83M | P/E – | -2472.7% | 4.7 |
| HURCHurco Companies Inc | $137.30M | P/E – | -5.0% | 5.4 |
| POASPHAOS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) Ltd | $68.33M | P/E – | – | 3.1 |
| SYPRSypris Solutions Inc | $40.76M | P/E – | -68.3% | 3.8 |
| INISRadnostix Inc | $26.46M | P/E – | -82.1% | 3.3 |
| CLIRClearSign Technologies Corp | $16.27M | P/E – | – | 5.3 |
| QURTQuarta-Rad, Inc. | $5.72M | P/E – | – | 3.3 |
| FCUVFocus Universal Inc. | $2.49M | P/E – | -15.7% | 3.5 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.