---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000851205-25-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CGNX"
cik: "0000851205"
company_name: "COGNEX CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:48:11.283049+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognex Q3 revenue $277M (+18%), adj EPS $0.33 (+69%); Q4 guides $230-245M; dividend raised to $0.085

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $277M (+18% YoY, +13% ex-CP); gross margin 67.6%; operating margin 20.9% (up 750 bps).
- Adjusted EPS $0.33 vs $0.20 YoY (+69%); adjusted EBITDA margin 24.9% (highest since Q2 2023).
- Q4 2025 guidance: revenue $230-245M (flat at midpoint); adjusted EPS $0.19-0.24 (up 7.5% at midpoint).
- Free cash flow $86M (+66%); returned $37M to shareholders via buybacks/dividends.
- Board declared Q4 dividend $0.085/share (6% increase), payable Nov 28 to holders of record Nov 13.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000851205-25-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CGNX
- cik: 0000851205
- company_name: COGNEX CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000061/0000851205-25-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000061/cgnx-20251029.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-25-000061
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-25-000061.txt

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