---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000851205-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CGNX"
cik: "0000851205"
company_name: "COGNEX CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:27:44.163009+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognex Q4 revenue $252M (+10% YoY), adj EPS $0.27 (+35%); full-year rev $994M (+9%)

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $252M (+10% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.27 (+35%), sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS growth.
- Full-year revenue $994M (+9% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.02 (+38%), Adj. EBITDA margin 21.5% (+440 bps).
- Q4 Adj. EBITDA margin 22.7%, up 420 bps YoY; sixth consecutive quarter of margin expansion.
- Board authorized new $500M share repurchase; quarterly dividend $0.085 payable March 12, 2026.
- Q1 2026 guidance: revenue $235-$255M, adj EPS $0.22-$0.26 (midpoint +50% YoY).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000851205-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CGNX
- cik: 0000851205
- company_name: COGNEX CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000009/0000851205-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000009/cgnx-20260211.htm

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