---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000851205-26-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CGNX"
cik: "0000851205"
company_name: "COGNEX CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:04:14.019007+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognex Q1 revenue $268M (+24% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.34 (+113%); guides Q2 above consensus

## Summary
- Revenue $268M (+24% YoY); net income $52M ($0.31 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $0.34 (+113% YoY).
- Operating margin 22.3% (+1,020 bps YoY); Adjusted EBITDA margin 26.9% (+1,010 bps YoY).
- Q2 2026 guidance: revenue $280-300M, adjusted EPS $0.40-0.44, adjusted EBITDA margin 28-31%.
- Dividend declared $0.085/share, payable June 4, 2026, to shareholders of record May 21, 2026.
- Returned $113M to shareholders via $99M share repurchases and $14M dividends in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000851205-26-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CGNX
- cik: 0000851205
- company_name: COGNEX CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+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/851205/000085120526000037/0000851205-26-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000037/cgnx-20260506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-26-000037
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-26-000037.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-26-000037.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: aaf81d77533475ef49d84ea86a658c0538567a22
  claim: COGNEX CORP reported first quarter ended April 5, 2026 results: revenue $268 million, net income $52 million, EPS $0.31. Guidance initiated.
  evidence_excerpt: +113% *Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS (Diluted) include non-GAAP adjustments. A reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP metrics is provided in this news release. 1 • Revenue was $268 million , compared with $216 million in the first quarter of 2025 , an increase of 24% . Excludin g the impact of foreign currency exchange (FX), revenue increased 21% compared to the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000037/0000851205-26-000037-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.