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How Cognex Corporation stacks up
CGNX · against 247 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
77/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #89 of 248 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score37 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including CGNX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 77?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on assets: 7.1% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on invested capital: 19.5% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 80% of peers. Operating margin: 16.3% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CGNX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CGNX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 235 reported | 19.5% | 11.7% | 71% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 246 reported | 16.3% | 10.5% | 68% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 242 reported | 7.1% | 5.4% | 63% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 237 reported | 11.1% | 12.6% | 41% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 249 reported | 68.9% | 43.0% | 77% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CGNX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 4 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 4 | 40.0B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 83 | 13.0B USD | 78 | 68 | |
| 83 | 483.8B INR (≈$5.8B) | 78 | 62 | |
| 83 | 18.0B USD | 78 | 58 | |
| 89 | 761.3B JPY (≈$5.2B) | 77 | 76 | |
| 89 | 9.8B USD | 77 | 58 | |
| 89 | 6.5B USD | 77 | 64 | |
| 92 | 82.1B CNY (≈$11.5B) | 76 | 62 | |
| 92 | 74.0B CNY (≈$10.4B) | 76 | 57 | |
| 94 | 41.0B CNY (≈$5.7B) | 75 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score