Cognex Corp (CGNX) valuation against sector peers: P/E 35.4 (sector median 34.3), P/B 5.0, EV/EBIT 27.9, free-cash-flow yield 3.3%, P/S 7.6.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Technology companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	CGNX	Sector median	vs median
P/E	35.4	34.3 · n=201	near the median
P/B	5.0	4.7 · n=262	6% above
P/S	7.6	4.7 · n=275	61% above
EV/EBIT	27.9	28.0 · n=198	near the median
Free-cash-flow yield	3.3%	3.0% · n=263	10% above
Dividend yield	0.67%	0.00% · n=290	—
Return on equity	15.1%	8.5% · n=270	78% above
Return on invested capital	20.1%	8.5% · n=263	135% above
Gross margin	69.7%	56.0% · n=267	25% above
Net debt / EBITDA	−2.25	−0.18 · n=213	—

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 59 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
AAPLApple	38.3	45.2	32.2	2.7%	0.2%	10/10
NVDANVIDIA	21.1	17.8	20.7	3.1%	0.3%	8/10
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation	27.8	8.4	24.1	1.5%	0.7%	9/10
AVGOBroadcom	41.4	15.9	37.9	2.5%	0.8%	3/10
AMDAMD	110.9	12.4	103.9	0.8%	0.0%	5/10
MUMicron Technology	9.7	5.9	7.9	7.2%	0.1%	9/10
PL PLTRPalantir Technologies	110.8	36.2	119.1	1.0%	0.0%	4/10
CSCOCisco	29.2	7.7	25.6	3.3%	1.7%	9/10
ORCLOracle	21.0	5.8	19.7	−8.1%	1.7%	1/10
INTCIntel Corporation	—	2.7	182.6	1.2%	0.0%	1/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 04 Oct 2026 · filed 05 Nov 2026

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