Cognex Cash Flow Statement
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Cognex free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cognex generated $245.5 million of operating cash flow and spent $8.7 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $236.8 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 23.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 76.6% from the prior year's $134.0 million.
Cognex returned $205.9 million to shareholders: $54.6 million in dividends and $151.2 million in share repurchases, equal to 87% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.3 times.
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Cognex cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 114.44M | 106.17M | 113.23M | 215.53M | 279.88M | 176.19M | 203.87M | 219.27M | 176.71M | 143.69M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +7.79% | -6.24% | -47.46% | -22.99% | +58.86% | -13.58% | -7.02% | +24.08% | +22.98% | -23.19% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 20.29M | 21.27M | 17.27M | 16.35M | 16.62M | 22.14M | 21.53M | 18.47M | 13.68M | 11.68M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 48.52M | 52.44M | 54.77M | 54.51M | 43.77M | 1.40M | 45.59M | 41.09M | 31.94M | 20.56M |
| Change in Working Capital | 32.65M | -16.82M | -54.95M | -62.81M | -32.66M | -12.09M | 38.62M | -36.98M | -47.51M | 1.59M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 245.51M | 149.08M | 112.92M | 243.41M | 314.06M | 242.40M | 253.31M | 223.45M | 224.32M | 182.08M |
| Capital Expenditures | -8.74M | -15.04M | -23.08M | -19.67M | -15.46M | -13.30M | -21.75M | -37.09M | -28.75M | -12.82M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 28.02M | -38.97M | 32.27M | -4.45M | -252.54M | 169.44M | -157.34M | -10.83M | -105.56M | -121.83M |
| Dividends Paid | -54.63M | -52.33M | -49.08M | -45.92M | -43.26M | -390.51M | -35.12M | -31.86M | -29.04M | -25.21M |
| Share Repurchases | -151.23M | -67.08M | -79.79M | -204.31M | -161.65M | -51.04M | -61.69M | -203.82M | -123.72M | -47.15M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -206.69M | -118.42M | -125.61M | -240.37M | -141.62M | -316.87M | -32.23M | -209.90M | -100.12M | -29.23M |
| Net Change in Cash | 76.83M | -16.56M | 21.28M | -4.79M | -82.91M | 97.64M | 63.22M | 1.63M | 26.94M | 27.67M |
| Free Cash Flow | 236.77M | 134.04M | 89.84M | 223.74M | 298.61M | 229.10M | 231.57M | 186.36M | 195.57M | 169.26M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cognex's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 12 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CGNX's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?