Cognex Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Cognex free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 5, 2026, Cognex generated $69.2 million of operating cash flow and spent $1.5 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $67.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 23.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 67.3% from the prior year's $40.4 million.
Cognex returned $20.5 million to shareholders: $14.3 million in dividends and $6.2 million in share repurchases, equal to 30% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.7 times.
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Cognex cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-05 | Q1 20262026-04-05 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-28 | Q2 20252025-06-29 | Q1 20252025-03-30 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-29 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-10-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 72.76M | 51.70M | 32.66M | 17.66M | 40.51M | 23.60M | 28.35M | 29.59M | 36.21M | 12.02M | 11.23M | 18.92M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +79.60% | +119.06% | +15.23% | -40.31% | +11.87% | +96.33% | +152.44% | +56.43% | -36.99% | -53.07% | -79.70% | -44.33% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 4.59M | 4.70M | 4.77M | 4.89M | 5.32M | 5.31M | 5.37M | 5.43M | 5.19M | 5.28M | 4.71M | 4.38M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 11.21M | 11.93M | 13.87M | 12.42M | 12.29M | 9.94M | 13.08M | 13.10M | 12.96M | 13.30M | 13.25M | 12.37M |
| Change in Working Capital | -41.11M | -39.49M | 17.69M | 35.70M | -10.80M | -9.94M | 9.64M | 17.22M | -10.26M | -33.42M | -16.84M | 6.89M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 69.15M | 45.09M | 74.90M | 87.48M | 42.63M | 40.50M | 51.40M | 56.27M | 27.76M | 13.64M | 14.49M | 41.02M |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.53M | -2.76M | -2.60M | -1.45M | -2.19M | -2.50M | -2.07M | -4.40M | -4.51M | -4.06M | -7.01M | -5.86M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -70.48M | 791.00K | -19.61M | 18.50M | -3.97M | 33.09M | 2.23M | -27.41M | 35.24M | -49.02M | -179.50M | 200.27M |
| Dividends Paid | -14.26M | -14.20M | -14.20M | -13.44M | -13.43M | -13.55M | -13.71M | -12.86M | -12.87M | -12.89M | -12.87M | -12.05M |
| Share Repurchases | -6.24M | -99.00M | -25.00M | -24.00M | 0 | -102.23M | -43.24M | -3.96M | -10.54M | -9.34M | -20.15M | -10.48M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 66.76M | -68.90M | -37.50M | -37.57M | -13.26M | -118.37M | -55.76M | -15.16M | -22.42M | -25.09M | -33.03M | -21.91M |
| Net Change in Cash | 65.18M | -25.58M | 17.03M | 66.59M | 35.57M | -42.35M | -10.98M | 20.45M | 37.77M | -63.80M | -192.85M | 218.02M |
| Free Cash Flow | 67.62M | 42.34M | 72.31M | 86.03M | 40.43M | 38.00M | 49.33M | 51.87M | 23.25M | 9.58M | 7.48M | 35.17M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Cognex's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?