Cognex Stock Price History
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62.92+2.01 (+3.30%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
CGNX price history at a glance
The price history for Cognex (CGNX) on this page begins on July 17, 1989, when the stock closed at $0.3359; it most recently closed at $62.92 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $101.82, reached on February 8, 2021; the latest close is 38.2% below that peak. Across the 36 complete calendar years in the table, CGNX finished higher in 21 and lower in 15. Its best year was 1995 (+169.9%) and its worst was 1996 (-47.5%).
Over roughly 37 years the share price changed +18631.8%, a 15.1% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, CGNX has gained 35.1%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1989
- $101.82
- Date of high
- Feb 8, 2021
- Low since 1989
- $0.3164
- Date of low
- Aug 21, 1989
- 52-week high
- $72.88
- 52-week low
- $34.60
- IPO year
- 1989
- Last close
- $62.92
CGNX returns
1 week
-3.16%
1 month
+1.70%
3 months
-5.81%
6 months
+17.81%
Year to date
+74.87%
1 year
+35.11%
3 years
+64.45%
5 years
-25.46%
CGNX price return, excluding dividends.
CGNX annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62.92 | +70.38% |
| 2025 | 36.93 | +1.88% |
| 2024 | 36.25 | -13.15% |
| 2023 | 41.74 | -11.40% |
| 2022 | 47.11 | -39.42% |
| 2021 | 77.76 | -3.15% |
| 2020 | 80.29 | +43.45% |
| 2019 | 55.97 | +48.50% |
| 2018 | 37.69 | -38.37% |
| 2017 | 61.16 | +92.27% |
| 2016 | 31.81 | +88.39% |
| 2015 | 16.89 | -17.31% |
| 2014 | 20.42 | +7.19% |
| 2013 | 19.05 | +99.16% |
| 2012 | 9.57 | +6.90% |
| 2011 | 8.95 | +21.65% |
| 2010 | 7.36 | +66.12% |
| 2009 | 4.43 | +16.51% |
| 2008 | 3.80 | -19.53% |
| 2007 | 4.72 | -20.70% |
| 2006 | 5.96 | -20.84% |
| 2005 | 7.52 | +7.85% |
| 2004 | 6.98 | -1.73% |
| 2003 | 7.10 | +47.63% |
| 2002 | 4.81 | -28.75% |
| 2001 | 6.75 | +21.99% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | -43.27% |
| 1999 | 9.75 | +95.00% |
| 1998 | 5.00 | -22.89% |
| 1997 | 6.48 | +42.12% |
| 1996 | 4.56 | -47.48% |
| 1995 | 8.69 | +169.90% |
| 1994 | 3.22 | +74.57% |
| 1993 | 1.84 | +49.37% |
| 1992 | 1.23 | -17.71% |
| 1991 | 1.50 | +68.43% |
| 1990 | 0.8906 | +40.74% |
| 1989* | 0.6328 | +88.39% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1989; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
CGNX daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.25 | 63.52 | 60.91 | 62.92 | +3.30% | |
| 60.50 | 61.26 | 59.77 | 60.91 | -0.49% | |
| 64.64 | 64.96 | 60.05 | 61.21 | -7.75% | |
| 64.86 | 66.61 | 64.40 | 66.35 | +3.08% | |
| 65.20 | 65.68 | 63.87 | 64.37 | -0.92% | |
| 63.43 | 65.56 | 63.43 | 64.97 | +4.42% | |
| 60.80 | 62.27 | 60.39 | 62.22 | +2.59% | |
| 59.90 | 61.15 | 59.80 | 60.65 | +1.64% | |
| 59.52 | 59.70 | 58.50 | 59.67 | +1.57% | |
| 57.97 | 59.36 | 57.80 | 58.75 | +0.15% | |
| 57.79 | 58.94 | 57.60 | 58.66 | +1.66% | |
| 57.32 | 58.28 | 57.10 | 57.70 | -0.84% | |
| 58.26 | 59.36 | 57.54 | 58.19 | -1.32% | |
| 63.39 | 63.39 | 58.08 | 58.97 | -4.87% | |
| 62.92 | 62.96 | 61.29 | 61.99 | +0.70% | |
| 61.51 | 61.82 | 60.97 | 61.56 | +1.17% | |
| 62.00 | 62.01 | 60.57 | 60.85 | +1.25% | |
| 60.15 | 60.99 | 59.36 | 60.10 | +1.61% | |
| 60.56 | 61.43 | 57.80 | 59.15 | -1.25% | |
| 61.11 | 61.73 | 59.45 | 59.90 | -6.73% | |
| 62.54 | 64.34 | 62.54 | 64.22 | +4.10% | |
| 61.13 | 61.81 | 60.72 | 61.69 | -0.29% | |
| 61.67 | 63.00 | 61.62 | 61.87 | -0.58% | |
| 62.49 | 63.21 | 62.01 | 62.23 | -0.03% | |
| 60.96 | 62.45 | 60.79 | 62.25 | +2.40% | |
| 59.96 | 60.93 | 58.58 | 60.79 | +1.42% | |
| 60.37 | 61.36 | 59.59 | 59.94 | -0.23% | |
| 59.72 | 60.20 | 59.01 | 60.08 | -1.44% | |
| 60.46 | 61.03 | 60.11 | 60.96 | +0.83% | |
| 62.82 | 63.35 | 60.43 | 60.46 | -3.99% | |
| 62.80 | 63.14 | 62.07 | 62.97 | +2.03% | |
| 59.87 | 62.04 | 59.87 | 61.72 | +3.18% | |
| 60.00 | 60.23 | 59.18 | 59.82 | +2.19% | |
| 59.69 | 59.75 | 58.22 | 58.54 | -3.30% | |
| 60.36 | 60.92 | 59.03 | 60.54 | +1.36% | |
| 60.47 | 60.47 | 59.26 | 59.73 | -1.50% | |
| 63.39 | 63.65 | 60.46 | 60.64 | -4.37% | |
| 64.72 | 65.31 | 62.82 | 63.41 | -4.79% | |
| 65.65 | 67.33 | 64.88 | 66.60 | +1.48% | |
| 61.51 | 65.66 | 61.50 | 65.63 | +6.56% | |
| 60.61 | 62.35 | 60.45 | 61.59 | +1.52% | |
| 64.24 | 64.24 | 60.46 | 60.67 | -3.55% | |
| 65.36 | 65.64 | 62.80 | 62.90 | -2.27% | |
| 66.48 | 66.48 | 63.68 | 64.36 | -3.78% | |
| 68.39 | 70.14 | 66.79 | 66.89 | -0.73% | |
| 72.15 | 72.35 | 66.90 | 67.38 | -4.71% | |
| 71.52 | 72.70 | 70.42 | 70.71 | -1.13% | |
| 70.15 | 72.21 | 69.43 | 71.52 | +6.05% | |
| 64.63 | 67.55 | 64.25 | 67.44 | +3.37% | |
| 64.55 | 65.97 | 63.28 | 65.24 | +4.18% | |
| 60.21 | 62.72 | 59.90 | 62.62 | +8.30% | |
| 59.68 | 60.42 | 57.17 | 57.82 | -4.21% | |
| 59.76 | 60.74 | 57.70 | 60.36 | -1.52% | |
| 62.58 | 62.93 | 59.77 | 61.29 | -1.22% | |
| 63.46 | 63.84 | 61.49 | 62.05 | -2.19% | |
| 61.82 | 63.51 | 61.18 | 63.44 | +1.44% | |
| 61.80 | 63.50 | 61.80 | 62.54 | -0.64% | |
| 64.26 | 64.75 | 62.62 | 62.94 | -0.22% | |
| 64.76 | 64.80 | 62.73 | 63.08 | -1.55% | |
| 62.03 | 64.67 | 60.73 | 64.07 | +0.28% | |
| 61.27 | 64.49 | 61.27 | 63.89 | +1.03% | |
| 64.99 | 65.24 | 61.33 | 63.24 | -2.75% | |
| 65.76 | 66.44 | 63.59 | 65.03 | +1.75% | |
| 65.18 | 65.89 | 63.54 | 63.91 | -4.33% | |
| 65.69 | 67.56 | 64.70 | 66.80 | +1.58% | |
| 66.06 | 66.91 | 65.27 | 65.76 | +2.57% | |
| 62.54 | 64.39 | 62.51 | 64.11 | -0.16% | |
| 67.49 | 67.71 | 62.50 | 64.21 | -7.60% | |
| 68.77 | 71.73 | 68.30 | 69.49 | +2.49% | |
| 71.31 | 71.80 | 66.33 | 67.80 | -4.92% | |
| 70.23 | 72.87 | 68.00 | 71.31 | -1.53% | |
| 69.06 | 72.88 | 67.92 | 72.42 | +5.94% | |
| 67.91 | 69.78 | 65.50 | 68.36 | +2.70% | |
| 65.35 | 66.77 | 64.33 | 66.56 | +0.03% | |
| 65.28 | 67.71 | 65.01 | 66.54 | +4.56% | |
| 63.98 | 64.88 | 62.76 | 63.64 | -0.50% | |
| 64.73 | 65.33 | 63.61 | 63.96 | -5.38% | |
| 67.29 | 67.77 | 66.35 | 67.60 | +2.27% | |
| 66.56 | 67.16 | 65.69 | 66.10 | +2.05% | |
| 66.10 | 67.43 | 64.60 | 64.77 | -0.98% | |
| 67.26 | 68.32 | 65.33 | 65.41 | -0.74% | |
| 66.05 | 67.58 | 65.62 | 65.90 | +3.60% | |
| 62.34 | 63.99 | 62.16 | 63.61 | +2.42% | |
| 59.69 | 62.15 | 59.09 | 62.11 | +5.83% | |
| 60.20 | 61.30 | 58.06 | 58.69 | -4.29% | |
| 63.31 | 64.30 | 58.94 | 61.32 | -1.72% | |
| 61.74 | 63.13 | 61.02 | 62.39 | +2.58% | |
| 64.00 | 64.00 | 60.51 | 60.82 | -5.95% | |
| 64.73 | 65.90 | 64.24 | 64.67 | -2.10% | |
| 66.31 | 68.33 | 65.30 | 66.06 | -0.03% | |
| 65.14 | 67.38 | 64.99 | 66.08 | +2.23% | |
| 65.35 | 65.37 | 63.73 | 64.64 | -1.84% | |
| 66.22 | 66.68 | 64.09 | 65.85 | -0.24% | |
| 65.98 | 66.58 | 64.73 | 66.01 | -1.03% | |
| 69.00 | 69.00 | 65.62 | 66.70 | -2.39% | |
| 68.05 | 68.73 | 66.26 | 68.33 | +3.39% | |
| 64.99 | 66.60 | 64.51 | 66.09 | +2.83% | |
| 62.83 | 64.43 | 62.62 | 64.27 | +1.42% | |
| 61.66 | 63.98 | 60.95 | 63.37 | +4.48% | |
| 61.67 | 61.75 | 59.95 | 60.65 | -2.04% | |
| 64.74 | 65.23 | 61.63 | 61.91 | -3.66% | |
| 64.54 | 65.05 | 63.47 | 64.26 | -2.77% | |
| 63.94 | 66.25 | 63.38 | 66.09 | +3.85% | |
| 66.17 | 66.41 | 63.21 | 63.64 | -3.11% | |
| 66.90 | 67.03 | 64.28 | 65.68 | -2.35% | |
| 66.14 | 67.82 | 65.93 | 67.26 | +2.44% | |
| 66.77 | 68.52 | 64.58 | 65.66 | -0.39% | |
| 64.65 | 71.90 | 64.31 | 65.92 | +5.88% | |
| 59.81 | 63.01 | 59.11 | 62.26 | +5.83% | |
| 57.13 | 58.90 | 56.50 | 58.83 | +4.49% | |
| 56.08 | 57.13 | 55.50 | 56.30 | +0.64% | |
| 55.42 | 56.39 | 54.52 | 55.94 | +0.77% | |
| 54.46 | 55.81 | 54.00 | 55.51 | +3.72% | |
| 53.52 | 53.90 | 52.36 | 53.52 | -0.41% | |
| 54.29 | 54.73 | 53.01 | 53.74 | -2.45% | |
| 55.70 | 57.30 | 53.57 | 55.09 | +1.53% | |
| 54.64 | 54.94 | 53.79 | 54.26 | +0.30% | |
| 54.76 | 54.92 | 52.83 | 54.10 | +0.13% | |
| 54.82 | 54.82 | 53.37 | 54.03 | +0.58% | |
| 55.81 | 56.38 | 53.54 | 53.72 | -3.17% | |
| 55.38 | 55.94 | 54.93 | 55.48 | -0.04% | |
| 55.25 | 56.00 | 55.07 | 55.50 | +0.96% | |
| 54.71 | 55.08 | 54.06 | 54.97 | +0.60% | |
| 55.11 | 55.48 | 53.83 | 54.64 | -1.69% | |
| 54.90 | 56.54 | 54.31 | 55.58 | +2.19% | |
| 53.21 | 54.44 | 52.64 | 54.39 | +1.83% | |
| 54.14 | 54.44 | 53.19 | 53.41 | -0.93% | |
| 53.48 | 54.68 | 53.14 | 53.91 | +0.24% | |
| 53.99 | 55.18 | 52.95 | 53.78 | +4.04% | |
| 49.81 | 51.94 | 49.34 | 51.69 | +4.38% | |
| 49.02 | 49.58 | 48.28 | 49.52 | +0.71% | |
| 47.37 | 50.10 | 46.91 | 49.17 | -0.34% | |
| 49.40 | 50.03 | 49.30 | 49.34 | +0.71% | |
| 46.72 | 49.13 | 46.69 | 48.99 | +6.64% | |
| 48.25 | 48.25 | 45.61 | 45.94 | -3.47% | |
| 49.04 | 49.37 | 47.36 | 47.59 | -3.53% | |
| 50.76 | 51.38 | 49.20 | 49.33 | -4.42% | |
| 51.55 | 51.98 | 50.75 | 51.61 | +1.18% | |
| 50.03 | 51.52 | 50.03 | 51.01 | +0.41% | |
| 50.33 | 51.65 | 50.33 | 50.80 | +3.17% | |
| 50.01 | 50.49 | 48.69 | 49.24 | -2.01% | |
| 48.70 | 50.63 | 48.54 | 50.25 | +0.76% | |
| 50.05 | 50.82 | 49.75 | 49.87 | -0.50% | |
| 49.56 | 51.31 | 49.50 | 50.12 | +1.13% | |
| 49.19 | 49.59 | 48.76 | 49.56 | +3.29% | |
| 48.98 | 49.45 | 47.70 | 47.98 | -1.62% | |
| 50.01 | 50.06 | 47.77 | 48.77 | -4.35% | |
| 50.72 | 51.13 | 50.39 | 50.99 | +0.81% | |
| 50.84 | 51.85 | 50.36 | 50.58 | -0.47% | |
| 48.95 | 50.90 | 48.29 | 50.82 | +2.77% | |
| 50.00 | 50.21 | 48.98 | 49.45 | -3.51% | |
| 52.23 | 53.72 | 50.59 | 51.25 | -3.61% | |
| 53.86 | 54.53 | 52.86 | 53.17 | -0.82% | |
| 52.41 | 54.26 | 51.55 | 53.61 | -0.41% | |
| 53.77 | 54.58 | 53.34 | 53.83 | -1.05% | |
| 54.76 | 54.98 | 53.13 | 54.40 | -1.73% | |
| 57.31 | 57.42 | 54.82 | 55.36 | -3.59% | |
| 58.16 | 58.34 | 56.77 | 57.42 | -0.79% | |
| 56.82 | 58.27 | 56.50 | 57.88 | +2.50% | |
| 55.44 | 56.99 | 55.25 | 56.47 | +0.79% | |
| 55.99 | 56.78 | 55.13 | 56.03 | +0.16% | |
| 56.69 | 57.00 | 55.37 | 55.94 | -1.38% | |
| 57.02 | 57.86 | 56.27 | 56.72 | -0.65% | |
| 58.00 | 58.71 | 56.64 | 57.09 | -2.89% | |
| 58.65 | 59.54 | 56.01 | 58.79 | +0.20% | |
| 56.50 | 59.88 | 55.00 | 58.67 | +36.35% | |
| 44.10 | 44.78 | 42.08 | 43.03 | -1.26% | |
| 43.90 | 44.23 | 43.42 | 43.58 | -0.32% | |
| 42.34 | 44.27 | 42.04 | 43.72 | +3.19% | |
| 40.13 | 42.65 | 40.13 | 42.37 | +7.29% | |
| 39.90 | 40.34 | 38.88 | 39.49 | -3.04% | |
| 41.07 | 42.08 | 39.94 | 40.73 | -0.29% | |
| 40.07 | 41.47 | 39.76 | 40.85 | +2.74% | |
| 38.52 | 40.15 | 38.23 | 39.76 | +2.63% | |
| 38.57 | 39.53 | 38.57 | 38.74 | -0.90% | |
| 39.26 | 39.72 | 38.33 | 39.09 | +0.10% | |
| 39.83 | 39.99 | 38.86 | 39.05 | -1.04% | |
| 39.50 | 39.82 | 39.20 | 39.46 | +0.23% | |
| 39.76 | 39.99 | 39.12 | 39.37 | -0.98% | |
| 41.51 | 41.75 | 39.45 | 39.76 | -4.68% | |
| 40.97 | 42.33 | 40.94 | 41.71 | +3.22% | |
| 39.49 | 40.60 | 39.18 | 40.41 | +3.83% | |
| 39.53 | 40.25 | 38.60 | 38.92 | -4.89% | |
| 40.40 | 40.99 | 39.84 | 40.92 | +0.81% | |
| 40.64 | 40.97 | 39.95 | 40.59 | +1.32% | |
| 39.56 | 40.14 | 39.41 | 40.06 | +1.09% | |
| 39.52 | 39.81 | 39.23 | 39.63 | +0.51% | |
| 38.87 | 39.62 | 38.50 | 39.43 | +1.08% | |
| 38.00 | 39.20 | 37.83 | 39.01 | +3.37% | |
| 37.77 | 38.19 | 37.55 | 37.74 | -0.50% | |
| 38.51 | 38.55 | 37.57 | 37.93 | -1.74% | |
| 37.35 | 38.81 | 37.26 | 38.60 | +3.29% | |
| 37.28 | 38.11 | 37.10 | 37.37 | +1.19% | |
| 36.43 | 37.00 | 36.20 | 36.93 | +2.64% | |
| 36.39 | 36.64 | 35.93 | 35.98 | -1.07% | |
| 36.51 | 36.65 | 36.26 | 36.37 | -0.27% | |
| 36.49 | 36.68 | 36.12 | 36.47 | -0.22% | |
| 36.60 | 36.80 | 36.27 | 36.55 | -0.14% | |
| 36.69 | 36.76 | 36.25 | 36.60 | -0.16% | |
| 36.39 | 36.80 | 36.21 | 36.66 | +0.22% | |
| 37.30 | 37.30 | 36.48 | 36.58 | -0.60% | |
| 36.49 | 36.94 | 35.85 | 36.80 | +1.74% | |
| 36.15 | 36.62 | 36.04 | 36.17 | +1.15% | |
| 36.74 | 37.05 | 35.67 | 35.76 | -2.91% | |
| 36.77 | 37.16 | 35.08 | 36.83 | +5.83% | |
| 36.01 | 36.01 | 34.60 | 34.80 | -2.38% | |
| 36.96 | 37.22 | 35.34 | 35.65 | -3.34% | |
| 37.78 | 37.78 | 36.45 | 36.88 | -2.72% | |
| 38.25 | 38.44 | 36.52 | 37.91 | -0.81% | |
| 38.13 | 38.65 | 38.06 | 38.22 | -0.52% | |
| 38.55 | 39.19 | 38.19 | 38.42 | 0.00% | |
| 38.88 | 39.18 | 38.32 | 38.42 | -1.23% | |
| 37.66 | 39.14 | 37.55 | 38.90 | +3.21% | |
| 37.17 | 37.96 | 37.17 | 37.69 | -1.31% | |
| 38.30 | 38.53 | 37.88 | 38.19 | +0.63% | |
| 37.83 | 38.42 | 37.61 | 37.95 | -0.39% | |
| 38.24 | 38.60 | 38.06 | 38.10 | -0.29% | |
| 37.76 | 38.69 | 37.72 | 38.21 | +1.19% | |
| 37.14 | 38.05 | 36.93 | 37.76 | +1.72% | |
| 37.13 | 37.52 | 36.68 | 37.12 | +0.62% | |
| 35.08 | 36.95 | 34.88 | 36.89 | +5.82% | |
| 37.01 | 37.23 | 34.68 | 34.86 | -3.43% | |
| 35.95 | 36.46 | 35.58 | 36.10 | +0.53% | |
| 35.57 | 36.47 | 35.42 | 35.91 | -0.19% | |
| 36.58 | 36.58 | 35.47 | 35.98 | -2.15% | |
| 36.16 | 37.24 | 35.98 | 36.77 | -0.76% | |
| 37.95 | 38.22 | 36.62 | 37.05 | -2.96% | |
| 38.62 | 38.99 | 38.14 | 38.18 | -0.57% | |
| 38.63 | 39.04 | 38.30 | 38.40 | -0.47% | |
| 40.11 | 40.16 | 38.11 | 38.58 | -1.76% | |
| 38.91 | 39.30 | 38.16 | 39.27 | -0.68% | |
| 40.06 | 40.55 | 39.18 | 39.54 | -2.37% | |
| 40.11 | 40.71 | 39.62 | 40.50 | +1.25% | |
| 40.63 | 41.33 | 39.90 | 40.00 | -4.08% | |
| 41.51 | 42.21 | 40.87 | 41.70 | +0.75% | |
| 41.76 | 42.55 | 40.21 | 41.39 | +0.19% | |
| 44.24 | 44.42 | 40.23 | 41.31 | -12.92% | |
| 47.85 | 48.12 | 46.90 | 47.44 | +0.32% | |
| 48.28 | 48.49 | 46.93 | 47.29 | -2.05% | |
| 49.20 | 49.20 | 48.06 | 48.28 | -0.14% | |
| 48.83 | 49.37 | 48.18 | 48.35 | +0.65% | |
| 46.53 | 48.30 | 46.50 | 48.04 | +3.78% | |
| 47.68 | 48.10 | 45.87 | 46.29 | -4.10% | |
| 47.26 | 49.76 | 47.10 | 48.27 | +2.03% | |
| 46.48 | 47.99 | 46.31 | 47.31 | +2.76% | |
| 46.28 | 46.37 | 45.26 | 46.04 | -0.60% | |
| 46.26 | 46.34 | 45.41 | 46.32 | +1.16% | |
| 45.94 | 46.08 | 44.82 | 45.79 | +1.24% | |
| 42.54 | 45.29 | 42.54 | 45.23 | +3.41% | |
| 42.08 | 44.79 | 42.07 | 43.74 | +7.26% | |
| 46.57 | 46.60 | 40.15 | 40.78 | -12.43% | |
| 46.93 | 47.02 | 46.02 | 46.57 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the CGNX chart for longer ranges.