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Cognex Corporation Target price 2026 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Cognex Corporation Classifications & Recommendation

Buy
71%
Hold
29%

Cognex Corporation Price Target

Target Price $81.60
Price $57.70
Potential
Number of Estimates 23
23 Analysts have issued a price target Cognex Corporation 2027 . The average Cognex Corporation target price is $81.60. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 28 analysts: 20 Analysts recommend Cognex Corporation to buy, 8 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Cognex Corporation stock has an average upside potential 2027 of . Most analysts recommend the Cognex Corporation stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2026, 2027 to 2029

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Quarter Annually
Dec '25 2026
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Revenue Billion $ 0.99 1.17
8.73% 17.56%
EBITDA Margin 19.45% 30.94%
20.36% 59.11%
Net Margin 11.51% 24.86%
0.87% 116.01%

24 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Cognex Corporation 2026 . The average Cognex Corporation sales estimate is

$1.2b
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$1.2b 11.94%
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, the lowest is
$1.1b 2.03%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2025 $994m 8.73%
2026
$1.2b 17.56%
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2027
$1.3b 9.41%
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2028
$1.4b 8.44%
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2029
$1.6b 12.91%
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21 Analysts have issued an Cognex Corporation EBITDA forecast 2026. The average Cognex Corporation EBITDA estimate is

$362m
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. This is
47.67% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$397m 62.07%
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, the lowest is
$336m 37.36%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2025 $193m 30.87%
2026
$362m 87.03%
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2027
$421m 16.49%
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2028
$477m 13.15%
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2029
$473m 0.82%
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EBITDA Margin

2025 19.45% 20.36%
2026
30.94% 59.11%
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2027
32.94% 6.46%
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2028
34.37% 4.34%
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2029
30.19% 12.16%
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24 Cognex Corporation Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2026. The average Cognex Corporation net profit estimate is

$291m
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66.28% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$318m 81.69%
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, the lowest is
$269m 53.73%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2025 $114m 7.79%
2026
$291m 153.97%
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2027
$340m 17.14%
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2028
$388m 13.96%
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2029
$429m 10.56%
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Net Margin

2025 11.51% 0.87%
2026
24.86% 116.01%
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2027
26.62% 7.08%
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2028
27.97% 5.07%
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2029
27.39% 2.07%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2026, 2027 to 2029

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Quarter Annually
Dec '25 2026
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 0.68 1.73
9.68% 154.41%
P/E 33.40
EV/Sales 7.96

24 Analysts have issued a Cognex Corporation forecast for earnings per share. The average Cognex Corporation EPS is

$1.73
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67.96% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2025. The highest EPS forecast is
$1.89 83.50%
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, the lowest is
$1.60 55.34%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2025 $0.68 9.68%
2026
$1.73 154.41%
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2027
$2.02 16.76%
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2028
$2.31 14.36%
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2029
$2.55 10.39%
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P/E ratio

Current 56.02 14.43%
2026
33.40 40.38%
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2027
28.51 14.64%
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2028
25.02 12.24%
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2029
22.63 9.55%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2026, the Cognex Corporation stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 8.54 4.79%
2026
7.96 6.82%
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2027
7.27 8.60%
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2028
6.71 7.79%
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2029
5.94 11.43%
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P/S ratio

Current 8.91 6.18%
2026
8.30 6.85%
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2027
7.59 8.60%
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2028
7.00 7.79%
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2029
6.20 11.43%
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Current Cognex Corporation Upgrades & Downgrades

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