Cognex (CGNX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.53
- Estimate
- $0.52
- Surprise
- +2.0%
- Score today
- 6.7/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Cognex (CGNX) beat the $0.52 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.53 — a modest 2.0% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CGNX Buy (Wait) at 6.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.0% surprise compares with a +17.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.6 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Negative momentum
- Momentum score 3.8/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $53.06
- Entry target
- $50.41
- Price target
- $71.43
- Stop
- $46.88
- Upside to target
- +34.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.0:1
The stock trades at 55.9× trailing but 26.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.2× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CGNX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Scientific & Technical Instruments
- Market cap
- $8.93B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 55.9
- 52-week range
- $34.60–$72.88
- Off 52-week high
- 27.2%
- RSI (14)
- 44
- Volume vs avg
- 2.21×
- Score today
- 6.7/10