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Cognex Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Cognex Corp's operations generated $246m of cash; it spent $8.7m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $237m. It returned $54.6m in dividends and $151m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations12768610195164128182224223253242314243113149246277
Depreciation and amortisation111010111112101214182222171617212019
Stock-based pay9389111521213241461445555524949
Capital spending5681010211813293722131520231598
Free cash flow77078918614311016919618623222929922490134237268
Free cash flow after stock pay−267708375128891491641451862282551693582188219
Dividends paid12101566001825293235391434649525556
Share buybacks——10048601264712420462511622048067151154

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cognex Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cognex Corp.