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Cognex Deferred Revenue and Customer Deposits (Quarterly) (usd_millions)
PeriodDeferred revenue and customer deposits (USD millions)
Q2 202648.978
Q1 202634.053
Q4 202521.094
Q3 202523.767
Q2 202553.077
Q1 202539.858
Q4 202425.035
Q3 202430.045
Q2 202440.529
Q1 202439.983
Q4 202331.525

Source: Cognex consolidated balance sheets, line 'Deferred revenue and customer deposits' (USD thousands converted to millions). Q4 2023 $31,525 and Q4 2022 $40,787: FY2023 10-K. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000027/cgnx-20231231.htm. Q1 2024 $39,983: Q1 2024 10-Q. Q2 2024 $40,529: Q2 2024 Exhibit 99.1 / 10-Q. Q3 2024 $30,045: Q3 2024 Exhibit 99.1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000077/exhibit991-q32024earningsr.htm. Q4 2024 $25,035 and Q4 2025 $21,094: FY2025 10-K. Q1 2025 $39,858: Q1 2025 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000031/cgnx-20250330.htm. Q2 2025 $53,077: Q2 2025 Exhibit 99.1. https://s2.q4cdn.com/773500753/files/doc_earnings/2025/q2/earnings-result/cognex-press-release-q2-25.pdf. Q3 2025 $23,767: Q3 2025 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000064/cgnx-20250928.htm. Q1 2026 $34,053: Q1 2026 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000040/cgnx-20260405.htm. Q2 2026 $48,978: Q2 2026 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000065/cgnx-20260705.htm.

Cognex FY2025 End-Market Mix (percent)
ItemValue
Logistics26
Packaging, consumer electronics, and automotive59
All other end markets15

Source: Cognex Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (filed 12 Feb 2026), Item 1: logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, and automotive combined represented approximately 85% of 2025 revenue. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000012/cgnx-20251231.htm. Q4 2025 earnings call, 12 Feb 2026, CFO Dennis Fehr: logistics about 26% of 2025 revenue. Q2 2026 earnings call, 6 Aug 2026, CEO Matt Moschner: logistics was a single-digit percentage of revenue about 10 years ago. Packaging plus consumer electronics plus automotive is 85 minus 26. All other is 100 minus 85.

Cognex Largest Customer Share of Revenue (Annual) (percent)
PeriodLargest disclosed customer (% of revenue)
FY202515
FY202410
FY202211
FY202117

Source: Cognex Form 10-K customer-concentration footnotes. FY2021 10-K: a large logistics customer represented approximately 17% of 2021 revenue. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120522000008/cgnx-20211231.htm. FY2022 10-K: two largest customers, one logistics and one consumer electronics, each approximately 11% of 2022 revenue. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120523000004/cgnx-20221231.htm. FY2023 10-K: no single customer greater than 10% of 2023 revenue. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000027/cgnx-20231231.htm. FY2025 10-K Note 21: a single customer accounted for 15% of 2025 revenue and 10% of 2024 revenue, and was not greater than 10% in 2023. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000012/cgnx-20251231.htm.

Cognex Largest Industries Combined Share (Annual) (percent)
PeriodLogistics + automotive + consumer electronics (% of revenue)
FY202460
FY202365
FY202269
FY202170
FY202070

Source: Cognex Form 10-K Item 1 largest-industries sentence. FY2020 10-K (filed 2021): consumer electronics, logistics, and automotive combined approximately 70%. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120521000005/cgnx-20201231.htm. FY2021 10-K: logistics, automotive, and consumer electronics approximately 70%. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120522000008/cgnx-20211231.htm. FY2022 10-K: automotive, logistics, and consumer electronics approximately 69%. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120523000004/cgnx-20221231.htm. FY2023 10-K: automotive, logistics, and consumer electronics approximately 65%. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000027/cgnx-20231231.htm. FY2024 10-K: logistics, automotive, and consumer electronics approximately 60%. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000012/cgnx-20241231.htm.

Cognex Unbilled Revenue (Quarterly) (usd_millions)
PeriodUnbilled revenue (USD millions)
Q2 202612.684
Q1 202616.401
Q4 202516.98
Q3 202516.909
Q2 20252.176
Q1 20252.755
Q4 20243.055
Q3 20242.117
Q2 20241.858
Q1 20242.737
Q4 20232.402

Source: Cognex consolidated balance sheets, line 'Unbilled revenue' (USD thousands converted to millions). Q4 2023 $2,402: FY2023 10-K. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000027/cgnx-20231231.htm. Q1 2024 $2,737: Q1 2024 10-Q. Q2 2024 $1,858: Q2 2024 Exhibit 99.1. Q3 2024 $2,117: Q3 2024 Exhibit 99.1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120524000077/exhibit991-q32024earningsr.htm. Q4 2024 $3,055: FY2025 10-K. Q1 2025 $2,755: Q1 2025 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000031/cgnx-20250330.htm. Q2 2025 $2,176: Q2 2025 Exhibit 99.1. https://s2.q4cdn.com/773500753/files/doc_earnings/2025/q2/earnings-result/cognex-press-release-q2-25.pdf. Q3 2025 $16,909: Q3 2025 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000064/cgnx-20250928.htm. Q4 2025 $16,980: FY2025 10-K. Q1 2026 $16,401: Q1 2026 10-Q. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000040/cgnx-20260405.htm. Q2 2026 $12,684: Q2 2026 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000065/cgnx-20260705.htm.

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