Cognex (Cognex) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 1.06 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is Cognex 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Cognex's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

CGNX' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.6 Max: 1.66
Current: 1.06

During the past 13 years, Cognex's highest Yield on Cost was 1.66. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.60.

CGNX's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
76.62% of 1356 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.825 vs CGNX: 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cognex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Cognex 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Cognex is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Cognex (NAS:CGNX) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Cognex (Cognex) Business Description

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Address

One Vision Drive, Natick, MA, USA, 01760-2059

Website

https://www.cognex.com

Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's own cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the largest proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.

Executives

Angelos Papadimitriou	director	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Patrick Alias	director
Theodor Krantz	director	ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Joerg Kuechen	officer: Chief Technology Officer	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Paul Todgham	officer: SVP, CFO	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Anthony Sun	director	2494 SAND HILL RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dianne M Parrotte	director	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
John Tseng-chung Lee	director	90 INDUSTRIAL WAY, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Carl Gerst	officer: EVP, Vision & ID Products	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Marjorie T. Sennett	director	950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Jerry A. Schneider	director	ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Sachin Lawande	director	HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 1500, STAMFORD CT 06901
Eugene G Banucci	director
Sheila Marie Dipalma	officer: SVP, Employee Services	1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Robert Willett	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O COGNEX CORPORATION, ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760-2059