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Cognex reports record revenue of $291 million and guides 2026 revenue to $1.13 to $1.15 billion
Cognex, a maker of machine vision for factories, reported record revenue of $291 million and guided to $1.13 to $1.15 billion for 2026.
On 5 August 2026 Cognex, a US maker of cameras and software that let machines see, reported record second-quarter revenue of $291 million, up 17% from a year earlier. It issued 2026 guidance of $1.13 billion to $1.15 billion of revenue, compared with $994 million in 2025, and guided third-quarter revenue to between $300 million and $320 million. Cognex also announced general availability of OneVision, an AI-powered platform that customers use to set up vision applications (Cognex SEC filing, 5 August 2026, and call transcript).
Why we file it. A key supplier of machine vision for robots and factories is growing.
How we read it. These are the company's own figures, and guidance can change.
Why it matters to you: robots and factory machines use cameras and AI to see.
What this doesn't prove
Company's own figures: guidance can change.
Next fixture
- Third-quarter revenue
Sources
- Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (8-K Ex. 99.1)5 August 2026
- Cognex Q2 2026 earnings call transcript12 August 2026
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