How many employees does Cognex Corporation have?

Cognex Corporation reported 2,745 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is down 5.8% from a year earlier.

What is Cognex Corporation's revenue per employee?

Cognex Corporation brought in $994M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $362K per employee. That ranks 7 of 20 companies we track in Hardware, Equipment & Parts, where the median is $304K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Cognex Corporation employees and revenue per employee

CGNX · Hardware, Equipment & Parts · $10.8B market cap

Cognex Corporation had 2,745 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 5.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $994M, up 8.7% from a year earlier, or $362K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

2,745

-5.8% YoY

Revenue

$994M

+8.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$362K

Peer median $304K

Rank in industry

7 of 20

Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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CGNX employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	2,745	$994M	$362K	-5.8%	+8.7%
Dec 2024	2,914	$915M	$314K	-2.6%	+9.2%
Dec 2023	2,992	$838M	$280K	+22.6%	-16.8%
Dec 2022	2,441	$1.01B	$412K	+8.2%	-3.0%
Dec 2021	2,257	$1.04B	$460K	+9.8%	+27.9%
Dec 2020	2,055	$811M	$395K	-9.4%	+11.8%
Dec 2019	2,267	$726M	$320K	+6.7%	-10.0%
Dec 2018	2,124	$806M	$380K	+19.9%	+5.3%
Dec 2017	1,771	$766M	$433K	+24.6%	+44.7%
Dec 2016	1,421	$530M	$373K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Cognex Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Hardware, Equipment & Parts.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
OLED Universal Display Corporation	469	$651M	$1.39M	Efficient growth
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.	2,900	$1.37B	$472K	Efficient growth
VICR Vicor Corporation	1,092	$408M	$373K	Efficient growth
CGNX Cognex Corporation	2,745	$994M	$362K	Leaner
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc.	3,359	$1.10B	$326K	Efficient growth
RAL Ralliant Corp	7,000	$2.07B	$296K	—
TTMI TTM Technologies, Inc.	18,200	$2.91B	$160K	Efficient growth
LFUS Littelfuse, Inc.	17,000	$2.39B	$140K	Efficient growth
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.	13,000	$1.80B	$138K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about Cognex Corporation

How many employees does Cognex Corporation have?: Cognex Corporation reported 2,745 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is down 5.8% from a year earlier.
What is Cognex Corporation's revenue per employee?: Cognex Corporation brought in $994M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $362K per employee. That ranks 7 of 20 companies we track in Hardware, Equipment & Parts, where the median is $304K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cognex Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CGNX.