CGNX - Cognex Corporation
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, aspirin bottles, and automobile tires by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical, flowchart-based programming interface; and Cognex deep learning vision software.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $64.16, ATM IV 42.7%, max pain $50.00, net GEX $262.8K.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- Market Cap
- $10.59B
- P/E Ratio
- 74.34
- Beta
- 1.48
- 52-Week Range
- 29-71.9
- Dividend Yield
- $0.33
- CEO
- Matthew Moschner
- Employees
- 2,914
- IPO Date
- Jul 20, 1989
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What CGNX Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 19.8% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($262.8K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.012) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The CGNX overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CGNX overview questions
- What is CGNX?
- CGNX is the ticker symbol for Cognex Corporation, a listed security. Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, aspirin bottles, and automobile tires by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. Listed on NASDAQ. CGNX is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CGNX options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the CGNX options snapshot shows spot at $64.16, ATM IV 42.7%, IV rank 19.8%, max pain $50.00, net GEX $262.8K, expected move 12.24%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CGNX's key statistics?
- Cognex Corporation (CGNX) carries a market capitalization of $10.59B, trailing P/E ratio of 74.34, beta of 1.48 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 29-71.9. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CGNX belong to?
- Cognex Corporation operates in the Technology sector, in the Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CGNX's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CGNX data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).