--- title: "Cognex (CGNX) Q2 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294762285.md" description: "Cognex (CGNX) reports Q2 earnings after market close Wednesday. Last quarter, it beat revenue and EPS estimates with $268.4M revenue (+24.3% YoY). This quarter, analysts expect 17.8% revenue growth. Peers Mirion and Connection recently reported mixed results. Cognex stock is down 2.5% over the last month, trading below its average analyst price target of $77.21." datetime: "2026-08-04T03:03:24.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294762285.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294762285.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294762285.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Cognex (CGNX) Q2 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For Machine vision technology company Cognex will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market hours. Here’s what to expect. Cognex beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $268.4 million, up 24.3% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations. Is Cognex a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, the market is expecting Cognex’s revenue to grow 17.8% year on year, improving from the 4.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Cognex has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations. Looking at Cognex’s peers in the tech hardware & electronics segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Mirion delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 19.7%, missing analysts’ expectations by 1%, and Connection reported revenues up 12.4%, topping estimates by 11.3%. Mirion traded down 13.2% following the results while Connection’s stock price was unchanged. Read our full analysis of Mirion’s results here and Connection’s results here. There has been positive sentiment among investors in the tech hardware & electronics segment, with share prices up 5.3% on average over the last month. Cognex is down 2.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $77.21 (compared to the current share price of $67.72). **ALSO WORTH WATCHING: Nvidia’s Quiet Partner.** Nvidia’s chips cost a hundred grand. The connectors that make them work cost even more. One company makes them all. Every AI server needs specialized infrastructure the chip companies don’t make. High-speed cables. Power connectors. Thermal sensors. This 90-year-old company built a monopoly on it. The AI boom just started. This stock is still flying under the radar. ### Related Stocks - [MIR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MIR.US.md) - [CNXN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CNXN.US.md) - [CGNX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CGNX.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md) ## Related News & Research - [PC Connection Chairman and Chief Admin Officer Patricia Gallup disposes of common shares worth $1.13 million](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296405814.md) - [Cognex CEO Matthew Moschner disposes of common shares worth $1,866,233.12](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295702123.md) - [Report Says China Eases Import Restrictions on NVIDIA Corporation H200 Chips](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296310460.md) - [LG Electronics deepens robotics collaboration with Nvidia](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296171747.md) - ['Big Short' investor Michael Burry unpacks 'serious competition' for Nvidia that he thinks could shake up the AI trade](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296384675.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**