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Cognex shares outstanding CGNX

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.

Latest quarter, to Jul 5, 2026
170M
On a year earlier
+0.8%
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Cognex had 170M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jul 5, 2026.

That is 0.8% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025169M−2%
FY2024172.3M−0%
FY2023172.6M−1%
FY2022173.8M−3%
FY2021179.3M+1%
FY2020178.2M+1%
FY2019175.6M−0%
FY2018175.6M+1%
FY2017174M−1%
FY2016175.8M+2%
FY2015172.4M−3%
FY2014177.7M+2%
FY2013174.6M−0%
FY2012174.9M+2%
FY2011172M+3%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26170M+1%
Q1 FY26168.4M−1%
Q4 FY25169M−2%
Q3 FY25169.3M−2%
Q2 FY25168.6M−2%
Q1 FY25170.4M−1%
Q4 FY24172.3M−0%
Q3 FY24172.8M−0%
Q2 FY24172.7M−1%
Q1 FY24172.6M−1%
Q4 FY23172.6M−1%
Q3 FY23173.4M−1%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.