Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Cognex (CGNX) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Industrial Machinery/Components
11y payment streak7y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.56%
@ $60.82
TTM Yield
0.55%
Forward Annual
$0.34
Quarterly
Market Cap
$10.8b
Payout (FCF)
23%
4.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
39%
Latest Amount
$0.0850
Ex 2026-05-21
3y CAGR
-15.8%
5y CAGR
-7.0%
10y CAGR
-2.8%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2018-03-01.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (24.63)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (12.3%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
4.36×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +58.3%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.45%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
24 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
1 – 13 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.15%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (42)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-21$0.0850Quarterly2026-06-04recurring
2026-02-26$0.0850Quarterly2026-03-12recurring
2025-11-13$0.0850Quarterly2025-11-28recurring
2025-08-14$0.0800Quarterly2025-08-28recurring
2025-05-15$0.0800Quarterly2025-05-29recurring
2025-02-27$0.0800Quarterly2025-03-13recurring
2024-11-14$0.0800Quarterly2024-11-29recurring
2024-08-15$0.0750Quarterly2024-08-29recurring
2024-05-15$0.0750Quarterly2024-05-30recurring
2024-02-28$0.0750Quarterly2024-03-14recurring
2023-11-16$0.0750Quarterly2023-12-01recurring
2023-08-17$0.0700Quarterly2023-09-01recurring
2023-05-18$0.0700Quarterly2023-06-02recurring
2023-03-02$0.0700Quarterly2023-03-17recurring
2022-11-17$0.0700Quarterly2022-12-02recurring
2022-08-18$0.0650Quarterly2022-09-02recurring
2022-05-19$0.0650Quarterly2022-06-03recurring
2022-03-03$0.0650Quarterly2022-03-18recurring
2021-11-18$0.0650Quarterly2021-12-03recurring
2021-08-19$0.0600Quarterly2021-09-03recurring
2021-05-20$0.0600Quarterly2021-06-04recurring
2021-02-25$0.0600Quarterly2021-03-12recurring
2020-12-11$2.0000—2020-12-28special
2020-11-12$0.0600Quarterly2020-11-27recurring
2020-08-13$0.0550Quarterly2020-08-28recurring
2020-05-14$0.0550Quarterly2020-05-29recurring
2020-02-27$0.0550Quarterly2020-03-13recurring
2019-11-14$0.0550Quarterly2019-11-29recurring
2019-08-15$0.0500Quarterly2019-08-30recurring
2019-05-16$0.0500Quarterly2019-05-31recurring
2019-02-28$0.0500Quarterly2019-03-15recurring
2018-11-15$0.0500Quarterly2018-11-30recurring
2018-08-16$0.0450Quarterly2018-08-31recurring
2018-05-17$0.0450Quarterly2018-06-01recurring
2018-03-01$0.0450Quarterly2018-03-16recurring
2017-11-16$0.0900Quarterly2017-12-01recurring
2017-08-16$0.0850Quarterly2017-09-01recurring
2017-05-31$0.0850Quarterly2017-06-16recurring
2017-03-01$0.0750Quarterly2017-03-17recurring
2016-11-30$0.0750Quarterly2016-12-16recurring
2016-08-31$0.0750Quarterly2016-09-16recurring
2016-06-01$0.0750Quarterly2016-06-17recurring
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