UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 30, 2025

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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Cognex Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-34218 (Commission File Number)	04-2713778 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
One Vision Drive Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(508) 650-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.002 per share	CGNX	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 30, 2025, Cognex Corporation (the "Company") issued a news release to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 29, 2025. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 8.01 - Other Events

On July 30, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The dividend is payable on August 28, 2025, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2025.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						News release, dated July 30, 2025, by Cognex Corporation with respect to financial results for the quarter ended June 29, 2025 (furnished herewith)
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 30th day of July, 2025.


COGNEX CORPORATION

By:			/s/ Dennis Fehr
Name:			Dennis Fehr
Title:			Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

COGNEX CORP 8-K