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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 05/04/2026 |
$56.08 |
$57.13 |
$55.50 |
$56.30 |
2.42M | | 05/05/2026 |
$57.13 |
$58.90 |
$56.50 |
$58.83 |
3.38M | | 05/06/2026 |
$59.81 |
$63.01 |
$59.11 |
$62.26 |
6.94M | | 05/07/2026 |
$64.65 |
$71.90 |
$64.31 |
$65.92 |
8.01M | | 05/08/2026 |
$66.77 |
$68.52 |
$64.58 |
$65.66 |
4.26M |
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| Cognex Corporation invents and commercializes technologies that address various critical manufacturing and distribution challenges. Co. is a global provider of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in businesses across industrial end markets. It operates through the machine vision technology segment. Its solutions blend physical products and software to capture and analyze visual information, allowing for the automation of manufacturing and distribution tasks for customers worldwide. | |
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Cognex (CGNX) has the following price history information. Looking back at CGNX historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on May 04, 2026, CGNX opened at $56.08, traded as high as $57.13 and as low as $55.50, and closed at $56.30. Trading volume was a total of 2.42M shares. On May 05, 2026, CGNX opened at $57.13, traded as high as $58.90 and as low as $56.50, and closed at $58.83. Trading volume was a total of 3.38M shares. On May 06, 2026, CGNX opened at $59.81, traded as high as $63.01 and as low as $59.11, and closed at $62.26. Trading volume was a total of 6.94M shares. On May 07, 2026, CGNX opened at $64.65, traded as high as $71.90 and as low as $64.31, and closed at $65.92. Trading volume was a total of 8.01M shares. On May 08, 2026, CGNX opened at $66.77, traded as high as $68.52 and as low as $64.58, and closed at $65.66. Trading volume was a total of 4.26M shares.
CGNX Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Cognex shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of CGNX, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
05/11/2016 |
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| End date: |
05/08/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$20.20 |
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| End price/share: |
$65.66 |
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| Starting shares: |
495.05 |
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| Ending shares: |
535.32 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$4.41 |
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| Total return: |
251.49% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
13.40% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$35,154.50 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
05/11/2016 |
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| End date: |
05/08/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$20.20 |
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| End price/share: |
$65.66 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$4.41 |
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| Total return: |
246.86% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
13.25% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$34,692.38 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 05/04/2026 | $56.30 | | 05/05/2026 | $58.83 | | 05/06/2026 | $62.26 | | 05/07/2026 | $65.92 | | 05/08/2026 | $65.66 |
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