Cognex Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | CGNX

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Cognex Corporation

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
364 M	371 M	339 M	312 M	309 M	268 M	274 M	263 M	221 M	166 M	157 M	162 M	135 M	120 M	118 M	104 M	96.4 M	113 M	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
371 M	96.4 M	216 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Cognex Corporation

2026-Q1	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1	2010-Q3	2010-Q2
94 M	94.4 M	91.3 M	83.5 M	-	92.6 M	93.2 M	90.6 M	-	82.3 M	83.4 M	83 M	-	75.4 M	80 M	80.8 M	-	77.1 M	76.8 M	72.4 M	-	64.2 M	60.2 M	69.1 M	-	64.5 M	68.2 M	66.8 M	-	65.8 M	66.8 M	63.7 M	-	61.1 M	52.5 M	46.5 M	-	42.1 M	42.7 M	38.3 M	-	35.8 M	43.2 M	39.9 M	-	43.8 M	35.5 M	34.9 M	-	33.9 M	33.3 M	32.2 M	-	28.8 M	30.1 M	30.5 M	-	28.1 M	29.5 M	29.2 M	25.9 M	25.7 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
94.4 M	25.7 M	58 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Scientific technical instruments industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Bonso Electronics International BNSO	9.53 M	-	-5.08 %	$ 5.44 M	China
FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR	389 M	-	-	$ 7.56 B	USA
ESCO Technologies ESE	235 M	$ 295.62	0.8 %	$ 7.63 B	USA
Genasys GNSS	25.7 M	$ 1.98	3.66 %	$ 89.2 M	USA
CyberOptics Corporation CYBE	18 M	-	-	$ 401 M	USA
Image Sensing Systems, Inc. ISNS	3.9 M	-	2.38 %	$ 34.5 M	USA
MTS Systems Corporation MTSC	-24.2 M	-	-	$ 1.14 B	USA
Electro-Sensors ELSE	2.42 M	$ 7.66	-0.07 %	$ 26.5 M	USA
MKS Instruments MKSI	724 M	$ 320.62	2.38 %	$ 21.6 B	USA
FARO Technologies FARO	141 M	-	-	$ 842 M	USA
Fortive Corporation FTV	1.66 B	$ 59.13	0.19 %	$ 19.6 B	USA
Itron ITRI	353 M	$ 83.02	1.43 %	$ 3.78 B	USA
Keysight Technologies KEYS	1.4 B	$ 346.56	2.67 %	$ 60.3 B	USA
Luna Innovations Incorporated LUNA	57.5 M	-	-58.85 %	$ 27.4 M	USA
Energous Corporation WATT	4.5 M	$ 29.24	1.39 %	$ 43.4 M	USA
MIND Technology MIND	13.3 M	$ 7.01	1.01 %	$ 57.9 M	USA
Trimble TRMB	483 M	$ 56.34	0.66 %	$ 13.5 B	USA
Vontier Corporation VNT	639 M	$ 29.63	2.46 %	$ 4.35 B	USA
Novanta NOVT	196 M	$ 159.7	3.11 %	$ 5.84 B	USA
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY	931 M	$ 620.45	2.2 %	$ 29 B	USA
Sensata Technologies Holding plc ST	356 M	$ 48.59	2.38 %	$ 7.12 B	Niderland
Schmitt Industries SMIT	15.6 M	-	10.39 %	$ 1.62 M	USA
Garmin Ltd. GRMN	1.25 B	$ 240.71	0.39 %	$ 46.3 B	Schweiz
Vishay Precision Group VPG	35.4 M	$ 113.76	9.34 %	$ 1.51 B	USA
Velodyne Lidar VLDR	70.3 M	-	-	$ 300 M	USA
Mesa Laboratories MLAB	73.3 M	$ 108.64	-0.43 %	$ 589 M	USA
MicroVision MVIS	20.3 M	$ 0.62	3.68 %	$ 169 M	USA