Cognex Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | 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

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
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

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
371 M	118 M	230 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Cognex Corporation

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
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

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
93.2 M	28.1 M	57.8 M

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FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR	389 M	-	-	$ 7.56 B	USA
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Bonso Electronics International BNSO	9.53 M	-	-5.08 %	$ 5.44 M	China
CyberOptics Corporation CYBE	18 M	-	-	$ 401 M	USA
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MTS Systems Corporation MTSC	-24.2 M	-	-	$ 1.14 B	USA
FARO Technologies FARO	141 M	-	-	$ 842 M	USA
Itron ITRI	339 M	$ 95.61	-0.6 %	$ 4.34 B	USA
ESCO Technologies ESE	235 M	$ 208.16	1.86 %	$ 5.37 B	USA
Fortive Corporation FTV	2.17 B	$ 55.34	0.75 %	$ 19.3 B	USA
Keysight Technologies KEYS	1.4 B	$ 207.19	-0.74 %	$ 36.1 B	USA
Garmin Ltd. GRMN	1.11 B	$ 207.39	-0.46 %	$ 39.8 B	Schweiz
MIND Technology MIND	11.3 M	$ 8.18	-3.55 %	$ 33.4 K	USA
Mesa Laboratories MLAB	73.3 M	$ 78.07	0.39 %	$ 423 M	USA
MicroVision MVIS	36.7 M	$ 0.87	-7.43 %	$ 159 M	USA
Novanta NOVT	176 M	$ 119.15	0.17 %	$ 4.28 B	USA
Luna Innovations Incorporated LUNA	57.5 M	-	-58.85 %	$ 27.4 M	USA
Trimble TRMB	548 M	$ 80.16	-0.13 %	$ 19.7 B	USA
MKS Instruments MKSI	674 M	$ 159.55	2.43 %	$ 10.7 B	USA
Vontier Corporation VNT	630 M	$ 37.15	0.15 %	$ 5.68 B	USA
Energous Corporation WATT	5.7 M	$ 5.08	-5.05 %	$ 36.3 M	USA
Schmitt Industries SMIT	15.6 M	-	10.39 %	$ 1.62 M	USA
Sensata Technologies Holding plc ST	392 M	$ 34.38	-1.12 %	$ 5.17 B	Niderland
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY	1.21 B	$ 512.91	-0.93 %	$ 24.2 B	USA
Velodyne Lidar VLDR	70.3 M	-	-	$ 300 M	USA
Vishay Precision Group VPG	108 M	$ 38.26	-1.39 %	$ 511 M	USA