Cognex

Cognex

CGNX· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock +0.3% in FY2025

Matthew Moschner is the CEO of Cognex and was paid $8.1M in FY2025 (Dec).

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY24 → $100
CEO pay is from each Cognex proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1Robert J. WillettFY2025
  2. 2Matthew MoschnerFY2025
  3. 3Carl W. Gerst IIIFY2025
  4. 4Dennis S. FehrFY2025
  5. 5Joerg KuechenFY2025
  6. 6Sheila M. DiPalmaFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Cognex paid its 6 named executives $28.3M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Matthew Moschner was paid $8.1M of that.

Name
Robert J. WillettFormer President and Chief Executive Officer
Matthew MoschnerPresident and Chief Executive OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Carl W. Gerst IIIExecutive Vice President Global Sales & Products
Dennis S. FehrSenior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerNot disclosed
Joerg KuechenHead of Corporate M&A
Sheila M. DiPalmaChief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers14

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Cognex names 14 peer companies for pay. Among Cognex and these peers, CEO pay was 9th highest of 12 and total shareholder return was 11th highest of 12.

9th highest of 12in Cognex and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$4.1M$24.3M

11th highest of 12in Cognex and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$32$301

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board3

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  • Sachin S. LawandeDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Nominating, Governance and Sustainability—Paid as an executive
  • John T.C. LeeDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Stock Option—Paid as an executive
  • Angelos PapadimitriouDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2024).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Cognex CHRO pay rose 10% to $2.2M. The stock did not change in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Cognex President pay rose 14% to $7.9M. The stock fell 14% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Cognex CFO pay rose 14% to $3.5M. The stock did not change in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Cognex Division head pay rose 10% to $3.7M. The stock did not change in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Cognex CHRO pay rose 162% to $1.9M. The stock fell 39% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Cognex CEO pay rose 14% to $7.9M. The stock fell 14% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Cognex CEO pay fell 31% to $7.3M. The stock fell 39% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Cognex Former CFO pay fell 84% to $440.9K. The stock fell 14% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Cognex Former CFO pay rose 16% to $2.8M. The stock fell 39% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Cognex Division head pay rose 18% to $2.5M. The stock fell 14% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Cognex Division head pay rose 16% to $3.3M. The stock fell 14% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Cognex Division head pay rose 285% to $2.9M. The stock fell 39% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  13. Board
    Angelos Papadimitriou joined the board of Cognex. Angelos Papadimitriou now sits on 2 public boards.
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  14. Pay
    Cognex Division head pay fell 24% to $2.1M. The stock fell 11% in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A

Filings6

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Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 13, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 12, 2026FY2025
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 14, 2025FY2024
Annual report10-KFeb 13, 2025FY2024
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 15, 2024FY2023
Annual report10-KFeb 15, 2024FY2023
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