Cognex (CGNX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Matthew Moschner, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 105:1, on median employee pay of $81,596.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$8.1M2025
CEO to median employee
105:1median $81,596
CEO pay in equity
80%$6.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
74%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,099,369For fiscal year 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
105:1Ratio to median employee pay
Say-on-Pay Support
74%At the 2025 annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$81,596Annual total compensation

How Moschner was paid

$8.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards21%Option awards60%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Matthew MoschnerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,099,369
Dennis S. FehrSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,481,865
Carl W. Gerst IIIExecutive Vice President Global Sales & Products$3,655,168
Sheila M. DiPalmaChief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services$2,193,053
Joerg KuechenHead of Corporate M&A$2,639,535
Robert J. WillettFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$8,236,297

What changed and why

  • Matthew Moschner was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 27, 2025.
  • 74%Approximately 74% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.