401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cognex Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$260M
Total assets Near avg plan size
993
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$261,522
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by Cognex Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$260M in assets, 993 participants

Cognex Corporation's Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan reported $260M in total assets and 993 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #16,475 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan sits by assets

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $260M for 993 participants (~$261,522/participant), up 14.4% in 2024.

#16,475
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+14.4%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$259,691,474 Top 5% higher than 95% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (993 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan reported net income fell from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $227M in the plan year 2023 filing to $260M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan reported participants rose from 948 in the plan year 2023 filing to 993 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042713778 · Cognex Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan · $260M · 993 · 95th

  • BOY $260M
  • SCH 993
  • EBSA 95th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #16475

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hga 401(k) Savings Plan$260MAerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K PlanAerovironment, Inc. P/S and …$260MCognex Corporation Employee Savings PlanCognex Corporation Employee …$260MGolden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement PlanGolden State Foods 401(k) Sa…$260MCelestica 401(k) Retirement PlanCelestica 401(k) Retirement …$260M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$227M
Net Assets (End of Year)$260M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN042713778
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cognex Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cognex Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$260M 38.23391912265624% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $188M $260M ▲ +38.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 881 $188M
2023 1 948 $227M
2024 1 993 $260M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.259691474 · Participants: 993Cognex Corporation Employee Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan in CA ($260M); by covered participants it is New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees in MN (993 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($260M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (993 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.4% during 2024, from $227M to $260M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Cognex Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cognex Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.2%, from $188M to $260M.
Where does Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan in CA ($260M, 4,934 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees in MN (993 participants, $177M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042713778.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.