Robert Willett compensation by year
COGNEX Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $376,442 | $375,500 | $376,442 | $376,443 | $173,469 | $651,334 | $672,000 | $676,000 | $681,200 | $369,492 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,033,544 | $2,067,044 | $2,065,040 | $2,150,015 | $4,670,039 |
| Option awards | $1,117,125 | $2,693,925 | $1,999,980 | $3,406,320 | $3,322,440 | $4,153,512 | $4,133,755 | $4,133,598 | $4,350,009 | $2,330,777 |
| Non-equity incentive | $564,415 | $788,259 | $176,252 | $0 | — | $3,687,250 | $372,397 | $73,833 | $703,343 | $854,153 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $8,743 | $8,893 | $9,419 | $66,068 | $11,652 | $8,880 | $12,228 | $11,443 | $26,256 | $11,836 |
| Total | $2,066,725 | $3,866,577 | $2,562,093 | $3,848,831 | $3,507,561 | $10,534,520 | $7,257,424 | $6,959,914 | $7,910,823 | $8,236,297 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: COGNEX CORP DEF 14A filed March 13, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-105065, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the COGNEX CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-105065. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 13, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 70,824 | $2,548,248 | — |
| PSU | 70,521 | $2,537,346 | — |
| PSU | 55,058 | $1,980,987 | — |
| PSU | 46,033 | $1,656,267 | — |
| Option | 24,704 | — | $90.50 |
| Option | 74,101 | — | $64.43 |
| Option | 140,090 | — | $47.21 |
| Option | 193,201 | — | $33.04 |
| Option | 238,520 | — | $39.44 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in COGNEX CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
COGNEX’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Willett · this page | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,236,297 |
| Matthew Moschner | President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,099,369 |
| Carl Gerst III | Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Products | $3,655,168 |
| Dennis Fehr | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,481,865 |
| Joerg Kuechen | Head of Corporate M&A | $2,639,535 |
| Sheila DiPalma | Chief Culture Officer and Executive Vice President of Employee Services | $2,193,053 |
Board service
COGNEX board · FY2021–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: COGNEX pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $275,015 in RSUs. As stated in COGNEX's FY2024 proxy.
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