Ceva Inc
CEVA Nasdaq Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Ceva Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- CEVA INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 27, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-006091
0001173489
Revenue and margins
Ceva Inc had $110M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$6.3M in fiscal 2025, β5.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Ceva Inc returned $7.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 2.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ceva Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $35.6M | $20.5M | $23.7M | $18.8M | $220M |
| Current ratio | 5.3x | 5.3x | 7.8x | 7.1x | 9.9x |
| Quick ratio | 5.3x | 5.3x | 7.8x | 7.1x | 9.9x |
| Total assets | $329M | $308M | $304M | $309M | $388M |
| Total liabilities | $51.9M | $49.6M | $39.7M | $42.4M | $51.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | $277M | $259M | $264M | $267M | $336M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.6% | β2.9% | β2.9% | β3.4% | β5.8% | β8.0% | β9.5% | β1.8% | β4.0% | β2.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 11.41 | 12.24 | 12.62 | 9.75 | 9.52 | 9.35 | 8.98 | 10.84 | 10.50 | 10.95 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $72.7M | $87.5M | $77.9M | $87.2M | $100M | $114M | $121M | $97.4M | $107M | $110M |
| Gross profit | $66.6M | $80.6M | $69.9M | $77.0M | $89.6M | $103M | $105M | $85.8M | $94.2M | $95.4M |
| Research and development | $30.8M | $40.4M | $47.8M | $52.8M | $62.0M | $69.1M | $70.3M | $72.7M | $71.6M | $74.8M |
| Operating income | $14.4M | $15.9M | β$1.2M | β$1.9M | β$0.8M | $7.0M | $3.9M | β$13.5M | β$7.5M | β$11.3M |
| Pretax income | $16.4M | $18.9M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.5M | $9.2M | $4.2M | β$8.2M | β$2.8M | β$4.7M |
| Income tax | $3.3M | $1.9M | $0.7M | $1.3M | $4.9M | $6.8M | $18.1M | $10.2M | $6.0M | $5.9M |
| Net income | $13.1M | $17.0M | $0.6M | $0.0M | β$2.4M | $0.4M | β$23.2M | β$11.9M | β$8.8M | β$10.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.61 | $0.75 | $0.03 | $0.00 | β$0.11 | $0.02 | β$1.00 | β$0.51 | β$0.37 | β$0.44 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $14.5M | $24.5M | $8.6M | $9.7M | $15.2M | $25.8M | $6.9M | β$6.3M | $3.5M | β$3.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.4M | $4.1M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $2.9M | $2.2M | $3.5M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $2.9M |
| Free cash flow | $12.1M | $20.3M | $5.3M | $6.2M | $12.2M | $23.6M | $3.4M | β$9.2M | $0.5M | β$6.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.4M | $2.0M | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $3.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $6.2M | $8.7M | $10.4M | $10.7M | $13.6M | $13.1M | $14.5M | $16.2M | $15.6M | $19.8M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | β | $11.0M | $0.0M | $29.9M | $0.0M | $3.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $3.4M | $0.0M | $20.0M | $9.1M | $4.8M | $0.0M | $6.8M | $6.2M | $8.5M | $7.2M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.4M | $0.0M | $20.0M | $9.1M | $4.8M | $0.0M | $6.8M | $6.2M | $8.5M | $7.2M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $80.3M | $104M | $99.7M | $87.7M | $110M | $35.6M | $20.5M | $23.7M | $18.8M | $220M |
| Current assets | $145M | $159M | $177M | $179M | $168M | $189M | $178M | $209M | $216M | $285M |
| Current liabilities | $22.6M | $22.8M | $21.8M | $26.4M | $28.2M | $35.4M | $33.3M | $26.9M | $30.5M | $28.7M |
| Property and equipment, net | $4.8M | $6.9M | $7.3M | $7.9M | $7.6M | $6.8M | $6.6M | $6.7M | $6.9M | $7.1M |
| Goodwill | $46.6M | $46.6M | $46.6M | $51.1M | $51.1M | $74.8M | $56.8M | $58.3M | $58.3M | $58.3M |
| Intangible assets | $3.0M | $1.7M | $2.7M | $13.4M | $10.8M | $14.6M | $2.4M | $3.0M | $1.9M | $1.0M |
| Total assets | $242M | $277M | $277M | $297M | $307M | $329M | $308M | $304M | $309M | $388M |
| Total liabilities | $30.9M | $32.1M | $31.4M | $45.9M | $46.1M | $51.9M | $49.6M | $39.7M | $42.4M | $51.8M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $212M | $245M | $246M | $251M | $261M | $277M | $259M | $264M | $267M | $336M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 91.6% | 92.1% | 89.8% | 88.4% | 89.3% | 90.9% | 87.5% | 88.0% | 88.1% | 87.1% |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 18.1% | β1.6% | β2.2% | β0.8% | 6.2% | 3.2% | β13.8% | β7.1% | β10.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 21.7% | 20.4% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 5.9% | β10.9% | β4.2% | β7.2% |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 19.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | β2.4% | 0.3% | β19.2% | β12.2% | β8.2% | β9.7% |
| FCF margin | 16.6% | 23.2% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 12.2% | 20.7% | 2.8% | β9.5% | 0.5% | β5.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | 6.5% | 6.2% | β0.5% | β0.7% | β0.3% | 2.4% | 1.4% | β4.9% | β2.7% | β3.2% |
| Return on equity | 6.2% | 7.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | β0.9% | 0.1% | β8.7% | β4.5% | β3.3% | β3.5% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 6.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | β0.8% | 0.1% | β7.3% | β3.9% | β2.9% | β3.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | β1.2% | 0.2% | β11.6% | β5.8% | β4.3% | β3.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 20.4% | β11.0% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 13.5% | 5.9% | β19.2% | 9.8% | 2.5% |
| Net income growth | β | 30.0% | β96.6% | β95.1% | β8,596.4% | β | β5,954.3% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 23.0% | β96.0% | β100.0% | β | β | β5,100.0% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | 68.4% | β74.0% | 17.4% | 96.8% | 93.1% | β85.5% | β369.1% | β | β1,316.5% |
| Share count change | β | 4.6% | β0.3% | β0.8% | β1.0% | 5.2% | β0.3% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 6.4x | 7.0x | 8.2x | 6.8x | 5.9x | 5.3x | 5.3x | 7.8x | 7.1x | 9.9x |
| Quick ratio | 6.4x | 7.0x | 8.2x | 6.8x | 5.9x | 5.3x | 5.3x | 7.8x | 7.1x | 9.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 8.6% | 9.9% | 13.3% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 14.6% | 18.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | 28.3% | 0.0% | 378.0% | 146.7% | 39.1% | 0.0% | 198.1% | β | 1,638.8% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.6% | β2.9% | β2.9% | β3.4% | β5.8% | β8.0% | β9.5% | β1.8% | β4.0% | β2.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001173489). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.