Pdf Solutions Inc
PDFS Nasdaq Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$39.32
0.4%What Pdf Solutions Inc does
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- Legal name
- PDF SOLUTIONS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Feb 24, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001437749-26-005366
0001120914
Revenue and margins
Pdf Solutions Inc had $219M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 22.0% 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 โ$8.6M in fiscal 2025, โ3.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Pdf Solutions Inc returned $0.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Pdf Solutions Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $140M | $139M | $136M | $115M | $42.2M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $67.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ | โ | โ25.2x | 2.5x |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.5x |
| Current ratio | 4.3x | 3.3x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.3x |
| Quick ratio | 4.3x | 3.3x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.3x |
| Total assets | $274M | $279M | $290M | $315M | $419M |
| Total liabilities | $54.2M | $68.7M | $61.2M | $69.3M | $148M |
| Shareholders' equity | $220M | $210M | $229M | $246M | $271M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ$115M | $24.8M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.2% | โ5.3% | โ9.4% | โ12.9% | โ23.6% | โ9.2% | โ12.9% | โ4.0% | โ1.9% | โ6.7% |
| Altman Z'' | 13.36 | 11.90 | 11.30 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 6.15 | 5.80 | 2.73 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $107M | $102M | $85.8M | $85.6M | $88.0M | $111M | $149M | $166M | $179M | $219M |
| Gross profit | $63.0M | $54.4M | $43.0M | $52.1M | $51.3M | $66.9M | $101M | $114M | $125M | $158M |
| Research and development | $27.6M | $30.1M | $28.0M | $32.7M | $34.7M | $43.8M | $56.1M | $50.7M | $53.6M | $64.2M |
| Operating income | $13.0M | $0.2M | โ$10.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$0.2M | $0.9M | $5.8M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.0M |
| Pretax income | $13.0M | โ$0.1M | โ$9.5M | โ$7.4M | โ$18.1M | โ$18.3M | $0.5M | $4.9M | $6.6M | $3.2M |
| Income tax | $3.9M | $1.3M | โ$1.7M | โ$1.9M | $22.3M | $3.2M | $3.9M | $1.8M | $2.5M | $3.8M |
| Net income | $9.1M | โ$1.3M | โ$7.7M | โ$5.4M | โ$40.4M | โ$21.5M | โ$3.4M | $3.1M | $4.1M | โ$0.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.28 | โ$0.04 | โ$0.24 | โ$0.17 | โ$1.17 | โ$0.58 | โ$0.09 | $0.08 | $0.10 | โ$0.02 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $2.0M | $10.5M | $13.3M | $24.6M | $21.8M | $4.2M | $32.3M | $14.6M | $9.7M | $24.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $11.3M | $10.3M | $13.1M | $10.6M | $6.0M | $3.7M | $8.4M | $11.2M | $17.2M | $32.6M |
| Free cash flow | โ$9.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $14.0M | $15.8M | $0.6M | $23.9M | $3.4M | โ$7.5M | โ$8.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.6M | $4.8M | $5.0M | $6.0M | $6.7M | $6.2M | $5.5M | $5.0M | $3.6M | $4.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $11.0M | $11.8M | $10.3M | $11.4M | $12.5M | $12.9M | $19.6M | $21.5M | $25.0M | $25.9M |
| Acquisitions | โ | $3.8M | โ | $2.7M | $28.6M | $3.1M | โ | $1.8M | $0.0M | $130M |
| Share buybacks | $2.2M | $13.4M | $5.2M | $9.6M | $0.0M | $4.5M | $22.5M | $0.7M | $6.9M | $0.2M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.2M | $13.4M | $5.2M | $9.6M | $0.0M | $4.5M | $22.5M | $0.7M | $6.9M | $0.2M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $117M | $101M | $96.1M | $97.6M | $145M | $140M | $139M | $136M | $115M | $42.2M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $67.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $170M | $164M | $157M | $148M | $193M | $189M | $193M | $198M | $206M | $164M |
| Current liabilities | $18.5M | $19.6M | $19.5M | $28.0M | $42.2M | $43.8M | $58.2M | $50.8M | $60.5M | $71.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $19.3M | $25.4M | $35.7M | $40.8M | $39.2M | $35.3M | $40.2M | $37.3M | $48.5M | $81.6M |
| Goodwill | $0.2M | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $15.8M | $14.1M | $14.1M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $95.0M |
| Intangible assets | $4.2M | $6.1M | $5.1M | $6.2M | $24.6M | $21.2M | $18.1M | $15.6M | $12.3M | $52.2M |
| Total assets | $222M | $224M | $226M | $240M | $288M | $274M | $279M | $290M | $315M | $419M |
| Total liabilities | $23.5M | $25.8M | $26.1M | $43.4M | $53.1M | $54.2M | $68.7M | $61.2M | $69.3M | $148M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $199M | $198M | $200M | $196M | $235M | $220M | $210M | $229M | $246M | $271M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 58.6% | 53.4% | 50.1% | 60.9% | 58.2% | 60.2% | 67.8% | 68.8% | 69.8% | 72.3% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 0.2% | โ11.6% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ0.1% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.4% | 4.9% | โ5.8% | โ | โ | โ | โ | 2.9% | 2.5% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | โ1.3% | โ9.0% | โ6.3% | โ45.8% | โ19.3% | โ2.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | โ0.3% |
| FCF margin | โ8.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 0.5% | 16.1% | 2.0% | โ4.2% | โ3.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 0.1% | โ4.8% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ0.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | โ0.7% | โ3.9% | โ2.7% | โ18.7% | โ9.5% | โ1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | โ0.2% |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | โ0.6% | โ3.4% | โ2.3% | โ15.3% | โ7.7% | โ1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | โ0.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | 4.7% | โ0.7% | โ4.0% | โ2.9% | โ20.8% | โ11.7% | โ1.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | โ0.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ5.2% | โ15.8% | โ0.2% | 2.9% | 26.1% | 33.8% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 22.0% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ114.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 30.7% | โ115.8% |
| EPS growth | โ | โ114.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 25.0% | โ120.0% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ23.4% | 6,223.4% | 12.4% | โ96.4% | 4,083.7% | โ85.9% | โ321.5% | โ |
| Share count change | โ | โ1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 0.5% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ25.2x | 2.5x |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.5x |
| Current ratio | 9.2x | 8.3x | 8.1x | 5.3x | 4.6x | 4.3x | 3.3x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.3x |
| Quick ratio | 9.2x | 8.3x | 8.1x | 5.3x | 4.6x | 4.3x | 3.3x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 10.5% | 10.1% | 15.3% | 12.3% | 6.8% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 14.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 10.2% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 11.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | โ | 4,626.9% | 2,364.0% | 68.7% | 0.0% | 792.1% | 94.1% | 22.1% | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 13.4 | 11.9 | 11.3 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 6.1 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.2% | โ5.3% | โ9.4% | โ12.9% | โ23.6% | โ9.2% | โ12.9% | โ4.0% | โ1.9% | โ6.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001120914). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
