Penguin Solutions, Inc.
PENG Nasdaq Semiconductors & Related Devices Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Penguin Solutions, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Penguin Solutions, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- August 28, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Oct 20, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001616533-26-000050
0001616533
Revenue and margins
Penguin Solutions, Inc. had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 26.5% 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$163M in fiscal 2026, β9.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Penguin Solutions, Inc. returned $74.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count rose 8.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Penguin Solutions, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $313M | $391M | $389M | $454M | $647M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $584M | $790M | $657M | $462M | $789M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.4x | 5.0x | 3.2x | 0.1x | 0.7x |
| Debt / equity | 1.6x | 3.6x | 1.7x | 1.2x | 1.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.1x | 2.6x | 2.2x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.7x | 2.2x | 1.7x | 1.3x |
| Total assets | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $2.8B |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $2.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $372M | $222M | $391M | $394M | $521M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $271M | $400M | $268M | $8.1M | $142M |
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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.4% | 8.9% | β17.2% | β11.9% | β12.4% | β2.6% | β19.0% | β8.7% | β5.4% | 15.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.39 | 4.86 | 4.46 | 3.90 | 2.48 | 3.79 | 2.50 | 2.93 | 3.14 | 3.41 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $761M | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| Net interest income | β$29.2M | β$19.1M | β$20.7M | β$15.0M | β$17.1M | β$24.3M | β$36.4M | β | β | β |
| Gross profit | $162M | $292M | $238M | $216M | $238M | $391M | $415M | $341M | $394M | $479M |
| Research and development | $38.2M | $39.8M | $47.9M | $52.1M | $59.9M | $77.5M | $90.6M | $81.5M | $79.8M | $81.7M |
| Operating income | $53.9M | $170M | $89.1M | $41.3M | β$15.7M | $67.2M | $8.7M | $18.3M | $58.1M | $166M |
| Pretax income | $2.1M | $138M | $66.2M | $9.4M | β$32.3M | $42.5M | β$39.5M | β$31.2M | $48.9M | $152M |
| Income tax | $9.9M | $18.3M | $14.9M | $10.5M | $9.7M | $18.1M | β$49.2M | $10.6M | $20.1M | β$33.9M |
| Net income | β$7.8M | $119M | $51.3M | β$1.1M | $21.3M | $66.6M | β$188M | β$52.5M | $25.4M | $181M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | β | β | β$188M | β$52.5M | $15.5M | $151M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.49 | $5.17 | $2.19 | β$0.02 | $0.44 | $1.22 | β$3.65 | β$1.00 | $0.28 | $2.60 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$0.9M | $67.9M | $170M | $87.2M | $153M | $105M | $104M | $77.2M | $109M | β$152M |
| Capital expenditure | $18.7M | $25.7M | $33.4M | $32.4M | $16.7M | $20.4M | $39.4M | $19.4M | $9.0M | $11.6M |
| Free cash flow | β$19.6M | $42.2M | $136M | $54.8M | $137M | $84.6M | $65.0M | $57.8M | $100M | β$163M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $33.2M | $26.2M | $29.2M | $36.4M | $34.9M | $46.7M | $71.6M | $65.7M | $56.2M | $50.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.4M | $10.6M | $18.2M | $18.7M | $31.0M | $37.3M | $39.2M | $43.2M | $41.2M | $31.8M |
| Acquisitions | β | $42.3M | $76.1M | $0.0M | $35.7M | $0.0M | $213M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Share buybacks | β | β | $0.5M | $0.7M | $48.5M | $57.2M | $24.7M | $21.3M | $52.3M | $74.4M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | $0.5M | $0.7M | $48.5M | $57.2M | $24.7M | $21.3M | $52.3M | $74.4M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $22.4M | $31.4M | $98.1M | $151M | $223M | $313M | $391M | $389M | $454M | $647M |
| Total debt | $177M | $212M | $207M | $196M | $366M | $584M | $790M | $657M | $462M | $789M |
| Current assets | $347M | $522M | $472M | $557M | $951M | $1.2B | $907M | $868M | $1.1B | $2.2B |
| Current liabilities | $240M | $296M | $238M | $282M | $584M | $516M | $426M | $328M | $474M | $1.2B |
| Inventory | $127M | $221M | $119M | $163M | $364M | $264M | $175M | $151M | $255M | $749M |
| Property and equipment, net | $55.2M | $56.6M | $68.3M | $54.7M | $156M | $96.7M | $119M | $107M | $92.6M | $84.2M |
| Goodwill | $46.0M | $45.4M | $81.4M | $74.0M | $74.3M | $55.1M | $162M | $162M | $146M | $146M |
| Intangible assets | $5.1M | $26.3M | $69.3M | $55.7M | $101M | $77.8M | $160M | $121M | $87.8M | $59.9M |
| Total assets | $480M | $673M | $704M | $787M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $2.8B |
| Total liabilities | $398M | $486M | $431M | $505M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $2.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $82.4M | $187M | $273M | $282M | $310M | $372M | $222M | $391M | $394M | $521M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 22.6% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 22.5% | 28.0% | 28.8% | 29.1% | 28.8% | 27.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 13.2% | 7.3% | 3.7% | β1.5% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 4.2% | 9.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 11.4% | 15.2% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 1.8% | 8.2% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 12.5% |
| Net margin | β1.0% | 9.3% | 4.2% | β0.1% | 2.0% | 4.8% | β13.0% | β4.5% | 1.9% | 10.4% |
| FCF margin | β2.6% | 3.3% | 11.2% | 4.9% | 12.9% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 7.3% | β9.4% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β3.8% | β1.5% | β1.7% | β1.3% | β1.6% | β1.7% | β2.5% | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 14.8% | 40.2% | 18.1% | 8.2% | β2.7% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 25.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 22.4% | 45.2% | 19.1% | 8.2% | β2.1% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | β9.5% | 88.6% | 22.3% | β0.4% | 7.2% | 19.5% | β63.1% | β17.1% | 6.5% | 39.5% |
| Return on assets | β1.6% | 20.7% | 7.5% | β0.2% | 2.0% | 4.6% | β12.2% | β3.5% | 1.6% | 8.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | β24.9% | 103.5% | 41.8% | β0.7% | 15.8% | 27.9% | β | β48.6% | 9.6% | 48.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 69.3% | β6.0% | β7.4% | β6.0% | 32.2% | 3.3% | β18.8% | 16.9% | 26.5% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β57.0% | β102.2% | β | 212.3% | β381.8% | β | β | 611.3% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β57.6% | β100.9% | β | 177.3% | β399.2% | β | β | 828.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β | 223.0% | β59.8% | 149.6% | β38.1% | β23.2% | β11.1% | 73.3% | β263.4% |
| Share count change | β | 46.5% | 1.5% | 104.5% | 1.2% | 12.1% | β5.7% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 8.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.8x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.6x | 7.4x | 2.4x | 5.0x | 3.2x | 0.1x | 0.7x |
| Debt / equity | 2.2x | 1.1x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 1.2x | 1.6x | 3.6x | 1.7x | 1.2x | 1.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.8x | 2.0x | 2.0x | 1.6x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 2.6x | 2.2x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 2.2x | 1.7x | 1.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | 0.4% | 1.4% | 35.5% | 67.7% | 38.0% | 36.9% | 52.3% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.4% | 8.9% | β17.2% | β11.9% | β12.4% | β2.6% | β19.0% | β8.7% | β5.4% | 15.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001616533). 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.