Stocks · Technology · Software - Application
PDF Solutions, Inc. PDFS
$55.50 +3.95% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $2.32B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.25, up 163.6% year over year.
- Over the past year the stock returned +111.7%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 96.6 percentage points.
- Operating margin widened to 8.2% from -0.1% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 11%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 27%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 46%
- Gross marginTop 25%
- Operating marginTop 41%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 44%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
- Interest coverTop 48%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 44%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 27%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 38%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 25%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 41%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 17%
- 6-month returnTop 23%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 12%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 36%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 34%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 5%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 11%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 34%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 43%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 39%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 24.4% | 23.0% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 64.6% | 163.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 71.3% | 71.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -0.1% | 8.2% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -6.5% | -0.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 23.0% | 24.4% | ↓ | Top 28% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 163.6% | 64.6% | ↑ | Top 11% |
| Gross margin | 71.5% | 71.3% | ↑ | Top 25% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | -0.1% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 0.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -0.8% | -6.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.7% | — | Bottom 46% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 13.8% | — | Top 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 10.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -11.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -1.42×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -3.60%
- Shareholder yield
- -3.60%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +6.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +15.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $52.20
- Target vs current price
- -5.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 5
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 100%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +0.7% | -7.2% | +4.7% | -15.0% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +34.8% | -0.8% | +7.2% | +17.3% | -0.2% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | +25.0% | -1.3% | -0.2% | -1.7% | +58.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +0.0% | -2.0% | -7.4% | +3.2% | +4.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -5.0% | -0.5% | -10.0% | -11.7% | +30.9% |
| May 8, 2025 | +10.5% | +2.6% | +4.1% | -0.2% | +19.7% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | +8.7% | +2.9% | -10.0% | -21.9% | -32.5% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +19.0% | +2.4% | +1.6% | -3.8% | -10.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | +0.7% | $61.5M |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.23 | +34.8% | $60.1M |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.24 | +25.0% | $62.4M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | +0.0% | $57.1M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.19 | $0.20 | -5.0% | $51.7M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.19 | +10.5% | $47.8M |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.23 | +8.7% | $50.1M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.21 | +19.0% | $46.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 220.7× | 232.5× | 45th | Bottom 44% |
| P/E (forward) | 42.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 74.7× | — | — | Bottom 38% |
| EV / Sales | 9.46× | — | — | Bottom 25% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -0.09% | — | — | Bottom 27% |
| Earnings yield | 0.45% | — | — | Bottom 44% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 125.9× – 465.1× since Jun 30, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +111.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +163.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +45.0%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 9
- Days above the 200-day average
- 13
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -7.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +17.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +29.0%
- RSI (14)
- 69.9
- Relative volume
- 0.55×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 73.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 92th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.58
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -21.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -58.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2023 | Apr 8, 2025 | -65.5% | 439 days | 270 days (May 6, 2026) |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -41.8% | 20 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Jun 23, 2022 | -41.4% | 150 days | 157 days (Feb 7, 2023) |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Mar 25, 2021 | -28.5% | 74 days | 127 days (Sep 24, 2021) |
| May 11, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | -22.7% | 6 days | 9 days (Jun 2, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.32B
- P/E (TTM)
- 220.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.25
- Revenue (TTM)
- $241.2M
- 52-week range
- $23.55 – $71.69
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $111.1M | $148.5M | $165.8M | $179.5M | $219.0M |
| Gross profit | $66.9M | $100.6M | $114.1M | $125.3M | $158.4M |
| Operating income | -$16.6M | -$3.0M | -$1.1M | -$504,000 | $5.8M |
| Net income | -$21.5M | -$3.4M | $3.1M | $4.1M | -$640,000 |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.58 | -$0.09 | $0.08 | $0.10 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $46.4M | $50.1M | $47.8M | $51.7M | $57.1M | $62.4M | $60.1M | $61.5M |
| Net income | $2.2M | $539,000 | -$3.0M | $1.1M | $1.3M | -$48,000 | $4.8M | $4.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.13 | $0.01 | -$0.08 | $0.03 | $0.03 | -$0.00 | $0.12 | $0.10 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.2M | $32.3M | $14.6M | $9.7M | $24.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$4.1M | -$8.6M | -$11.5M | -$17.2M | -$32.6M |
| Free cash flow | $190,000 | $23.7M | $3.1M | -$7.5M | -$8.6M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$4.5M | -$22.5M | -$743,000 | -$6.9M | $4.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $114.9M
- Total assets
- $519.2M
- Total liabilities
- $146.7M
- Total debt
- $71.6M
- Net debt
- -$43.3M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $372.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,248,816
- Days to cover
- 5.71
- Change vs previous report
- +6.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.