Stocks · Technology · Semiconductors
Penguin Solutions, Inc. PENG
$61.36 +11.60% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $3.14B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 6, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +126.7%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 111.6 percentage points.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 7 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +27.8%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 124 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
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)Bottom 49%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 4%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 28%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 10%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 37%
- Gross marginBottom 19%
- Operating marginTop 44%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 4%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 5%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 49%
- Interest coverTop 8%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 35%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 20%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 35%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 30%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 43%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 14%
- 6-month returnTop 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 10%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 48%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 21%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 27%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 28%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 25%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 20%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 12%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 49%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.3% | 12.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 28.7% | 27.9% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 7.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.6% | -4.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 12.0% | 2.3% | ↑ | Bottom 49% |
| Gross margin | 27.9% | 28.7% | ↓ | Bottom 19% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 4.1% | ↑ | Top 44% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | -0.6% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -4.4% | 11.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | — | Top 37% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.7% | — | Bottom 28% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- -0.58×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 7.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +128.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.38×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 71.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- -0.16%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.42%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.26%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.5%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through May 29, 2026 (filed Jul 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 7
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +27.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $65.00
- Target vs current price
- +5.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 78%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | +55.8% | -7.4% | +14.0% | -22.3% | -17.6% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | +20.9% | +3.7% | +25.7% | +62.0% | +253.9% |
| Jan 6, 2026 | +19.5% | +2.3% | -8.0% | -13.6% | -13.4% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | +14.8% | -7.8% | -23.8% | -22.9% | -33.2% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | +12.9% | +1.2% | +18.0% | +13.2% | +25.5% |
| Apr 2, 2025 | +36.0% | +4.5% | -15.9% | -1.2% | +19.2% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | +25.6% | -3.6% | +0.6% | +5.0% | -23.4% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | -7.6% | -2.1% | -25.1% | -17.8% | -1.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.84 | $0.54 | +55.8% | $478.7M |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.52 | $0.43 | +20.9% | $343.0M |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $0.49 | $0.41 | +19.5% | $343.1M |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $0.43 | $0.37 | +14.8% | $337.9M |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.47 | $0.42 | +12.9% | $324.3M |
| Apr 2, 2025 | $0.52 | $0.38 | +36.0% | $365.5M |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.49 | $0.39 | +25.6% | $341.1M |
| Oct 15, 2024 | $0.37 | $0.40 | -7.6% | $311.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 43.9× | 37.3× | 50th | Top 35% |
| P/E (forward) | 23.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.5× | — | — | Top 35% |
| EV / Sales | 2.13× | — | — | Top 30% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -2.11% | — | — | Bottom 20% |
| Earnings yield | 2.28% | — | — | Top 35% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.4× – 120.6× since May 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
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
- 6
- Days above the 200-day average
- 124
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -10.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +9.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +15.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +54.4%
- RSI (14)
- 63.8
- Relative volume
- 2.62×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 90.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 84th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.45
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.54
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -24.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -46.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -46.3% | 14 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | -44.6% | 120 days | 18 days (Apr 24, 2026) |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -34.7% | 35 days | 62 days (Jul 9, 2025) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | -29.4% | 19 days | 59 days (Jan 22, 2025) |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | -19.1% | 2 days | 3 days (Jul 8, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.14B
- P/E (TTM)
- 43.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.50B
- 52-week range
- $16.04 – $89.86
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.06B | $1.40B | $1.44B | $1.17B | $1.37B |
| Gross profit | $238.0M | $391.0M | $415.2M | $342.9M | $394.3M |
| Operating income | -$15.7M | $67.2M | $8.7M | $18.3M | $74.2M |
| Net income | $21.3M | $66.6M | -$187.5M | -$52.5M | $21.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.42 | $1.22 | -$3.78 | -$1.00 | $0.28 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $311.1M | $341.1M | $365.5M | $324.3M | $337.9M | $343.1M | $343.0M | $478.7M |
| Net income | -$24.5M | $5.2M | $8.1M | $2.7M | $9.4M | $5.0M | $37.5M | $44.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.46 | $0.10 | $0.09 | -$0.01 | $0.10 | $0.04 | $0.58 | $0.68 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $153.3M | $104.9M | $104.4M | $77.2M | $109.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$16.7M | -$20.4M | -$39.4M | -$19.4M | -$9.0M |
| Free cash flow | $136.7M | $84.6M | $65.0M | $57.8M | $100.1M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$7.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$33.6M | -$45.1M | $18.4M | -$11.5M | $139.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $440.3M
- Total assets
- $2.19B
- Total liabilities
- $1.74B
- Total debt
- $502.5M
- Net debt
- $62.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $439.1M
As of May 29, 2026 (filed Jul 7, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,079,925
- Days to cover
- 5.38
- Change vs previous report
- +9.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2-for-1