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PENG Penguin Solutions Inc

NASDAQ
Information Technology
Semiconductors

$58.84

▼ 4.9%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

PENG at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
20
Health
52
Dividends
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Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

—

Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

—

Profit Margin

—

FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

5.0%

Interest Coverage

—

Current Ratio

1.54x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Penguin Solutions Inc (PENG) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Semiconductors industry, within the Information Technology sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.37B in revenue and $25.39M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated PENG yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
No moat evidenceMoat evidence score: 35/100

The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.

Gross margin level22/100

28.9% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability50/100

±4.0 pts around 24.0% across 10 years

Revenue durability28/100

grew in 5 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency80/100

positive in 9 of 10 years

Return on invested capital0/100

5.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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4Y CAGR

6.7%

Revenue moved from $534.42M in 2016 to $1.37B in 2025, a 11.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

28.8%

Operating Margin

4.2%

Net Margin

1.9%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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1/1 checks passedShort-term bills covered

Total Debt

$443.16M

Net Debt

$2.86M

Net Debt / EBITDA

0.05x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 1.5x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $443.16M of total debt against $440.30M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$109.08M

Free Cash Flow

$100.07M

FCF Margin

7.3%

In the latest year Penguin Solutions Inc produced about $109.08M of operating cash flow and $100.07M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
0/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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PENG trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$33.53

Current price

$58.84

-43% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$100.07M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$773.44M
PV of terminal value$944.71M
Estimated equity value$1.72B
Shares outstanding51M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where PENG sits versus the Information Technology companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
28.8%Weak
Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How PENG stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

PENG doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 98 rated Information Technology companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 36.2x

ROE vs sector

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median 17.5%

Growth vs sector

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median 17.7%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
PENGThis stock——Not rated
SWKS34.1x2.3%Neutral· 44
SIMO38.9x35.9%Favorable· 70
ONTO143.8x0.5%Weak· 28
FSLR11.4x27.3%Strong· 86
ON50.2x-9.0%Weak· 32
MCHP177.9x7.1%Weak· 29
STM—-11.1%Weak· 19
Information Technology median36.2x17.7%58/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianSWKSSIMOONTOFSLRONMCHPP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 98 rated companies among the 230 Information Technology stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$14.13 – $23.55

vs. $58.84 today · implied CAGR -25% – -17%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.48B$1.60B$1.72B$1.86B$2.01B
Net income$44.35M$47.90M$51.73M$55.87M$60.34M
EPS$0.87$0.93$1.01$1.09$1.18
Share price (low)$10.39$11.22$12.11$13.08$14.13
Share price (high)$17.31$18.69$20.19$21.80$23.55
CAGR (low–high)-82% / -71%-56% / -44%-41% / -30%-31% / -22%-25% / -17%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 14 Wall Street analysts covering PENG recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.1 / 5 across 14 analysts
Strong Buy 4Buy 8Hold 1Sell 1Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

PENG's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

PENG — frequently asked questions

Is PENG a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Penguin Solutions Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does PENG's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Penguin Solutions Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for PENG calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this PENG analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell PENG. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.