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PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) Stock Analysis

PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) is a Software - Application stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

PDFS

$44.01

+$2.83 (+6.87%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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PDFS Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$42.76
Previous Close
$41.18
Day's Range
42.19–44.44
52-Week Range
23.55–71.69
Volume
502.65K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.66
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.86B
P/E Ratio
176.04
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
26.63
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
4.19
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
7.71
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.25
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$219.02M+22.04%
Net Income (FY)
−$640.00K−115.78%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
4.27%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
42.23M
1-Year Return
+54.42%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
593.43K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, PDFS closed at $44.01, +54.42% over 1 year.

PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) has a market capitalization of $1.86B.

In fiscal 2025, PDFS reported revenue of $219.02M.

PDFS Stock Return by Calendar Year

PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $15,442
+54.42%
5 years
$10,000 $19,110
+91.10%
10 years
$10,000 $23,175
+131.75%

If you had invested $10,000 in PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $23,175 at the close on October 21, 2026: +131.75% in total, +8.77% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+54.26%
2025+5.35%
2024−15.74%
2023+12.69%
2022−10.29%
2021+47.18%
2020+27.89%
2019+100.36%
2018−46.31%
2017−30.38%
2016 (partial year)+31.56%

As of October 21, 2026.

PDFS Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$219.02M−$640.00K−0.3%
2024$179.47M$4.06M2.3%
2023$165.84M$3.11M1.9%
2022$148.55M−$3.43M−2.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$219.02M$158.40M$5.85M−$640.00K−0.3%
2024$179.47M$125.32M$935.00K$4.06M2.3%
2023$165.84M$114.09M−$151.00K$3.11M1.9%
2022$148.55M$100.64M−$2.09M−$3.43M−2.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

PDFS Valuation vs Software - Application Median

Median of 240 stocks
MetricPDFSSoftware - Application medianvs median
P/E176.0429.795.9x the median
P/S ratio7.712.83173% above
Profit margin4.27%0.82%3.5 pts above

Medians across 240 Software - Application stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) at $1.86B. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Software - Application industry. The company reports 600 employees.

PDFS last closed at $44.01 on October 21, 2026. That is +$2.83 (+6.87%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $23.55 to $71.69. The latest close sits 86.88% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $219.02M. That is +22.04% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $179.47M. The same year closed with a net loss of $640.00K. The reported profit margin is 4.27%. That is 3.5 percentage points above the Software - Application median of 0.82%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.25.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $148.55M in 2022 to $219.02M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 176.04. That is 5.9 times the Software - Application median of 29.79. The forward P/E on file is 26.63. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 4.19. The price-to-sales ratio is 7.71. On price-to-sales that is 172.66% above the Software - Application median of 2.83. The medians here are taken across 240 Software - Application companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +54.42%. Measured over 10 years, that is +8.77% a year compounded. The reported beta is 1.66. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 48.33%.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for PDFS.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +100.36% and 2018 returned −46.31%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +54.26% year to date.

Peer Comparison

PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) operates in the Software - Application industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
PDF Solutions, Inc. PDFS $1.86B 176.0
SAP SE SAP $268.62B 29.9
Shopify Inc. SHOP $226.17B 117.8
Salesforce, Inc. CRM $198.98B 22.1

The Software - Application industry average P/E ratio is 29.8x. PDF Solutions, Inc. trades at a P/E of 176.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About PDF Solutions, Inc.

PDF Solutions, Inc. provides proprietary software, physical intellectual property for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software, such as Manufacturing Analytics, which uses a proprietary database schema to store collected data; Process Control, which provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations, which offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations, which provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data across the product life cycle. It also provides Sapience Data Platform, which unifies fragmented data from diverse equipment and protocols across the factory floor; Sapience Manufacturing Hub enterprise, a connectivity platform between enterprise applications; DirectScan systems, such as Proprietary Software and eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips, pdFasTest Electrical Tester, and Exensio characterization software. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enable equipment manufacturers to provide standard interfaces on their products for equipment communication, control, and data collection; equipment factory connectivity products, such as Cimetrix CIMConnect, Cimetrix CIM300, and Cimetrix CIMPortal Plus; equipment factory connectivity testing and control products; secureWISE systems, including software, servers, and networks; software-as-a-service; software and hardware installation and configuration; system/data integration, and value realization; and technical support and maintenance for hardware and software. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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