Pixelworks, Inc.(PXLW)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

PXLW•NASDAQ

$5.82

Price updated Jul 7, 2026

SectorTechnology IndustrySemiconductors Sub-IndustryOptical, Photonics and Display Components

AboutPixelworks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets semiconductor and software solutions for mobile, home entertainment, content, and business and education markets. The company provides video display processor products, including image processor integrated circuits, such as embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems; video co-processor integrated circuits that work with an image processor to post-process video signals to enhance the performance or feature set of the overall video solution; and transcoder integrated circuits, which comprise embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing for converting bitrates, resolutions, and codecs. As of March 31, 2022, it had an intellectual property portfolio of 334 patents related to the visual display of digital image data. The company sells its through a direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives in Japan, China, Taiwan, the United States, Europe, and Korea. Pixelworks, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Portland, Oregon.Show more

Revenue$693K-98.4%
EBITDA-$9M+67.8%
Net Income-$22M+21.7%
EPS (Diluted)-4.08+30.8%
Gross Margin-278.36%-639.7%
EBITDA Margin-1281.67%-1908.0%
Operating Margin-1656.28%-2182.1%
Net Margin-3246.61%-4784.3%
ROE-64.02%-16.9%

PXLW Price & Volume

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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Catastrophic Revenue Erosion Signals Terminal Business Distress

Investment Thesis • Updated 2026Q1

VerdictNegative

Growth:Contracting

Profitability:Negative

Financial:Vulnerable

Cash Flow:Burning

Primary Risk:Imminent insolvency and liquidity

Key Thesis Takeaways

Pixelworks faces a terminal decline in its core semiconductor business, evidenced by a 93.7% year-over-year revenue collapse in 2026Q1.
The company's reliance on non-recurring asset divestitures, such as the $44.4 million in net acquisition proceeds, masks a fundamental inability to generate sustainable operating cash flow.
Investors should remain cautious as the firm's equity deficit and persistent operating losses suggest significant insolvency risk despite recent accounting-driven net income spikes.

Verdict Logic

the company's core business model has effectively collapsed, evidenced by a 93.7% year-over-year revenue decline and a persistent inability to achieve positive operating margins.

PXLW Growth Metrics

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-35.94%

5 Years-55.75%

3 Years-78.54%

TTM-117.39%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM309.61%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM352.04%

Return on Capital

10 Years-27.69%

5 Years-29.89%

3 Years-34.8%

Last Year-26.4%

Latest PXLW News

Recent stock market news and headlines for Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW)

PRNewsWire·Jun 22, 2026

Pixelworks and Kinepolis Partner to Bring TrueCut Motion Format to Audiences

LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW) ("Pixelworks" or the "Company"), a provider of innovative cinematic and enhanced visualization solutions, today announced a collaborative partnership with Kinepolis Group, a market leader in cinema entertainment, to support the expanded exhibition of TrueCut Motion-enhanced versions of newly released theatrical titles on their Laser Ultra premium large format screens as part of delivering the ultimate movie experience. The collaboration aims to bring together Kinepolis' expansive portfolio of premium screens with TrueCut Motion – the most visually refined cinematic version format available – to provide audiences an unmatched viewing experience exactly as the filmmakers intended and without distracting motion artifacts.

Peers Comparison

Key metrics vs top competitors for Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW)

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Company	Price	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	Rev Growth (1Y)	Net Margin	ROE	Div Yield
PXLWPixelworks, Inc.Current	$5.82	$30.13M	-1.43	-98.4%	-3246.61%	-64.02%	—
SIMOSilicon Motion Technology Corporation	$294.90	$2.5B	20.20	10.21%	16.02%	20.24%	—
DIODDiodes Incorporated	$91.57	$4.21B	64.04	13.04%	5.5%	4.4%	—
SMTCSemtech Corporation	$126.40	$11.77B	-274.78	—	-3.25%	-6.43%	—
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.	$1272.81	$62.53B	99.83	26.43%	22.84%	19.05%	—
ALGMAllegro MicroSystems, Inc.	$51.55	$9.55B	-640.37	22.77%	-1.67%	-1.57%	—