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PXLWPixelworks, Inc.
$5.82$30M
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Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) Financial Ratios

Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -1.4x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -64.0%. (1999–2025 historical series)

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PXLW Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Market Cap$30M$35M$43M$883M$1.2B$2.8B$1.4B$1.8B$1.3B$2.4B$950M
Enterprise Value$20M$25M$22M$840M$1.1B$2.8B$1.4B$1.8B$1.2B$2.4B$930M
P/E Ratio →-1.43——————————
P/S Ratio43.4850.590.9914.7916.7651.2533.7225.9016.3529.6817.79
P/B Ratio1.051.151.0713.5816.2739.7126.0637.4627.9260.6949.88
P/FCF—————————246.35—
P/OCF————————1310.34196.19—

P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart

PXLW EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
EV / Revenue—35.430.5214.0816.0050.2333.2125.8716.1329.4117.43
EV / EBITDA————————3731.681073.71—
EV / EBIT———————————
EV / FCF—————————244.14—

PXLW Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Gross Margin-278.4%-278.4%51.6%43.1%51.2%50.3%49.4%50.2%51.6%51.8%47.0%
Operating Margin-1656.3%-1656.3%-72.6%-48.0%-24.0%-36.3%-65.4%-18.5%-6.3%-2.5%-19.4%
Net Profit Margin-3246.6%-3246.6%-66.5%-43.9%-22.9%-36.0%-64.9%-13.2%-6.0%-5.2%-20.8%

Return on Capital

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
ROE-64.0%-64.0%-54.8%-38.1%-22.4%-32.0%-52.8%-19.7%-11.0%-14.3%-48.9%
ROA-39.0%-39.0%-35.9%-26.4%-15.3%-22.2%-38.8%-14.0%-7.0%-8.5%-29.7%
ROIC-43.5%-43.5%-111.6%-103.8%-74.6%-64.0%-51.4%-25.6%-15.5%-17.5%-701.6%
ROCE-26.4%-26.4%-45.0%-33.0%-18.7%-26.4%-45.9%-24.7%-9.9%-5.8%-41.2%

PXLW Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Debt / Equity0.020.020.090.080.050.070.200.120.040.15—
Debt / EBITDA————————5.312.75—
Net Debt / Equity—-0.35-0.51-0.66-0.74-0.79-0.39-0.03-0.36-0.54-1.03
Net Debt / EBITDA————————-48.91-9.71—
Debt / FCF—————————-2.21—
Interest Coverage——-420.14-1062.44-336.34—-107.50-53.58-6.91-2.56-25.48

Net cash position: cash ($11M) exceeds total debt ($739000)

PXLW Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Current Ratio2.512.514.185.265.784.533.743.332.061.992.70
Quick Ratio2.512.513.674.945.644.443.512.771.891.832.41
Cash Ratio0.560.562.833.874.543.752.971.471.401.512.02
Asset Turnover—0.010.670.620.690.520.571.061.171.191.73
Inventory Turnover——4.978.5619.4718.668.456.3412.5513.6610.10
Days Sales Outstanding——49.0361.6252.2857.6841.7457.9433.2921.0021.32

PXLW Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Dividend Yield———————————
Payout Ratio———————————

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Earnings Yield———————————
FCF Yield—————————0.4%—
Buyback Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Shareholder Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Shares Outstanding—$6M$5M$56M$55M$53M$41M$38M$36M$32M$28M

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeContracting
ProfitabilityNegative
Balance SheetVulnerable
Cash FlowBurning
Top Statement Risk

Imminent insolvency and liquidity

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Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.

SEC 10-K (2026Q1)

Distressed Valuation Amidst Revenue Collapse

According to recent market data, Pixelworks trades at a P/S ratio of 44.38, a figure that appears disconnected from the company's 98.40% year-over-year revenue decline and suggests the market may be pricing the firm as a speculative IP holding entity rather than an operating semiconductor business.

The extreme P/S multiple reflects a valuation vacuum where traditional earnings-based metrics like P/E are rendered meaningless by persistent net losses. Investors should monitor whether this premium is supported by the potential for patent monetization or if it represents a failure of the market to adjust to the company's current state of operational suspension.

Persistent Decay in Capital Returns

As reported in financial statements, Pixelworks' ROIC has remained consistently negative, with recent figures such as -22.0% in 2026Q1 illustrating a long-term trend of value destruction that stems from the company's inability to generate sufficient operating income to cover its substantial R&D and fixed cost base.

The inability to achieve positive returns on invested capital suggests that the company's core strategy of developing specialized visual processing hardware has failed to reach the necessary scale. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the firm can pivot to a less capital-intensive model before its remaining equity is fully exhausted.

Working Capital Inefficiency and Stagnation

Based on the provided quarterly data, Pixelworks' asset turnover has plummeted to 0.01 in 2026Q1, a significant deterioration from historical levels that highlights the company's inability to utilize its asset base to generate meaningful revenue in the current, highly constrained operating environment.

The collapse in asset turnover, coupled with erratic CCC trends, indicates that the company's internal processes for managing inventory and receivables have effectively stalled. This suggests that the firm is no longer operating as a functional semiconductor manufacturer, but rather as an entity struggling to manage its remaining physical and intangible assets.

Liquidity Buffer Facing Critical Exhaustion

As indicated by the latest quarterly filings, Pixelworks' current ratio has fluctuated wildly, yet the absolute cash position of $11.2 million remains dangerously thin when measured against the company's ongoing operating losses and the lack of a clear, sustainable path to positive cash flow generation.

The company's reliance on non-recurring asset sales to fund operations suggests that its liquidity position is highly precarious and vulnerable to further shocks. Investors should monitor the firm's ability to secure external financing, as the current cash runway appears insufficient to support long-term R&D requirements without significant dilution or further divestitures.

Misapplication of Traditional Semiconductor Metrics

The most commonly misapplied metric for Pixelworks is the P/E ratio, which obscures the company's current status as a distressed entity by attempting to normalize earnings that are fundamentally negative and driven by non-recurring items rather than sustainable, core semiconductor product sales or recurring licensing revenue.

Analysts should instead focus on the company's cash burn rate and the liquidation value of its patent portfolio, as these metrics provide a more accurate assessment of the firm's survival prospects. Relying on traditional valuation multiples in this context may lead to a dangerous underestimation of the insolvency risk inherent in the current business model.

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PXLW — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PXLW stock.

What is Pixelworks, Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Pixelworks, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -1.4x. The historical average is 46.7x.

What is Pixelworks, Inc.'s ROE?

Pixelworks, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -64.0%. The historical average is -38.9%.

Is PXLW stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Pixelworks, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -1.4x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What are Pixelworks, Inc.'s profit margins?

Pixelworks, Inc. has -278.4% gross margin and -1656.3% operating margin.