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

PXLW•NASDAQ

$5.77

$37M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 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-$12M+58.1%
Net Income-$8M+71.3%
EPS (Diluted)-1.50+74.5%
Gross Margin84.99%+64.8%
EBITDA Margin-1667.53%-2512.5%
Operating Margin-1667.53%-2197.6%
Net Margin-1190.33%-1690.8%
ROE-34.82%+36.4%
ROIC-106.47%+4.6%
Debt/Equity0.04-54.6%

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PXLW Key Insights

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Company is almost debt free
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Sales declining 55.8% over 5 years
✗Shares diluted 13.3% in last year
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

PXLW Price & Volume

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

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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-98.4%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM71.28%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM35.12%

Return on Capital

10 Years-27.71%

5 Years-29.93%

3 Years-34.86%

Last Year-26.57%

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SIMOSilicon Motion Technology CorporationDirect Competitor	2.06B	244.95	16.78	10.21%	13.85%	15.21%
DIODDiodes IncorporatedDirect Competitor	5.34B	116.05	81.15	13.04%	4.46%	3.44%	0.05
SMTCSemtech CorporationDirect Competitor	11.01B	119.24	-52.76	4.67%	2.78%	5.12%	1.02
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.Direct Competitor	81.16B	1652.35	129.60	26.43%	22.07%	17.89%	0.01
ALGMAllegro MicroSystems, Inc.Direct Competitor	9.52B	51.37	-131.72	-30.91%	-1.57%	-1.37%	0.40
HIMXHimax Technologies, Inc.Product Competitor	2.15B	12.33	26.80	-4.09%	7.18%	7.05%	0.61
SYNASynaptics IncorporatedProduct Competitor	4.15B	107.25	-87.91	11.98%	-5.41%	-4.47%	0.63
SITMSiTime CorporationProduct Competitor	16.45B	623.33	-362.40	61.16%	-13.13%	-4.23%	0.00

Compare PXLW vs Peers

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs SIMO

Most directly comparable listed peer for PXLW.

Scale Benchmark

vs NVDA

Larger-name benchmark to compare PXLW against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs SIMO, DIOD, SMTC, MPWR

PXLW Income Statement

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Sales/Revenue	80.64M	76.55M	68.75M	40.85M	55.1M	70.15M	59.68M	43.21M	693K
Revenue Growth %	51.03%	-5.06%	-10.19%	-40.58%	34.87%	27.3%	-14.92%	-27.6%	-98.4%
Cost of Goods Sold	38.87M	37.08M	34.26M	20.67M	27.41M	34.27M	33.97M	20.92M	104K
COGS % of Revenue	48.21%	48.43%	49.83%	50.59%	49.74%	48.85%	56.92%	48.42%	15.01%
Gross Profit	41.76M▲ 0%	39.48M▼ 5.5%	34.49M▼ 12.6%	20.18M▼ 41.5%	27.69M▲ 37.2%	35.88M▲ 29.6%	25.71M▼ 28.3%	22.29M▼ 13.3%	589K▼ 97.4%
Gross Margin %	51.79%	51.57%	50.17%	49.41%	50.26%	51.15%	43.08%	51.58%	84.99%
Gross Profit Growth %	66.6%	-5.47%	-12.62%	-41.48%	37.2%	29.57%	-28.35%	-13.32%	-97.36%
Operating Expenses	39.42M	42.83M	47.22M	46.92M	47.7M	52.7M	54.34M	53.64M	12.14M
OpEx % of Revenue	48.88%	55.95%	68.68%	114.85%	86.56%	75.13%	91.07%	124.15%	1752.53%
Selling, General & Admin	17.82M	19.55M	20.89M	19.84M	0	0	23.47M	20.7M	8.45M
SG&A % of Revenue	22.1%	25.54%	30.38%	48.56%	-	-	39.32%	47.9%	1219.34%
Research & Development	21.43M	22.88M	26.02M	25.04M	27.25M	30.52M	30.88M	31.34M	3.69M
R&D % of Revenue	26.57%	29.89%	37.84%	61.29%	49.45%	43.51%	51.74%	72.53%	533.19%
Other Operating Expenses	168K	0	312K	2.04M	20.45M	22.18M	0	1.61M	0
Operating Income	-2.03M▲ 0%	-4.82M▼ 137.1%	-12.72M▼ 164.0%	-26.74M▼ 110.1%	-20M▲ 25.2%	-16.82M▲ 15.9%	-28.64M▼ 70.3%	-31.36M▼ 9.5%	-11.56M▲ 63.1%
Operating Margin %	-2.52%	-6.3%	-18.51%	-65.44%	-36.3%	-23.97%	-47.98%	-72.58%	-1667.53%
Operating Income Growth %	80.35%	-137.09%	-164%	-110.11%	25.19%	15.92%	-70.28%	-9.5%	63.15%
EBITDA	2.21M	331K	-7.38M	-21.5M	-16.45M	-13.57M	-24.35M	-27.58M	-11.56M
EBITDA Margin %	2.74%	0.43%	-10.74%	-52.63%	-29.85%	-19.35%	-40.8%	-63.83%	-1667.53%
EBITDA Growth %	132.11%	-85.02%	-2330.82%	-191.21%	23.5%	17.48%	-79.36%	-13.27%	58.1%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	4.24M	5.15M	5.34M	5.23M	3.55M	3.24M	4.29M	3.78M	0
EBIT	-2.75M	-3.03M	-8.47M	-25.69M	-20M	-16.82M	-26.56M	-28.99M	0
Net Interest Income	-1.25M	-142K	169K	-152K	211K	620K	1.93M	1.2M	0
Interest Income	141K	296K	327K	87K	211K	670K	1.95M	1.27M	0
Interest Expense	1.07M	438K	158K	239K	0	50K	25K	69K	0
Other Income/Expense	-1.65M	1.35M	4.5M	805K	457K	700K	2.05M	2.3M	3.12M
Pretax Income	-3.68M▲ 0%	-4.17M▼ 13.4%	-8.62M▼ 106.7%	-25.93M▼ 200.7%	-19.55M▲ 24.6%	-16.12M▲ 17.5%	-26.59M▼ 65.0%	-29.06M▼ 9.3%	-8.43M▲ 71.0%
Pretax Margin %	-4.56%	-5.45%	-12.54%	-63.47%	-35.47%	-22.98%	-44.55%	-67.26%	-1216.88%
Income Tax	493K	448K	453K	598K	-133K	-884K	357K	478K	-184K
Effective Tax Rate %	-13.4%	-10.74%	-5.25%	-2.31%	0.68%	5.48%	-1.34%	-1.64%	2.18%
Net Income	-4.17M▲ 0%	-4.62M▼ 10.7%	-9.08M▼ 96.4%	-26.53M▼ 192.3%	-19.82M▲ 25.3%	-16.03M▲ 19.1%	-26.18M▼ 63.3%	-28.72M▼ 9.7%	-8.25M▲ 71.3%
Net Margin %	-5.17%	-6.04%	-13.2%	-64.93%	-35.97%	-22.85%	-43.86%	-66.47%	-1190.33%
Net Income Growth %	62.43%	-10.74%	-96.43%	-192.27%	25.29%	19.13%	-63.29%	-9.71%	71.28%
Net Income (Continuing)	-4.17M	-3.91M	-9.08M	-26.53M	-19.41M	-15.23M	-26.94M	-29.54M	-8.25M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	30.91M	39.83M	52.47M	50.45M	28.6M
EPS (Diluted)	-0.13▲ 0%	-0.13▲ 0.0%	-0.24▼ 84.6%	-0.65▼ 170.8%	-4.56▼ 601.5%	-3.60▲ 21.1%	-0.47▲ 86.9%	-5.88▼ 1151.1%	-1.50▲ 74.5%
EPS Growth %	66.67%	0%	-84.62%	-170.83%	-601.54%	21.05%	86.94%	-1151.06%	74.49%
EPS (Basic)	-0.13	-0.13	-0.24	-0.65	-4.56	-3.60	-0.47	-5.88	-1.50
Diluted Shares Outstanding	31.51M	35.96M	37.85M	40.71M	4.38M	4.53M	56.16M	4.87M	5.51M
Basic Shares Outstanding	31.51M	35.96M	37.85M	40.71M	4.38M	4.53M	56.16M	4.87M	5.51M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

PXLW Balance Sheet

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Total Current Assets	36.34M	35.44M	32.24M	39.63M	74.5M	72.37M	64.72M	34.85M	50.23M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	27.52M	24.01M	14.23M	31.51M	61.59M	56.82M	47.54M	23.65M	11.24M
Cash Only	27.52M	17.94M	7.26M	31.26M	61.59M	56.82M	47.54M	23.65M	11.24M
Short-Term Investments	0	6.07M	6.97M	250K	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	4.64M	6.98M	10.91M	4.67M	8.71M	10.05M	10.07M	5.8M	0
Days Sales Outstanding	21	33.29	57.94	41.74	57.68	52.28	61.62	49.03	-
Inventory	2.85M	2.95M	5.4M	2.44M	1.47M	1.76M	3.97M	4.21M	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	26.72	29.08	57.54	43.17	19.56	18.75	42.64	73.45	-
Other Current Assets	1.33M	1.49M	0	0	2.73M	3.75M	3.14M	1.19M	38.99M
Total Non-Current Assets	31.21M	29.9M	32.42M	32.4M	32.1M	29.95M	31.24M	29.22M	1.03M
Property, Plant & Equipment	5.61M	6.15M	10.04M	11.71M	10.45M	7.96M	10.72M	9.87M	909K
Fixed Asset Turnover	14.39x	12.45x	6.85x	3.49x	5.28x	8.81x	5.57x	4.38x	0.76x
Goodwill	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	18.41M	0
Intangible Assets	5.86M	4.21M	2.7M	1.21M	90K	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	1.34M	1.13M	1.27M	1.08M	3.16M	3.58M	2.12M	945K	121K
Total Assets	67.54M▲ 0%	65.34M▼ 3.3%	64.66M▼ 1.0%	72.04M▲ 11.4%	106.6M▲ 48.0%	102.32M▼ 4.0%	95.97M▼ 6.2%	64.07M▼ 33.2%	51.26M▼ 20.0%
Asset Turnover	1.19x	1.17x	1.06x	0.57x	0.52x	0.69x	0.62x	0.67x	0.01x
Asset Growth %	118.89%	-3.26%	-1.05%	11.42%	47.98%	-4.01%	-6.21%	-33.24%	-19.99%
Total Current Liabilities	18.27M	17.2M	9.67M	10.59M	16.44M	12.51M	12.3M	8.35M	20.02M
Accounts Payable	1.44M	2.12M	818K	995K	2.75M	3.14M	2.42M	1.4M	0
Days Payables Outstanding	13.48	20.83	8.71	17.57	36.58	33.48	25.96	24.43	-
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	3.32M	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	418K	96K	146K	179K	50K	230K	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	3.12M	3.47M	1.95M	-1.28M	5.89M	3.6M	3.02M	2.61M	20.02M
Current Ratio	1.99x	2.06x	3.33x	3.74x	4.53x	5.78x	5.26x	4.18x	2.51x
Quick Ratio	1.83x	1.89x	2.77x	3.51x	4.44x	5.64x	4.94x	3.67x	2.51x
Cash Conversion Cycle	34.24	41.54	106.77	67.34	40.66	37.55	78.3	98.06	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities	9.84M	3.32M	7.45M	8.57M	19.04M	17.56M	18.66M	15.85M	837K
Long-Term Debt	6.07M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	298K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	4.21M	5.09M	2.85M	2.15M	2.57M	1.45M	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31K
Other Non-Current Liabilities	3.77M	3.32M	3.24M	3.49M	16.18M	15.41M	16.09M	14.4M	508K
Total Liabilities	28.11M	20.52M	17.13M	19.17M	35.47M	30.07M	30.96M	24.19M	20.86M
Total Debt	6.07M	1.76M	5.76M	10.45M	5.29M	3.54M	4.95M	3.49M	298K
Net Debt	-21.45M	-16.19M	-1.5M	-20.81M	-56.3M	-53.28M	-42.6M	-20.16M	-10.95M
Debt / Equity	0.15x	0.04x	0.12x	0.20x	0.07x	0.05x	0.08x	0.09x	0.04x
Debt / EBITDA	2.75x	5.31x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-9.71x	-48.91x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Coverage	-1.89x	-11.00x	-80.54x	-111.87x	-	-336.34x	-1145.44x	-454.45x	-
Total Equity	39.44M▲ 0%	44.82M▲ 13.7%	47.53M▲ 6.0%	52.87M▲ 11.2%	71.13M▲ 34.5%	72.25M▲ 1.6%	65.01M▼ 10.0%	39.88M▼ 38.7%	7.51M▼ 81.2%
Equity Growth %	107.03%	13.66%	6.04%	11.24%	34.53%	1.58%	-10.02%	-38.66%	-81.17%
Book Value per Share	1.25	1.25	1.26	1.30	16.25	15.96	1.16	8.19	1.36
Total Shareholders' Equity	39.44M	44.82M	47.53M	52.87M	40.22M	32.42M	12.54M	-10.57M	-21.09M
Common Stock	418.89M	428.9M	436.12M	467.96M	475.64M	481.23M	486.32M	490.62M	504.4M
Retained Earnings	-379.47M	-384.1M	-388.61M	-415.13M	-434.95M	-450.99M	-477.16M	-505.88M	-528.38M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	20K	15K	12K	47K	-468K	2.18M	3.38M	4.69M	2.88M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	30.91M	39.83M	52.47M	50.45M	28.6M

PXLW Cash Flow Statement

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Cash from Operations	12.2M	955K	-10.38M	-3.71M	-9.16M	-12.83M	-18.81M	-19.81M	-20.61M
Operating CF Margin %	15.13%	1.25%	-15.1%	-9.08%	-16.62%	-18.3%	-31.53%	-45.84%	-2973.45%
Operating CF Growth %	894.72%	-92.17%	-1186.91%	64.25%	-146.75%	-40.16%	-46.59%	-5.28%	-4.03%
Net Income	-4.17M	-4.62M	-9.08M	-26.53M	-19.41M	-15.23M	-26.18M	-28.72M	-23.26M
Depreciation & Amortization	4.24M	5.15M	5.34M	5.23M	4.77M	4.75M	4.29M	3.78M	2.6M
Stock-Based Compensation	4.24M	5.68M	6.65M	7.85M	6.08M	5.2M	4.8M	0	2.9M
Deferred Taxes	-187K	-81K	-79K	-62K	-770K	-1.74M	299K	101K	-38K
Other Non-Cash Items	2.95M	-761K	-3.99M	-795K	10K	8K	-767K	3.06M	-2.81M
Working Capital Changes	5.13M	-4.42M	-9.22M	10.59M	165K	-5.81M	-1.25M	1.97M	0
Change in Receivables	-554K	-2.34M	-3.93M	6.24M	-4.04M	-1.34M	-28K	4.27M	1.32M
Change in Inventory	1.38M	-531K	-2.46M	2.96M	976K	-291K	-2.21M	-242K	726K
Change in Payables	-2.06M	675K	-1.3M	166K	1.28M	486K	-727K	-1.02M	-680K
Cash from Investing	-583K	-8.12M	-51K	3.94M	-3.23M	-3.01M	-3.99M	-3.12M	3.31M
Capital Expenditures	-2.48M	-2.1M	-3.15M	-2.64M	-3.48M	-3.01M	-3.83M	-3.76M	-448K
CapEx % of Revenue	3.08%	2.74%	4.58%	6.45%	6.31%	4.29%	6.42%	8.7%	64.65%
Acquisitions	1.9M	0	521K	0	0	10.74M	0	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	-6.03M	3.38M	-152K	0	-10.74M	-156K	641K	3.75M
Cash from Financing	-3.71M	-2.41M	-256K	23.77M	42.71M	11.07M	13.53M	-971K	11.72M
Debt Issued (Net)	-5.05M	-2.22M	0	796K	0	-1.46M	-1.37M	-1.31M	0
Equity Issued (Net)	1000K	1000K	570K	1000K	320K	1000K	299K	180K	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Financing	-1.67M	-1.87M	-826K	-407K	42.39M	10.74M	14.6M	157K	11.72M
Net Change in Cash	7.9M▲ 0%	-9.58M▼ 221.2%	-10.69M▼ 11.6%	24M▲ 324.6%	30.33M▲ 26.4%	-4.77M▼ 115.7%	-9.28M▼ 94.6%	-23.9M▼ 157.6%	-5.58M▲ 76.6%
Free Cash Flow	9.71M▲ 0%	-1.14M▼ 111.7%	-13.53M▼ 1085.8%	-6.5M▲ 52.0%	-12.63M▼ 94.3%	-15.84M▼ 25.4%	-22.65M▼ 43.0%	-23.57M▼ 4.1%	-21.05M▲ 10.7%
FCF Margin %	12.05%	-1.49%	-19.68%	-15.91%	-22.92%	-22.58%	-37.95%	-54.55%	-3038.1%
FCF Growth %	364.07%	-111.74%	-1085.8%	51.96%	-94.34%	-25.4%	-42.96%	-4.07%	10.66%
FCF per Share	0.31	-0.03	-0.36	-0.16	-2.89	-3.50	-0.40	-4.84	-3.82
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-2.92x	-0.21x	1.14x	0.14x	0.46x	0.80x	0.72x	0.69x	2.50x
Interest Paid	418K	501K	142K	217K	162K	196K	161K	0	0
Taxes Paid	160K	657K	547K	397K	376K	188K	315K	0	0

PXLW Key Ratios

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	-48.9%	-14.27%	-10.97%	-19.66%	-52.85%	-31.97%	-22.36%	-38.14%	-54.76%	-34.82%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-701.58%	-17.52%	-15.51%	-25.56%	-51.35%	-63.98%	-74.63%	-103.79%	-111.64%	-106.47%
Gross Margin	46.95%	51.79%	51.57%	50.17%	49.41%	50.26%	51.15%	43.08%	51.58%	84.99%
Net Margin	-20.8%	-5.17%	-6.04%	-13.2%	-64.93%	-35.97%	-22.85%	-43.86%	-66.47%	-1190.33%
Debt / Equity	-	0.15x	0.04x	0.12x	0.20x	0.07x	0.05x	0.08x	0.09x	0.04x
Interest Coverage	-25.48x	-1.89x	-11.00x	-80.54x	-111.87x	-	-336.34x	-1145.44x	-454.45x	-
FCF Conversion	0.14x	-2.92x	-0.21x	1.14x	0.14x	0.46x	0.80x	0.72x	0.69x	2.50x
Revenue Growth	-10.29%	51.03%	-5.06%	-10.19%	-40.58%	34.87%	27.3%	-14.92%	-27.6%	-98.4%

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Growth & Financials

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) reported $0.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 95% decrease from $12.8M in 1999.

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) saw revenue decline by 98.4% over the past year.

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) reported a net loss of $8.2M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) has a return on equity (ROE) of -34.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) had negative free cash flow of $21.1M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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