Revenue has plateaued near $100M per quarter, with Q2 2026 growth of only 2.7% YoY, while gross margin held at 54.3% but operating margin fell to 7.5% from 9.8% in Q4 2025, indicating negative operating leverage.
Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 449.37M | 443.5M | 418.97M | 444.54M | 651.14M | 703.28M | 488.32M | 420.67M | 415.95M | 431.75M | 387.39M | 343.99M | 348.8M | 347.09M | 305.37M | 298.74M | 299.8M | 215.7M | 201.71M | 191.04M | 162.4M | 143.07M | 136.64M | 125.71M | 108.18M | 94.09M | 111.51M | 104.07M | 70.01M | 44.8M | 23.3M |
| Revenue Growth % | 1.56% | 5.85% | -5.75% | -31.73% | -7.41% | 44.02% | 16.08% | 1.13% | -3.66% | 11.45% | 12.62% | -1.38% | 0.49% | 13.66% | 2.22% | -0.35% | 38.99% | 6.94% | 5.58% | 17.64% | 13.51% | 4.71% | 8.69% | 16.2% | 14.97% | -15.62% | 7.16% | 48.65% | 56.27% | 92.27% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 208.34M | 201.85M | 194.22M | 215.58M | 284.23M | 342.64M | 244.73M | 207.27M | 201.17M | 218.09M | 196.23M | 170.6M | 159.23M | 163.85M | 154.87M | 158.09M | 147.26M | 107.63M | 96.68M | 87.56M | 73.79M | 72.98M | 71.41M | 62.81M | 60.72M | 51.25M | 53.88M | 46.79M | 36.64M | 24M | 13.7M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 45.51% | 46.36% | 48.5% | 43.65% | 48.72% | 50.12% | 49.27% | 48.36% | 50.51% | 50.65% | 49.6% | 45.65% | 47.21% | 50.71% | 52.92% | 49.12% | 49.9% | 47.93% | 45.83% | 45.44% | 51.01% | 52.26% | 49.97% | 56.13% | 54.47% | 48.31% | 44.97% | 52.33% | 53.57% | 58.8% |
| Gross Profit | 241.03M | 241.65M | 224.75M | 228.96M | 366.91M | 360.64M | 243.59M | 213.4M | 214.79M | 213.66M | 191.16M | 173.39M | 189.57M | 183.24M | 150.5M | 140.65M | 152.54M | 108.07M | 105.03M | 103.48M | 88.61M | 70.09M | 65.23M | 62.89M | 47.46M | 42.84M | 57.64M | 57.27M | 33.37M | 20.8M | 9.6M |
| Gross Margin % | 53.64% | 54.49% | 53.64% | 51.5% | 56.35% | 51.28% | 49.88% | 50.73% | 51.64% | 49.49% | 49.35% | 50.4% | 54.35% | 52.79% | 49.29% | 47.08% | 50.88% | 50.1% | 52.07% | 54.17% | 54.56% | 48.99% | 47.74% | 50.03% | 43.87% | 45.53% | 51.69% | 55.03% | 47.67% | 46.43% | 41.2% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 7.52% | -1.84% | -37.6% | 1.74% | 48.05% | 14.15% | -0.65% | 0.53% | 11.77% | 10.25% | -8.54% | 3.46% | 21.75% | 7.01% | -7.8% | 41.15% | 2.89% | 1.49% | 16.79% | 26.42% | 7.46% | 3.71% | 32.51% | 10.78% | -25.67% | 0.64% | 71.63% | 60.43% | 116.67% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 205.42M | 220.2M | 206.82M | 193.9M | 186.5M | 185.58M | 173.1M | -3.62M | 150.62M | 156.03M | 143.32M | 133.28M | 132.97M | 129.17M | 113.02M | 97.43M | 92.61M | 79.46M | 102.02M | 76.36M | 84.78M | 51.09M | 39.54M | 38.77M | 35.45M | 34.94M | 31.93M | 30.61M | 19.34M | 16.1M | 10.9M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 49.65% | 49.36% | 43.62% | 28.64% | 26.39% | 35.45% | -0.86% | 36.21% | 36.14% | 37% | 38.75% | 38.12% | 37.22% | 37.01% | 32.61% | 30.89% | 36.84% | 50.58% | 39.97% | 52.2% | 35.71% | 28.94% | 30.85% | 32.76% | 37.13% | 28.63% | 29.41% | 27.63% | 35.94% | 46.78% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 105.57M | 110.65M | 106.03M | 97.83M | 91.23M | 100.65M | 91.39M | 91.88M | 78.14M | 85.38M | 78.56M | 73.51M | 74.79M | 72.99M | 64.28M | 57.13M | 56.73M | 48.98M | 63.19M | 51.19M | 60.36M | 33.98M | 23.38M | 22.33M | 20.74M | 20.46M | 19.4M | 19.84M | 12.11M | 8.5M | 5.5M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 24.95% | 25.31% | 22.01% | 14.01% | 14.31% | 18.72% | 21.84% | 18.78% | 19.77% | 20.28% | 21.37% | 21.44% | 21.03% | 21.05% | 19.12% | 18.92% | 22.71% | 31.33% | 26.79% | 37.17% | 23.75% | 17.11% | 17.77% | 19.17% | 21.75% | 17.4% | 19.07% | 17.3% | 18.97% | 23.61% |
| Research & Development | 104.45M | 101.12M | 100.79M | 96.07M | 93.89M | 84.93M | 81.71M | 73.47M | 70.58M | 68.5M | 62.31M | 57M | 54.98M | 51.65M | 45.71M | 40.3M | 35.89M | 30.47M | 36.87M | 25.18M | 24.41M | 17.11M | 16.16M | 16.44M | 14.71M | 14.47M | 12.52M | 10.76M | 7.23M | 5.3M | 3.5M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 22.8% | 24.06% | 21.61% | 14.42% | 12.08% | 16.73% | 17.46% | 16.97% | 15.87% | 16.08% | 16.57% | 15.76% | 14.88% | 14.97% | 13.49% | 11.97% | 14.13% | 18.28% | 13.18% | 15.03% | 11.96% | 11.83% | 13.08% | 13.59% | 15.38% | 11.23% | 10.34% | 10.33% | 11.83% | 15.02% |
| Other Operating Expenses | -478K | 8.43M | 0 | 0 | 1.37M | 0 | 0 | -168.97M | 4.12M | 2.66M | 1.08M | 425K | 1.02M | 864K | 801K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | 35.62M | 21.45M | 17.93M | 35.06M | 180.41M | 175.06M | 70.49M | 217.02M | 55.65M | 57.64M | 47.84M | 38.99M | 55.8M | 54.07M | 11.35M | 43.22M | 59.93M | 28.61M | 3.01M | 25.75M | 3.83M | 19M | 25.69M | 24.12M | 12.02M | 7.91M | 25.71M | 26.66M | 14.03M | 4.7M | -1.3M |
| Operating Margin % | 7.93% | 4.84% | 4.28% | 7.89% | 27.71% | 24.89% | 14.43% | 51.59% | 13.38% | 13.35% | 12.35% | 11.34% | 16% | 15.58% | 3.72% | 14.47% | 19.99% | 13.26% | 1.49% | 13.48% | 2.36% | 13.28% | 18.8% | 19.19% | 11.11% | 8.4% | 23.06% | 25.62% | 20.04% | 10.49% | -5.58% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 19.62% | -48.86% | -80.57% | 3.06% | 148.35% | -67.52% | 289.99% | -3.45% | 20.47% | 22.7% | -30.12% | 3.2% | 376.27% | -73.73% | -27.88% | 109.46% | 850.18% | -88.31% | 571.62% | -79.82% | -26.03% | 6.52% | 100.71% | 51.97% | -69.25% | -3.57% | 90.05% | 198.51% | 461.54% | - |
| EBITDA | 55.69M | 49.47M | 52.51M | 72.44M | 217.76M | 210.01M | 98.59M | 241.43M | 79.83M | 82.09M | 71.32M | 62.5M | 77.75M | 77.56M | 31.77M | 59.53M | 72.94M | 38.95M | 12.83M | 33.26M | 10.93M | 25.27M | 32.57M | 30.96M | 18.7M | 14.85M | 29.9M | 29.89M | 17.06M | 7M | 600K |
| EBITDA Margin % | 12.39% | 11.15% | 12.53% | 16.29% | 33.44% | 29.86% | 20.19% | 57.39% | 19.19% | 19.01% | 18.41% | 18.17% | 22.29% | 22.35% | 10.4% | 19.93% | 24.33% | 18.06% | 6.36% | 17.41% | 6.73% | 17.66% | 23.84% | 24.63% | 17.29% | 15.78% | 26.81% | 28.73% | 24.37% | 15.63% | 2.58% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 6.79% | -5.79% | -27.51% | -66.74% | 3.69% | 113.01% | -59.16% | 202.41% | -2.75% | 15.11% | 14.12% | -19.62% | 0.25% | 144.11% | -46.63% | -18.38% | 87.27% | 203.66% | -61.43% | 204.23% | -56.74% | -22.43% | 5.19% | 65.58% | 25.92% | -50.33% | 0.02% | 75.19% | 143.77% | 1066.67% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 20.07M | 28.03M | 34.58M | 37.38M | 37.34M | 34.95M | 28.1M | 24.4M | 24.18M | 24.46M | 23.48M | 23.5M | 21.96M | 23.49M | 20.42M | 16.32M | 13.02M | 10.34M | 9.82M | 7.5M | 7.1M | 6.26M | 6.88M | 6.85M | 6.68M | 6.94M | 4.19M | 3.23M | 3.03M | 2.3M | 1.9M |
| EBIT | 20.24M | 20.98M | 30.75M | 45.91M | 183.43M | 176.13M | 70.49M | 48.05M | 55.65M | 60.3M | 48.87M | 38.91M | 55.8M | 55.45M | -20.78M | 45.09M | 61.81M | 30.53M | 10.73M | 27.12M | 3.83M | 19M | 25.32M | 14.04M | 12.02M | 7.91M | 25.71M | 26.66M | 14.03M | 5.97M | -585K |
| Net Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02M | 1.2M | 713K | 1.75M | 2.05M | 2.09M | 2.17M | 7.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02M | 1.2M | 736K | 1.75M | 2.05M | 2.1M | 2.17M | 7.61M | 8.51M | 0 | 0 | 1.81M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23K | 2K | 0 | 3K | 3K | 9K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -10.71M | -467K | 12.82M | 10.85M | 3.01M | 1.08M | 4.76M | 5.39M | 4.12M | 2.66M | 1.08M | 425K | 1.02M | 1.36M | -32.13M | 1.88M | 1.88M | 1.91M | 7.71M | 8.8M | 5.92M | 3.15M | 1.05M | 1M | 1.67M | 1.75M | 2.52M | 2.15M | 1.25M | -683K | -726K |
| Pretax Income | 24.9M | 20.98M | 30.75M | 45.91M | 183.43M | 176.13M | 75.25M | 222.41M | 59.76M | 60.3M | 48.92M | 39.42M | 56.81M | 55.43M | -20.78M | 45.09M | 61.8M | 30.52M | 10.72M | 34.55M | 9.76M | 22.15M | 26.74M | 25.12M | 13.68M | 9.66M | 28.24M | 28.81M | 15.28M | 5.3M | -600K |
| Pretax Margin % | 5.54% | 4.73% | 7.34% | 10.33% | 28.17% | 25.04% | 15.41% | 52.87% | 14.37% | 13.97% | 12.63% | 11.46% | 16.29% | 15.97% | -6.81% | 15.1% | 20.62% | 14.15% | 5.32% | 18.09% | 6.01% | 15.48% | 19.57% | 19.98% | 12.65% | 10.26% | 25.32% | 27.68% | 21.82% | 11.83% | -2.58% |
| Income Tax | -165K | -1.11M | -1.48M | -9.83M | 12.57M | 11.72M | 4.08M | 28.95M | -10.22M | 32.69M | 1.03M | 271K | -2.73M | -1.84M | 13.62M | 10.8M | 12.34M | 7.25M | 8.92M | 7.93M | 333K | 6.45M | 6.38M | 7.03M | 4.1M | 2.93M | 8.47M | 4.33M | 2.6M | 500K | 0 |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -0.66% | -5.31% | -4.81% | -21.41% | 6.86% | 6.66% | 5.42% | 13.01% | -17.1% | 54.21% | 2.11% | 0.69% | -4.81% | -3.32% | -65.55% | 23.96% | 19.97% | 23.77% | 83.19% | 22.94% | 3.41% | 29.13% | 23.84% | 28% | 30% | 30.34% | 30% | 15.04% | 17.02% | 9.43% | 0% |
| Net Income | 25.07M | 22.09M | 32.23M | 55.73M | 170.85M | 164.41M | 71.18M | 193.47M | 69.98M | 27.61M | 47.89M | 39.15M | 59.54M | 57.27M | -34.4M | 34.29M | 49.46M | 23.27M | 1.8M | 26.62M | 9.43M | 15.7M | 20.37M | 18.09M | 9.58M | 6.73M | 19.77M | 24.48M | 12.68M | 4.8M | -1.3M |
| Net Margin % | 5.58% | 4.98% | 7.69% | 12.54% | 26.24% | 23.38% | 14.58% | 45.99% | 16.82% | 6.39% | 12.36% | 11.38% | 17.07% | 16.5% | -11.27% | 11.48% | 16.5% | 10.79% | 0.89% | 13.94% | 5.8% | 10.97% | 14.91% | 14.39% | 8.85% | 7.15% | 17.72% | 23.52% | 18.11% | 10.71% | -5.58% |
| Net Income Growth % | -25.37% | -31.46% | -42.17% | -67.38% | 3.92% | 131% | -63.21% | 176.45% | 153.48% | -42.35% | 22.33% | -34.26% | 3.98% | 266.45% | -200.33% | -30.67% | 112.57% | 1190.57% | -93.23% | 182.48% | -39.96% | -22.92% | 12.62% | 88.82% | 42.4% | -65.97% | -19.25% | 93.07% | 164.13% | 469.23% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 25.07M | 22.09M | 32.23M | 55.73M | 170.85M | 164.41M | 71.18M | 193.47M | 69.98M | 27.61M | 48.9M | 39.15M | 59.54M | 57.27M | -34.4M | 34.29M | 49.46M | 23.27M | 1.8M | 26.62M | 9.43M | 15.7M | 20.37M | 11.44M | 9.58M | 6.73M | 19.77M | 24.48M | 12.68M | 4.76M | -1.34M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.97 | 2.93 | 2.67 | 1.17 | 3.24 | 1.16 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 0.66 | 0.97 | 0.94 | -0.60 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 0.07 | -0.19 |
| EPS Growth % | -23.87% | -30.36% | -42.27% | -66.89% | 9.74% | 128.21% | -63.89% | 179.31% | 157.78% | -45.78% | 25.76% | -31.96% | 3.19% | 256.67% | -205.26% | -32.14% | 104.88% | 1266.67% | -93.02% | 168.75% | -38.46% | -18.75% | 77.78% | 157.14% | - | -98.57% | -20.45% | 131.58% | 192.31% | 134.21% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 0.39 | 0.57 | 0.97 | 2.96 | 2.73 | 1.19 | 3.31 | 1.19 | 0.47 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 0.98 | -0.60 | 0.60 | 0.89 | 0.43 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 0.32 | -0.19 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 54.63M | 56.32M | 57.13M | 57.62M | 58.37M | 61.47M | 60.84M | 59.63M | 60.29M | 61.09M | 59.24M | 59.39M | 61.66M | 60.84M | 57.27M | 59.93M | 59.11M | 56.59M | 63.51M | 62.51M | 61.64M | 61.69M | 64.46M | 62.98M | 58.68M | 57.12M | 57.55M | 56.39M | 65.55M | 74.71M | 6.85M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 54.63M | 56.06M | 56.82M | 57.2M | 57.8M | 60.33M | 59.66M | 58.53M | 58.91M | 59.35M | 57.85M | 58M | 59.95M | 58.84M | 57.27M | 57.22M | 55.67M | 53.84M | 60.2M | 57.94M | 58.12M | 59.14M | 61.6M | 58.95M | 56.72M | 55.43M | 54.36M | 51.92M | 74.87M | 15.1M | 6.85M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 213.51% | 142.82% | 78.96% | 24.29% | 19.83% | 35.24% | 10.6% | 26.9% | 60.25% | 31.43% | 35.55% | 22.11% | 16.5% | - | 16.69% | 11.27% | 11.58% | 40.49% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying POWI stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI) reported total revenue of $443.5M. This represents a 1803.5% increase compared to $23.3M in 1996.
Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI) is profitable, generating $22.1M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 5.0%.
Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI) reported an operating income of $21.4M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 4.8%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI) generated $241.6M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 54.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Revenue stagnation and margin volatility
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Revenue Growth Stalls Near $100M
POWI's revenue has hovered between $92M and $119M over the past ten quarters, with recent growth of only 2.7% year-over-year in Q2 2026, indicating a plateau.
Revenue growth has been erratic, with quarterly swings from -13.8% to +17.6% year-over-year, but the overall trend is flat. The most recent quarter (Q2 2026) shows a modest 2.7% increase, suggesting the company is struggling to gain momentum. This stagnation may reflect cyclical demand in the semiconductor industry, but it also highlights a lack of clear growth drivers.
Gross Margin Stability Masks Underlying Pressure
Gross margin has remained relatively stable around 52-55% over the past ten quarters, but operating margin has been volatile, ranging from -1.2% to 10.0%, indicating cost control challenges.
Gross margin has been consistent, hovering between 52.1% and 55.2%, which suggests stable pricing and product mix. However, operating margin has swung widely, from -1.2% in Q2 2025 to 10.0% in Q3 2024, implying that operating expenses are not scaling smoothly with revenue. This volatility may indicate that the company lacks pricing power to offset cost increases, or that its cost structure is not well-aligned with revenue fluctuations.
Operating Leverage Absent as Costs Outpace Revenue
Operating income has not consistently scaled with revenue; for instance, Q2 2026 saw a 2.7% revenue increase but operating income fell to $8.9M from $10.2M in Q4 2025, indicating negative operating leverage.
Despite stable gross margins, operating income has been volatile, with quarters of losses (Q2 2025) and sharp swings. This suggests that SG&A and R&D expenses are not being managed efficiently relative to revenue changes. The lack of operating leverage is concerning, as it implies that the company cannot translate revenue growth into proportional profit growth, potentially due to fixed cost structures or investment cycles.
Earnings Quality Clouded by SBC and Tax Anomalies
Net income has been erratic, with Q3 2025 showing a net loss of $1.4M despite positive operating income, while SBC averaged $10M per quarter, suggesting earnings quality is affected by non-cash charges.
The discrepancy between operating income and net income in several quarters (e.g., Q3 2025) points to non-operating items, possibly tax adjustments or other income/expenses. Additionally, stock-based compensation (SBC) has been substantial, averaging around $10M per quarter, which reduces reported earnings but is non-cash. Investors should monitor the impact of SBC on diluted EPS, as it may understate the true economic profitability.
R&D and SG&A Costs Remain Sticky
R&D and SG&A expenses have remained relatively constant, averaging $25M and $27M respectively over the past ten quarters, despite revenue fluctuations, indicating a high fixed-cost base.
Both R&D and SG&A have shown little variation, even as revenue dipped to $91.7M in Q1 2024 and rose to $118.9M in Q3 2025. This stickiness suggests that the company is maintaining its investment levels regardless of short-term revenue changes, which may be intentional for long-term product development but also pressures operating margins during downturns. The lack of cost flexibility could be a concern if revenue continues to stagnate.
What Could Invalidate the Base Case
The most significant risk is that POWI's revenue growth remains stagnant while operating margins stay volatile, potentially leading to continued earnings misses and a de-rating versus peers like MPWR.
Short-sellers might argue that POWI's revenue has been flat for over two years, and its operating margin is far below peers (e.g., MPWR's 26.1% vs. POWI's 7.5% in Q2 2026). The company's inability to achieve operating leverage despite stable gross margins suggests structural inefficiencies. Additionally, the high SBC and erratic net income could indicate that reported earnings are not sustainable. If revenue does not accelerate, the stock may remain range-bound, and any negative surprise could trigger a sell-off.