PDF SOLUTIONS INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.72B
- P/E (TTM)
- 164.9
- Dividend yield
- –
About Pdf Solutions
Services-Prepackaged Software, SIC 7372
PDF Solutions, Inc. provides comprehensive data and analytics solutions designed to improve product yield, quality, and operational efficiency across the semiconductor and electronics ecosystems. The company derives revenue from two principal categories: platform fees and volume-based fees. Its offerings encompass software platforms, hardware systems, and professional services organized across brands such as Exensio for manufacturing analytics, Sapience for information and process integration, DirectScan and eProbe for contactless e-beam inspection, Characterization Vehicle systems for yield learning, Cimetrix software for equipment connectivity and control, and the secureWISE system for secure remote equipment access. The company serves organizations across the semiconductor lifecycle, including integrated device manufacturers, fabless design firms, foundries, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, electronics manufacturing suppliers, original device manufacturers, and equipment makers.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company operates globally with additional office locations in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and across the United States. Its secureWISE network links over three hundred manufacturing facilities and more than one hundred equipment manufacturers across eight regions.
Summary of the business section of Pdf Solutions's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PDF SOLUTIONS INC
- Founded
- 1991
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, CA
- Address
- 2858 De La Cruz Boulevard 95050
- Phone
- (408) 280-7900
- Website
- www.pdf.com
- Employees
- 600, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- BPM LLP, San Jose, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PDFS
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jul 27, 2001
- Shares outstanding
- 42M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $641.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1120914
- CUSIP
- 693282105
- ISIN
- US6932821050
- LEI
- 549300GMSP6MROFBI160
- EIN
- 25-1701361
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kimon Michaels | EVP of Products and Solutions, Director | 2,982,646 |
| John Kachig Kibarian | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | 2,562,474 |
| Andrzej Strojwas | Chief Technology Officer | 90,965 |
| Adnan Raza | EVP, Finance and CFO | 96,250 |
| Shuo Zhang | Director | 23,380 |
| Chi-Foon Chan | Director | 24,168 |
| Michael B. Gustafson | Director | 40,192 |
| Ye Jane Li | Director | 26,632 |
| Joseph R. Bronson | Director | 40,956 |
| Nancy Erba | Director | 43,811 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 John K. Kibarian | $693.99K | $693.99K | $920.74K | $132 | $141 |
| FY2024 John K. Kibarian | $589.68K | $589.68K | $1.01M | $125 | $118 |
| FY2023 John K. Kibarian | $595.92K | $595.92K | $995.96K | $149 | $119 |
| FY2022 John K. Kibarian | $654.62K | $654.62K | $1.15M | $132 | $98 |
| FY2021 John K. Kibarian | $409.11K | $409.11K | $668.25K | $147 | $127 |
| FY2020 John K. Kibarian | $400.41K | $400.41K | $900.31K | $128 | $128 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 600 employees worldwide, including 180 field application engineers, 225 in research and development, 135 in sales and marketing, and 60 in general and administrative functions.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings