Penguin Solutions, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $3.11B
- P/E (TTM)
- 40.1
- Dividend yield
- –
About Penguin Solutions
Semiconductors & Related Devices, SIC 3674
Penguin Solutions, Inc. designs, deploys, and manages artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, high-performance computing systems, and specialized component solutions. The company operates through three principal business segments: Advanced Computing, Integrated Memory, and Optimized LED. Advanced Computing offers full-stack AI data center platforms, infrastructure software, and fault-tolerant computing systems. Integrated Memory provides dynamic random-access memory modules, flash storage, memory expansion products, and specialized supply chain services. The Optimized LED segment, operating under the Cree LED brand, produces LED chips and packaged components for general illumination, displays, and specialty lighting. The company serves enterprise clients, sovereign AI initiatives, neocloud providers, hyperscalers, and original equipment manufacturers across sectors including technology, energy, healthcare, transportation, and industrial automation.
The company employs approximately 2,800 workers globally, primarily located across the United States, China, and Malaysia. It maintains manufacturing and testing facilities in Newark and Fremont, California; Penang, Malaysia; Huizhou, China; and assembly operations in Ireland. Research and development activities take place across multiple facilities in the United States, China, India, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Penguin Solutions is a Delaware-domiciled corporation.
Summary of the business section of Penguin Solutions's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Penguin Solutions, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Fremont, CA
- Address
- 45800 Northport Loop West 94538
- Phone
- (510) 623-1231
- Website
- penguinsolutions.com
- Employees
- 2,800, Aug 28, 2026
- Industry
- Semiconductors & Related Devices
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- August 29
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, San Jose, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PENG
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- May 25, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 51M, Jul 2, 2026
- Public float
- $1.05B, Feb 28, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Apr 5, 2022; 2-for-1, Feb 2, 2022
- SEC CIK
- 1616533
- CUSIP
- 706915105
- ISIN
- US7069151055
- LEI
- 254900DVWIPOY3GJ8E23
- EIN
- 36-5142687
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kashif Shaikh | President and CEO, Director | 376,086 |
| Mark Adams | President and CEO, Director | 992,823 |
| Anne Kuykendall | SVP and Chief Legal Officer | 113,094 |
| Joseph Gates Clark | SVP and Pres, Optimized LED | 63,056 |
| Aaron Michael Johnson | Interim CFO | 31,882 |
| Anthony George Frey | SVP and Chief Revenue Officer | 75,557 |
| Nathan Olmstead | SVP and CFO | 101,233 |
| Jack A. Pacheco | EVP, COO, Pres, Integrated Mem | 239,364 |
| Peter J. Manca | SVP, Pres, Advanced Computing | 119,567 |
| David W. Heard | Director | 4,485 |
| Maximiliane C. Straub | Director | 51,975 |
| Sandeep Nayyar | Director | 25,417 |
| Penny Herscher | Director | 32,158 |
| Mark D. Papermaster | Director | 34,816 |
| Mary G. Puma | Director | 25,398 |
| Bryan Ingram | Director | 52,495 |
| Min Yong Ha | Director | – |
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 Ajay Shah | $0 | $0 | $2.51M | $192 | $283 |
| FY2025 Mark Adams | $11.71M | $9.75M | $2.51M | $192 | $283 |
| FY2024 Ajay Shah | $0 | $0 | $3.33M | $164 | $186 |
| FY2024 Mark Adams | $6.00M | $1.71M | $3.33M | $164 | $186 |
| FY2023 Ajay Shah | $0 | $0 | $2.23M | $205 | $145 |
| FY2023 Mark Adams | $3.21M | $4.92M | $2.23M | $205 | $145 |
“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 the end of fiscal 2026, Penguin Solutions employed approximatel y 2,800 employees worldwide, with most located in the United States, China, and Malaysia.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Name change | Name changed from SMART Global Holdings, Inc. to Penguin Solutions, Inc. |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 25, 2017 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| May 23, 2017 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |