Netlist Inc (NLST) stock

NLSTOTCSemiconductors & Related DevicesFiscal year ends January 2

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 10, 2026Score 10/30

$5.95+0.21 (+3.66%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $2.34BP/E 24.8Yield –

Netlist statistics

42 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 26, 2026
Share price as of: –

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 350M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): 27.0%; 2.33%
Shares Change (QoQ): 13.2%; 0.20%
Float: 332M; 50M
Shares Held by Insiders: 4.93%; 5.37%
Shares Held by Institutions: 0.03%; 62.9%

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 30.6%; 34.5%
Operating Margin: 12.2%; 0.77%
Pretax Margin: 12.5%; 2.97%
Profit Margin: 23.6%; -0.51%
EBITDA Margin: 12.2%; 4.94%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 128.9%; -0.17%
Return on Assets (ROA): 34.1%; -1.58%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 14.2%; 0.42%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.38; 2.34
Quick Ratio: 2.13; 1.31

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 168.7%; 13.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.28%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 31.9%; 7.18%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.45; 0.66
Inventory Turnover: 15.99; 3.04
Revenue Per Employee: $5.49M; $373.11K
Profits Per Employee: $1.30M; -$6.97K
Employee Count: 72; 534

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $395.56M; $338.73M
Gross Profit: $121.04M; $99.67M
Operating Income: $48.13M; -$314.66K
Pretax Income: $49.27M; $831.50K
Net Income: $93.25M; -$1.22M
EBITDA: $48.41M; $2.84M
EPS (Diluted): $0.24; -$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $317.69M; $93.38M
Net Cash (Debt): $317.69M; $7.36M
Net Cash Per Share: $0.91; $0.33
Equity (Book Value): $157.94M; $198.19M
Book Value Per Share: $0.45; $5.54
Tangible Book Value: $157.94M; $63.35M
Working Capital: $209.45M; $143.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $258.25M; $2.39M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $1.56; $33.09
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -3.61; -2.57

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 19, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	NLST	S&P 500	Difference	NLST per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+20.9%	+0.6%	+20.3 pts
3 months	+132.4%	+3.4%	+129.0 pts
Year to date	+569.4%	+13.3%	+556.1 pts
1 year	+867.6%	+16.6%	+850.9 pts
3 years	+281.4%	+86.4%	+195.0 pts	+56.2%	+23.1%
5 years	-3.9%	+81.9%	−85.7 pts	-0.8%	+12.7%
10 years	+387.7%	+318.9%	+68.9 pts	+17.2%	+15.4%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

16M NLST shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.7% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 5.7 days to buy them back.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	15,946,871	+0.7%	2,822,436	5.7
Oct 15, 2026	15,835,025	+2.4%	4,407,268	3.6
Sep 30, 2026	15,469,958	-3.0%	2,506,269	6.2
Sep 15, 2026	15,942,154	-5.2%	6,687,541	2.4
Aug 31, 2026	16,818,723	-41.8%	7,269,307	2.3
Aug 14, 2026	28,906,259	-20.5%	5,913,934	4.9
Jul 31, 2026	36,363,607	-1.3%	1,723,295	21.1
Jul 15, 2026	36,851,726	+0.1%	1,661,138	22.2
Jun 30, 2026	36,813,772	+0.2%	2,251,703	16.4
Jun 15, 2026	36,744,700	+0.7%	3,206,821	11.5
May 29, 2026	36,473,140	+0.6%	4,233,418	8.6
May 15, 2026	36,264,630	+13.6%	10,900,030	3.3