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Pixelworks, Inc (PXLW) stock analysis

PXLWNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 12, 2026Score 11/30
$5.54−0.28 (-4.73%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $33.51MP/E 0.5Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Nov 13, 2026How the score works

Value2Growth1Performance3Health5Dividend0

Mixed11 of 30 checks passed

Pixelworks passes 11 of the 30 checks behind our score; 14 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
2/6
Growth
1/6
Past performance
3/6
Financial health
5/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • No debt

    Pixelworks has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Interest well covered

    No meaningful interest expense to cover.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    There is no debt to cover.

  • P/E below the industry

    Pixelworks's P/E of 0.5 is below the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of 27.3.

What to watch

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 568% over the last twelve months and averaged -779% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew -78.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is -1.91; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

  • Growing slower than the industry

    Revenue grew -87.6% over the last twelve months; the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median is 9.6%.

Valuation2/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E below the industry

    Pixelworks's P/E of 0.5 is below the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of 27.3.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/B below the industry

    Pixelworks's price-to-book of 0.68 is below the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of 3.05.

  • Price against fair value

    We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.

  • Margin of safety

    Depends on the fair value estimate.

Growth1/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew -78.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growth over 3 years

    Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

  • Earnings acceleration

    Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

  • Growing slower than the industry

    Revenue grew -87.6% over the last twelve months; the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median is 9.6%.

  • Company guidance

    No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

  • Gross margin improving

    Gross margin was 76.7% over the last twelve months, against -173% a year earlier.

Past performance3/6

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 568% over the last twelve months and averaged -779% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on invested capital

    Needs operating income and invested capital.

  • Return on equity above the industry

    Pixelworks's return on equity of 568% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -1.1%.

  • Earnings over 5 years

    Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was 6047% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -1502%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Pixelworks's net margin of 6047% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -4.7%.

Financial health5/6

  • No debt

    Pixelworks has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Debt not rising

    With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    There is no debt to cover.

  • Interest well covered

    No meaningful interest expense to cover.

  • Short-term assets cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 38.34 times current liabilities.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is -1.91; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Pixelworks has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

We don't publish a fair value for Pixelworks. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

  • EV/EBITDA at month end
  • Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median 18.2

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Medium risk

Average value traded per day
$4.70M
Value traded per 1% price move
$51.68K

Downside

Medium risk

Typical loss in a bad month
24.7%
Volatility (annualized)
73%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
-0.27
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
1.47

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025

Gross margin

85.0%+35.6 pts over 5 years

Operating margin

-1667.5%−1602.1 pts over 5 years

Net margin

-3246.6%−3181.7 pts over 5 years

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