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Pixelworks

Licenses cinematic visualization technology for content creation, delivery, and display processing.

$6.93
After-hours close−0.05 (−0.72%)
At close$6.98(+1.01%)
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Pixelworks, Inc.PXLWInformation Technology

Licenses cinematic-visualization technology for content creation, delivery, and display processing. After selling its Shanghai semiconductor subsidiary, the business is organized around a global technology-licensing model.

Licenses cinematic-visualization technology for content creation, delivery, and display processing. Its earlier business combined display-oriented semiconductors and software, with later mobile visual processors and the TrueCut Motion platform part of its evolution. Early products targeted visual display of broadband content across electronic devices. The company went public in 2000.

The January 2026 sale of the Shanghai semiconductor subsidiary marked an exit from semiconductor hardware. The stated go-forward model is global technology licensing, with resources restructured around that business. Under that model, the licensing focus covers content creation, delivery, and display processing.

Company facts

CEOTodd A. DeBonis
ListedMay 19, 2000
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersPortland, OR
CountryUnited States
Employees163
CIK0001040161
ISINUS72581M4042

Key statistics

Market cap$44.1M
EPS (ttm)$10.56
P/E (ttm)0.6562
ROE434.7%
P/B0.8391
P/S−3.12
Dividend yield
Beta2.00vs XLK 0.69

Year to date +2.0% · Average volume (30d) 37.8K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$6.50−6.2%Median of 7 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy6 of 7 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior targetTarget
Oct 15, 2025UBSTarget$20$15
Oct 14, 2025UBSTarget$20

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.26
ReportedDue Nov 10, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$300.0K
ReportedDue Nov 10, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 11, 2026Q2 FY26−$0.20−$0.44−120.0%$300.0K$64.0K−78.7%+10.47%
May 14, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.14−$0.36−157.1%$200.0K$446.0K+123.0%+7.05%
Mar 12, 2026Q4 FY25−$0.64−$1.51−135.9%$9.8M−$23.4M−338.9%−3.71%
Nov 11, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.86−$0.69+19.8%$10.4M$8.8M−15.3%+2.51%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$7.1M$8.3M$8.8M−$23.4M$446.0K$64.0K
Gross profit$3.5M$3.8M$4.4M−$11.0M$253.0K$39.0K
Operating income−$7.7M−$5.9M−$5.2M$8.2M−$2.9M−$3.4M
Net income−$7.8M−$6.7M−$4.4M−$3.6M$80.6M−$2.8M
Diluted EPS−$1.54−$1.27−$0.81−$0.65$12.46−$0.44
Gross margin48.7%45.8%49.8%56.7%60.9%
Operating margin-108.4%-71.0%-58.8%-653.6%-5,256.3%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $55.1M · FY22 $70.1M · FY23 $59.7M · FY24 $43.2M · FY25 $693.0K

Revenue by product · FY24

Integrated Circuits$42.3M · 98%
Engineering Services And Other$915.0K · 2%

Revenue by geography · FY24

Japan$25.8M · 60%
China$15.9M · 37%
Taiwan$729.0K · 2%
United States$719.0K · 2%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $52.9M · Total debt $450.0K · Total assets $54.1M · Shareholders' equity $52.0M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 25.57%1.63M sharesInsiders 8.35%531.2K sharesOther 66.08%4.20M shares

Shares outstanding 6.36M · Float 5.07M · 79.6% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
John A. Kryzanowski476.8K7.49%13GMay 15, 2026
Baird Financial Group, Inc.296.3K4.66%13FMay 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC276.5K4.35%13FMay 15, 2026
Todd Debonis · director, officer: President and CEO256.4K4.03%Form 4Aug 20, 2026
Bleichroeder LP201.0K3.16%13FMay 14, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 18, 2026Todd Debonisdirector, officer: President and CEO−7,917$6.74
Aug 18, 2026Haley F. Amanofficer: Chief Financial Officer−8,157$6.74
May 21, 2026Haley F. Amanofficer: Chief Financial Officer−12,371$5.98
May 21, 2026Todd Debonisdirector, officer: President and CEO−12,274$5.98
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Peers

  • Dolby

    Cinematic imaging and licensing overlap in post-production and playback

  • Adobe

    Post-production software overlaps with cinematic content-creation workflows

  • Autodesk

    Visual-content and post-production tools overlap in cinematic workflows

  • Unity Software

    Real-time visual-content tools overlap with post-processing alternatives

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Pixelworks$6.93−0.72%$44.1M0.7−99.2%
Dolby$61.50−0.02%$5.85B26.213.64.3−3.3%
Adobe$291.46−0.04%$115.88B16.711.34.6+12.7%
Autodesk$260.19−0.22%$55.04B33.819.77.1+16.1%
Unity Software$45.41+4.85%$18.91B50.09.3+23.9%
Median26.216.75.8+14.4%