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PDF Solutions, Inc.

Information TechnologyPrepackaged Software
Ticker PDFSSANTA CLARA, CAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $9.07Diluted shares 41.1M

PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS) provides data, software, hardware and engineering services to companies across the semiconductor and electronics industries. Its products help customers collect and connect manufacturing data, characterize processes, analyze yield and quality, and monitor and control equipment.… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, PDF Solutions, Inc. reported revenue of $219.02M, up 22.0% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $0.64M. Its operating margin was 2.7%, and operations generated $24.05M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $241.18M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$219.02MFY2025
+22.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $241.18M
2.67%FY2025
+2.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 8.15%
$-0.64MFY2025
−115.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $10.31M
-0.24%FY2025
−1.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 2.77%
Cash & financing
$24.05MFY2025
+147.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $38.70M
$-8.79MFY2025
−8.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $-1.99M
0.25FY2025
Last 12 mo 0.18
39.3MFY2025
+0.7% year over year
Last 12 mo 41.1M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What PDF Solutions, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS) provides data, software, hardware and engineering services to companies across the semiconductor and electronics industries. Its products help customers collect and connect manufacturing data, characterize processes, analyze yield and quality, and monitor and control equipment. Customers include foundries, integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, equipment manufacturers, electronics manufacturing suppliers and original device manufacturers. Its portfolio includes Exensio analytics and AI software, Sapience data integration tools, DirectScan e-beam inspection systems, Characterization Vehicle test systems, Cimetrix equipment connectivity software and secureWISE remote connectivity services. The company also offers cloud-based software, implementation, integration, maintenance and technical support. In 2025, nearly 8,000 pieces of semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipped with Cimetrix products enabled; at year-end, secureWISE connected more than 300 manufacturing locations and over 100 equipment manufacturers. PDF Solutions operates worldwide, with offices in the United States, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Prepackaged Software
Headquarters
SANTA CLARA, CA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1120914
SIC
7372

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-68.52M$15.95M$100.41M$184.87M$269.33M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns PDF Solutions, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

244
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.17B
held by funds, at market
43.5%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · PDF Solutions, Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.14%of fund net assets
Needham Aggressive Growth Fund
NEAGX · Needham Funds Inc
4.63%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.07%of fund net assets
Janus Henderson Venture Fund
JAVTX · Janus Investment Fund
1.47%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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