PENG (Penguin Solutions) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.80 (As of May. 2026)

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PENG Penguin Solutions Inc PENG
70 GF Score
Price $60.35
GF Value $25.36
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Penguin Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Penguin Solutions PENG -8.25% 70 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.80 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates PENG with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of $25.36 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,217 Software companies, Penguin Solutions ranks worse than 82169.19% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Penguin Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-1.80. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Penguin Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 11 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Penguin Solutions was 54.84. The lowest was 11.28. And the median was 29.40.


PENG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 17.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Penguin Solutions's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was $0.68. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $1.41. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 42.80.

Penguin Solutions's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was $0.84. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $2.28. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 26.47.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Penguin Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Penguin Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Penguin Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Penguin Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Penguin Solutions Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 -0.63 -3.42 0.63 0.54

Penguin Solutions Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.28 0.54 0.69 1.20 -1.80

PENG vs CHRN, PONY, KD: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Penguin Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Penguin Solutions Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Penguin Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Penguin Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


PENG
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Penguin Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Penguin Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 97
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 51
Change In Deferred Tax -15
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 13
Change In Working Capital -220
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 55

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Penguin Solutions's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $97 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Penguin Solutions's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $51 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Penguin Solutions's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-15 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $13 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Penguin Solutions's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $13 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Penguin Solutions's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-220 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Penguin Solutions's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 55.063 Mil.

Penguin Solutions's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 96.842 +51.083+-14.913
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-12.58027837983+-219.656)/55.063
=-1.80

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=60.35/-1.80
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.80 mean?
Penguin Solutions (PENG) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.80 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Penguin Solutions. Over the past decade, Penguin Solutions' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.28 to 54.84. According to the industry distribution chart, Penguin Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1217 companies in the Software industry.
Is Penguin Solutions' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Penguin Solutions' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.80. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 11.28 to a high of 54.84. Based on the distribution chart, Penguin Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1217 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Penguin Solutions has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Penguin Solutions' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CHRN and PONY?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Penguin Solutions ranks #999999 out of 1217 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Penguin Solutions in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.19. Historically, Penguin Solutions' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.28 to 54.84 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 17.19, based on 1,217 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Penguin Solutions. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Penguin Solutions's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.80. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Penguin Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Penguin Solutions (PENG) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $25.36, compared to a current price of $60.35 — trading 138% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.80. Penguin Solutions' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Penguin Solutions (PENG), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.80 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Penguin Solutions (PENG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Penguin Solutions stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $60.35 is trading 138% above its estimated GF Value™ of $25.36. GuruFocus considers Penguin Solutions to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PENG:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.80
  • GF Value™: $25.36 vs. price of $60.35 (138% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PENG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Penguin Solutions Business Description

Other Exchanges 88E:Germany
Address 1390 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA, USA, 94560
Penguin Solutions Inc is an end-to-end technology company engaged in Intelligent Platform Solutions, Integrated Memory, and Optimized LED business. Its product include Servers, software, OCP HPC & AI system, Racks and Edge. Servers include AMD-based Serves, Intel-based Servers, etc. Software products include Scyld ClusterWare, Scyld Cloud Central, etc. OCP HPC & AI Systems includes OCP Servers & Storage and etc.
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