Penguin Solutions (PENG) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted FCF Margin of -29.54% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 28, 2026), down 7.83 percentage points from -21.71% a year earlier and down 13.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 28, 2026), Penguin Solutions' FCF Margin came in at -9.44%, down 17.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -22.39 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Penguin Solutions' FCF Margin was 7.61% in FY2025 (+0.26 pp), 7.35% in FY2024 (+2.85 pp), 4.51% in FY2023 (-1.55 pp) and 6.06% in FY2022 (-6.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with a gain of 43.75 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a drop of 314.77 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -16.22% (Q3 2026), 15.55% (Q2 2026) and 8.22% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,074.75 Bn | 4,822.24 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 29.17% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 439.95 Bn | 375.88 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.96% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 322.86 Bn | 278.62 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.10% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 232.10 Bn | 185.56 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 191.34 Bn | 179.86 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 79.01% |
| 6 | Sony | 152.75 Bn | 90.01 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 150.09 Bn | 145.08 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 140.63 Bn | 130.46 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 31.43% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 81.19 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 7.34% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 3.07 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 155.90 Mn | -29.54% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | -29.54% |
| May 29, 2026 | -16.22% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 15.55% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | -21.71% |
| May 30, 2025 | 29.30% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 19.30% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | -5.77% |
| May 31, 2024 | 25.32% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | -9.52% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 20.08% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 9.17% |
| May 26, 2023 | 8.44% |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 25.65% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | -23.67% |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 8.23% |
| May 27, 2022 | 7.89% |
| Feb 25, 2022 | 7.56% |
| Nov 26, 2021 | 0.67% |
Penguin Solutions FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "PENG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();