Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted Operating Margin of 12.26% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 28, 2026), up 8.57 percentage points from 3.68% a year earlier and up 1.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 28, 2026), Penguin Solutions' Operating Margin came in at 9.56%, up 5.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +11.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Penguin Solutions' Operating Margin was 4.25% in FY2025 (+2.68 pp), 1.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-4.21 pp) and 4.81% in FY2022 (+6.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 183.60 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 8.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 10.62% (Q3 2026), 7.49% (Q2 2026) and 5.71% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,074.75 Bn | 4,822.24 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 439.95 Bn | 375.88 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 322.86 Bn | 278.62 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 232.10 Bn | 185.56 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 191.34 Bn | 179.86 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Sony | 152.75 Bn | 90.01 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 150.09 Bn | 145.08 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 140.63 Bn | 130.46 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 81.19 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 3.07 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 155.90 Mn | 12.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.26% |
| May 29, 2026 | 10.62% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 3.68% |
| May 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | -1.16% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.48% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | -0.52% |
| May 26, 2023 | -0.69% |
| Feb 24, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 6.36% |
| May 27, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Feb 25, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Nov 26, 2021 | 4.59% |
API Access
Penguin Solutions Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();