PENG · Intrinsic value
Is Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 19, 2026, TickerWorth publishes a fair-value range of $34.38 – $108.93 for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG), against the delayed market price of $58.75: priced within our range. It is a range, not a single number, so we do not call it over- or undervalued. It is a model estimate, and every input behind it is sourced below.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from SEC filings and market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
What is PENG worth?
- Fair-value range
- $34.38 – $108.93
- Market price
- $58.75
- Gap to fair value
- —
- Verdict
- Priced within our range
Reverse DCF, on our cash-flow model rather than the range above: Today's price implies revenue growth of more than 25%/yr. Above about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative. It solves for revenue growth alone — holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed — so a price well above our cash-flow model's value has nowhere to go but growth, and the solver returns a rate the model can't reconcile. Read it as "the price implies growth we can't justify", not as a forecast.
What is PENG's TickerWorth Score?
Scores higher than most companies we compare it with
Compared with Technology companies in US
Its strongest point: growing quickly. Its weakest: balance sheet looks stretched.
our cash-flow model doesn't fit this business, so we won't award our top grade off the remaining lenses
- Value · 55 of 100
Cheaper than 55% of Technology companies in US
- Price vs worth · 88 of 100
- Quality · 46 of 100
More profitable than 46% of Technology companies in US
- Financial health · 42 of 100
Financially stronger than 42% of Technology companies in US
- Growth · 94 of 100
Growing faster than 94% of Technology companies in US
- Momentum · 84 of 100
Outperformed 84% of Technology companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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Why PENG gets a range, not one number
At a recent price of $58.75, Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) sits inside our range of estimates: our valuation lenses put the business somewhere between $34.38 and $108.93 per share. They disagree too widely for us to state a single fair value. We publish the range rather than a midpoint because a number that precise would claim more than the methods can support. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation.
Read the full reasoning
The valuation discounts Penguin Solutions, Inc.'s projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 15.5%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 58% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.
Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — PENG would need sustained revenue growth of more than 25%/yr to justify today's price, against about 13.9% a year compounded in our base case. We don't quote a precise figure here, because past about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative: it solves for revenue growth alone, holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed, so a price well above our fair value has nowhere to go but growth. The honest reading is that the price implies growth this model can't reconcile — not that we forecast it.
Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, PENG's modeled DCF value ranges from about $8.76 to $12.45 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.
How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Penguin Solutions, Inc. would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of PENG's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.
Every input behind PENG's DCF
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base-year revenuePENGUIN SOLUTIONS, INC. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001616533-25-000061): us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, FY2025 full year. | $1,368,790,000 |
| Base EBIT marginPENGUIN SOLUTIONS, INC. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001616533-25-000061): us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss 58,135,000 / revenue 1,368,794,000 = 4.25%, FY2025. | 4.2% |
| Forecast revenue growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast | 24% → 19% → 14% → 9% → 4% |
| Risk-free rateLive feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) | 5.3% |
| BetaLive feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5) | 2.50 |
| Terminal growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC | 2.5% |
| Diluted sharesPENGUIN SOLUTIONS, INC. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001616533-25-000061): WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding = 54,368,000 shares, FY2025. | 54M |
| Market priceLast known price · as of 2026-10-19 19:25 UTC | $58.75 |
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What does Penguin Solutions, Inc. do?
What does it do?
Penguin Solutions, Inc. designs, builds, deploys and manages enterprise solutions worldwide. It operates in the Information Technology Services industry (Technology sector), headquartered in United States.
How does it make money?
The business turns $1.4B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $12 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 12.3%), after a 28% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 10.4% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks mixed: carries moderate debt (1.1× equity), comfortably covers its short-term bills (1.9× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at PENG filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming Stephen | SVP and CFO | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Cumming Stephen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Kuykendall Anne | SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Kuykendall Anne (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Kuykendall Anne | SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Shares withheld (tax) | $1,287,578.24 | Form 4 for Kuykendall Anne (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Clark Joseph Gates | SVP and Pres, Optimized LED | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Clark Joseph Gates (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Clark Joseph Gates | SVP and Pres, Optimized LED | Shares withheld (tax) | $824,494.32 | Form 4 for Clark Joseph Gates (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Shaikh Kashif | Director, President and CEO | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Shaikh Kashif (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
Common questions
What is PENG's intrinsic value?
TickerWorth's valuation lenses put Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) between $34.38 and $108.93 per share, versus a market price of $58.75. They disagree too widely for us to state a single fair value, so we publish the range.
Is PENG overvalued or undervalued?
At $58.75 the price sits inside our range of estimates. We don't call PENG overvalued or undervalued from a range this wide. This is an educational estimate, not advice.
What discount rate is used for PENG?
A WACC of 15.5% and a terminal growth rate of 2.5%.
Is Penguin Solutions stock undervalued?
TickerWorth's fair-value range for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) is $34.38 – $108.93 against a market price of $58.75. Priced within our range. We publish a range here, not one number, so we do not call it over- or undervalued. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) DCF valuation and fair value
Our fair-value range for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) is $34.38 – $108.93, built on a 15.5% discount rate (WACC) and 2.5% terminal growth. It blends our discounted-cash-flow model with other valuation lenses. Every assumption is listed on this page with its source.
What growth is priced into Penguin Solutions stock?
Today's price implies revenue growth of more than 25%/yr. Above about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative. It solves for revenue growth alone — holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed — so a price well above our cash-flow model's value has nowhere to go but growth, and the solver returns a rate the model can't reconcile. Read it as "the price implies growth we can't justify", not as a forecast. This is a reverse DCF: it holds our cash-flow model's other inputs and solves for the revenue growth that makes the model equal today's price of $58.75. A model estimate, not investment advice.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) insider trading
The most recent insider filing (SEC Form 4) for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG): Cumming Stephen, SVP and CFO, grant / award on 2026-10-06. The latest filings are listed on this page. A disclosure, not a signal to trade.
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