# CEVA Inc. (CEVA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment. Price $26.95, market value $759 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). CEVA Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 6.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.1%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 87.5%**. CEVA Inc. keeps 87.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: -8.3%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -9.7%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -3.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: -2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.5%** (3-yr -3.1%/yr, 5-yr 1.8%/yr). Revenue grew 2.5% over the last year, against 1.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -18.9%**. Earnings per share fell 18.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 9.93** (quick 9.93). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 9.93 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. CEVA Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.5%** (YTD 25.2%, 3-mo -38.2%). The shares are up 20.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -47.8%** (58.3% above the low). Trading 48% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 3.52** (volatility 74%). Beta of 3.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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