# Silicon Motion Technology Corporation American (SIMO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment. Price $256.21, market value $8.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.9×** (5-yr avg 86.1×, 3-yr avg 107.7×). Silicon Motion Technology Corporation American trades at 29.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 86.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 16.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.43**. A PEG of 0.43 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 6.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.6×.
- **Price / book: 8.3×**. The shares trade at 8.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 24.4×**. Enterprise value is 24.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.4%** (5-yr avg 0.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 3.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 48.9%**. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation American keeps 48.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.3%**. 16.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.8%**. 13.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.8%**. 14.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 27.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 27.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 23.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 23.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.2%** (3-yr -2.2%/yr, 5-yr 10.4%/yr). Revenue grew 10.2% over the last year, against 10.4% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 37.9%** (3-yr -11.0%/yr, 5-yr 9.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 37.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -50.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -50.2% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation American holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.78** (quick 2.78). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.78 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 15.82**. A Z-score of 15.82 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.78%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Silicon Motion Technology Corporation American yields 0.78%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 55%**. 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.4%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 7.4% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 219.3%** (YTD 178.0%, 3-mo -1.0%). The shares are up 219.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.8%** (221.2% above the low). Trading 28% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.32** (volatility 83%). Beta of 2.32 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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