# Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Semiconductors & Chip Equipment. Price $201.90, market value $6.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.7×** (5-yr avg 86.1×, 3-yr avg 107.7×). Silicon Motion Technology Corporation trades at 21.7× 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 9.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.25**. A PEG of 0.25 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.2×.
- **Price / book: 6.1×**. The shares trade at 6.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.8×**. Enterprise value is 13.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -5.9%** (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: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.5%**. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation keeps 50.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 21.3%**. 21.3% 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: 43.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 43.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 25.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 25.8% 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 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: 13.00**. A Z-score of 13.00 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.14%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Silicon Motion Technology Corporation yields 1.14%, 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Silicon Motion Technology Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $363.09 (+80% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 93.8%** (YTD 103.9%, 3-mo -25.3%). The shares are up 93.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -43.1%** (153.1% above the low). Trading 43% 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): 36**. An RSI of 36 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.51** (volatility 89%). Beta of 2.51 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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