Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) · Oct 6, 2026 · Earnings

Penguin Solutions earnings beat as FY27 AI growth outlook rises

Beat — Q4 revenue $566.7M vs ~$519M consensus; non-GAAP EPS $1.00 vs ~$0.77

Penguin Solutions’ earnings beat expectations, while new AI infrastructure wins support a sharply higher FY27 revenue and EPS outlook.

Penguin Solutions is shifting from a traditional memory and computing supplier toward a full-stack AI factory platform serving enterprises, sovereign AI projects, and neocloud providers. Its platform combines AI compute, advanced memory, software, and deployment services for data-center workloads.

The quarter was a clear earnings beat. Q4 revenue reached $566.7 million versus published expectations of roughly $519 million, while non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.00 versus approximately $0.77 consensus.

MetricQ4 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY25FY26FY25
Total net sales$566.7M (Q4 financial table)$478.7M (Q4 financial table)$337.9M (Q4 financial table)$1.731B (Financial Highlights)$1.369B (Financial Highlights)
Non-GAAP diluted EPS$1.00 (Q4 reconciliation)$0.84 (Q4 reconciliation)$0.43 (Q4 reconciliation)$2.87 (Financial Highlights)$1.90 (Financial Highlights)
Non-GAAP operating margin15.8% (Non-GAAP operating results)13.4% (Non-GAAP operating results)11.6% (Non-GAAP operating results)13.9% (Non-GAAP operating results)12.2% (Non-GAAP operating results)
FY27 revenue outlook———$2.43B midpoint (Outlook)—
FY27 non-GAAP EPS outlook———$4.45 midpoint (Outlook)—

AI demand is now showing up in customer wins and reported revenue. Q4 sales rose 68% year over year, with Integrated Memory climbing to $340.8 million from $132.2 million and Advanced Computing increasing to $154.0 million from $138.3 million (Segment results). The company also said it won six new AI Infrastructure customers in the quarter. 〔0〕

The outlook was raised well beyond the preliminary view. Management had previously indicated roughly 30% FY27 revenue growth, implying a $2.17 billion midpoint; it now expects about $2.43 billion, or approximately 40% growth, alongside $4.45 non-GAAP EPS. That is the most important change in the filing because it shifts the story from a promising AI transition to a faster expected scale-up.

The main constraint is cash conversion, not reported profitability. Operating cash flow was negative $151.9 million for FY26 despite $185.8 million of GAAP net income, as accounts receivable increased by $488.4 million and inventories by $493.6 million (Cash Flow statement). Total current and long-term debt ended the year near $789 million, up from roughly $462 million a year earlier (Balance Sheet). The growth plan is working through the income statement, but the company still has to turn large customer deployments and working-capital investments into cash.

Bottom line: This filing materially strengthens Penguin’s AI infrastructure growth story: the quarter beat expectations and the FY27 outlook moved sharply higher. The next proof point is whether that faster growth converts into cash rather than requiring continued balance-sheet support.

What to watch next

FY27 Q1 earnings report

Original filing on SEC EDGAR

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