PIImpinj, Inc.

$159.19

Is the business good?

How good a business is PI?

Impinj, Inc. earns −1.6% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so growth costs more than it returns.

−1.6%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 11 points below what the capital costs: growth destroys value

Operating margin
−1.8%

Operating margin · Semiconductors median 8.5% · 12 months to Q1 2026

Share count, year on year
+5.8%

Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago

R&D as % of revenue
29%

R&D as % of revenue

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY2020−34%
FY2021−20%
FY2022−7.6%
FY2023−14%
FY2024−1.9%
FY2025−0.20%
Details
Gross margin12 months to Q1 2026
52%
Operating margin12 months to Q1 2026
−1.8%
Net margin12 months to Q1 2026
−7.7%
Free cash flow margin
17%
R&D as % of revenue
29%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$361M
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$61M
Net income, trailing twelve months
−$28M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
−1.6%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.