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CEVA

NSQ:CEVA · US1572101053
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSmall

360

18
EV / EBIT12
Price / Owner Earnings91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales42
EV / Gross Profit36
Price/Book73
Return on Capital27
Cash Return on Capital25
Return on Equity25
EBIT Margin23
Gross Profitability59
Accruals8
Owner Earnings Margin21
Sales growth44
Profit Growth21
Long-Term EPS Growth86
Reinvestment37
Price momentum55
Debt load71
Refinancing68
Debt Payback1
Liquidity1
Analyst ratings91
Opinion Changes84
Price Target Upside34
Market mood73
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CEVA doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1999
Employees452
ISINUS1572101053
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Edge ComputingSensorsDetectors, Sensors and MemsSoftware DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence5GComputer VisionMachine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIntellectual PropertyMobile

Description

CEVA, Inc. (Ceva) provides innovative silicon and software intellectual property (IP) solutions that enable smart edge products to connect, sense, and infer data more reliably and efficiently. The company is the only IP company with established lead…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

CEVA, Inc. is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2026

All-time low

15

Jan 2023

Average rank

78

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
42
31
41
40
Price/Earnings
18
16
13
25
Price/Book
73
53
83
73
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
46
44
55
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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