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Perfect Corp.

$1.94 +$0.21 (+11.85%)
NYSE · 14 Sep 2026 16:32 UTC
Previous Close
$1.93
Day Range
$1.93$1.94
Year Range
$1.24$2.15
Market Cap
197.08M
AVG Volume
221.15K
Trailing/Forward PE
33.95/22.76
PEG ratio
2.55
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-27
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q216.34M
26 Q117.94M
25 Q418.13M
25 Q318.66M
25 Q216.35M
25 Q116.01M
24 Q415.88M
24 Q316.13M
24 Q213.9M
24 Q114.29M
Net Income (USD)
01M2M3M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q21.28M
26 Q12.35M
25 Q463K
25 Q32.08M
25 Q2207K
25 Q12.29M
24 Q41.09M
24 Q32.53M
24 Q2764K
24 Q1630K
Operating Income (USD)
-2M-1M01M2M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2-108K
26 Q11.47M
25 Q41.36M
25 Q3497K
25 Q2-1.47M
25 Q1-157K
24 Q4-481K
24 Q3-77K
24 Q2-1.4M
24 Q1-1.19M
EBITDA (USD)
01M2M3M4M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2138K
26 Q13.09M
25 Q4635K
25 Q32.48M
25 Q2921K
25 Q12.73M
24 Q41.16M
24 Q32.48M
24 Q2812K
24 Q1525.75K
Cash Flows (USD)
02M4M6M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2921.02K
26 Q14.19M
25 Q42.6M
25 Q32.5M
25 Q23.53M
25 Q14.28M
24 Q43.28M
24 Q34.12M
24 Q20
24 Q10
EPS (USD)
00.010.020.0324 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.01
26 Q10.02
25 Q40
25 Q30.02
25 Q20
25 Q10.02
24 Q40.01
24 Q30.03
24 Q20.01
24 Q10.01
Expenses (USD)
05M10M15MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q213.31M
26 Q112.97M
25 Q413.17M
25 Q313.83M
25 Q213.96M
25 Q112.68M
24 Q411.48M
24 Q312.56M
24 Q212.43M
24 Q112.38M
Cash & Debt (USD)
050M100M150M200MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2162.02M
26 Q1161.27M
25 Q4162.28M
25 Q3170.13M
25 Q2167.79M
25 Q1164.6M
24 Q4165.87M
24 Q3163.18M
24 Q2158.77M
24 Q1157.26M
Debt ratios
-40-30-20-10024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-25.44
26 Q1-22.55
25 Q4-23.87
25 Q3-23.19
25 Q2-22.91
25 Q1-22.86
24 Q4-33.21
24 Q3-29.9
24 Q2-23.67
24 Q1-26.64
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q280.93%
26 Q181.92%
25 Q480.49%
25 Q375.82%
25 Q275.29%
25 Q177.89%
24 Q474.08%
24 Q380.34%
24 Q279.32%
24 Q178.34%
Return on Capital
0%0.5%1%1.5%2%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q20.82%
26 Q11.51%
25 Q40.04%
25 Q31.36%
25 Q20.14%
25 Q11.53%
24 Q40.74%
24 Q31.74%
24 Q20.54%
24 Q10.45%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q298.46M
26 Q1102.3M
25 Q497.58M
25 Q399.7M
25 Q299.7M
25 Q199.7M
24 Q4109.5M
24 Q3101.28M
24 Q2105M
24 Q1105M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
00.511.5224 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q21.59
26 Q11.52
25 Q41.57
25 Q31.53
25 Q21.51
25 Q11.5
24 Q41.34
24 Q31.44
24 Q21.35
24 Q11.34
Total Assets (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PERF Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2194.62M
26 Q1194.92M
25 Q4191.97M
25 Q3194.18M
25 Q2190.15M
25 Q1187.27M
24 Q4181.17M
24 Q3179.63M
24 Q2173.83M
24 Q1173.82M
Employee Count
01002003004002022202320242025
PERF Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025321
2024297
2023271
2022297
PE Ratio
2030405060med 32.9Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2632.9
Sep 2632.9
Aug 2632.22
Aug 2631.88
Aug 2631.88
Aug 2632.73
Jul 2632.73
Jul 2641.98
Jul 2641.77
Jul 2641.77
Jul 2636.76
Jun 2636.11
Jun 2636.54
Jun 2636.54
Jun 2636.33
May 2637.63
May 2637.42
May 2636.76
May 2636.76
May 2637.2
Apr 2634.89
Apr 2635.94
Apr 2634.47
Apr 2635.52
Mar 2634.89
Mar 2634.68
Mar 2628.58
Mar 2625.65
Feb 2623.72
Feb 2626.53
Feb 2626.18
Feb 2624.07
Jan 2627.41
Jan 2629.86
Jan 2630.57
Jan 2630.39
Jan 2630.39
Dec 2530.39
Dec 2529.45
Dec 2528.48
Dec 2529.13
Nov 2529.13
Nov 2527.82
Nov 2529.94
Nov 2531.4
Oct 2531.4
Oct 2531.89
Oct 2531.57
Oct 2530.59
Oct 2530.59
Sep 2530.59
Sep 2529.23
Sep 2531.02
Sep 2528.64
Aug 2530.58
Aug 2528.64
Aug 2528.49
Aug 2528.94
Aug 2527.74
Jul 2537.59
Jul 2537.29
Jul 2533.41
Jul 2537.74
Jun 2532.52
Jun 2529.98
Jun 2527.15
Jun 2527.15
May 2527.15
May 2527
May 2526.55
May 2528.64
May 2527.74
Apr 2541.22
Apr 2535.11
Apr 2536.2
Apr 2535.55
Mar 2536.86
Mar 2536.7
Mar 2534.04
Mar 2534.61
Feb 2535.75
Feb 2541.46
Feb 2546.4
Feb 2538.98
Jan 2541.27
Jan 2545.26
Jan 2549.25
Jan 2551.34
Jan 2549.82
Dec 2448.49
Dec 2442.22
Dec 2444.88
Dec 2441.65
Nov 2449.63
Nov 2435.56
Nov 2434.23
Nov 2435.94
Nov 2435.56
Oct 2432.72
Oct 2432.23
Free Cash Flow Yield
0%5%10%15%med 6.3%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 265.37%
Sep 265.37%
Aug 265.49%
Aug 265.54%
Aug 265.54%
Aug 265.4%
Jul 265.4%
Jul 266.49%
Jul 266.52%
Jul 266.52%
Jul 267.41%
Jun 267.55%
Jun 267.46%
Jun 267.46%
Jun 267.5%
May 267.24%
May 267.28%
May 267.41%
May 267.41%
May 267.33%
Apr 267.97%
Apr 267.74%
Apr 268.07%
Apr 267.83%
Mar 267.97%
Mar 268.02%
Mar 269.73%
Mar 269.34%
Feb 2610.1%
Feb 269.03%
Feb 269.15%
Feb 269.95%
Jan 268.74%
Jan 268.02%
Jan 267.84%
Jan 267.88%
Jan 267.88%
Dec 257.88%
Dec 258.43%
Dec 258.72%
Dec 258.52%
Nov 258.52%
Nov 258.92%
Nov 258.29%
Nov 257.9%
Oct 257.9%
Oct 257.78%
Oct 257.86%
Oct 258.11%
Oct 258.11%
Sep 258.11%
Sep 255.98%
Sep 255.63%
Sep 256.1%
Aug 255.71%
Aug 256.1%
Aug 256.13%
Aug 256.04%
Aug 256.3%
Jul 254.65%
Jul 254.69%
Jul 255.23%
Jul 254.63%
Jun 255.37%
Jun 255.83%
Jun 256.44%
Jun 256.44%
May 256.44%
May 256.47%
May 256.58%
May 256.1%
May 256.3%
Apr 253.57%
Apr 254.2%
Apr 254.07%
Apr 254.14%
Mar 254%
Mar 252.11%
Mar 252.27%
Mar 252.23%
Feb 252.16%
Feb 251.86%
Feb 251.67%
Feb 251.98%
Jan 251.87%
Jan 251.71%
Jan 251.57%
Jan 251.51%
Jan 251.55%
Dec 241.59%
Dec 241.83%
Dec 241.72%
Dec 241.86%
Nov 241.56%
Nov 242.17%
Nov 242.26%
Nov 242.15%
Nov 242.17%
Oct 240%
Oct 240%
Price to Sales
12345med 2.93Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 262.67
Sep 262.67
Aug 262.62
Aug 262.59
Aug 262.59
Aug 262.66
Jul 262.66
Jul 262.78
Jul 262.76
Jul 262.76
Jul 262.43
Jun 262.39
Jun 262.42
Jun 262.42
Jun 262.4
May 262.49
May 262.48
May 262.43
May 262.43
May 262.46
Apr 262.34
Apr 262.41
Apr 262.31
Apr 262.38
Mar 262.34
Mar 262.33
Mar 261.92
Mar 262.18
Feb 262.01
Feb 262.25
Feb 262.22
Feb 262.04
Jan 262.32
Jan 262.53
Jan 262.59
Jan 262.58
Jan 262.58
Dec 252.58
Dec 252.8
Dec 252.71
Dec 252.77
Nov 252.77
Nov 252.65
Nov 252.85
Nov 252.99
Oct 252.99
Oct 253.04
Oct 253
Oct 252.91
Oct 252.91
Sep 252.91
Sep 253.16
Sep 253.35
Sep 253.09
Aug 253.3
Aug 253.09
Aug 253.07
Aug 253.12
Aug 252.99
Jul 254.06
Jul 254.02
Jul 253.61
Jul 254.07
Jun 253.51
Jun 253.24
Jun 252.93
Jun 252.93
May 252.93
May 252.91
May 252.87
May 253.09
May 252.99
Apr 253.44
Apr 252.93
Apr 253.02
Apr 252.96
Mar 253.07
Mar 253.34
Mar 253.1
Mar 253.15
Feb 253.26
Feb 253.78
Feb 254.23
Feb 253.55
Jan 253.76
Jan 254.12
Jan 254.49
Jan 254.68
Jan 254.54
Dec 244.42
Dec 243.85
Dec 244.09
Dec 243.8
Nov 244.52
Nov 243.24
Nov 243.12
Nov 243.28
Nov 243.24
Oct 243.64
Oct 243.58
EV/EBITDA
-100102030med 3.53Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 264.52
Sep 264.52
Aug 263.9
Aug 263.59
Aug 263.59
Aug 264.36
Jul 264.36
Jul 265.15
Jul 265.01
Jul 265.01
Jul 261.71
Jun 261.28
Jun 261.57
Jun 261.57
Jun 261.42
May 262.28
May 262.14
May 261.71
May 261.71
May 262
Apr 260.06
Apr 260.78
Apr 26-0.23
Apr 260.49
Mar 260.06
Mar 26-0.09
Mar 26-4.27
Mar 26-3.23
Feb 26-4.73
Feb 26-2.55
Feb 26-2.82
Feb 26-4.46
Jan 26-1.86
Jan 260.05
Jan 260.6
Jan 260.46
Jan 260.46
Dec 250.46
Dec 251.84
Dec 251.01
Dec 251.56
Nov 251.56
Nov 250.47
Nov 252.25
Nov 253.48
Oct 253.48
Oct 253.89
Oct 253.61
Oct 252.79
Oct 252.79
Sep 252.79
Sep 254.34
Sep 256
Sep 253.78
Aug 255.59
Aug 253.78
Aug 253.65
Aug 254.06
Aug 252.95
Jul 2512.11
Jul 2511.83
Jul 258.23
Jul 2512.25
Jun 257.39
Jun 255.03
Jun 252.4
Jun 252.4
May 252.4
May 252.26
May 251.84
May 253.78
May 252.95
Apr 258.35
Apr 252.2
Apr 253.3
Apr 252.64
Mar 253.96
Mar 256.06
Mar 253.45
Mar 254.01
Feb 255.13
Feb 2510.72
Feb 2515.56
Feb 258.3
Jan 2510.53
Jan 2514.45
Jan 2518.36
Jan 2520.41
Jan 2518.92
Dec 2417.61
Dec 2411.46
Dec 2414.07
Dec 2410.91
Nov 2418.73
Nov 244.94
Nov 243.64
Nov 245.32
Nov 244.94
Oct 247.31
Oct 246.84
Price/Operating Cashflow
02000400060008000med 15.64Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2617.99
Sep 2617.99
Aug 2617.62
Aug 2617.43
Aug 2617.43
Aug 2617.9
Jul 2617.9
Jul 2614.9
Jul 2614.82
Jul 2614.82
Jul 2613.05
Jun 2612.81
Jun 2612.97
Jun 2612.97
Jun 2612.89
May 2613.35
May 2613.28
May 2613.05
May 2613.05
May 2613.2
Apr 2612.15
Apr 2612.51
Apr 2612
Apr 2612.37
Mar 2612.15
Mar 2612.07
Mar 269.95
Mar 2610.39
Feb 269.6
Feb 2610.74
Feb 2610.6
Feb 269.75
Jan 2611.1
Jan 2612.09
Jan 2612.38
Jan 2612.31
Jan 2612.31
Dec 2512.31
Dec 2511.64
Dec 2511.25
Dec 2511.51
Nov 2511.51
Nov 2510.99
Nov 2511.83
Nov 2512.41
Oct 2512.41
Oct 2512.6
Oct 2512.47
Oct 2512.09
Oct 2512.09
Sep 2512.09
Sep 2516.48
Sep 2517.49
Sep 2516.14
Aug 2517.24
Aug 2516.14
Aug 2516.06
Aug 2516.31
Aug 2515.64
Jul 2521.19
Jul 2521.02
Jul 2518.83
Jul 2521.27
Jun 2518.33
Jun 2516.9
Jun 2515.3
Jun 2515.3
May 2515.3
May 2515.22
May 2514.97
May 2516.14
May 2515.64
Apr 2527.48
Apr 2523.41
Apr 2524.13
Apr 2523.7
Mar 2524.57
Mar 2546.02
Mar 2542.68
Mar 2543.4
Feb 2544.83
Feb 2551.98
Feb 2558.18
Feb 2548.88
Jan 2551.75
Jan 2556.75
Jan 2561.76
Jan 2564.38
Jan 2562.48
Dec 2460.81
Dec 2452.94
Dec 2456.28
Dec 2452.22
Nov 2462.24
Nov 2444.59
Nov 2442.92
Nov 2445.07
Nov 2444.59
Aug 216540.26
Aug 216519.99
Price to Book
0.511.52med 1.24Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PERF Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.21
Sep 261.21
Aug 261.19
Aug 261.17
Aug 261.17
Aug 261.2
Jul 261.2
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.26
Jul 261.26
Jul 261.11
Jun 261.09
Jun 261.1
Jun 261.1
Jun 261.1
May 261.14
May 261.13
May 261.11
May 261.11
May 261.12
Apr 261.06
Apr 261.09
Apr 261.05
Apr 261.08
Mar 261.06
Mar 261.05
Mar 260.87
Mar 260.95
Feb 260.88
Feb 260.98
Feb 260.97
Feb 260.89
Jan 261.02
Jan 261.11
Jan 261.13
Jan 261.13
Jan 261.13
Dec 251.13
Dec 251.2
Dec 251.16
Dec 251.18
Nov 251.18
Nov 251.13
Nov 251.22
Nov 251.28
Oct 251.28
Oct 251.3
Oct 251.28
Oct 251.24
Oct 251.24
Sep 251.24
Sep 251.3
Sep 251.38
Sep 251.28
Aug 251.36
Aug 251.28
Aug 251.27
Aug 251.29
Aug 251.24
Jul 251.67
Jul 251.66
Jul 251.49
Jul 251.68
Jun 251.45
Jun 251.34
Jun 251.21
Jun 251.21
May 251.21
May 251.2
May 251.18
May 251.28
May 251.24
Apr 251.41
Apr 251.2
Apr 251.24
Apr 251.21
Mar 251.26
Mar 251.34
Mar 251.25
Mar 251.27
Feb 251.31
Feb 251.52
Feb 251.7
Feb 251.43
Jan 251.51
Jan 251.66
Jan 251.8
Jan 251.88
Jan 251.82
Dec 241.77
Dec 241.55
Dec 241.64
Dec 241.52
Nov 241.82
Nov 241.3
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.32
Nov 241.3
Oct 241.46
Oct 241.43
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