PDF Solutions, Inc.

DB:PD9 Stock Report

Market Cap: €922.8m

PDF Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

PDF Solutions' CEO is John Kibarian, appointed in Nov 1991, has a tenure of 32.92 years. total yearly compensation is $589.68K, comprised of 76.3% salary and 23.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.49% of the company’s shares, worth €59.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 16.6 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

John Kibarian

Chief executive officer

US$589.7k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage76.31%
CEO tenure34yrs
CEO ownership6.5%
Management average tenure16.6yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Kibarian's remuneration changed compared to PDF Solutions's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$53k

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$859k

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$1m

Dec 31 2024US$590kUS$450k

US$4m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$4m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$2m

Dec 31 2023US$596kUS$448k

US$3m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$9m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$1m

Dec 31 2022US$655kUS$427k

-US$3m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$11m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$15m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2021US$409kUS$400k

-US$21m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$48m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$47m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$40m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$8m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$6m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2019US$400kUS$400k

-US$5m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$7m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$9m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$10m

Dec 31 2018US$400kUS$400k

-US$8m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD589.68K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John Kibarian (61 yo)

34yrs
Tenure
US$589,683
Compensation

Dr. John K. Kibarian, Ph D., is a Co-Founder of PDF Solutions Inc. and has been its President since November 1991 and Chief Executive Officer since July 2000. Dr. Kibarian served as Co-Chair of Electronic...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kibarian
Co-Founder34yrsUS$589.68k6.49%
€ 59.8m
Kimon Michaels
Co-Founderno dataUS$561.31k3.99%
€ 36.8m
Adnan Raza
Executive VP of Finance & CFO5.7yrsUS$1.64m0.060%
€ 557.8k
Andrzej Strojwas
Chief Technology Officer3.9yrsUS$822.30k0.21%
€ 2.0m
Peter Cohn
Secretaryno datano datano data
P. Mozumder
Vice President of WW Sales27.5yrsUS$215.41kno data
Jeffrey David
Vice President of AI Solutionsno datano datano data
Said Akar
General Managerno datano datano data
Michael Yu
Vice President of Sales & Operations - Asiano datano datano data
16.6yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: PD9's management team is seasoned and experienced (16.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kibarian
Co-Founder32.9yrsUS$589.68k6.49%
€ 59.8m
Kimon Michaels
Co-Founder30yrsUS$561.31k3.99%
€ 36.8m
Chi-Foon Chan
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$511.34k0.023%
€ 215.2k
Joseph Bronson
Lead Independent Director11.5yrsUS$232.11k0.078%
€ 720.3k
Michael Gustafson
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$214.11k0.076%
€ 702.4k
Ye Li
Independent Director4yrsUS$201.61k0.042%
€ 385.6k
Shuo Zhang
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$205.61k0.037%
€ 344.8k
Nancy Erba
Independent Director6.4yrsUS$211.61k0.085%
€ 786.9k
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PD9's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/28 09:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/28 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

PDF Solutions, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert BurlesonCanaccord Genuity
Jonathan TanwantengCJS Securities, Inc.
Christian SchwabCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC