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Analog Devices Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 19 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 10 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 40% to $4.02 billion: Revenue was $4.02 billion against $2.88 billion a year earlier. Nine-month revenue was $10.81 billion, up 36% from $7.94 billion. Source
  • Industrial was 49% of revenue: Industrial revenue was $1.97 billion, up 53% year over year and up from $1.80 billion in the second quarter. Source
  • Demand strengthened across regions: Management said demand continued to strengthen across the product portfolio and regions through the third quarter, and that this is reflected in the fourth quarter forecast. Source
  • $1.69 billion returned to shareholders: The company returned $1.69 billion in the quarter: $535 million of dividends and $1.16 billion of stock repurchases. Trailing twelve-month cash returned was $5.17 billion. Source
  • Acquisition payments reached $1.50 billion: Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, were $1.50 billion in the third quarter and $1.54 billion for nine months, against $36 million in the second quarter. Source

“exceeding the midpoint of our revenue, margin, and earnings outlook as we capitalized on broad-based demand”

Vincent Roche, CEO and Chair

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$4.3 billion, +/- $100 millionNew
Reported operating margin SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026approximately 42.6%, +/-150 bpsNew
Adjusted operating margin SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026approximately 52.0%, +/-100 bpsNew
Reported diluted EPS SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$3.14, +/-$0.15New
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$3.86, +/-$0.15New
Nonoperating expense SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026~$80 millionNew
Tax rate SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 202612% - 14%New
Acquisition related expense adjustments SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$405 millionNew
Tax effects of acquisition related adjustments SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$53 millionNew
Net EPS impact of adjustments SourceFourth quarter of fiscal 2026$0.72New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 is given in this release; the prior release gave guidance for the third quarter only. Source
  • New: The release names the acquisition of Empower Semiconductor, Inc., with transaction costs for it excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • New: Adjusted operating expenses and adjusted operating income now also exclude acquisition related transaction costs; the prior release excluded only acquisition related expenses and special charges. Source
  • New: A subsidiary was sold in the third quarter for net proceeds of $96.6 million; the release does not name the business or the buyer. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 40% to $4.02 billion: Revenue was $4.02 billion against $2.88 billion a year earlier. Nine-month revenue was $10.81 billion, up 36% from $7.94 billion. Source
  • Diluted EPS and operating income rose: Diluted EPS was $2.74 against $1.04, up 163%. Operating income was $1.61 billion against $818 million, up 97%. Adjusted diluted EPS was $3.45 against $2.05. Source

Segments and end markets

  • Industrial was 49% of revenue: Industrial revenue was $1.97 billion, up 53% year over year and up from $1.80 billion in the second quarter. Source
  • Communications up 84% year over year: Communications revenue was $654.5 million, 16% of the total, up 84% year over year and from $554.7 million in the second quarter. Nine-month growth was 72%. Source
  • Automotive up 16% year over year: Automotive revenue was $998.2 million, 25% of the total, up 16% year over year and from $871.6 million in the second quarter. Nine-month Automotive revenue rose 9%. Source
  • Consumer up 6% year over year: Consumer revenue was $397.2 million, 10% of the total, up 6% year over year and little changed from $397.8 million in the second quarter. Nine-month growth was 18%. Source
  • Release names Data Center as growth driver: The headline says year-over-year growth was led by Data Center and Industrial. The release gives no separate Data Center revenue figure. Source

“We believe our balance of disciplined execution and targeted growth investments will enable us to finish the year strongly and carry that momentum into fiscal 2027.”

Richard Puccio, CFO

Costs, margins and tax

  • Gross margin reached 67.3%: Gross margin was 67.3% against 62.1%, up 520 basis points. Adjusted gross margin was 72.5% against 69.2%. Acquisition related expenses of $209.2 million sat in cost of sales. Source
  • Adjusted operating expenses fell as share of revenue: Adjusted operating expenses were $906.8 million, 22.5% of revenue, against 27.1% a year earlier. Reported operating expenses were 27.2% of revenue against 33.7%. Source
  • R&D and SG&A rose in dollars: Research and development was $533.5 million against $454.3 million. Selling, marketing, general and administrative expense was $397.3 million against $325.7 million. Source
  • Effective tax rate fell to 13.3%: The effective income tax rate was 13.3% against 32.1%, and 12.3% for nine months against 18.9%. Source

Demand and balance sheet

  • Demand strengthened across regions: Management said demand continued to strengthen across the product portfolio and regions through the third quarter, and that this is reflected in the fourth quarter forecast. Source
  • Receivables and inventory both rose: Accounts receivable were $2.39 billion at August 1, 2026, against $1.44 billion at November 1, 2025. Inventories were $1.93 billion against $1.66 billion. Source
  • Cash fell while total debt rose: Cash and equivalents were $2.17 billion and short-term investments $159 million, against $2.50 billion and $1.15 billion at November 1, 2025. Total debt including commercial paper was $9.12 billion. Source

Cash flow and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow was $1.46 billion: Operating cash flow was $1.60 billion, and free cash flow $1.46 billion or 36% of revenue after $146 million of capital expenditures. Trailing twelve-month free cash flow was $4.94 billion. Source
  • $1.69 billion returned to shareholders: The company returned $1.69 billion in the quarter: $535 million of dividends and $1.16 billion of stock repurchases. Trailing twelve-month cash returned was $5.17 billion. Source
  • Quarterly dividend declared at $1.10: The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.10 per outstanding share. Source
  • Shares outstanding fell: Shares outstanding were 484.6 million at August 1, 2026, down from 489.7 million at November 1, 2025. Source

Acquisitions and strategy

  • Acquisition payments reached $1.50 billion: Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, were $1.50 billion in the third quarter and $1.54 billion for nine months, against $36 million in the second quarter. Source
  • Goodwill up, intangibles down: Goodwill was $27.99 billion against $26.95 billion at November 1, 2025, and intangible assets, net, were $7.47 billion against $8.01 billion. Source
  • Innovation and manufacturing cited as base: Management said leadership rests on a combination of innovation, deep customer collaboration and manufacturing agility. Source

Reporting basis and non-GAAP measures

  • Acquisition expenses were largest EPS item: Acquisition related expenses were $0.81 per diluted share in the third quarter, the largest item between reported and adjusted diluted EPS. Source
  • Special charges and tax items adjusted: The reconciliation shows special charges, net at $0.05 per share and tax related items at $0.10 per share, both as negative adjustments in the quarter. Source
  • Adjusted tax rate near 13%: The adjusted tax rate was 13.1% in the third quarter, against 11.9% a year earlier, and 12.5% for nine months against 11.6%. Source

Coming up, as management said on 19 August 2026

  • Quarterly dividend payment: The $1.10 quarterly dividend is payable September 15, 2026 to holders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2026. Source
  • Fourth quarter period closes: The fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 covers the three months ending October 31, 2026, the period the guidance refers to. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin percentage Source67.3% (third quarter), 62.1% (prior year quarter)
Adjusted gross margin percentage Source72.5% (third quarter), 69.2% (prior year quarter)
Industrial end-market revenue Source$1,971,926 thousand (49% of revenue)
Automotive end-market revenue Source$998,227 thousand (25% of revenue)
Communications end-market revenue Source$654,515 thousand (16% of revenue)
Consumer end-market revenue Source$397,231 thousand (10% of revenue)

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said the third quarter exceeded the midpoint of the prior release's guidance on revenue, margin and earnings. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.