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Allegro Microsystems, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 29 January 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net sales rose 29% year-over-year: Quarterly net sales were $229.2 million, up 29% from a year earlier and 7% from the prior quarter. Nine-month net sales were $646.9 million, up 22%. Source
  • GAAP net income turned positive: GAAP net income attributable to Allegro was $8.3 million, or $0.04 diluted EPS, compared with a loss of $6.9 million, or $(0.04) per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Automotive sales rose $35.9 million: Automotive net sales were $164.5 million, up $35.9 million from the prior-year quarter. Nine-month Automotive net sales were $464.7 million, up $68.9 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin expanded: Non-GAAP operating margin was 15.4%, up from 10.8% a year earlier. GAAP operating margin was 4.2%, compared with about zero a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 20.1%: Adjusted EBITDA was $46.2 million, a 20.1% margin, compared with $30.3 million and a 17.0% margin in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Free cash flow was $41.3 million: Quarterly operating cash flow was $45.4 million. Non-GAAP free cash flow was $41.3 million, or 18.0% of net sales, after $4.1 million of capital expenditures. Source

“Additionally, non-GAAP EPS more than doubled year-over-year to $0.15.”

Mike Doogue, President and CEO of Allegro

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales Sourcefourth quarter of fiscal 2026$230 million to $240 millionNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefourth quarter of fiscal 2026between 49% and 51%Kept
Non-GAAP operating expenses Sourcefourth quarter of fiscal 2026approximately 3% sequentially to $81 millionNew
Interest expense Sourcefourth quarter of fiscal 2026approximately $5 millionKept
Non-GAAP diluted EPS Sourcefourth quarter of fiscal 2026between $0.14 and $0.18New

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The term loan was repriced 25 basis points lower to SOFR plus 175 basis points in early January, which management said reduces annualized interest expense by $700,000. Source
  • New guidance: Fourth-quarter guidance was given for net sales, non-GAAP gross margin, operating expenses, interest expense and non-GAAP diluted EPS, after third-quarter guidance in the prior release. Source
  • Guidance kept: The non-GAAP gross margin range for the fourth quarter matches the range given for the third quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net sales rose 29% year-over-year: Quarterly net sales were $229.2 million, up 29% from a year earlier and 7% from the prior quarter. Nine-month net sales were $646.9 million, up 22%. Source
  • GAAP net income turned positive: GAAP net income attributable to Allegro was $8.3 million, or $0.04 diluted EPS, compared with a loss of $6.9 million, or $(0.04) per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Nine-month GAAP result improved: Nine-month GAAP net income attributable to Allegro was $1.6 million, against a $58.2 million loss a year earlier. The prior-year period included a $34.8 million loss on a forward repurchase contract. Source

Segments and end markets

  • Automotive sales rose $35.9 million: Automotive net sales were $164.5 million, up $35.9 million from the prior-year quarter. Nine-month Automotive net sales were $464.7 million, up $68.9 million. Source
  • Industrial and Other grew to $64.7 million: Industrial and Other net sales were $64.7 million, up $15.4 million year-over-year. Nine-month Industrial and Other net sales were $182.3 million, up $45.8 million. Source

“This performance was driven by broad strength in Automotive sales, which grew 28% year-over-year, including a 46% increase in e-Mobility.”

Mike Doogue, President and CEO of Allegro

Costs and operating expenses

  • Research spending increased: Research and development expense was $52.9 million, up from $43.3 million a year earlier. Restructuring costs of $5.4 million were recorded in the quarter. Source
  • Selling and administrative costs rose: Selling, general and administrative expense was $44.6 million, compared with $37.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses rose: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $79.0 million, compared with $68.2 million a year earlier, after excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring and other items. Source

Margins and profitability

  • Non-GAAP operating margin expanded: Non-GAAP operating margin was 15.4%, up from 10.8% a year earlier. GAAP operating margin was 4.2%, compared with about zero a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 20.1%: Adjusted EBITDA was $46.2 million, a 20.1% margin, compared with $30.3 million and a 17.0% margin in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Tax items affected the quarter: The GAAP income tax benefit was $7.9 million. The non-GAAP effective tax rate was 6.9%, compared with (3.2)% a year earlier. Source

“We continued to see growing bookings and backlog, and a significant annual increase in year-to-date design wins.”

Mike Doogue, President and CEO of Allegro

Cash flow and working capital

  • Free cash flow was $41.3 million: Quarterly operating cash flow was $45.4 million. Non-GAAP free cash flow was $41.3 million, or 18.0% of net sales, after $4.1 million of capital expenditures. Source
  • Nine-month operating cash flow rose: Nine-month operating cash flow was $127.4 million, against $41.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • Receivables up, inventory down: Trade receivables rose to $99.7 million from $84.6 million at March 28, 2025. Inventories fell to $178.2 million from $183.9 million. Source

Debt, cash and shareholder returns

  • No term loan repayment in quarter: No term loan repayment was made in the quarter. Nine-month term loan repayments were $60.0 million, and finance lease payments were $0.9 million. Source
  • No share repurchases in the period: No common stock was repurchased in the quarter or the nine months. The prior-year nine months included $853.9 million of repurchases. Source
  • Cash rose to $155.2 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $155.2 million, up from $121.3 million at March 28, 2025. Total stockholders' equity was $964.4 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 29 January 2026

  • Analyst Day on long-term strategy: Management plans to give a deeper look at its longer-term strategy, growth drivers and target model at an upcoming Analyst Day. No date was given in the release. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin (GAAP) Source46.7%
Gross margin (non-GAAP) Source49.9%
Data Center end-market revenue Sourcerecord quarter

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said third-quarter net sales of $229 million exceeded the high end of the $215 million to $225 million range it had given. 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.