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Diodes Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 35.8% year over year: Revenue was $532.6 million, up from $392.2 million a year earlier and up 19.5% from $445.5 million in the second quarter 2026. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS rose 219% year over year: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.18, compared with $0.37 a year earlier and $0.70 in the prior quarter. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.95. Source
  • GAAP gross margin up 540 basis points: GAAP gross margin was 36.1%, up from 30.7% a year earlier and 33.1% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Loading, mix and pricing lifted margin: Management said higher loading at manufacturing facilities, product mix and pricing improvements all benefited gross margin. Source
  • Free cash flow was $43.9 million: Operating cash flow was $97.2 million. After $53.2 million of capital expenditures, free cash flow was $43.9 million. Source
  • Capacity investments now coming online: The CEO said targeted capacity investments made over the past year are coming online and underpin the quarter's growth. Source

“Our third quarter revenue reached record levels coupled with an over 500-basis point year-over-year increase in gross margin to 36.1%, driving significant expansion in non-GAAP earnings.”

Gary Yu, President and CEO of Diodes

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefourth quarter 2026approximately $550 million, plus or minus 3%
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefourth quarter 202637.0%, plus or minus 1%
Non-GAAP adjusted EPS Sourcefourth quarter 2026$1.35, plus or minus $0.10
Revenue growth Sourcefull year 2026approximately 30% over 2025 at the mid-point

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company completed its acquisition of ElevATE Semiconductor, a provider of integrated circuits for the automated test equipment market. Source
  • New: The company completed a $375 million private placement of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031. Source
  • Ended: A board member and an officer retired during the period, and the related costs were excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Record revenue and earnings

  • Revenue rose 35.8% year over year: Revenue was $532.6 million, up from $392.2 million a year earlier and up 19.5% from $445.5 million in the second quarter 2026. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS rose 219% year over year: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.18, compared with $0.37 a year earlier and $0.70 in the prior quarter. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.95. Source
  • GAAP net income fell from prior quarter: GAAP net income was $43.7 million, compared with $14.3 million a year earlier and $46.6 million in the second quarter 2026. Source
  • Nine-month revenue and EPS both rose: Nine-month net sales were $1,383.6 million, against $1,090.5 million a year earlier. Nine-month non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.30, against $0.88. Source

Customer and product demand

  • Automotive revenue hit a record: Management attributed sequential growth above 19% mainly to record automotive revenue from continued market share gains. Source
  • Industrial and AI computing demand rose: Management cited stronger demand across broad industrial applications and sustained AI ecosystem demand, which produced record computing-market revenue. Source
  • Global POS set a record: Global POS was a record for the quarter and rose more than 30% year over year, according to the CEO. Source
  • New products and customer content: Management pointed to new product initiatives, market share gains and rising content at customers as drivers of demand. Source

“Based on our current projections for continued growth in the fourth quarter, we expect full year revenue to increase approximately 30% over 2025 at the mid-point.”

Gary Yu, President and CEO of Diodes

Margins and operating costs

  • GAAP gross margin up 540 basis points: GAAP gross margin was 36.1%, up from 30.7% a year earlier and 33.1% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Loading, mix and pricing lifted margin: Management said higher loading at manufacturing facilities, product mix and pricing improvements all benefited gross margin. Source
  • Non-GAAP gross margin 36.2%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 36.2%, excluding $0.4 million of inventory accounting tied to the ElevATE acquisition. Source
  • GAAP operating expenses at 24.2%: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $122.1 million, or 22.9% of revenue. Share-based compensation of $7.4 million net of tax equals $0.16 per diluted share. Source
  • EBITDA margin rose to 16.8%: EBITDA was $89.7 million, or 16.8% of revenue, up from 11.9% a year earlier and down from 18.7% in the prior quarter. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Free cash flow was $43.9 million: Operating cash flow was $97.2 million. After $53.2 million of capital expenditures, free cash flow was $43.9 million. Source
  • Net cash flow of $134.1 million: Net cash flow was $134.1 million, which includes approximately $35 million for the stock buyback program. Source
  • Cash and debt at quarter-end: Cash, restricted cash and short-term investments were about $578 million. Total debt was about $405 million and working capital about $1.1 billion. Source

Acquisition and capacity investment

  • Goodwill and intangibles increased: Goodwill rose to $263.1 million from $183.4 million at December 31, 2025. Intangible assets, net rose to $231.4 million from $45.5 million. Source
  • Capacity investments now coming online: The CEO said targeted capacity investments made over the past year are coming online and underpin the quarter's growth. Source
  • Acquisition charges excluded from non-GAAP: Operating expenses included $5.2 million of acquisition-related intangible amortization and $1.8 million of acquisition-related costs, both excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Non-operating items and retirements

  • Unrealized investment loss excluded: Net of tax, a $7.9 million unrealized loss on investments was excluded from non-GAAP adjusted net income. Source
  • Subsidiary disposal gain excluded: A $3.0 million net-of-tax gain on the disposal of a subsidiary was excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Board member and officer retired: Costs of the retirements, including cash payments and accelerated stock vesting, were excluded from non-GAAP results. The nine-month pre-tax amount was $2.6 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Results revisable until 10-Q filing: The company said the results are preliminary and unaudited and remain subject to revision until it files its Form 10-Q for the quarter. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin Source36.1% GAAP; 36.2% non-GAAP
Factory loading Sourceincreased (no figure given)
Inventories Source$535.0 million
Automotive end-market revenue Sourcerecord
Computing end-market revenue Sourcerecord

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Results are preliminary and unaudited, pending completion of closing procedures and the auditor's quarterly review. Source
  • Financial: No GAAP reconciliation is given for the fourth-quarter non-GAAP EPS, because the excluded items are hard to predict in amount and timing. 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.