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Formfactor Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Record fiscal 2025 revenue: Fiscal 2025 revenue was a record $785.0 million, up 2.8% from $763.6 million in fiscal 2024. Fourth-quarter revenue of $215.2 million rose 6.2% sequentially and 13.6% year over year. Source
  • DRAM revenue set another record: DRAM revenue set another record, driven by non-HBM applications such as DDR4 and DDR5, as management anticipated. The prior quarter's record had been driven primarily by HBM. Source
  • Demand seen for HBM and switches: Management sees first-quarter demand for HBM in DRAM and for network switches in Foundry & Logic, within advanced packaging and high-performance-compute markets. Source
  • Fourth-quarter non-GAAP margin reached 43.9%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 43.9%, up from 41.0% in the third quarter and 40.2% a year earlier. GAAP gross margin was 42.2%, compared with 39.8% in the third quarter. Source
  • Fiscal free cash flow fell on capital spending: Fiscal 2025 free cash flow was $13.6 million, against $82.8 million in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were $103.7 million for the year, compared with $38.4 million. Source
  • Keystone Photonics acquisition: The company reported a strategic acquisition of Keystone Photonics, which it said strengthened its co-packaged optics testing position. Source

“FormFactor’s fourth quarter revenue, gross margin, and earnings per share all exceeded both third quarter results and the high end of our outlook range, and we posted record revenue on both a quarterly and annual basis,”

Mike Slessor, CEO of FormFactor, Inc.

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefirst quarter of fiscal 2026 (ending March 29, 2026)$225 million +/- $5 million (GAAP and non-GAAP)New
Gross margin Sourcefirst quarter of fiscal 2026GAAP 34% +/- 1.5%; non-GAAP 45% +/- 1.5%; reconciling items $26 millionNew
Diluted EPS Sourcefirst quarter of fiscal 2026GAAP $0.11 +/- $0.04; non-GAAP $0.45 +/- $0.04; reconciling items $0.34New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter fiscal 2026 guidance was given for the first time in these documents; the prior release gave only fourth-quarter guidance. Source
  • New: The company reported a strategic acquisition of Keystone Photonics, which it said strengthened its co-packaged optics testing position. Source

Fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results

  • Record fiscal 2025 revenue: Fiscal 2025 revenue was a record $785.0 million, up 2.8% from $763.6 million in fiscal 2024. Fourth-quarter revenue of $215.2 million rose 6.2% sequentially and 13.6% year over year. Source
  • Fourth-quarter GAAP and non-GAAP earnings rose: Fourth-quarter GAAP net income was $23.2 million, or $0.29 diluted, against $15.7 million, or $0.20, in the third quarter. Non-GAAP net income was $36.6 million, or $0.46 diluted, against $0.33. Source
  • Fiscal 2025 GAAP earnings below prior year: Fiscal 2025 GAAP net income was $54.4 million, or $0.69 diluted, down from $69.6 million, or $0.89. Non-GAAP net income was $101.5 million, or $1.30 diluted, up from $1.15. Source

DRAM, products and demand

  • DRAM revenue set another record: DRAM revenue set another record, driven by non-HBM applications such as DDR4 and DDR5, as management anticipated. The prior quarter's record had been driven primarily by HBM. Source
  • Test coverage across semiconductor life cycle: The company describes its technologies as covering characterization, modeling, reliability, design debug, qualification and production test across the semiconductor product life cycle. Source
  • Demand seen for HBM and switches: Management sees first-quarter demand for HBM in DRAM and for network switches in Foundry & Logic, within advanced packaging and high-performance-compute markets. Source

“we expect to again deliver sequentially higher revenue and non-GAAP gross margin in the first quarter as we meet the challenges and opportunities of increased test intensity”

Mike Slessor, CEO of FormFactor, Inc.

Gross margin and cost lines

  • Fourth-quarter non-GAAP margin reached 43.9%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 43.9%, up from 41.0% in the third quarter and 40.2% a year earlier. GAAP gross margin was 42.2%, compared with 39.8% in the third quarter. Source
  • 540 basis point second-half gain: Management reported 540 basis points of non-GAAP gross margin improvement in the second half of 2025 and expects continued expansion in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Fiscal 2025 gross margins declined: Fiscal 2025 GAAP gross margin was 39.3%, against 40.3% in fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP gross margin was 40.8%, against 41.7%. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating income rose in fourth quarter: Non-GAAP operating income was $36.9 million for the fourth quarter, up from $28.6 million in the third quarter. Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP operating income was $105.3 million, against $90.7 million. Source

First-quarter guidance context

  • Sequential growth expected in first quarter: Management expects sequentially higher revenue and non-GAAP gross margin in the first quarter, compared with fourth-quarter revenue of $215.2 million and a 43.9% non-GAAP gross margin. Source
  • Fourth-quarter results versus prior guidance: Fourth-quarter guidance had been $210 million of non-GAAP revenue and a 42.0% non-GAAP gross margin. Reported fourth-quarter results were above both figures.
  • Guidance assumptions and reconciling items: The guidance assumes consistent foreign currency rates. GAAP and non-GAAP guidance differ by stock-based compensation, intangible and acquisition fair value amortization, and restructuring charges, net of tax. Source

“As we move through 2026, we continue to focus on driving capacity increases and gross margin expansion within our existing footprint”

Mike Slessor, CEO of FormFactor, Inc.

Cash flow, balance sheet and returns

  • Fourth-quarter free cash flow rose: Fourth-quarter operating cash flow was $46.0 million and free cash flow was $34.7 million, against $19.7 million in the third quarter. Capital expenditures were $11.3 million in the quarter. Source
  • Fiscal free cash flow fell on capital spending: Fiscal 2025 free cash flow was $13.6 million, against $82.8 million in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were $103.7 million for the year, compared with $38.4 million. Source
  • Cash and securities at year-end: At December 27, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were $103.3 million and marketable securities were $171.8 million, against $97.7 million and $168.4 million in September. Source
  • Receivables down, inventories up: Accounts receivable, net, fell to $125.4 million from $133.3 million in September. Inventories, net, rose to $110.9 million from $108.8 million. Source
  • Fiscal 2025 buybacks lower: Fiscal 2025 repurchases under the stock repurchase program were $26.2 million, including excise tax, against $53.3 million in fiscal 2024. Source

Acquisitions, equity investment and capacity

  • Keystone Photonics acquisition: The company reported a strategic acquisition of Keystone Photonics, which it said strengthened its co-packaged optics testing position. Source
  • Equity investment and business purchases: Fiscal 2025 investing cash flows included $20.6 million for an acquisition of business and $67.2 million for an equity investment, which carried a $64.1 million balance at year-end. Source
  • Capacity growth within existing footprint: Management said its continued focus on capacity expansion within the existing footprint is expected to lift output and gross margin through 2026. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 February 2026

  • Analyst Day on May 11: Management will hold an Analyst Day on May 11 to discuss strategy and provide an updated target financial model. Source
  • Farmers Branch online late 2026: Management expects additional improvement as the Farmers Branch facility comes online toward the end of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin Source42.2% GAAP; 43.9% non-GAAP (fourth quarter of fiscal 2025)
End-market revenue: DRAM Sourcerecord quarter

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Management cited the challenges of increased test intensity and higher test complexity at the intersection of advanced packaging and high-performance-compute. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior release said gross margin improvement actions would continue into the fourth quarter and next year; this release reports 540 basis points of second-half improvement.
  • Met: Non-HBM DRAM growth, driven by DDR4 and DDR5, came as management had anticipated. 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.