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Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 30.1% from a year earlier: Revenue was $261.2 million, up 30.1% from $200.7 million a year earlier and 3.6% from the prior quarter's $252.1 million. Source
  • GAAP net income rose to $45.1 million: GAAP net income was $45.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, against $29.4 million, or $0.39, a year earlier and $36.5 million, or $0.48, in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.94 per diluted share: Adjusted net income was $71.4 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with $0.73 a year earlier and $0.90 in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin 57.1%, down year on year: Adjusted gross margin was 57.1%, against 58.1% a year earlier and 57.6% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin 25.6%: Adjusted income from operations was $67.0 million, or 25.6% of revenue, against $50.7 million, or 25.2%, a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose to $235.4M: Net cash from operating activities was $235.4 million for the year, against $162.6 million in fiscal 2024. Source
  • Federal and State funding agreement pending: The company refers to negotiating a definitive agreement for, and receiving, funding from the Federal and State governments for its strategic investment plan. Source

“We built upon our strong foundation in fiscal year 2025, and we look forward to starting fiscal 2026,”

Stephen G. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer, MACOM

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFiscal first quarter 2026 (ending January 2, 2026)$265 million to $273 millionNew
Adjusted gross margin SourceFiscal first quarter 2026 (ending January 2, 2026)56.5% to 58.5%New
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceFiscal first quarter 2026 (ending January 2, 2026)$0.98 to $1.02 per diluted shareNew
Fully diluted shares SourceFiscal first quarter 2026 (ending January 2, 2026)76.6 millionRaised from 76.5 million

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Guidance given for the fiscal first quarter. The prior release's guidance covered the fiscal fourth quarter, which this release reports as actual. Source
  • New: Gain on acquired assets added as a non-GAAP exclusion, tied to transferred Research Triangle Park fab assets. The prior release had no such exclusion. Source
  • New: The release refers to a license agreement with HRL Laboratories. The prior release did not mention it. Source
  • Guidance kept: Non-GAAP income tax rate assumption kept at 3% for the coming quarter. Source

Fourth-quarter and full-year results

  • Revenue rose 30.1% from a year earlier: Revenue was $261.2 million, up 30.1% from $200.7 million a year earlier and 3.6% from the prior quarter's $252.1 million. Source
  • Full-year revenue rose 32.6%: Full-year revenue was $967.3 million, up 32.6% from $729.6 million in fiscal 2024. Source
  • GAAP net income rose to $45.1 million: GAAP net income was $45.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, against $29.4 million, or $0.39, a year earlier and $36.5 million, or $0.48, in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.94 per diluted share: Adjusted net income was $71.4 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with $0.73 a year earlier and $0.90 in the prior quarter. Source

Segments, regions and facilities

  • Facilities span United States, Europe, Asia: The company operates facilities across the United States, Europe and Asia, with headquarters in Lowell, Massachusetts. No revenue split by segment or region is given. Source
  • Three named end markets, no split: The release names Industrial and Defense, Data Center and Telecommunications as its markets. It gives no revenue breakdown by these markets. Source
  • Gain on transferred fab assets: A $10.1 million gain on acquired assets was recorded in the fourth quarter, tied to transfer of a fabrication facility. The company excludes it from adjusted results. Source

Products and customers

  • Automotive and aerospace certifications held: The company reports certification to the IATF16949 automotive standard and the AS9100D aerospace standard, plus ISO9001 and ISO14001. Source
  • Research Triangle Park fab assumed: The company assumed the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina RF fabrication facility in the fourth quarter, linked to the RF business acquired in fiscal 2024. Source

Operating expenses

  • Research and development expense rose: Research and development was $62.9 million, against $49.6 million a year earlier and $63.4 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Selling, general and administrative up: Selling, general and administrative expense was $39.8 million, against $32.7 million a year earlier and $38.4 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Share-based compensation rose year on year: Share-based compensation in operating expenses was $15.9 million in the quarter, against $10.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted opex fell as share of revenue: Adjusted operating expenses were $82.1 million, or 31.5% of revenue, against 32.9% a year earlier. Source

Margins and profitability

  • Adjusted gross margin 57.1%, down year on year: Adjusted gross margin was 57.1%, against 58.1% a year earlier and 57.6% in the prior quarter. Source
  • GAAP gross margin 54.5%: GAAP gross margin was 54.5%, against 54.7% a year earlier and 55.3% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin 25.6%: Adjusted income from operations was $67.0 million, or 25.6% of revenue, against $50.7 million, or 25.2%, a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin 29.0%: Adjusted EBITDA was $75.7 million, or 29.0% of revenue, against $57.9 million, or 28.9%, a year earlier. Source
  • Full-year adjusted operating margin 25.4%: Full-year adjusted income from operations was $245.7 million, or 25.4% of revenue, against 24.0% in fiscal 2024. Source

Cash, balance sheet and capital

  • Cash and short-term investments grew: Cash and equivalents were $112.1 million and short-term investments $673.8 million at October 3, 2025, against $146.8 million and $435.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose to $235.4M: Net cash from operating activities was $235.4 million for the year, against $162.6 million in fiscal 2024. Source
  • Short-term debt on balance sheet: Short-term debt was $160.9 million at October 3, 2025, against none a year earlier. Long-term debt obligations were $339.6 million. Source
  • Capital spending on equipment and property: Purchases of property and equipment were $42.6 million for the year, plus $28.8 million of property bought under a financing arrangement. Source
  • Shares withheld for employee equity taxes: Common stock withheld for taxes on employee equity awards was $43.1 million for the year, against $14.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Inventories and receivables increased: Inventories were $237.8 million and accounts receivable $148.6 million at October 3, 2025, up from $194.5 million and $105.7 million at September 27, 2024. Source

Strategy, deals and government funding

  • Federal and State funding agreement pending: The company refers to negotiating a definitive agreement for, and receiving, funding from the Federal and State governments for its strategic investment plan. Source
  • HRL Laboratories license agreement referenced: The release refers to a license agreement with HRL Laboratories and related collaboration and sales arrangements with partners. Source
  • European Semiconductor Center referenced: The company refers to establishing and growing a European Semiconductor Center as part of its expansion. Source
  • Acquisitions cited in capability expansion: The release lists acquisitions of ENGIN-IC, Linearizer Communications Group and the RF business of Wolfspeed as ways it expands capabilities. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 November 2025

  • Federal and State funding agreement: Definitive agreement and receipt of Federal and State government funding are described as still in negotiation and to come. Source
  • Fiscal first quarter ends January 2, 2026: The next reported quarter, the fiscal first quarter 2026, ends on January 2, 2026. 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.