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Navitas Semiconductor Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 22% sequentially: Revenue was $10.5 million, up from $8.6 million in the first quarter and down from $14.5 million a year earlier. Six-month revenue was $19.1 million against $28.5 million. Source
  • GAAP net loss includes earnout charge: GAAP net loss was $228.2 million, or $(0.95) per diluted share, including a $203.1 million non-cash charge. Non-GAAP net loss was $9.3 million, or $(0.04) per share, against $9.8 million in the first quarter. Source
  • High-power markets up over 50%: High-power markets grew more than 50% year over year, and the release says that growth drove expanded gross margin. Source
  • Non-GAAP gross margin 39.5%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 39.5%, up 50 basis points from 39.0% in the first quarter and from 38.5% a year earlier. Source
  • Backlog expanding, book-to-bill record: Management said the backlog is expanding and book-to-bill is at a record level, with production samples shipping for multiple program ramps. Source
  • Cash more than doubled in quarter: Cash and cash equivalents were $557.4 million at June 30, against $221.0 million at March 31 and $236.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source

“Our strong second quarter results and expectations for continued double-digit quarterly growth in the second half of the year demonstrate the increasing traction of our strategic shift to Navitas 2.0 and focus exclusively on high-power markets”

Chris Allexandre, President and CEO of Navitas

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceThird quarter 2026$13.5 million, plus or minus $0.5 millionNew
Non-GAAP gross margin SourceThird quarter 202639.7%, plus or minus 100 basis pointsNew
Non-GAAP operating expenses SourceThird quarter 2026between $15.5 and $17.5 millionNew
Revenue growth SourceFourth quarter 2026double-digit growthNew
Revenue growth SourceFull year 2026mid-single-digit growthNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First guidance given for third-quarter revenue, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating expenses. Source
  • New guidance: First guidance given for full-year 2026 revenue growth, at mid-single-digit. Source
  • New guidance: Continued double-digit growth guided for the fourth quarter. Source
  • Ended: Mobile business substantially exited; transition to a high-power company described as nearly complete. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 22% sequentially: Revenue was $10.5 million, up from $8.6 million in the first quarter and down from $14.5 million a year earlier. Six-month revenue was $19.1 million against $28.5 million. Source
  • GAAP net loss includes earnout charge: GAAP net loss was $228.2 million, or $(0.95) per diluted share, including a $203.1 million non-cash charge. Non-GAAP net loss was $9.3 million, or $(0.04) per share, against $9.8 million in the first quarter. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating loss slightly lower: Non-GAAP operating loss was $11.4 million, against $11.7 million in the first quarter and $10.6 million a year earlier. GAAP operating loss was $27.2 million, against $27.8 million in the first quarter. Source

Segments and end markets

  • High-power markets up over 50%: High-power markets grew more than 50% year over year, and the release says that growth drove expanded gross margin. Source
  • AI infrastructure increasingly driving growth: AI Infrastructure, covering AI Data Centers and Grid and Energy Infrastructure, is increasingly driving growth, according to the release. Source
  • High-power majority of revenue in Q1: The prior release said high-power markets were a large majority of total revenue in the first quarter, growing about 35% year over year.

“We expect to deliver continued double-digit sequential growth in the third quarter, which will also represent a return to year-over-year revenue growth”

Tonya Stevens, CFO of Navitas

Products and customers

  • Isolated TO family for SiC MOSFETs: Introduced an Isolated TO product family for 1.2 kV to 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs, described as direct-cooled with module-like performance in a discrete form factor. Source
  • JFET line targets $1 billion SAM: The new 1.2 kV JFET line is initially aimed at AI data centers, solid-state transformers and grid infrastructure, estimated at an incremental $1 billion SAM. Source
  • Production samples shipping for 800 V: Production samples of GaN, HV SiC and UHV SiC are shipping for existing customer engagements aimed at next-generation AI data centers. Source
  • NVIDIA MGX collaboration on 800 V: Collaboration with the NVIDIA MGX Ecosystem supports 800 V DC rack architectures; an 800 V-to-6 V DC-DC power delivery board was demonstrated at COMPUTEX 2026. Source

Costs and margins

  • Non-GAAP gross margin 39.5%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 39.5%, up 50 basis points from 39.0% in the first quarter and from 38.5% a year earlier. Source
  • GAAP gross margin at 0.4%: GAAP gross margin was 0.4%, against (9.3%) in the first quarter and (11.8%) a year earlier. The GAAP figures include about $4 million of intangible amortization. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses edged up: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $15.5 million, against $15.0 million in the first quarter and $16.1 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP R&D was $9.2 million and non-GAAP SG&A $6.3 million. Source

Demand and the order book

  • Backlog expanding, book-to-bill record: Management said the backlog is expanding and book-to-bill is at a record level, with production samples shipping for multiple program ramps. Source
  • Customer engagements growing in AI: Engagements for SiC and GaN high-power solutions are growing across numerous customers' design programs in AI Infrastructure. Source
  • Q4 growth tied to backlog: Management links continued double-digit fourth-quarter growth to backlog and demand. Source

Capital and cash

  • Cash more than doubled in quarter: Cash and cash equivalents were $557.4 million at June 30, against $221.0 million at March 31 and $236.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Inventories and receivables rose: Inventories were $19.5 million, up from $14.9 million at March 31, and accounts receivable were $4.8 million, up from $3.7 million. Source
  • Share count higher than in Q1: Shares used in per-share calculation were 240.6 million in the second quarter, against 230.0 million in the first quarter. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Navitas 2.0 high-power focus: Management cites the ability to deliver high-power products with both GaN and high-voltage SiC technologies as the basis for momentum. Source
  • Inflection points ahead for GaN and SiC: Management said it is executing toward a series of inflection points expected to drive GaN and SiC content growth in later years. Source
  • Flexibility for strategic investments: The CFO cited the larger cash balance as flexibility for focused strategic investments in the portfolio and capacity expansion. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 July 2026

  • 1.2 kV JFET release by early 2027: A 1.2 kV JFET product line is to be released by early 2027, initially targeting AI data centers, solid-state transformer and energy grid applications. Source
  • Hyperscaler and XPU ramps in 2027: Management expects selected hyperscalers and XPU platforms to ramp in 2027, with accelerated uptake of new grid infrastructure products. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Book-to-bill Sourcerecord level
Backlog Sourceexpanding
Gross margin Source39.5% non-GAAP; 0.4% GAAP
End-market revenue, high-power markets Sourcegrowing more than 50% year-over-year

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The CFO describes the transformation as completed; the CEO says the transition completes by the end of the year. Source
  • Not stated: The second-quarter release reports sequential revenue growth but does not compare it to this earlier expectation.
  • Not stated: The earlier release aimed for gradual gross margin expansion; the second-quarter release reports a 50 basis point non-GAAP increase without stating a status.

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.