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Navitas Semiconductor Corp.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 33% sequentially: Revenue was $14.0 million, up 33% from $10.5 million in the second quarter and up 38% from $10.1 million a year earlier. The CFO called it the first year-over-year growth since 2024. Source
  • High-power revenue grew over 50% sequentially: Revenue from high-power markets rose more than 50% sequentially. The CFO said this drove GAAP gross margin to 21.5%. Source
  • Mobile and consumer revenue heading to zero: The mobile and low-end consumer business, which was a large majority of last year's revenue, is expected to fall to effectively zero. The core high-power business continues to grow at triple-digit rates. Source
  • AI infrastructure share heads above 40%: AI Infrastructure, covering AI data centers and grid and energy infrastructure, is expected to exceed 40% of total revenue by year-end, up from more than one-third in the prior release. Source
  • GAAP gross margin rose to 21.5%: GAAP gross margin was 21.5%, against 0.4% in the second quarter. The company attributed the rise mainly to lower intangible amortization in cost of revenues as developed technology became fully amortized. Source
  • Book-to-bill ratio expected well above one: The CFO expects the company to exit 2026 as a high-power company with a book-to-bill ratio well above one and backlog extending into mid-2027. Source
  • Fourth quarter expected to be highest in seven quarters: Management anticipates another quarter of double-digit sequential growth in the fourth quarter, the highest quarterly revenue in the past seven quarters. Source

“The timing of our transformation coincides with AI infrastructure undergoing a fundamental re-architecture”

Chris Allexandre, President and CEO of Navitas

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefourth quarter 2026$16.0 million, plus or minus $0.5 millionNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefourth quarter 202640.5%, plus or minus 100 basis pointsNew
Non-GAAP operating expenses Sourcefourth quarter 2026$25.0 million, plus or minus $1.0 millionNew
Full-year revenue growth Sourcefull year 20267%Raised from mid-single-digit growth
High-power markets revenue growth Sourcefull year 2026125%New
AI Infrastructure share of total sales Sourceyear-end 2026more than 40%Raised from more than one-third

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: AI Infrastructure share of total sales is now expected to exceed 40% by year-end, versus more than one-third in the prior release. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 revenue growth is now stated as 7%, versus mid-single-digit growth in the prior release. Source
  • New guidance: Fourth-quarter guidance given for revenue, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating expenses, following third-quarter guidance in the prior release. Source
  • New: Claros acquisition closed, adding an IVR technology stack to the GaN and SiC portfolio. Source
  • New: Magnachip partnership announced for high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage SiC, including licensing of GeneSiC technology. Source
  • New: Selected by the U.S. government to develop next-generation 10 kV SiC power semiconductors. Source
  • New: First shipments of Gen 5 GaNFast devices made in the United States through GlobalFoundries were announced. Source
  • New: NVIDIA collaboration on an 800 V-to-12 V power delivery board was announced. Source
  • New: Microchip 800 V reference design for next-generation AI data centers was announced. Source
  • Ended: Exit from mobile and low-end consumer is described as substantially complete. The prior release referred to the mobile exit only. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 33% sequentially: Revenue was $14.0 million, up 33% from $10.5 million in the second quarter and up 38% from $10.1 million a year earlier. The CFO called it the first year-over-year growth since 2024. Source
  • High-power revenue grew over 50% sequentially: Revenue from high-power markets rose more than 50% sequentially. The CFO said this drove GAAP gross margin to 21.5%. Source
  • GAAP net loss fell on absent earnout charge: GAAP net loss was $37.1 million, compared with $228.2 million in the second quarter, which included a $203.1 million non-cash earnout remeasurement charge. Non-GAAP net loss was $6.9 million. Source
  • GAAP operating loss increased: GAAP loss from operations was $34.4 million, against $27.2 million in the second quarter. Non-GAAP loss from operations was $10.9 million, against $11.4 million. Source

High-power shift and revenue mix

  • Mobile and consumer revenue heading to zero: The mobile and low-end consumer business, which was a large majority of last year's revenue, is expected to fall to effectively zero. The core high-power business continues to grow at triple-digit rates. Source
  • AI infrastructure share heads above 40%: AI Infrastructure, covering AI data centers and grid and energy infrastructure, is expected to exceed 40% of total revenue by year-end, up from more than one-third in the prior release. Source
  • Full-year growth of 7% stated: The CFO said guidance implies 7% revenue growth for full-year 2026, with the core high-power business expected to grow at triple-digit rates. Source

“At the midpoint of our fourth quarter guidance, we expect to deliver the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit sequential revenue growth and exit 2026 as a high-power company”

Tonya Stevens, CFO of Navitas

Margins and operating costs

  • GAAP gross margin rose to 21.5%: GAAP gross margin was 21.5%, against 0.4% in the second quarter. The company attributed the rise mainly to lower intangible amortization in cost of revenues as developed technology became fully amortized. Source
  • Non-GAAP gross margin at 40.0%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 40.0%, against 39.5% in the prior quarter, and was above the midpoint of third-quarter guidance. Source
  • GAAP operating expenses rose: Total GAAP operating expenses were $39.9 million, including $3.2 million of restructuring expense, against $31.3 million in the second quarter. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses at $16.5 million: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $16.5 million, against $15.5 million in the second quarter. Fourth-quarter guidance is $25.0 million, including Claros costs. Source

Demand, backlog and fourth-quarter guidance

  • Book-to-bill ratio expected well above one: The CFO expects the company to exit 2026 as a high-power company with a book-to-bill ratio well above one and backlog extending into mid-2027. Source
  • Record backlog driven by AI markets: Management said growth and record backlog are increasingly driven by AI Infrastructure markets, including AI data centers and grid and energy infrastructure. Source
  • Fourth quarter expected to be highest in seven quarters: Management anticipates another quarter of double-digit sequential growth in the fourth quarter, the highest quarterly revenue in the past seven quarters. Source

“every watt saved in power conversion and delivery is another watt available for AI compute”

Chris Allexandre, President and CEO of Navitas

Cash, balance sheet and capital

  • Cash fell from June level: Cash and cash equivalents were $531.5 million at September 30, 2026, down from $557.4 million at June 30, and up from $236.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Stockholders' equity rose to $771.6 million: Stockholders' equity was $771.6 million at September 30, 2026, against $443.7 million at December 31, 2025. Total liabilities were $38.4 million. Source
  • Dividend income rose to $4.0 million: Dividend income was $4.0 million, against $1.8 million in the second quarter. Other expense was $7.2 million in the quarter. Source
  • Inventories rose, part noncurrent: Inventories were $21.2 million current and $11.2 million noncurrent, against $19.5 million current at June 30. Source

Partnerships and product launches

  • NVIDIA and Microchip design work: Navitas collaborated with NVIDIA on an 800 V-to-12 V power delivery board and partnered with Microchip on an 800 V reference design for AI data centers. Source
  • Gen 5 GaN made in United States: First shipments of the latest Gen 5 GaNFast devices, manufactured in the United States through GlobalFoundries, were announced to support AI infrastructure deployments. Source
  • Magnachip SiC partnership and licensing: The Magnachip partnership covers licensing of GeneSiC technology and longer-term foundry support for high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage SiC. Source
  • 10 kV SiC selected by U.S. government: The U.S. government selected Navitas to develop next-generation 10 kV SiC power semiconductors, which the company says reinforces domestic supply-chain capabilities. Source

Claros and grid-to-xPU strategy

  • Claros completes grid-to-xPU portfolio: The CEO said the Claros acquisition completes the portfolio for powering AI infrastructure from grid to xPU, combining SiC, GaN and IVR technology. Source
  • Claros IVR extends power to xPU: Claros IVR technology is described as extending power delivery directly to the xPU, in vertical and embedded power delivery architectures. Source
  • 800 V and IVR needed for AI power: The CEO said new technologies, including 800 V architectures and integrated voltage regulation, are required to break the power wall in AI infrastructure. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2026

  • Mobile revenue eliminated by year-end: Management expects mobile and low-end consumer revenue to be essentially eliminated from the mix by year-end. Source
  • Claros costs in fourth-quarter expenses: Fourth-quarter non-GAAP operating expenses will include operating costs of the acquired Claros business. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Book-to-bill Sourcewell above one
Backlog Sourceextends into mid-2027
Gross margin (GAAP) Source21.5%
Gross margin (non-GAAP) Source40.0%
High-power markets revenue, sequential growth Sourcemore than 50%

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Third-quarter non-GAAP gross margin of 40.0% was above the midpoint of guidance, as management stated. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release expected continued double-digit sequential growth in the third quarter. The current release reports 33% sequential growth.

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.