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Power Integrations Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 lowered, 4 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue grew six percent: Full-year net revenue was $443.5 million. Full-year GAAP net income was $22.1 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, against $0.56 a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue declined sequentially: Fourth-quarter revenue was $103.2 million, down 13 percent from the third quarter and down two percent from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Industrial led the year's growth: Management said the industrial category led the return to revenue growth in 2025, growing 15 percent for the year. Source
  • Record high-power gate-driver sales: Management attributed industrial growth to record sales in the high-power gate-driver business, plus strength in metering, power tools, automotive and broad-based applications. Source
  • PowiGaN revenue up over 40 percent: Management said total revenue from PowiGaN products grew more than 40 percent for the full year. Source
  • Addressable market expanding: Management said demand for high-voltage technologies is rising with AI data centers, electrification, grid modernization and other macro trends. Source
  • Revenue forecast range set: The company forecast first-quarter 2026 revenue between $104 million and $109 million. Source

“I am pleased that we returned to growth in 2025 with a six-percent increase in total revenue, led by our industrial category which grew 15 percent.”

Power Integrations CEO Jen Lloyd

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefirst quarter of 2026$104 million to $109 millionNew
GAAP gross margin Sourcefirst quarter of 202652 percent to 53 percentNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefirst quarter of 202653 percent to 54 percentNew
GAAP operating expenses Sourcefirst quarter of 2026$54 million to $55.5 millionLowered from approximately $56 million (forecast for fourth quarter of 2025)
Non-GAAP operating expenses Sourcefirst quarter of 2026$46 million plus or minus $0.5 millionLowered from approximately $47 million (forecast for fourth quarter of 2025)
Restructuring charge Sourcefirst quarter of 2026$3.5 million to $4.0 millionNew
Quarterly dividend Sourcepayment on March 31, 2026$0.215 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Management issued a forecast for the first quarter of 2026; the prior release gave a forecast for the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • New: Restructuring plan that reduces the global workforce by seven percent, announced with these results. Source

Full-year and fourth-quarter results

  • Full-year revenue grew six percent: Full-year net revenue was $443.5 million. Full-year GAAP net income was $22.1 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, against $0.56 a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue declined sequentially: Fourth-quarter revenue was $103.2 million, down 13 percent from the third quarter and down two percent from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Fourth-quarter GAAP earnings per share: Fourth-quarter GAAP net income was $13.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, after a $0.02 per share loss in the third quarter. Source
  • Non-GAAP earnings per share for the year: Fourth-quarter non-GAAP net income was $12.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. Full-year non-GAAP net income was $70.7 million, or $1.25 per diluted share. Source

Industrial growth and PowiGaN

  • Industrial led the year's growth: Management said the industrial category led the return to revenue growth in 2025, growing 15 percent for the year. Source
  • Record high-power gate-driver sales: Management attributed industrial growth to record sales in the high-power gate-driver business, plus strength in metering, power tools, automotive and broad-based applications. Source
  • PowiGaN revenue up over 40 percent: Management said total revenue from PowiGaN products grew more than 40 percent for the full year. Source

“Our addressable market continues to expand as AI data centers, electrification, grid modernization and other macro trends drive demand for innovative high-voltage technologies.”

Power Integrations CEO Jen Lloyd

Strategy and addressable market

  • Addressable market expanding: Management said demand for high-voltage technologies is rising with AI data centers, electrification, grid modernization and other macro trends. Source
  • Steps to align the organization: Management said it is taking steps to align the organization with these market trends. Source
  • Investment flexibility from restructuring: Management said the restructuring is meant to create flexibility to invest in products, people and markets expected to drive long-term growth and profitability. Source

Costs and non-GAAP measures

  • Non-GAAP excludes certain items: Non-GAAP measures exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, employment-litigation expenses and the related tax effects. Source
  • Stock-based compensation remains significant: Management said stock-based compensation will keep producing significant GAAP expenses and is not reflected in the non-GAAP measures. Source
  • Restructuring to align expenses: The workforce restructuring is intended to bring expenses into line with revenue, according to management. Source

Capital and dividends

  • Dividend paid in December: The dividend paid on December 31, 2025 was $0.21 per share. Source
  • Next dividend set at $0.215: The next dividend of $0.215 per share is payable March 31, 2026, with a February 27, 2026 record date. Source
  • Operating cash flow for the year: Cash flow from operations was $26.2 million in the fourth quarter and $111.5 million for the full year. Source

First-quarter 2026 forecast

  • Revenue forecast range set: The company forecast first-quarter 2026 revenue between $104 million and $109 million. Source
  • Gross margin forecast on both bases: GAAP gross margin is forecast at 52 to 53 percent and non-GAAP gross margin at 53 to 54 percent for the first quarter. Source
  • Operating expense forecast ranges: GAAP operating expenses are forecast at $54 million to $55.5 million and non-GAAP at $46 million plus or minus $0.5 million. Source
  • Restructuring charge expected in first quarter: The company expects a restructuring charge of $3.5 million to $4.0 million in the first quarter for severance and related expenses. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Industrial end-market revenue growth, full year 2025 Source15 percent

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.