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Teradyne, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

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

Key takeaways

  • Q4 revenue rose 44% year over year: Revenue reached $1.083 billion, up 44% from the prior-year quarter and 41% from the third quarter. Source
  • Quarterly EPS higher on both bases: GAAP net income was $257.2 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, against $0.90 a year earlier. The non-GAAP figure excluded acquired intangible amortization, restructuring and other charges, and pension mark-to-market. Source
  • Semiconductor Test was the largest group: Q4 revenue by group: Semiconductor Test $883 million, Product Test $110 million and Robotics $89 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 29.0%: Non-GAAP operating income was $314.0 million, or 29.0% of revenue, against 20.4% in the third quarter. Source
  • Operating cash flow reached $281.6 million: Operating cash flow was $281.6 million in the quarter and $674.4 million for 2025, against $672.2 million in 2024. Source
  • Share repurchases rose in 2025: Common stock repurchases were $183.4 million in the quarter and $702.1 million for 2025. Source
  • Growth expected in every business in 2026: Management expects year-over-year growth in each business in 2026, citing momentum in compute driven by AI. Source

“Across all of our business groups - Semi Test, Product Test, and Robotics - we experienced sequential growth, and at the company level we achieved 13% growth in 2025,”

Teradyne CEO, Greg Smith

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFirst quarter of 2026$1,150 million to $1,250 millionNew
GAAP diluted EPS SourceFirst quarter of 2026$1.82 to $2.19 per diluted shareNew
Non-GAAP diluted EPS SourceFirst quarter of 2026$1.89 to $2.25 per diluted shareNew
Non-GAAP adjustment: equity method investment amortization SourceFirst quarter of 20260.04 per diluted shareNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter 2026 revenue and EPS guidance was given; the prior release had guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025 only. Source
  • New: Management stated an expectation of year-over-year growth in all businesses for 2026; the prior release did not state one. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Q4 revenue rose 44% year over year: Revenue reached $1.083 billion, up 44% from the prior-year quarter and 41% from the third quarter. Source
  • Full-year revenue rose 13%: Full-year 2025 revenue was $3.19 billion, compared with $2.82 billion in 2024. Source
  • Quarterly EPS higher on both bases: GAAP net income was $257.2 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, against $0.90 a year earlier. The non-GAAP figure excluded acquired intangible amortization, restructuring and other charges, and pension mark-to-market. Source

Segments and regions

  • Semiconductor Test was the largest group: Q4 revenue by group: Semiconductor Test $883 million, Product Test $110 million and Robotics $89 million. Source
  • All three groups grew sequentially: Management said each of the three business groups grew from the third quarter. Source
  • Semi Test linked to AI demand: Management tied Semi Test's results to AI-related demand across compute, networking and memory. Source

“Our Q4 results were above the high end of our guidance range, fueled by AI-related demand in compute, networking and memory within our Semi Test business.”

Teradyne CEO, Greg Smith

Products and customers

  • Compute and memory named as AI drivers: The company named compute and memory as the areas where AI-related demand drove Q4 growth. Source
  • Test systems for chips and electronics: Test solutions serve semiconductor and electronics products, helping customers meet their quality standards. Source
  • Robotics offers collaborative and mobile robots: The robotics business sells collaborative and mobile robots for manufacturing and warehouse operations, for companies of all sizes. Source

Margins and profit

  • GAAP gross margin 57.2%: Gross margin was 57.2%, down from 58.4% in the third quarter and 59.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 29.0%: Non-GAAP operating income was $314.0 million, or 29.0% of revenue, against 20.4% in the third quarter. Source
  • GAAP operating margin 27.1%: GAAP operating income was $293.2 million, or 27.1% of revenue, against 18.9% in the third quarter. Source

Costs and restructuring

  • Restructuring charges rose in Q4: Restructuring and other was $15.1 million in the fourth quarter, against $6.6 million in the third, and $38.6 million for 2025. Source
  • Robotics severance covered about 200 staff: Severance in the quarter related mainly to Robotics restructuring affecting about 200 employees; the full year covered about 400. Source
  • ERP implementation costs in admin expense: Selling and administrative costs included $1.9 million tied to the planned ERP system in Q4 and $4.8 million for 2025. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Operating cash flow reached $281.6 million: Operating cash flow was $281.6 million in the quarter and $674.4 million for 2025, against $672.2 million in 2024. Source
  • Capital spending rose in 2025: Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $62.9 million in the quarter and $224.0 million for 2025. Source
  • Receivables rose during the year: Accounts receivable were $773.6 million at December 31, 2025, against $471.4 million a year earlier; inventories were $379.6 million. Source
  • Short-term debt of $200 million: Short-term debt was $200.0 million at year-end, against none a year earlier; cash and equivalents were $293.8 million. Source

Returns to shareholders

  • Share repurchases rose in 2025: Common stock repurchases were $183.4 million in the quarter and $702.1 million for 2025. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.12: Cash dividends declared were $0.12 per share in each quarter shown and $0.48 for both 2025 and 2024. Source
  • Dividend payments totaled $76.3 million: Dividend payments were $18.7 million in the quarter and $76.3 million for 2025. Source

Guidance and 2026 expectations

  • Non-GAAP guidance excludes certain items: Non-GAAP first-quarter guidance excludes acquired intangible amortization, Technoprobe investment amortization, restructuring and related tax effects. Source
  • Growth expected in every business in 2026: Management expects year-over-year growth in each business in 2026, citing momentum in compute driven by AI. Source
  • Non-GAAP tax adjustment in guidance: The first-quarter 2026 reconciliation includes a non-GAAP tax adjustment of $0.01 per diluted share, in both guidance columns. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 February 2026

  • Investor call on February 3: Management will hold the call at 8:30 a.m. ET on February 3, 2026, with presentation materials from 7:30 a.m. ET. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Q4 revenue and earnings finished above the high end of the range given in the prior release, $920 million to $1,000 million of revenue. Source
  • Not stated: Selling and administrative costs continued to include expenses for the ERP implementation described as planned in the prior release. 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.