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ADI FY2026 Q1 IN LINE

Analog Devices, Inc. earnings call

Feb 18, 2026 · 10:00 ET Jeff AmbroseRichard PuccioVincent Roche
Buzzberg read

AI-related businesses now make up close to 20% of ADI revenue

Management called fiscal 2026 a potential 'banner year,' highlighted broad-based momentum and above-seasonal guidance, and said they have 'never been more optimistic,' while acknowledging a still-fluid macro backdrop.

Buzzberg read AI-related businesses now make up close to 20% of ADI revenue Management called fiscal 2026 a potential 'banner year,' highlighted broad-based momentum and above-seasonal guidance, and said they have 'never been more optimistic,' while acknowledging a still-fluid macro backdrop. Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Management called fiscal 2026 a potential 'banner year,' highlighted broad-based momentum and above-seasonal guidance, and said they have 'never been more optimistic,' while acknowledging a still-fluid macro backdrop.

Revenue $3.1603B reported
EPS $2.46 reported
Gross margin 64.71% reported
Op margin 31.55% reported

What changed this quarter

01
AI

AI-related businesses now make up close to 20% of ADI revenue

Management framed AI-driven computing and connectivity as a key growth engine: ATE and data center now make up close to 20% of revenue, and the data center business grew ~50% in fiscal 2025 and accelerated in Q1 on AI infrastructure demand for power and optical. They are…

02
AI

Data center business grew about 50% in fiscal 2025 and accelerated

Management framed AI-driven computing and connectivity as a key growth engine: ATE and data center now make up close to 20% of revenue, and the data center business grew ~50% in fiscal 2025 and accelerated in Q1 on AI infrastructure demand for power and optical. They are…

03
Guidance

Q2 guidance embeds 11% sequential growth, well above seasonal

Guidance · revenue to $3.5B

04
Pricing

Pricing contributes roughly one-third of Q2 sequential revenue growth

AI, capex & demand read

AI

Platform & monetization

Management framed AI-driven computing and connectivity as a key growth engine: ATE and data center now make up close to 20% of revenue, and the data center business grew ~50% in fiscal 2025 and accelerated in Q1 on AI infrastructure demand for power and optical. They are investing aggressively to maintain leadership, but stressed AI is part of a broader diversified growth story.

Demand

Bookings & conversion

No evidence of customer restocking at this point. Management called fiscal 2026 a potential 'banner year,' highlighted broad-based momentum and above-seasonal guidance, and said they have 'never been more optimistic,' while acknowledging a still-fluid macro backdrop.

Capex

Investment and capacity

CFO reaffirmed fiscal 2026 capex is expected to stay within the long-term model of 4% to 6% of revenue; trailing twelve-month capex was $0.5B. Management also emphasized record-level investment in innovation while continuing to return 100% of free cash flow to shareholders.

Tone · Upbeat

Management called fiscal 2026 a potential 'banner year,' highlighted broad-based momentum and above-seasonal guidance, and said they have 'never been more optimistic,' while acknowledging a still-fluid macro backdrop.

Bottlenecks

Power & grid

Power or grid availability is constraining capacity

“And in fact, there's a norm in the high performance computing world that ultimately computing performance equals availability of power and that power has got to be delivered with increasing efficiency um you know in in tighter and tighter s”
Vincent Roche

Forward guidance

In LineGuidance · revenue to $3.5B
Forward guidance
MetricPeriodRangeMidpointStatus
CapexFY20264%–6%5%GUIDED
EPSFY2026 Q2$2.73–$3.03$2.88GUIDED
Op marginFY2026 Q246.5%–48.5%47.5%GUIDED
RevenueFY2026 Q2$3.4B–$3.6B$3.5BGUIDED

Guidance credibility

2 / 3met or beat
Guidance credibility
IssuedMetricTargetGuideActualOutcome
FY2026 Q2EPSFY2026 Q3$3.15–$3.45$3.45Met / beat
FY2026 Q2Op marginFY2026 Q348%–50%40.1%Missed
FY2026 Q2RevenueFY2026 Q3$3.8B–$4B$4.0219BMet / beat