CPI segment growth accelerates to 70% for fiscal 2027
Guidance · revenue to $34.45B
Flex reported a strong Q1 FY2027 with 21% revenue growth, driven by 35% growth in Cloud & Power Infrastructure (CPI) segment and strong performance in communications and industrial. Management raised/reaffirmed a bullish full-year outlook, planning for significant acceleration in the second half, supported by large capacity investments. Q1 FY27 revenue was $7.9B (+21% YoY), with EPS of $1.00 (+39% YoY).
Flex reported a strong Q1 FY2027 with 21% revenue growth, driven by 35% growth in Cloud & Power Infrastructure (CPI) segment and strong performance in communications and industrial. Management raised/reaffirmed a bullish full-year outlook, planning for significant acceleration in the second half, supported by large capacity investments. Q1 FY27 revenue was $7.9B (+21% YoY), with EPS of $1.00 (+39% YoY).
Guidance · revenue to $34.45B
Management emphasized that AI demand is not slowing down, shifting from a compute story to a power and cooling infrastructure story. They highlighted investments in power, thermal management, and integrated systems, positioning SpinCo to lead in this space with a long-tail…
Management expressed strong confidence in execution, growth trajectories, and the strategic positioning of both companies post-spin, citing robust bookings and demand visibility.
The communications business is a key growth driver for the remaining company (ITS), with strength in advanced networking tied to data center pull-through demand.
Management emphasized that AI demand is not slowing down, shifting from a compute story to a power and cooling infrastructure story. They highlighted investments in power, thermal management, and integrated systems, positioning SpinCo to lead in this space with a long-tail opportunity.
Power growth to exceed cloud growth within CPI. Management expressed strong confidence in execution, growth trajectories, and the strategic positioning of both companies post-spin, citing robust bookings and demand visibility.
CapEx guidance for fiscal 2027 is $1.5-1.6 billion, up from prior levels, focused on capacity investments to support the back-half-loaded CPI growth ramp. Management noted these investments are on track and will drive accelerated growth in FY27 and FY28.
Management expressed strong confidence in execution, growth trajectories, and the strategic positioning of both companies post-spin, citing robust bookings and demand visibility.
“I would say, Steve, first is, you know, when we are talking about other EMS companies moving into the same space, I think maybe there's some misconception around it because our power business is based on having true IP and product capabili…”
“our guide for CPI for the year was 70 percent... don't see any significant constraints per se other than putting the capacity investments in place and making sure those factories are ramped up”
“Don't see any major limitations, at least to the guide we have given for 27 and 28... there should be some upside to that, I would say. As availability becomes better.”
| 지표 | 기간 | 범위 | 중간값 | 상태 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capex | FY2027 | $1.5B–$1.6B | $1.55B | GUIDED |
| EPS | FY2027 | $4.42–$4.74 | $4.58 | GUIDED |
| EPS | FY2027 Q2 | $1.00–$1.07 | $1.04 | GUIDED |
| Op margin | FY2027 | 7%–7.2% | 7.1% | GUIDED |
| Revenue | FY2027 | $33.7B–$35.2B | $34.45B | GUIDED |
| RevenueCPI | FY2027 | 65%–75% | 70% | GUIDED |
| Revenue | FY2027 Q2 | $7.3B–$7.6B | $7.45B | GUIDED |
| 제시 시점 | 지표 | 목표 기간 | 가이던스 | 실제 | 결과 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q4 | Revenue | FY2027 Q1 | $7.35B–$7.65B | $7.928B | Met / beat |
| FY2026 Q3 | EPS | FY2026 Q4 | $0.83–$0.89 | $0.67 | Missed |
| FY2026 Q3 | Revenue | FY2026 Q4 | $6.75B–$7.05B | $7.477B | Met / beat |
The partnership is expanding and scaling well, indicating strong demand for Cerebris's AI accelerator systems and validating Flex's ability to support advanced AI hardware manufacturing.
“expanding our partnership with Cerebris to scale manufacturing of the CS3, one of the world's most advanced AI accelerator systems right here in the United States.”
… build-out driven by AI and demand is not slowing down. We have built two focused companies to win in the AI era and these results reflect the strength of our strategy. Our results also reflect our focus on long-term execution. Our addition to the S&P 500 last month reflects our progress over the last several years and the enduring strength of our strategy. We also continue to build momentum in some of our fastest growing markets, expanding our partnership with Cerebris to scale manufacturing of the CS3, one of the world's most advanced AI accelerator systems right here in the United States. We also launched a new liquid cooling solution through Jet Cool and showcased our next generation power and infrastructure technologies at Computex. As we continue executing our long-term strategy for both Flex and SpinCo, I want to reiterate our vision for both companies. We have built two great businesses that are entering different phases of growth. The spin allows each company to sharpen its strategic focus, align capital allocation with its growth priorities, and create greater value for customers and shareholders. Finco requires a capital allocation framework designed for rapid growth as …
The partnership with NVIDIA on a modular platform underpins future growth for Flex's cloud business, as it integrates power, cooling, and compute solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure.
“we announced with Nvidia a few months ago in terms of developing an overall modular platform which encompasses everything that we do is a good example of a customer who's thinking about it and moving it in that direction.”
Okay, great, great. And maybe a follow up for Revathi. You mentioned kind of being able to bundle or a little bit more have a full solution power cooling rack. Could you just touch on, you know, kind of early on the cooling side, but maybe just give us some examples or some thoughts of customer activity where you're seeing the benefit of having these multiple pieces?
Yeah, I'd say, Tim, that we're seeing it across multiple customers, hyperscalers. Without naming any, I would say that you can see that most customers now are quickly thinking about, hey, we need to, before we deploy the next generation silicon, we need to be thinking about power capability and power requirements. They're already thinking about how does life look like when we go to an SST technology. So we're seeing a lot of conversations at a very high level and strategic level with customers on kind of silicon cooling power, how all that comes together for next generation products, which, you know, we didn't see two and three years ago, because what customers don't want to be is in the situation they are today. where the power requirement becomes an afterthought and then we are in a struggle to make sure that we have enough power for these data centers. So I'd say in the last few months, several hyperscaler customers at a very high level, we've had strategic conversations around power cooling and thinking about next generation silicon. And that really puts us in the unique position of one of the few people who are able to do this. I feel pretty good that three years ago we thought this is where it would go, but now the conversations are actually heading in that direction. I'd say from a platform perspective, what we announced with Nvidia a few months ago in terms of developing an overall modular platform which encompasses everything that we do is a good example of a customer who's thinking about it and moving it in that direction.