Semtech Corporation
SMTC
$79.61 1.70%
Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Technology | Industry: Semiconductors
Q3 2025
Published: Dec 3, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $236.83M up 17.9% year-over-year
  • EPS of $-0.10 increased by 83.3% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 51.1%
  • Net income of -7.59M
  • ""In what might be a generational opportunity, stemmed from AI-driven product demand, we will be increasing the investment in data center products, which we project to be a long-term and transformational growth engine for Semtech."" - Hong Hou
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Executive Summary

Semtech delivered a solid QQ3 2025 quarter with robust top-line momentum and meaningful margin expansion, led by data-center and infrastructure end-markets. Reported net sales of $236.8 million rose 9.97% QoQ, and YoY growth was supported by a diversified end-market mix and ongoing ramp in CopperEdge/ACC-related products. Management reiterated a constructive near-term outlook for gross margin and operating leverage, guiding Q4 net sales of about $250 million (Β±$5 million) and a gross margin around 52.8% (Β±50 bps) with a mid-teens operating margin trajectory. However, GAAP results remained pressured by a significant net expense component, resulting in a net loss of $7.6 million for the quarter and negative earnings per share of $0.10. The company continues to prioritize debt reduction, evidenced by debt repayments totaling $15 million post-quarter and a cash balance of $136.5 million at quarter-end, implying a net debt position of roughly $1.05 billion. The strategic core remains expanding AI/data-center related chip interconnects (CopperEdge/ACC, LPO, and related transceivers), expanding LoRa/IoT adoption, and ongoing portfolio rationalization to fund growth while reducing leverage.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
236.83M
QoQ: 9.97% | YoY: 17.88%
Gross Profit
Increasing
120.97M
51.08% margin
QoQ: 14.70% | YoY: 30.12%
Operating Income
Increasing
17.79M
QoQ: 128.95% | YoY: 243.74%
Net Income
Increasing
-7.59M
QoQ: 95.55% | YoY: 80.17%
EPS
Increasing
-0.10
QoQ: 96.17% | YoY: 83.33%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q2 2026 257.59 -0.31 +19.6% View
Q1 2026 251.06 0.22 +21.8% View
Q4 2025 251.00 0.43 +30.1% View
Q3 2025 236.83 -0.10 +17.9% View
Q2 2025 215.36 -2.61 -9.7% View