The quarter

NXP Semiconductors reported its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended September 27. According to IT之家, revenue reached $37.86 billion, up 19% year on year and 8% from the previous quarter. Net income attributable to shareholders stood at $8.84 billion, up 40% year on year and 15% from the previous quarter. The source also notes that both figures slightly exceeded Wall Street analysts' expectations.

Margins and cash

Gross margin stood at 57.8%, up 1.5 percentage points year on year and 0.5 points from the previous quarter; the company also reports a non-GAAP gross margin of 58.6%. On the liquidity front, NXP generated operating cash flow of $12.56 billion and non-GAAP free cash flow of $12.06 billion, equal to 31.9% of revenue.

The divisions and returns to shareholders

The breakdown by business area shows automotive at $20.7 billion, industrial and IoT at $8.02 billion, mobile at $4.11 billion, and communications infrastructure and the rest at $5.03 billion. The source describes the industrial-IoT and infrastructure divisions as the fastest-growing. In the quarter, the company returned $3.59 billion to shareholders, including $2.56 billion in dividends and $1.03 billion in buybacks. The board also authorized new buybacks of $50 billion, in addition to the $13 billion still available.

On the industrial front, the source cites the adoption of Trimension measurement and radar technology for 2026 BMW models, the start of expansion work at the test and packaging plant in Malaysia, and the opening of the first 300 mm wafer fab in Singapore, built through the joint venture with VIS.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, NXP expects revenue between $37.5 billion and $39.5 billion, with a midpoint of $38.5 billion: estimated annual growth of between 12% and 18% and a sequential change of between -1% and +4%. GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be between $3.36 and $3.79, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $4.14 and $4.58. The company describes this outlook as moderate growth. The source finally reports a trailing price/earnings ratio of about 20.98 times, which it describes as below the average for high-growth stocks in the sector.

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