EX-99.2 3 shareholderletter.htm EX-99.2 Document
Exhibit 99.2




Q2 FY26
Letter to Shareholders
November 4, 2025
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November 4, 2025
Dear Shareholders,
In Q2 FY26, Cirrus Logic delivered record September quarter revenue of $561.0 million, towards the top end of our guidance range, and GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.48 and $2.83, respectively. During the quarter, we were delighted to see multiple smartphone customers introduce their latest-generation devices featuring our audio and high-performance mixed-signal (HPMS) components. Outside of smartphones, we continued to execute on our plan to grow market share in the PC market. Progress in this space included securing our first mainstream consumer laptop design, expanding our collaboration with leading PC platform vendors, and developing new products with superior voice and audio capture capabilities. Additionally, we continue to focus on our general market business, where products tend to enjoy long lifespans and gross margins that are well above our corporate average. During the quarter, we gained design momentum with customers on all 14 variants of our latest-generation ADCs, DACs, and ultra-high-performance audio codec. We also received positive initial feedback on our family of analog front-end components targeting imaging applications and saw increased engagement on our latest timing product family. Looking forward, we are optimistic about the opportunities ahead of us as we continue to leverage our mixed-signal design and signal processing expertise to diversify our product portfolio and expand our addressable market.
Figure A: Cirrus Logic Q2 FY26
Q2 FY26GAAPAdj.Non-GAAP*
Revenue$561.0$561.0
Gross Profit$294.4$0.3$294.7
Gross Margin52.5%52.5%
Operating Expense$149.6($21.9)$127.7
Operating Income$144.8$22.2$167.0
Operating Profit25.8%29.8%
Interest Income$8.7$8.7
Other Expense$(0.1)$(0.1)
Income Tax Expense$21.8$3.9$25.7
Net Income$131.6$18.4$150.0
Diluted EPS$2.48$0.35$2.83
*Complete GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations available on page 11
Numbers may not sum due to rounding
$ millions, except EPS
Revenue and Gross Margin
Revenue for the September quarter was $561.0 million, up thirty-eight percent quarter over quarter and up four percent year over year. The increase in revenue on a sequential basis reflects higher smartphone unit volumes. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher smartphone unit volumes and sales associated with our latest-generation products. This was partially offset by pricing reductions. In the December quarter, we expect revenue to range from $500 million to $560 million, down six percent sequentially and approximately down five percent year over year at the midpoint.
In Q2 FY26, revenue derived from our audio and high-performance mixed-signal product lines represented 57 percent and 43 percent of total revenue, respectively. One customer contributed approximately 90 percent of total revenue in Q2 FY26. Our relationship with our largest customer remains
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outstanding, with continued strong design activity across a wide range of products. While we understand there is intense interest in this customer, in accordance with our policy, we do not discuss specifics about this business.
Figure B: Cirrus Logic Revenue ($M) Q3 FY24 to Q3 FY26
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*Midpoint of guidance as of November 4, 2025
GAAP gross margin in the September quarter was 52.5 percent, compared to 52.6 percent in Q1 FY26 and 52.2 percent in Q2 FY25. Non-GAAP gross margin in the September quarter was 52.5 percent, compared to 52.6 percent in Q1 FY26 and 52.2 percent in Q2 FY25. On a year-over-year basis, the increase in gross margin was largely due to a more favorable product mix. This was partially offset by higher inventory reserves. In the December quarter, we expect gross margin to range from 51 percent to 53 percent.
Operating Profit, Tax, and EPS
Operating profit for Q2 FY26 was 25.8 percent on a GAAP basis and 29.8 percent on a non-GAAP basis. GAAP operating expense was $149.6 million and included $20.2 million in stock-based compensation and $1.6 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles. On a sequential basis, GAAP operating expense increased by $8.0 million, primarily driven by higher variable compensation, product development costs that were largely due to tape outs, and facilities-related costs. This was partially offset by a reduction in employee-related expenses. On a year-over-year basis, GAAP operating expense decreased by $1.1 million largely due to lower stock-based compensation and product development costs. This was offset by
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higher employee-related expenses, mostly due to annual salary increases. Non-GAAP operating expense for the quarter was $127.7 million, up $8.2 million sequentially and up $0.9 million year over year. The company’s total headcount exiting Q2 was 1,664.
Combined GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses for Q3 FY26 are expected to range from $151 million to $157 million, including approximately $21 million in stock-based compensation expense and $2 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, resulting in a non-GAAP operating expense range between $128 million and $134 million.
Figure C: GAAP R&D and SG&A Expenses ($M)/Headcount Q3 FY24 to Q3 FY26
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*Reflects midpoint of combined R&D and SG&A guidance as of November 4, 2025
For the September quarter, GAAP tax expense was $21.8 million on GAAP pre-tax income of $153.4 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 14.2 percent. Non-GAAP tax expense for the quarter was $25.7 million on non-GAAP pre-tax income of $175.6 million, resulting in a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 14.6 percent. Both the GAAP and non-GAAP effective tax rates include the year-to-date beneficial impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA"), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025 and reinstated the immediate tax deductibility of U.S. R&D expenditures, among other provisions. We estimate that our FY26 non-GAAP effective tax rate will range from approximately 16 percent to 18 percent.
GAAP earnings per share for the September quarter was $2.48, compared to earnings per share of $1.14 in the prior quarter and $1.83 in Q2 FY25. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the September quarter was $2.83, versus $1.51 in Q1 FY26 and $2.25 in Q2 FY25.

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Balance Sheet
Our cash and investment balance at the end of Q2 FY26 was $896.0 million, up from $847.8 million in the prior quarter and $706.6 million in Q2 FY25. . Cash flow from operations for the September quarter was $92.2 million. During the quarter, we repurchased 361,708 shares at an average price of $110.55, returning $40.0 million of cash to shareholders in the form of buybacks. At the end of Q2 FY26, the company had $414.1 million remaining in its share repurchase authorization. Over the long term, we expect strong cash flow generation, and we will continue to evaluate potential uses of this cash, including investing in the business to pursue organic growth opportunities, M&A, and returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases.
Q2 FY26 inventory was $236.4 million, down from $279.0 million in Q1 FY26. In Q3 FY26, we expect inventory to be slightly down sequentially.
Company Strategy
We remain committed to our three-pronged strategy for growing our business: first, maintaining our leadership position in smartphone audio; second, increasing HPMS content in smartphones; and third, leveraging our strength in audio and HPMS to expand into additional applications and markets with both existing and new components.
Smartphones
In smartphones, the company maintained its position as a leading supplier of audio solutions, as we experienced strong demand for our latest-generation custom boosted amplifier and first 22-nanometer smart codec. These components feature an innovative new architecture that delivers significant power and efficiency improvements while also saving valuable board space and enabling system design flexibility. As a reminder to our shareholders, while many of our products ship into consumer end devices, much of our custom silicon business offers greater returns over a significantly longer period than is typical of consumer products. For example, our latest-generation audio components superseded a codec and amplifiers that had been shipping in high-volume flagship phones for five and six years, respectively. We regard this as an important strength of our business, providing solid long-term visibility, sustained revenue contribution, and the ability to leverage our R&D resources in new areas that can drive further innovation and growth. This past quarter, a leading Android OEM also introduced its latest flagship smartphone featuring two Cirrus Logic boosted amplifiers and a haptic driver. While the majority of our general market R&D investments are focused on developing products for new markets, we continue to engage with customers on next-generation flagship smartphones and expect additional designs from various customers to come to market in the future.
Beyond audio, we continue to pursue opportunities to diversify our revenue and grow our smartphone content with HPMS solutions. Customer engagement with our camera controllers remains strong, and we were delighted to see the technology continue to be featured as an important differentiator in the new generation of devices. We believe there is an exciting path for innovation in camera controllers, and we are engaged on next-generation components that offer further feature and performance enhancements. Additionally, we continue to invest in product development for power and battery technologies, which we view as a longer-term growth driver within our HPMS product line. Today, we have a number of R&D programs underway related to battery performance, health, and longevity. Our teams are focused on
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maximizing power efficiency and integrating more digital processing and control alongside analog circuits. We believe our work in this area will contribute to product diversification and broaden our footprint in the years ahead.
New Applications and Markets
Outside of smartphones, we are committed to leveraging our intellectual property and engineering capabilities to expand into new applications and markets. Our most immediate opportunity is in the PC market, where we are executing on our plan to meaningfully grow share. During the quarter, design activity across our laptop portfolio was strong, and we expect a range of consumer and commercial laptops featuring our components to come to market over the next year as the adoption of SoundWire Device Class Audio accelerates. Demand for our PC components has been driven by increased customer interest in high-quality audio and the shift toward thinner, lighter, and more power-efficient designs. After our initial success in high-end laptop programs, we are now also strategically focused on expanding into mainstream designs to target higher-volume opportunities. This enables us to capture a greater share of our serviceable addressable market and unlock additional long-term revenue opportunities. Building on our initial wins with mainstream commercial laptops earlier this year, we are delighted to have recently secured our first mainstream consumer laptop design, which is expected to ship during the next calendar year. These strategically important wins validate our capabilities and position the company well to secure more mainstream devices in the future. To enable faster time to market for OEMs, we are expanding our collaboration with leading PC platform vendors with the introduction of new audio and HPMS solutions that address a larger portion of our PC SAM in both commercial and consumer products. Further, as voice increasingly becomes a natural and preferred way to interact with AI-enabled PCs, we are developing new products to capitalize on this opportunity. These products also deliver superior voice and audio capture capabilities, including noise cleanup and voice detection. Additionally, they support ultra-low power modes, which are critical to enable features such as voice wake for AI applications while the device is in standby. We expect the first product with this technology to sample with customers during the December quarter. Overall, we are encouraged by the momentum we are building in the PC market and believe there are significant opportunities for Cirrus Logic to drive long-term revenue growth in these market segments.
While PCs represent a significant growth opportunity outside of smartphones, we also have strong interest in our general market products, which span a large number of customers across the professional audio, automotive, industrial, and imaging end markets. Applications in these areas tend to have long lifespans and gross margins that are well above our corporate average. We are targeting a growing share of these highly profitable market segments by efficiently leveraging our low-power, high-performance intellectual property to develop differentiated components for a wide range of applications and tiers. During the quarter, we gained design momentum with prosumer and automotive customers on all 14 variants of our latest-generation ADCs, DACs, and ultra-high-performance audio codec, and expect new end products utilizing these components to come to market over the next 12 months. Additionally, we are seeing increased engagement from automotive and professional audio customers on our latest timing product family, which began shipping last quarter. The company is also sampling a family of high-performance analog front-end components targeting imaging applications, and initial feedback has been positive. We are extremely pleased with our progress to date in these areas. Looking forward, we plan to further build out this portfolio of products and leverage our mixed-signal design and advanced low-power signal processing expertise to drive growth opportunities in new applications and markets.
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Summary and Guidance
For the December quarter, we expect the following results:
Revenue to range between $500 million and $560 million;
GAAP gross margin to be between 51 percent and 53 percent; and
Combined GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses to range between $151 million and $157 million, including approximately $21 million in stock-based compensation expense and $2 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, resulting in a non-GAAP operating expense range between $128 million and $134 million.
In conclusion, we are proud to have delivered strong financial results for Q2 FY26 while also continuing to execute on our strategy. During the quarter, new flagship smartphones with our components came to market, we continued to build momentum with our PC business, and we had strong customer engagement across our portfolio of general market components. With an extensive intellectual property portfolio and a solid product roadmap, we believe that we are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities ahead of us to drive long-term shareholder value.
Sincerely,
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John Forsyth
President &
Chief Executive Officer
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Jeff Woolard
Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Q&A Session
Cirrus Logic will host a live Q&A session at 5 p.m. ET today to answer questions related to its financial results and business outlook. Participants may listen to the conference call on the Cirrus Logic website.
A replay of the webcast can be accessed on the Cirrus Logic website approximately two hours following its completion or by calling (609) 800-9909 or toll-free at (800) 770-2030 (Access Code: 95424).
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement Cirrus Logic's financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Cirrus has provided non-GAAP financial information, including non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share, operating income and profit, operating expenses, gross margin and profit, tax expense, tax expense impact on earnings per share, effective tax rate, free cash flow, and free cash flow margin. A reconciliation of the adjustments to
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GAAP results is included in the tables below. We are also providing guidance on our expected non-GAAP expected effective tax rate. We are not able to provide guidance on our GAAP effective tax rate or a related reconciliation without unreasonable efforts since our future GAAP effective tax rate depends on our future stock price and related stock-based compensation information that is not currently available.
Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. The non-GAAP financial information used by Cirrus Logic may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Safe Harbor Statement
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this shareholder letter contain forward-looking statements, including statements about our ability to leverage our mixed-signal design and signal processing expertise to diversify our product portfolio and expand our addressable market; our ability to maintain our leadership position in smartphone audio; our ability to increase HPMS content in smartphones; our ability to leverage our strength in audio and HPMS to expand into additional applications and markets with both new and existing components; our expectation that our latest-generation custom boosted amplifier and first 22-nanometer smart codec will ship for multiple generations and provide the company an opportunity for sustained revenue contribution; our ability to deploy R&D resources on new projects that can drive further innovation and growth; our expectation that next-generation flagship smartphones will come to market in the future; our expectation that power and battery technologies will drive longer-term growth, contribute to product diversification, and broaden our footprint in the years ahead; our ability to leverage our intellectual property and engineering capabilities to expand into new applications and markets; our ability to expand into mainstream designs to capture a greater share of our serviceable addressable market and unlock additional long-term revenue opportunities; our expectation that new end products with our components will come to market in the next 12 months; our ability to drive long-term revenue growth and grow market share in the PC market; our expectation that the first product designed to capitalize on opportunities in AI-enabled PCs will sample with customers during the December quarter; our belief there is an exciting path for innovation in camera controllers; our expectation that new end products utilizing our general market components will come to market over the next 12 months; our ability to capitalize on the opportunities ahead of us to drive long-term shareholder value; our expectation that inventory will be down slightly sequentially; our non-GAAP effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2026; and our forecasts for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 revenue, gross margin, combined research and development and selling, general and administrative expense levels, stock-based compensation expense, and amortization of acquisition intangibles. In some cases, forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “emerge,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “foresee,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “goals,” “opportunity,” “estimates,” “intend,” “will,” and variations of these types of words and similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to our plans, expectations, strategies, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and readers should not place undue reliance on such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the level and timing of orders and shipments during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts; changes in government trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and export restrictions; global economic conditions and uncertainty;
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and the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 29, 2025 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. The foregoing information concerning our business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.
Cirrus Logic, Cirrus and the Cirrus Logic logo are registered trademarks of Cirrus Logic, Inc. All other company or product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
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Summary of Financial Data Below:
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Sep. 27,
2025
Jun. 28,
2025
Sep. 28,
2024
Sep. 27,
2025
Sep. 28,
2024
Q2'26Q1'26Q2'25Q2'26Q2'25
Audio$318,214 $240,043 $316,588 $558,257 $535,558 
High-Performance Mixed-Signal242,746 167,229 225,269 409,975 380,325 
Net sales560,960 407,272 541,857 968,232 915,883 
Cost of sales266,586 193,242 259,267 459,828 444,368 
Gross profit294,374 214,030 282,590 508,404 471,515 
Gross margin52.5 %52.6 %52.2 %52.5 %51.5 %
Research and development110,021 102,892 112,925 212,913 218,288 
Selling, general and administrative39,589 38,744 37,813 78,333 74,583 
Total operating expenses149,610 141,636 150,738 291,246 292,871 
Income from operations144,764 72,394 131,852 217,158 178,644 
Interest income8,695 8,622 8,134 17,317 16,336 
Other income (expense)(63)(388)19 (451)1,628 
Income before income taxes153,396 80,628 140,005 234,024 196,608 
Provision for income taxes21,800 19,931 37,865 41,731 52,373 
Net income $131,596 $60,697 $102,140 $192,293 $144,235 
Basic earnings per share$2.57 $1.17 $1.92 $3.74 $2.70 
Diluted earnings per share:$2.48 $1.14 $1.83 $3.61 $2.59 
Weighted average number of shares: 
Basic51,175 51,727 53,275 51,451 53,354 
Diluted53,054 53,319 55,800 53,195 55,753 
Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTINUED
(in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)
(not prepared in accordance with GAAP)

Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results, but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. As a note, the non-GAAP financial information used by Cirrus Logic may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Sep. 27,
2025
Jun. 28,
2025
Sep. 28,
2024
Sep. 27,
2025
Sep. 28,
2024
Net Income ReconciliationQ2'26Q1'26Q2'25Q2'26Q2'25
GAAP Net Income$131,596 $60,697 $102,140 $192,293 $144,235 
Amortization of acquisition intangibles1,648 1,647 1,864 3,295 3,836 
Stock-based compensation expense20,597 20,809 22,447 41,406 43,832 
Lease impairment— — — — 1,019 
Adjustment to income taxes(3,861)(2,839)(1,162)(6,700)(5,267)
Non-GAAP Net Income$149,980 $80,314 $125,289 $230,294 $187,655 
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation
GAAP Diluted earnings per share$2.48 $1.14 $1.83 $3.61 $2.59 
Effect of Amortization of acquisition intangibles0.03 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.07 
Effect of Stock-based compensation expense0.39 0.39 0.40 0.78 0.79 
Effect of Lease impairment— — — — 0.02 
Effect of Adjustment to income taxes(0.07)(0.05)(0.02)(0.12)(0.10)
Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share$2.83 $1.51 $2.25 $4.33 $3.37 
Operating Income Reconciliation
GAAP Operating Income$144,764 $72,394 $131,852 $217,158 $178,644 
GAAP Operating Profit 25.8 %17.8 %24.3 %22.4 %19.5 %
Amortization of acquisition intangibles1,648 1,647 1,864 3,295 3,836 
Stock-based compensation expense - COGS363 300 355 663 621 
Stock-based compensation expense - R&D13,019 13,072 15,844 26,091 31,607 
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A7,215 7,437 6,248 14,652 11,604 
Lease impairment— — — — 1,019 
Non-GAAP Operating Income$167,009 $94,850 $156,163 $261,859 $227,331 
Non-GAAP Operating Profit29.8 %23.3 %28.8 %27.0 %24.8 %
Operating Expense Reconciliation
GAAP Operating Expenses$149,610 $141,636 $150,738 $291,246 $292,871 
Amortization of acquisition intangibles(1,648)(1,647)(1,864)(3,295)(3,836)
Stock-based compensation expense - R&D(13,019)(13,072)(15,844)(26,091)(31,607)
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A(7,215)(7,437)(6,248)(14,652)(11,604)
Lease impairment— — — — (1,019)
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses$127,728 $119,480 $126,782 $247,208 $244,805 
Gross Margin/Profit Reconciliation
GAAP Gross Profit$294,374 $214,030 $282,590 $508,404 $471,515 
GAAP Gross Margin52.5 %52.6 %52.2 %52.5 %51.5 %
Stock-based compensation expense - COGS363 300 355 663 621 
Non-GAAP Gross Profit$294,737 $214,330 $282,945 $509,067 $472,136 
Non-GAAP Gross Margin52.5 %52.6 %52.2 %52.6 %51.5 %
Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation
GAAP Tax Expense$21,800 $19,931 $37,865 $41,731 $52,373 
GAAP Effective Tax Rate14.2 %24.7 %27.0 %17.8 %26.6 %
Adjustments to income taxes3,861 2,839 1,162 6,700 5,267 
Non-GAAP Tax Expense$25,661 $22,770 $39,027 $48,431 $57,640 
Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate14.6 %22.1 %23.8 %17.4 %23.5 %
Tax Impact to EPS Reconciliation
GAAP Tax Expense $0.41 $0.37 $0.68 $0.78 $0.94 
Adjustments to income taxes0.07 0.05 0.02 0.12 0.10 
Non-GAAP Tax Expense$0.48 $0.42 $0.70 $0.90 $1.04 

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands; unaudited)
Sep. 27,
2025
Mar. 29,
2025
Sep. 28,
2024
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$593,476 $539,620 $445,759 
Marketable securities52,424 56,160 32,499 
Accounts receivable, net355,397 216,009 324,098 
Inventories236,409 299,092 271,765 
Prepaid wafers45,056 52,560 71,740 
Other current assets84,238 76,293 79,044 
Total current Assets1,367,000 1,239,734 1,224,905 
Long-term marketable securities250,146 239,036 228,302 
Right-of-use lease assets125,315 126,688 133,316 
Property and equipment, net151,154 159,900 168,265 
Intangibles, net24,451 27,461 25,700 
Goodwill435,936 435,936 435,936 
Deferred tax asset46,511 48,150 48,619 
Long-term prepaid wafers— 15,512 37,804 
Other assets29,170 34,656 53,292 
Total assets$2,429,683 $2,327,073 $2,356,139 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$79,974 $63,162 $91,899 
Accrued salaries and benefits52,689 52,075 51,861 
Lease liability19,481 21,811 22,800 
Other accrued liabilities58,179 58,140 62,716 
Total current liabilities210,323 195,188 229,276 
Non-current lease liability120,985 121,908 129,806 
Non-current income taxes45,357 44,040 42,683 
Other long-term liabilities10,576 16,488 26,247 
Total long-term liabilities176,918 182,436 198,736 
Stockholders' equity:
Capital stock1,903,638 1,860,281 1,819,589 
Accumulated earnings139,025 90,351 107,233 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(221)(1,183)1,305 
Total stockholders' equity2,042,442 1,949,449 1,928,127 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$2,429,683 $2,327,073 $2,356,139 
Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands; unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Sep. 27,Sep. 28,
20252024
Q2'26Q2'25
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$131,596 $102,140 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization12,704 12,618 
Stock-based compensation expense20,597 22,447 
Deferred income taxes7,470 4,984 
Loss on retirement or write-off of long-lived assets— 12 
Other non-cash charges68 87 
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net(141,312)(134,019)
Inventories42,575 (39,199)
Prepaid wafers16,878 25,531 
Other assets(8,485)(341)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities29,451 27,268 
Income taxes payable(19,328)(13,297)
Net cash provided by operating activities92,214 8,231 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale marketable securities39,752 835 
Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities(43,171)(3,577)
Purchases of property, equipment and software(3,868)(2,670)
Investments in technology(642)(70)
Net cash used in investing activities(7,929)(5,482)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock1,568 4,859 
Repurchase of stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations(1,261)(3,207)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(39,986)(49,993)
Net cash used in financing activities(39,679)(48,341)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents44,606 (45,592)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period548,870 491,351 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$593,476 $445,759 
Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(in thousands; unaudited)
Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is GAAP cash flow from operations (or cash provided by operating activities) less capital expenditures. Capital expenditures include purchases of property, equipment and software as well as investments in technology, as presented within our GAAP Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows. Free cash flow margin represents free cash flow divided by revenue.
Twelve Months EndedThree Months Ended
Sep. 27,Sep. 27,Jun. 28,Mar. 29,Dec. 28,
20252025202520252024
Q2'26Q2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)$557,319 $92,214 $116,131 $130,386 $218,588 
Capital expenditures(23,148)(4,510)(2,770)(9,181)(6,687)
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)$534,171 $87,704 $113,361 $121,205 $211,901 
Cash Flow from Operations as a Percentage of Revenue (GAAP)29 %16 %29 %31 %39 %
Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue (GAAP)%%%%%
Free Cash Flow Margin (Non-GAAP)27 %16 %28 %29 %38 %
Q2 FY26 Letter to Shareholders
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RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(in millions; unaudited)
(not prepared in accordance with GAAP)
Q3 FY26
Guidance
Operating Expense Reconciliation
GAAP Operating Expenses$151 - 157
Stock-based compensation expense(21)
Amortization of acquisition intangibles(2)
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses$128 - 134
Q2 FY26 Letter to Shareholders
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