Super Micro Computer

SMCI Q1 2026 Earnings

Reported Nov 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM ET · SEC Source

Q1 26 EPS

$0.35

MISS 10.07%

Est. $0.39

Q1 26 Revenue

$5.02B

MISS 13.42%

Est. $5.80B

vs S&P Since Q1 26

-43.4%

TRAILING MARKET

SMCI -37.0% vs S&P +6.4%

Market Reaction

Did SMCI Beat Earnings? Q1 2026 Results

Super Micro Computer delivered a bruising fiscal Q1 2026, missing on both top and bottom lines as revenue fell 15.5% year-over-year to $5.02 billion, well below the $5.80 billion Wall Street had expected, while non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 trailed the $0.39… Read more Super Micro Computer delivered a bruising fiscal Q1 2026, missing on both top and bottom lines as revenue fell 15.5% year-over-year to $5.02 billion, well below the $5.80 billion Wall Street had expected, while non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 trailed the $0.39 consensus by 10.07%. The primary culprit was a brutal compression in gross margins, which collapsed to 9.3% GAAP from 13.1% a year earlier, reflecting intensifying pricing pressure across the AI server market and an unfavorable product mix shift. Cash flow told an equally difficult story, with operations consuming $917.52 million versus generating $408.90 million in the prior-year quarter, driven largely by a $1.09 billion inventory build as the company positions for anticipated Blackwell shipments. Yet management, who had faced elevated expectations heading in, projected a dramatic reversal, guiding Q2 revenue to $10.00–$11.00 billion and full-year FY2026 revenue to at least $36.00 billion, underpinned by more than $13.00 billion in Blackwell Ultra orders already on the books.

Key Takeaways

  • Gross margin compression to 9.3% from 13.1% year-over-year
  • Significant inventory build-up ($5.73 billion) ahead of Blackwell Ultra shipments
  • Negative operating cash flow of $918 million driven by working capital requirements
  • Revenue decline from $5.9 billion to $5.0 billion year-over-year
  • $12 million impairment loss recorded in the quarter
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SMCI YoY Financials

Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025, source: SEC Filings

“Powered by DCBBS, Supermicro is expanding/transforming into a leading AI and datacenter infrastructure company, delivering total solutions that simplify deployment, accelerate time-to-market, and reduce TCO.”

— Charles Liang, Q1 2026 Earnings Press Release