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
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
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SMCI Quarterly Results
4 quarters of earnings data
| Quarter | EPS Est. | EPS Act. | Surprise | Revenue | Rev. Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 26 BEAT | $0.49 | $0.69 | +41.42% | $12.68B | +22.64% |
| Q1 26 MISS | $0.39 | $0.35 | -10.07% | $5.02B | -13.42% |
| Q4 25 FY | — | $0.41 | — | $5.76B | — |
| FY Full Year | — | $2.06 | — | $21.97B | — |
| Q3 25 | — | $0.31 | — | $4.60B | — |