Silicon Motion Technology : Q1 2026 Financial Results (019412)
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Published on 04/29/2026 at 11:14 pm EDT
Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2026
NEWS RELEASE
Business Highlights
First quarter of 2026 sales increased 23% Q/Q and increased 105% Y/Y
SSD controller sales: 1Q of 2026 decreased 5% to 10% Q/Q and increased 40% to 45% Y/Y
eMMC+UFS controller sales: 1Q of 2026 increased 30% to 35% Q/Q and increased 140% to 145% Y/Y
Ferri & Boot Drive solutions sales: 1Q of 2026 increased 205% to 210% Q/Q and increased 755% to 760% Y/Y
Financial Highlights
1Q 2026 GAAP
1Q 2026 Non-GAAP*
Net sales
$342.1 million (+23% Q/Q, +105% Y/Y)
$342.1 million (+23% Q/Q, +105% Y/Y)
Gross margin
47.1%
47.2%
Operating margin
15.3%
18.2%
Earnings per diluted ADS
$1.97
$1.58
* Please see reconciliations of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to all non-GAAP financial measures mentioned herein towards the end of this news release.
For the first quarter of 2026, net income (non-GAAP) increased sequentially to $53.8 million, or $1.58 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), from net income (non-GAAP) of $42.7 million, or $1.26 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), in the fourth quarter of 2025.
All financial numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
First Quarter of 2026 Review
"Our first quarter results exceeded our revenue, gross margin and operating margin expectations, driven primarily by strong growth in our embedded eMMC & UFS controllers and our Ferri and boot drive solutions," stated Wallace Kou, President & CEO of Silicon Motion. "Our embedded eMMC & UFS controller business was up over 30% sequentially and over 140% year-over-year, driven primarily by recent market share gains despite weakening smartphone sales resulting from higher memory and storage component costs. Our Ferri and boot drive solutions business saw significant sequential and year-over-year growth as new Ferri for automotive products ramped and our enterprise boot drive solutions began to scale with our AI infrastructure/GPU customer. Our SSD controller business declined sequentially, in line with typical seasonality, but increased approximately 45% year-over-year as we began to reap the benefits of our new PCIe 5 controllers that carry much higher ASPs when compared to previous generations. MonTitan will enter volume commercial production in the current quarter, earlier than planned, and our customers expect to ramp five tier-one CSPs, three in Asia and two in the US, in the second half of this year. Overall, this was a great start to 2026. Our investments in share gains across all our markets and expansion into new enterprise/AI opportunities are taking hold and are already creating strong tailwinds for growth this year and beyond."
Key Financial Results
($ in millions, except percentages and per ADS data)
GAAP
Non-GAAP
1Q 2026
4Q 2025
1Q 2025
1Q 2026
4Q 2025
1Q 2025
Revenue
$342.1
$278.5
$166.5
$342.1
$278.5
$166.5
Gross profit
Percent of revenue
$161.3
47.1%
$136.8
49.1%
$78.4
47.1%
$161.4
47.2%
$137.0
49.2%
$78.4
47.1%
Operating expenses
$109.1
$105.1
$68.6
$99.2
$83.2
$63.6
Operating profit
Percent of revenue
$52.2
15.3%
$31.7
11.4%
$9.8
5.9%
$62.2
18.2%
$53.8
19.3%
$14.9
8.9%
Earnings per diluted ADS
$1.97
$1.41
$0.58
$1.58
$1.26
$0.60
Other Financial Information
($ in millions)
1Q 2026
4Q 2025
1Q 2025
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
-end of period
$210.9
$277.1
$331.7
Routine capital expenditures
$13.2
$6.2
$7.0
Dividend payments
$16.9
$16.7
$17.0
Share repurchases
--
--
$24.3
During the first quarter of 2026, we had $18.2 million of capital expenditures, including $13.2 million for the routine purchases of testing equipment, software, design tools and other items, and $5.0 million for building and building improvements in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Returning Value to Shareholders
On October 27, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a $2.00 per ADS annual cash dividend to be paid in quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS. On February 26, 2026, we paid $16.9 million to Silicon Motion shareholders as the second installment of the annual cash dividend. The third installment of our annual dividend is scheduled to be paid on May 21, 2026 to all Silicon Motion shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 7, 2026.
Business Outlook
"The first quarter of 2026 delivered an exceptional start to what we expect will be a defining year for Silicon Motion as we expand our market share, broaden our customer and product portfolio, and penetrate new large and high growth edge AI and cloud AI device and infrastructure end markets. We have multiple new products across nearly all our business lines expected to ramp throughout 2026 including our new 4-channel PCIe5 edge SSD controller, multiple new embedded eMMC and UFS controllers for mobile, IoT and automotive, new programs for Ferri automotive solutions and our emerging enterprise-class products including MonTitan controllers and boot drive storage solutions. Based on our existing backlog, we expect our strong start to 2026 to continue in the second quarter and drive sequential growth throughout this year as these new programs scale further and our share gains accelerate. We are benefiting from the cumulative impact of investments we have made over the past several years and expect our share gains and market expansion into enterprise and data center to drive strong sustainable revenue and profitability growth," stated Mr. Kou.
For the second quarter of 2026, management expects:
($ in millions, except percentages)
GAAP
Non-GAAP Adjustment
Non-GAAP
Revenue
$393 to $411
+15% to 20% Q/Q
+98% to 107% Y/Y
--
$393 to $411
+15% to 20% Q/Q
+98% to 107% Y/Y
Gross margin
48.5% to 49.5%
Approximately $0.1*
48.5% to 49.5%
Operating margin
19.8% to 21.1%
Approximately $3.6 to $4.6**
21.0% to 22.0%
* Projected gross margin (non-GAAP) excludes $0.1 million of stock-based compensation.
** Projected operating margin (non-GAAP) excludes $3.6 million to $4.6 million of stock-based compensation and dispute-related expenses.
The Company's management team will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 29, 2026.
Participants must register in advance to join the conference call using the link provided below. Conference access details, including dial-in information and a unique access PIN, will be provided in the confirmation email received upon registration.
Participant Online Registration:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIad9a3cb3e77848c890fbbbe436072d50
A webcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at https://www.siliconmotion.com.
To supplement the Company's unaudited consolidated financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation and other items, including gross profit (non-GAAP), gross margin (non-GAAP), operating expenses (non-GAAP), operating profit (non-GAAP), operating margin (non-GAAP), non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP), net income (non-GAAP), and earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the amounts associated with the Company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We compensate for the limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.
Our non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors as these non-GAAP results exclude certain expenses, gains and losses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results and because they are consistent with the financial models and estimates published by many analysts who follow the Company. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with our forecasts, and for benchmarking our performance externally against our competitors. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude the items described below from our consideration of the target's performance and valuation. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results from management's perspective in addition to seeing our GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:
the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company's ongoing operating results;
the ability to better identify trends in the Company's underlying business and perform related
trend analysis;
a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company's underlying
business; and
an easier way to compare the Company's operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of our competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.
The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into our non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in our reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges related to the fair value of restricted stock units awarded to employees. The Company believes that the exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to our peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact of share-based compensation on its operating results.
Dispute related expenses consist of legal, consultant, other fees and resolution related to the dispute.
Foreign exchange loss (gain) consists of remeasurement gains and/or losses of non-US$ denominated current assets and current liabilities, as well as certain other balance sheet items, which result from the appreciation or depreciation of non-US$ currencies against the US$. We do not use financial instruments to manage the impact on our operations from changes in foreign exchange rates, and because our operations are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, we therefore exclude foreign exchange gains and losses when presenting non-GAAP financial measures.
Realized/Unrealized loss (gain) on investments relates to the disposal and net change in fair value of long-term investments.
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)
For Three Months Ended
Mar. 31,
Dec. 31,
Mar. 31,
2025
2025
2026
($)
($)
($)
Net sales
166,492
278,461
342,105
Cost of sales
88,125
141,694
180,845
Gross profit
78,367
136,767
161,260
Operating expenses
Research & development
55,026
80,084
86,240
Sales & marketing
7,115
10,682
13,288
General & administrative
6,460
14,290
9,528
Operating income
9,766
31,711
52,204
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest income, net
2,929
1,867
1,617
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net
373
288
16
Realized/Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net
3,296
24,247
21,759
Subtotal
6,598
26,402
23,392
Income before income tax
16,364
58,113
75,596
Income tax expense (benefit)
(3,099)
10,364
8,797
Net income
19,463
47,749
66,799
Earnings per basic ADS
0.58
1.42
1.98
Earnings per diluted ADS
0.58
1.41
1.97
Margin Analysis:
Gross margin
47.1%
49.1%
47.1%
Operating margin
5.9%
11.4%
15.3%
Net margin
11.7%
17.1%
19.5%
Additional Data:
Weighted avg. ADS equivalents
33,634
33,561
33,678
Diluted ADS equivalents
33,827
33,764
33,916
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)
For Three Months Ended
Mar. 31,
Dec. 31,
Mar. 31,
2025
2025
2026
($)
($)
($)
Gross profit (GAAP)
78,367
136,767
161,260
Gross margin (GAAP)
47.1%
49.1%
47.1%
Stock-based compensation (A)
73
251
134
Gross profit (non-GAAP)
78,440
137,018
161,394
Gross margin (non-GAAP)
47.1%
49.2%
47.2%
Operating expenses (GAAP)
68,601
105,056
109,056
Stock-based compensation (A)
(4,738)
(15,525)
(8,240)
Dispute related expenses
(277)
(6,314)
(1,604)
Operating expenses (non-GAAP)
63,586
83,217
99,212
Operating profit (GAAP)
9,766
31,711
52,204
Operating margin (GAAP)
5.9%
11.4%
15.3%
Total adjustments to operating profit
5,088
22,090
9,978
Operating profit (non-GAAP)
14,854
53,801
62,182
Operating margin (non-GAAP)
8.9%
19.3%
18.2%
Non-operating income (expense) (GAAP)
6,598
26,402
23,392
Foreign exchange loss (gain), net
(373)
(288)
(16)
Realized/Unrealized loss (gain) on investments, net
(3,296)
(24,247)
(21,759)
Non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP)
2,929
1,867
1,617
Net income (GAAP)
19,463
47,749
66,799
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
1,419
(2,445)
(11,797)
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
(610)
(2,594)
(1,153)
Net income (non-GAAP)
20,272
42,710
53,849
Earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP)
$0.58
$1.41
$1.97
Earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP)
$0.60
$1.26
$1.58
Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP)
33,827
33,764
33,916
Non-GAAP adjustments
20
166
221
Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP)
33,847
33,930
34,137
(A) Excludes stock-based compensation as follows:
Cost of sales
73
251
134
Research & development
3,003
10,996
4,788
Sales & marketing
862
1,810
2,007
General & administrative
873
2,719
1,445
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, unaudited)
Mar. 31,
Dec. 31,
Mar. 31,
2025
2025
2026
($)
($)
($)
Cash and cash equivalents
275,140
201,842
135,677
Accounts receivable, net
206,693
211,546
220,445
Inventories
180,903
421,798
515,250
Restricted assets- current
53,015
71,297
71,268
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
32,102
36,885
58,915
Total current assets
747,853
943,368
1,001,555
Long-term investments
20,636
29,676
51,823
Property and equipment, net
193,603
218,966
224,553
Other assets
29,310
30,709
29,077
Total assets
991,402
1,222,719
1,307,008
Accounts payable
23,048
34,745
94,503
Income tax payable
14,782
22,426
31,440
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
130,277
282,352
225,260
Total current liabilities
168,107
339,523
351,203
Other long-term liabilities
50,968
52,459
49,683
Total liabilities
219,075
391,982
400,886
Shareholders' equity
772,327
830,737
906,122
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity
991,402
1,222,719
1,307,008
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
For Three Months Ended
Mar. 31,
Dec. 31,
Mar. 31,
2025
2025
2026
($)
($)
($)
Net income
19,463
47,749
66,799
Depreciation & amortization
7,225
7,465
8,954
Stock-based compensation
4,811
15,776
8,374
Investment losses (gain) & disposals
(3,309)
(24,225)
(21,733)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
22,082
(45,284)
(93,619)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
50,272
1,481
(31,225)
Purchase of property & equipment
(11,661)
(7,740)
(18,221)
Proceeds from disposal of properties
13
-
87
Proceeds from long-term investments
-
27,575
-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(11,648)
19,835
(18,134)
Dividend payments
(16,956)
(16,749)
(16,918)
Share repurchases
(24,291)
-
-
Net cash used in financing activities
(41,247)
(16,749)
(16,918)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash
(2,623)
4,567
(66,277)
Effect of foreign exchange changes
37
126
80
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash-beginning of period
334,333
272,388
277,081
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash-end of period
331,747
277,081
210,884
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world for servers, PCs and other client devices and are the leading merchant supplier of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT devices and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data centers and specialized industrial and automotive SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at https://www.siliconmotion.com.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from one or more customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; the impact of inflation on our business and customer's businesses and any effect this has on economic activity in the markets in which we operate; the functionalities and performance of our information technology ("IT") systems, which are subject to cybersecurity threats and which support our critical operational activities, and any breaches of our IT systems or those of our customers, suppliers, partners and providers of third-party licensed technology; the effects on our business and our customer's business taking into account the ongoing U.S.-China tariffs and trade disputes; other factors beyond our control such as nature disasters, terrorism, civil unrest, war, including conflicts in the Middle East, threats to the Strait of Hormuz and global energy supply routes, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, and pandemics, epidemics and other health emergencies; the continuing tensions between Taiwan and China, including enhanced military activities; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; supply chain disruptions that have affected us and our industry as well as other industries on a global basis; the payment, or non-payment, of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our Board of Directors and any announced planned increases in such dividends; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in the products we sell given the current raw material supply shortages being experienced in our industry; our customers' sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands
and general economic conditions; any potential impairment charges that may be incurred related to businesses previously acquired or divested in the future; the risk that the anticipated benefits from our PCIe 5 controller products, including higher [average selling prices], may not be maintained or may be less than expected; the risk that our anticipated market share gains across our product lines and penetration of enterprise end markets may not materialize as expected or on the anticipated timeline; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025. Other than as required under the securities laws, we do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release.
Tom Sepenzis Selina Hsieh
Senior Director of IR & Strategy Investor Relations
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