Fabrinet · FN · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2025

Fabrinet: Telecom Strength Offsets Datacom Transition in FY2025 Q3

Fabrinet's quarter supports a constructive operating trajectory: telecom growth, 400ZR demand, the AWS partnership and planned capacity expansion offset near-term datacom-transition and margin risks. The thesis remains dependent on execution of the 1.6T ramp.

Reported Before market openNYSETechnology $13.03B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $2.56
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $857.7M
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.2% Event window
SPY move -0.6% Same window
Abnormal move +1.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +8.6% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Telecom strength continued and reached a record level, while datacom declined during a product transition. Fabrinet added a multi-year AWS advanced-manufacturing partnership, kept its outlook, and highlighted Building 10 and the 1.6T ramp as capacity and growth priorities.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its outlook and provided Q4 FY2025 guidance of $860–$900 million in revenue and $2.55–$2.70 in EPS.

Key takeaways

  • Telecom revenue reached a record $406 million, while telecom growth and 400ZR demand drove the quarter.
  • Datacom revenue declined during a product transition; management expects a larger 1.6T ramp later in FY2026.
  • A multi-year AWS advanced-manufacturing partnership adds a new growth avenue, while Building 10 expands capacity.
  • Short-term risks include startup costs, FX, tariffs, inventory-transition risk and uncertainty around the 1.6T ramp.

Management priorities

  • Ramp 1.6T transceivers in FY2026
  • Expand telecom through new wins and ZR product lines
  • Advance the AWS manufacturing partnership
  • Complete Building 10 capacity expansion
  • Develop automotive and industrial laser offerings

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
FN EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $2.03 Q2 '24 actual $2.08, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.11 Q3 '24 actual $2.39, beat Q4 '24 estimate $2.25 Q4 '24 actual $2.41, beat Q1 '25 estimate $2.38 Q1 '25 actual $2.39, match Q4 '25 estimate $2.64 Q4 '25 actual $2.65, match Q1 '26 estimate $2.82 Q1 '26 actual $2.92, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.26 Q2 '26 actual $3.36, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.56 Q3 '26 actual $3.72, beat Q4 '26 estimate $3.81 Q1 '27 estimate $4.19 Q2 '27 estimate $4.21 Q3 '27 estimate $4.41

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy24 ratings
Bullish1875.0%
Neutral625.0%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$363.51Current
$100Low
$348.67Average
$800High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
B. Riley Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 15, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainAug 20, 2026
Needham Buy BuyMaintainAug 18, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 18, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 18, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $363.51. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$739$598.58 +103.3%Aug 18, 2026
BarclaysTim Long$702$717.8 +93.1%May 5, 2026
Northland SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$800$684.33 +120.1%Apr 20, 2026
Wolfe ResearchAnalyst unavailable$540$457.98 +48.6%Feb 4, 2026
BarclaysTim Long$548$499.61 +50.8%Feb 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers a range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities in the manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, packaging, integration, final assembly, and testing. Its products include switching products, including reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers, optical amplifiers, modulators, and other optical components and modules that enable network managers to route voice, video, and data communications traffic through fiber optic cables at various wavelengths, speeds, and over various distances.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-18. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.