Microchip Technology Incorporated · MCHP · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q4 2024

Microchip Maintains Guidance as Destocking and New Products Compete

The supplied analysis offers partial support for a recovery thesis: new product launches and design-ins could support longer-term growth, but elevated inventory, weak demand, underutilization and funding uncertainty keep the near-term evidence mixed.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $40.10B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.46 Consensus $0.43
EPS surprise +5.9% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.16B Consensus $1.15B
Revenue surprise +1.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -1.8% Event window
SPY move +2.5% Same window
Abnormal move -4.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -21.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis shifts to a more cautious operating picture: inventory days increased, Q2 sales declined, and underutilization and cybersecurity costs were highlighted. At the same time, Microchip emphasized new product ramps, aerospace and defense demand, AI-focused data-center opportunities, and continued capital returns.

Guidance delta

Maintained. The analysis says December-quarter guidance remained within a range, with non-GAAP gross margin expected at 57%-59%.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 sales declined sequentially, while margins slightly exceeded guidance after a one-time legal-settlement benefit.
  • Inventory remains elevated, pointing to a prolonged channel-destocking cycle.
  • New dsPIC33A and PIC64 products, plus aerospace, defense and AI-focused data-center opportunities, are the principal growth initiatives in the analysis.
  • Capital returns continued, while CHIPS Act funding and underutilization remain important execution variables.

Management priorities

  • Ramp the dsPIC33A and PIC64 product families.
  • Pursue design-ins in aerospace, defense and AI-focused data-center segments.
  • Finalize the CHIPS Act agreement and deploy related capital investments.
  • Continue returning adjusted free cash flow through dividends and share buybacks.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
MCHP REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $2B Q3 '24 actual $2B, miss Q4 '24 estimate $1B Q4 '24 actual $1B, miss Q1 '25 estimate $1B Q1 '25 actual $1B, match Q2 '25 estimate $1B Q2 '25 actual $1B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1B Q1 '26 actual $1B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1B Q2 '26 actual $1B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1B Q3 '26 actual $1B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1B Q4 '26 actual $1B, beat Q1 '27 estimate $1B Q1 '27 actual $1B, beat Q2 '27 estimate $2B Q3 '27 estimate $2B Q4 '27 estimate $2B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy44 ratings
Bullish3068.2%
Neutral1431.8%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$73.85Current
$61Low
$95.1Average
$135High

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Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 21, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 17, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
Truist Securities Hold HoldMaintainAug 7, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $73.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$90$84.81 +21.9%Aug 7, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$120$74.36 +62.5%Aug 7, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$100$74.36 +35.4%Aug 7, 2026
Wells FargoJoe Quatrochi$88$80.96 +19.2%Jul 20, 2026
BarclaysTom O'Malley$105$99.09 +42.2%May 11, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Microchip Technology Incorporated creates, produces, and sells intelligent, interconnected, and secure embedded control solutions to customers throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company's core offerings include a range of microcontrollers, such as general-purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit models, as well as 32-bit embedded microprocessors. These specialized microcontrollers are designed for numerous applications across industries like automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human-machine interfaces, security, and various wired and wireless connectivity needs. Beyond its processors, Microchip provides development tools that enable system designers to program its microcontroller and microprocessor units for specific tasks. Its product lineup also features Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and a broad selection of analog, interface, mixed-signal, and timing components.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-17. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.