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Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2025
Supermicro leans on Blackwell demand as margins remain pressured
The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive operating thesis: demand for Blackwell platforms, integrated datacenter solutions and liquid cooling could support growth, while margin pressure, inventory exposure, supply constraints and execution during the platform transition could limit how much of that demand converts into durable earnings improvement.
Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology
$29.07B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.52
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $5.33B
Revenue surprise
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Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+2.4%
Event window
SPY move
-0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+34.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the emphasis shifted from initial Blackwell volume production and a longer-term expansion target toward managing the Hopper-to-Blackwell transition, launching Datacenter Building Block Solutions and DLC-2, and addressing a one-time inventory reserve that weighed on margins.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook; the analysis points to a Q4 revenue range of $5.6-$6.4 billion and FY2025 revenue guidance of $21.8-$22.6 billion.
Key takeaways
- The platform transition delayed purchases and contributed to lower quarter-over-quarter revenue.
- Management highlighted demand for Blackwell systems and its Datacenter Building Block Solutions offering.
- A one-time inventory write-down pressured gross margin, keeping execution and product-transition risks central.
- The company is expanding manufacturing capacity across the United States, Asia and Europe.
- Liquid cooling and integrated datacenter solutions are positioned as efficiency-focused growth initiatives.
Management priorities
- Ramp Blackwell, B300, GB300 and AMD MI-350 systems
- Commercialize Datacenter Building Block Solutions
- Roll out DLC-2 liquid-cooling technology
- Expand manufacturing capacity in the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Netherlands
- Increase AI rack shipments while pursuing green-computing initiatives
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$44.94Previous close
$25Low
$44.77Average
$100High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 8, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJS Securities | Market Perform | Market Underperform | Upgrade | May 6, 2026 |
| Northland Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Mar 24, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | Mar 21, 2025 |
| CFRA | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Negative | Negative | Maintain | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Maxim Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 27, 2019 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Roth Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2016 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 28, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $44.94. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $43 | $43.19 | -4.3% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $37.61 | -6.5% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $48 | $35.78 | +6.8% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $35.68 | -6.5% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Matt Bryson | $40 | $35.82 | -11.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $35 | $31.6 | -22.1% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $31.6 | -13.2% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $31.68 | -19.9% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Kevin Cassidy | $45 | $25.5 | +0.1% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $46 | $25.5 | +2.4% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $44 | $46.09 | -2.1% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $36 | $33.52 | -19.9% | May 12, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $31.9 | +0.1% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $27.83 | -33.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $33 | $29.67 | -26.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $29.67 | -11.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $38 | $29.67 | -15.4% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $30.12 | -42.1% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $30.22 | -31.0% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $64 | $42.48 | +42.4% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $43.76 | +40.2% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $43.58 | -24.3% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $51 | $43.86 | +13.5% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| KGI Securities | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $47.4 | +33.5% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $47.92 | +49.1% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $30 | $47.92 | -33.2% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $53 | $47.92 | +17.9% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $40 | $44.79 | -11.0% | May 19, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Nehal Chokshi | $59 | $32.94 | +31.3% | May 7, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Asiya Merchant | $39 | $32.32 | -13.2% | May 6, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $37.05 | +55.8% | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $42.95 | +31.3% | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $25 | $26.78 | -44.4% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $28 | $26.78 | -37.7% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $45 | $33.07 | +0.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $100 | $46.44 | +122.5% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $60 | $43.94 | +33.5% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $45 | $44.91 | +0.1% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $43.8 | $44.18 | -2.5% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $37.5 | $41.99 | -16.6% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $67.5 | $49.14 | +50.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ruplu Bhattacharya | $70 | $61.69 | +55.8% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $69.3 | $61.69 | +54.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $80 | $73.83 | +78.0% | May 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $96 | $72.55 | +113.6% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $150 | $88.28 | +233.8% | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $135 | $115.38 | +200.4% | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Matt Bryson | $25 | $41.62 | -44.4% | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $30 | $27.4 | -33.2% | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $8.8 | $6.42 | -80.4% | Aug 12, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationSuper Micro Computer, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells server and storage solutions based on modular and open-standard architecture in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company provides liquid and air-cooled AI servers for training and inferencing with integrated graphics processing units (GPUs) or PCIe based architectures; SuperBlade, MicroBlade, FlexTwin, GrandTwin, and BigTwin blade and multi-node systems; SuperStorage systems; Hyper, CloudDC, and WIO and rackmount systems; embedded (5G/IoT/Edge) systems; and MicroCloud server systems. It also offers workstations and networking devices; and modular server subsystems and accessories, including server boards, chassis, power supplies, and other accessories.…
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