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Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q4 2025
SMCI: Raised outlook, record orders, but margins remain under pressure
The call supports a constructive demand case for SMCI: record orders, expanded capacity and higher guidance point to continued AI-infrastructure demand. The counterpoint is execution: the investment case still depends on converting backlog into revenue while improving margins and managing cash needs.
Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology
$27.03B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.35
Consensus $0.37
EPS surprise
-6.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$5.02B
Consensus $5.83B
Revenue surprise
-14.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-11.3%
Event window
SPY move
+0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-11.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-18.6%
Up to 20 sessions
SMCISPY benchmark
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Why did SMCI fall 11.3% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in SMCI's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for SMCI after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior quarter, the outlook became more ambitious: full-year revenue guidance increased from at least $33 billion to at least $36 billion, while the current analysis highlights more than $13 billion of orders and a broader manufacturing expansion. The focus shifted from resolving capital constraints to executing a large-scale ramp with margin recovery.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year revenue guidance to at least $36 billion and set a $10.5 billion target for the December quarter, versus prior-quarter guidance of at least $33 billion.
Key takeaways
- Demand signals strengthened: new orders exceeded $13 billion even as Q1 revenue declined year over year.
- Management raised full-year revenue guidance to at least $36 billion and targets $10.5 billion for the December quarter.
- DCBBS and global capacity expansion are central to the expected profitability and scale-up story.
- The main tension is strong AI-server demand versus ramp-up costs, working-capital needs and competitive pressure.
Management priorities
- Scale the DCBBS portfolio and related services.
- Bring new production facilities in the Middle East online while expanding global manufacturing.
- Support upcoming NVIDIA Vera Rubin and AMD Helios platform launches in calendar 2026.
- Target double-digit gross-margin improvement as scale and operational efficiencies accrue.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$41.78Previous close
$25Low
$44.67Average
$100High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 29, 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 $41.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $37.61 | +0.5% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $48 | $35.78 | +14.9% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $35.68 | +0.5% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Matt Bryson | $40 | $35.82 | -4.3% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $35 | $31.6 | -16.2% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $31.6 | -6.7% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $31.68 | -13.8% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Kevin Cassidy | $45 | $25.5 | +7.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $46 | $25.5 | +10.1% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $44 | $46.09 | +5.3% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $36 | $33.52 | -13.8% | May 12, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $31.9 | +7.7% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $27.83 | -28.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $33 | $29.67 | -21.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $29.67 | -4.3% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $38 | $29.67 | -9.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $30.12 | -37.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $30.22 | -25.8% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $64 | $42.48 | +53.2% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $43.76 | +50.8% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $43.58 | -18.6% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $51 | $43.86 | +22.1% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| KGI Securities | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $47.4 | +43.6% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $47.92 | +60.4% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $30 | $47.92 | -28.2% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $53 | $47.92 | +26.9% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $40 | $44.79 | -4.3% | May 19, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Nehal Chokshi | $59 | $32.94 | +41.2% | May 7, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $34 | $32.32 | -18.6% | May 6, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $37.05 | +67.5% | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $42.95 | +41.2% | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $25 | $26.78 | -40.2% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $28 | $26.78 | -33.0% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $45 | $33.07 | +7.7% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $100 | $46.44 | +139.3% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Needham | Quinn Bolton | $60 | $43.94 | +43.6% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $45 | $44.91 | +7.7% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $43.8 | $44.18 | +4.8% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $37.5 | $41.99 | -10.2% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $67.5 | $49.14 | +61.6% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ruplu Bhattacharya | $70 | $61.69 | +67.5% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | George Wang | $69.3 | $61.69 | +65.9% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $80 | $73.83 | +91.5% | May 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $96 | $72.55 | +129.8% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $150 | $88.28 | +259.0% | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $135 | $115.38 | +223.1% | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Matt Bryson | $25 | $41.62 | -40.2% | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $30 | $27.4 | -28.2% | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $8.8 | $6.42 | -78.9% | Aug 12, 2022 |
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Start freeCompany context
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.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-29T12:01:05.214512+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-29T12:01:05.212209+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-29. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.