NXPI US S&P 500NASDAQ-100 Earnings call · transcribed from the recording

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) · Q2 2026 results and valuation

Share price: $269.51 · 2026-11-11

Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · published 28 Jul 2026 and 28 Apr 2026

Net income down 31.0% on the previous quarter. Management sounded cautious, in its script and in answers to analysts.

Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.

1 · Numbers

−31.0%

Net income vs Q1 2026

Outlook given

Net income 782.0M vs 1.13B

Revenue +9.9%

Against the same quarter last year (Q2 2025) it is +71.1%, so the move on last quarter looks seasonal or timing-related rather than a trend.

2 · How management spoke

Cautious

Among the least upbeat of all company calls

Answers to analysts: very upbeat, in line with the script.

Last call it was different: the answers were more upbeat than the script.

3 · What stood out

Key theme

The industrial and IoT, the accelerated growth drivers were in the 40% range year-on-year for Q2, Matthew.

Valuation

Is NXP Semiconductors undervalued?

Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.

At −2.4% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $49.36 a share — the stock trades 446% above it. Today's price assumes 14.3% growth a year.

Current price

$269.51

close of 2026-11-11

Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.

+14.3% for 10 yrs

Fair value / share

$49.36

Buy below

$37.02

Price vs fair value

Overvalued >200%

Price vs buy-below price

Overvalued >200%

Official channels

The company's own website and social media accounts.

Read between the lines

  1. Guidance

    To recap, 2025, revenue was approximately $200 million, and NXP Semiconductors expects to exceed $500 million in 2026.

  2. Guidance

    NXP Semiconductors expects non-GAAP gross margin of 58.5%, plus or minus 50 basis points which is up 150 basis points year-on-year and up 50 basis points sequentially, driven by the higher revenue...

  3. Figure

    NXP Semiconductors' company-specific growth drivers grew in the mid-20% range year-over-year, and represented roughly 1/3 of second quarter revenue.

  4. Fading

    Adjusted for the sales of the MEMS Sensors business, automotive growth was 10% year-over-year.

    Source quote
    “Adjusted for the sales of the MEMS Sensors business, automotive growth was 10% year-over-year. In automotive, revenue was $1.78 billion, up 6% year-over-year and in line with expectations. During the quarter, the growth was driven primarily by accelerating customer software-defined vehicle programs, improved electrification trends and continued momentum in radar and connectivity.”

Tone

How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.

Prepared remarks Cautious (was cautious)
Answers to analysts Very upbeat (was very upbeat)

Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.

Sentences that drove the tone
“And so very strong growth in industrial and IoT for a total growth for the quarter into the high 30s.”
“In addition, our core businesses increased in the high teens range year-over-year that broad-based momentum is also contributing to our growth.”
“Margin expansion is structural, capital allocation is disciplined, and we are positioned to deliver expanding profitability and growing returns for years to come.”

Full figures

USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-28)

Metric Q2 2026period end 2026-06-28 Q1 2026period end 2026-03-29 Change Q2 2025 YoY
Revenue 3.50B 3.18B +9.9% 2.93B +19.5%
Gross profit 2.00B 1.79B +12.0% 1.56B +28.2%
Operating income 1.07B 1.50B −28.8% 687.0M +55.9%
Net income 782.0M 1.13B −31.0% 457.0M +71.1%
EPS 3.02 4.43 −31.8% 1.75 +72.6%
P/E today 23.1 — 18.3 — 25.9 —

Topics

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Faded since Q1 2026

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  • Dropped You made a comment with respect to local competitors.
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Latest announcements

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