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AMKR Q3 2026 Net sales $1,991 million, Miss Guidance by $-9.0M

AMKR miss prior Q3 2026 Net sales guidance by $-9.0M. Capital expenditures was maintained by $0.0M to approximately $2.5 billion. Gross margin of 18.3% missed the guided midpoint of 19.0% by 70 basis points. The company trimmed its full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance to approximately $2.5 billion from the prior range of $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion.

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Guidance comparison

Net salesQ3 2026
$1,991 millionGuide $2,000 million | miss | $-9.0M | -0.4%
Gross marginQ3 2026
18.3%Guide 19.0% | miss | -0.7 pts | -3.68%
Net incomeQ3 2026
$191 millionGuide $192.5 million | miss | $-1.5M | -0.8%
Earnings per diluted shareQ3 2026
$0.76Guide $0.77 | miss | $-0.01 | -1.3%

Guidance updates

Capital expendituresFull year 2026
approximately $2.5 billionPrior $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion | maintained | $0.0M

Forward guidance

Net salesQ4 2026
$1.9 billion - $2.0 billion+3.2% implied Y/Y vs Q4 2025
Gross marginQ4 2026
18.0% - 19.0%+1.8 pp implied Y/Y vs Q4 2025
Net incomeQ4 2026
$160 million - $185 million+0.3% implied Y/Y vs Q4 2025
Earnings per diluted shareQ4 2026
$0.65 - $0.75
Capital expendituresFull year 2026
approximately $2.5 billion

Key takeaways

  • Net sales: Q3 2026 net sales of $1,991 million grew 0.2% year-over-year but increased 4.9% sequentially from Q2 2026.

  • Earnings per share: Diluted EPS of $0.76 increased 49% year-over-year from $0.51 in Q3 2025 and beat the prior-year quarter.

  • Margin expansion: Gross margin expanded 400 basis points year-over-year to 18.3% from 14.3%, while operating income margin reached 11.3% versus 8.0% in Q3 2025.

  • End market performance: Record revenue in Computing (26% of sales, up from 19%) and Automotive & Industrial (22%, up from 16%) offset continued weakness in Communications (37%, down from 51%).

  • Capital expenditures: Full-year 2026 capex guidance updated to approximately $2.5 billion, the low end of the prior $2.5-$3.0 billion range.

  • Q4 2026 guidance: Net sales $1.9-$2.0 billion, gross margin 18.0-19.0%, net income $160-$185 million, EPS $0.65-$0.75.

Key metrics

Net salesQ3 2026
$1,991 million+0.2%
Net salesQ3 2026
$1,990.557 million+0.2%
Gross marginQ3 2026
18.3%+400 bps
Operating income marginQ3 2026
11.3%+330 bps
Operating incomeQ3 2026
$225 million+41.5%
Net incomeQ3 2026
$191 million+50.4%
Diluted earnings per shareQ3 2026
$0.76+$0.25
EBITDA (non-GAAP)Q3 2026
$435 million+27.9%

Customer concentration

Top ten customersQ3 2026
66%Share of net sales

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