MACOM just posted fiscal Q3 results that topped both earnings and revenue estimates, then immediately raised Q4 guidance. The semiconductor company has made a habit of this. Revenue jumped 33% year-over-year to roughly $335 million, crushing analyst expectations clustered around $335 million. Adjusted EPS came in around $1.34 to $1.35 per share, nearly 49% higher than the prior year quarter.
The Lowell, Massachusetts firm guided for Q3 revenues between $331 million and $339 million, with adjusted EPS between $1.31 and $1.37. Wall Street had braced for $1.34 to $1.35 on roughly $335 million in revenue. MACOM cleared both. What matters more is the trajectory. Q2 showed 22.5% year-over-year revenue growth at $289 million. Q3's 33% acceleration signals demand isn't plateauing, it's steepening.
Two sectors are feeding this momentum. Data centers are on a spending spree, powered by AI infrastructure buildout and the race for compute capacity. MACOM makes analog, mixed-signal, and optical semiconductor components used in data center connectivity. Telecom operators are simultaneously upgrading infrastructure for 5G rollouts and fiber network expansions. That combination of tailwinds explains why growth accelerated rather than cooled. The adjusted gross margin guidance of 59% to 60% for Q3 also shows MACOM is expanding without gutting profitability.
The company has extended a consistent streak of outperforming consensus, a track record that's become its calling card on Wall Street. Q2's adjusted EPS of $1.09 beat consensus by $0.02. Now Q3 has done it again, suggesting the semiconductor cycles that usually punish forecasters are being overridden by structural demand from two of tech's hottest sectors.
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