Core IoT product sales increased 31% year-over-year

Multiple additional design wins in Physical AI and robotics

Q3'26 Financial Results

• Revenue of $294.2 million, up 10% year-over-year
• Fiscal third quarter Core IoT product sales grew by 31% year-over-year
• GAAP gross margin of 45.3%
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 53.6%
• GAAP loss per share of $0.21
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.09
  
  

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA) today reported financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 28, 2026.

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $294.2 million. GAAP net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $8.0 million, or a loss of $0.21 per basic share. Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $44.1 million, or $1.09 per diluted share.

“Synaptics delivered a solid third quarter of fiscal 2026, with double-digit year-over-year revenue growth driven by a 31% increase in Core IoT product sales. Revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, and non-GAAP EPS all exceeded the midpoints of our guidance, reflecting strong execution. Based on the mid-point of our fourth quarter outlook, we expect full year fiscal 2026 Core IoT revenue to grow more than 40% year-over-year to over $385 million. We are seeing accelerating activity in Physical AI and Edge AI, with increasing design wins and customer engagements. We continue to align our portfolio to capitalize on these emerging opportunities and remain confident in our ability to drive long-term growth," said Rahul Patel, Synaptics' President and Chief Executive Officer.

Business Outlook

Ken Rizvi, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, added, “As we enter the June quarter, our backlog is healthy and our current outlook reflects expected sequential and year-over-year revenue growth. We remain focused on disciplined execution. Our balance sheet is strong, providing the flexibility to invest in our organic growth initiatives.”

The fourth quarter fiscal 2026 outlook information provided below is based on the Company’s current estimates and is not a guarantee of future performance. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section below for information on the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company expects:

*        Projected Non-GAAP gross margin excludes $22.0 to $23.0 million in acquisition and integration-related costs and $0.5 million in share-based compensation costs.

**       Projected Non-GAAP operating expense excludes $35.0 to $36.0 million in share-based compensation costs, $1.0 to $2.0 million in restructuring costs, and $3.0 to $5.0 million in acquisition and integration related costs.

***      Projected Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share excludes $0.90 to $0.91 in share-based compensation costs, $0.03 to $0.05 in restructuring costs, $0.64 to $0.69 in acquisition and integration related costs, and ($0.10) to ($0.38) in other non-cash and Non-GAAP tax adjustments.

Our outlook is also subject to the fluid macroeconomic landscape, including ongoing global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, including trade and tariff uncertainties and military conflicts in the Middle East (refer to the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" below).

Earnings Call and Supplementary Materials
The Synaptics third quarter fiscal 2026 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET), on Thursday, May 7, 2026, during which the Company may discuss forward-looking information.

Speakers:

• Rahul Patel, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Ken Rizvi, Chief Financial Officer
  
  

To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should pre-register at Synaptics Q3 FY2026 Earnings Call Registration.
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI5c64b8d3979e44c5ae47e5c26d2fcc66

Supplementary slides, a copy of the prepared remarks, and a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at
https://investor.synaptics.com/.

About Synaptics Incorporated:
Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA) is driving innovation in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As a go-to partner for forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native embedded compute, wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We’re making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is a force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In evaluating its business, Synaptics considers and uses Non-GAAP Net Income, which we define as net income excluding share-based compensation, acquisition-related costs, and certain other non-cash or recurring and non-recurring items the company does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance, as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Non-GAAP Net Income is not a measurement of the company’s financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP Net Income. The company presents Non-GAAP Net Income because it considers it an important supplemental measure of its performance since it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences in net income caused by the existence and timing of share-based compensation charges, acquisition and integration-related costs, restructuring costs, and certain other non-cash or recurring and non-recurring items. Non-GAAP Net Income has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s GAAP Net Income. The principal limitations of this measure are that it does not reflect the company’s actual expenses and may thus have the effect of inflating its net income and net income per share as compared to its operating results reported under GAAP. In addition, the company presents components of Non-GAAP Net Income, such as Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, Non-GAAP operating margin and Non-GAAP net income per share, for similar reasons.

As presented in the “Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” tables that follow, Non-GAAP Net Income and each of the other Non-GAAP financial measures excludes one or more of the following items:

Acquisition and integration-related costs
Acquisition and integration-related costs primarily consist of:

• amortization of purchased intangibles, which include acquired intangibles such as developed technology, customer relationships, trademarks, backlog, licensed technology, patents, and in-process technology when post-acquisition development is determined to be substantively complete;
• inventory fair value adjustments affecting the carrying value of inventory acquired in an acquisition;
• transitory post-acquisition incentive programs negotiated in connection with an acquired business or designed to encourage post-acquisition retention of key employees; and
• legal and consulting costs directly associated with acquisitions, potential acquisitions and refinancing costs, including non-recurring acquisition related costs and services.
  
  

These acquisition and integration-related costs are not factored into the company’s evaluation of its ongoing business operating performance or potential acquisitions, as they are not considered as part of the company’s principal operations. Further, the amount of these costs can vary significantly from period to period based on the terms of an earn-out arrangement, revisions to assumptions that went into developing the estimate of the contingent consideration associated with an earn-out arrangement, the size and timing of an acquisition, the lives assigned to the acquired intangible assets, and the maturity of the business acquired. Excluding acquisition related costs from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare Synaptics against the performance of other companies without the variability and potential earnings volatility associated with purchase accounting and acquisition-related items.

Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense relates to employee equity award programs and the vesting of the underlying awards, which includes stock options, deferred stock units, market stock units, performance stock units, phantom stock units and the employee stock purchase plan. Share-based compensation settled with stock, which includes stock options, deferred stock units, market stock units, performance stock units and the employee stock purchase plan, is a non-cash expense, while share-based compensation settled with cash, which includes phantom stock units, is a cash expense. Settlement of all employee equity award programs, whether settled with cash or stock, varies in amount from period to period and is dependent on market forces that are often beyond the company’s control. As a result, the company excludes share-based compensation from its internal operating forecasts and models. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for share-based compensation provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of peer companies without the variability created by share-based compensation resulting from the variety of equity-linked compensatory awards used by other companies and the varying methodologies and assumptions used.

Intangible asset impairment charge
Intangible asset impairment charge represents the excess carrying value of an indefinite-lived asset over its fair value. The intangible asset impairment charge is a non-cash charge. The company excludes intangible asset impairment charge from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures, reflecting adjustments for intangible asset impairment charge, provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by the intangible asset impairment charge.

Restructuring costs
Restructuring costs are costs incurred to address cost structure inefficiencies of acquired or existing business operations and consist primarily of employee termination, asset disposal and office closure costs, including the reversal of such costs. As a result, the company excludes restructuring costs from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for restructuring costs provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by restructuring costs designed to address cost structure inefficiencies of acquired or existing business operations.

Legal settlement accruals and other
Legal settlement accruals and other represent our estimated cost of settling legal claims and any obligations to indemnify a counterparty against third party claims that are unusual or infrequent. As a result, the company will exclude these settlement charges from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting an adjustment for settlement charges provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by unusual or infrequent settlement accruals designed to address non-recurring or non-routine costs.

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
Loss on early extinguishment of debt represents a non-cash item based on the difference in the carrying value of the debt and the fair value of the debt when extinguished. Loss on early extinguishment of debt is excluded from Non-GAAP results as it is non-cash. Excluding loss on early extinguishment of debt from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare Synaptics against the performance of other companies without the variability associated with loss on early extinguishment of debt.

Other non-cash items
Other non-cash items include non-cash amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. These items are excluded from Non-GAAP results as they are non-cash. Excluding other non-cash items from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare Synaptics against the performance of other companies without the variability associated with other non-cash items.

Other miscellaneous income
Other miscellaneous income items include funds previously paid to third parties refunded back to the company. These miscellaneous items are excluded from our non-GAAP results because they are not indicative of the company’s core operating performance. Management believes that adjusting for these items enhances investors’ ability to meaningfully compare the company’s ongoing financial performance with that of other companies by removing variability caused by infrequent or non-routine personnel-related costs.

Non-GAAP tax adjustments
The company forecasts its long-term Non-GAAP tax rate in order to provide investors with improved long-term modeling accuracy and consistency across financial reporting periods by eliminating the effects of certain items in our Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP net income per share, including the type and amount of share-based compensation, the taxation of post-acquisition intercompany intellectual property cross-licensing or transfer transactions, and the impact of other acquisition items that may or may not be tax deductible. The company intends to evaluate its long-term Non-GAAP tax rate annually for significant events, including material tax law changes in the major tax jurisdictions in which the company operates, corporate organizational changes related to acquisitions or tax planning opportunities, and substantive changes in our geographic earnings mix.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are not historical facts but rather forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect the company’s current expectations and projections relating to its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including statements regarding the company’s financial guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, anticipated business trends and growth drivers in Core IoT and Edge AI, product development and integration activities, strategic and technology investments, operational discipline, backlog, demand conditions, and capital allocation initiatives, including share repurchases, subject to market conditions, liquidity and board authorization. Such statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “target,” “strategy,” “continue,” “may,” "commit," “will,” “should,” variations of such words, or other words and terms of similar meaning.

All forward-looking statements are based upon the company’s current expectations or various assumptions. The company’s expectations and assumptions are expressed in good faith, and the company believes there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will materialize or prove to be correct as forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual future results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions , including trade tensions, tariffs, inflation, military conflicts (such as those involving the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran and other countries in the Middle East and beyond), and market volatility, any of which may adversely affect customer demand for our products, purchasing behavior, supply chain disruptions, increased costs, and operational adjustments (such as reductions in force); the company’s ability to successfully execute on its strategies, including new product introductions, acquisitions and strategic partnerships; manufacturing and supply chain risks, including the company’s dependence on third parties to maintain satisfactory manufacturing yields and deliverable schedules, constraints or imbalances in the availability of critical components (including memory components used in combination with our products) or delays from third-party foundries and assemblers; risks related to customer concentration, inventory corrections, or changes in end-market adoption trends; the company’s dependence on one or more large customers, including risks relating to the loss or non-renewal of contracts with key customers; the company’s exposure to industry downturns and cyclicality in its target markets; expectations related to our financial performance for the upcoming quarter, including expected revenue contribution, growth, demand, or mix from Core IoT, Enterprise and Automotive markets, and other product categories or end markets; inflationary pressures, fluctuating interest rates, and exchange rate volatility; the company’s ability to execute on its cost reduction initiatives and to achieve expected synergies and expense reductions; the company’s ability to maintain and build relationships with its customers; the company’s indemnification obligations for any third party claims; risks associated with leadership transitions, including continuity and retention of key technical or managerial personnel; risks related to our ability to deliver expected financial or strategic benefits from investing in growth while simultaneously returning capital to stockholders through share repurchases; and other risks as identified in the “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” sections of the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; and other risks as identified from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information available to the company as of the date of hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events, except as required by law.

Synaptics and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information, please contact:
Munjal Shah
Head of Investor Relations
+1-408-518-7639
munjal.shah@synaptics.com