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Earnings Call Insights: Texas Instruments (TXN) Q2 2026
"Revenue was $5.5 billion, an increase of 13% sequentially and an increase of 23% year-over-year," said (President, CEO & Chairman Haviv Ilan), adding that "revenue came in above the range" on "continued growth in industrial and data center in addition to accelerated growth in automotive" and that TI is "prepared with capacity" with "clean room space available."
Ilan tied end-market momentum to specific demand signals, saying "industrial increased around 30% year-on-year," "automotive increased mid-teens year-on-year," and "data center doubled year-on-year," while warning that personal electronics has constraints: "We are seeing challenges in PE as some shortages are putting pressure on our customers."
"Gross profit in the quarter was $3.4 billion or 61% of revenue" and "net income in the quarter was $2 billion or $2.14 per share," said (Senior VP & CFO Rafael Lizardi), noting "earnings per share included a $0.05 benefit not in our original guidance due to discrete tax benefits" and highlighting balance sheet and working-capital progress including "inventory at the end of the quarter was $4.6 billion" and "days were 196."
Investor focus shifted to leadership transition as (VP & Head of Investor Relations Mike Beckman) said "Julie Knecht... will become our Chief Financial Officer on August 1" and that Lizardi "plans to retire at the end of August," positioning the change as continuity around "disciplined capital allocation" and returning cash to shareholders.
"We expect TI's revenue in the range of $5.65 billion to $6.15 billion and earnings per share to be in the range of $2.23 to $2.57," said (Senior VP & CFO Lizardi), adding "we expect our effective tax rate to be about 13% in the third quarter."
Ilan described the Q3 setup as broad-based, saying "when you think about the above seasonal guide, I think the contribution will come from all markets" including "industrial, data center and automotive," while noting that "Q3 is traditionally a quarter of personal electronics strength" and he expects "strong demand across the board."
On pricing, Ilan stated, "we have started executing price increases," explaining "it's really a discussion customer by customer" and "some of it will start to play in, in Q3, but I expect that to continue into the fourth quarter," while later emphasizing Q3 modeling should assume "the vast majority of it is just unit growth and maybe a little contribution from pricing, but almost insignificant."
Lizardi reported profitability and cost structure with "operating expenses in the quarter were $1 billion" and "operating profit was $2.3 billion in the quarter or 42% of revenue," alongside cash generation of "cash flow from operations was $2.7 billion" and "capital expenditures were $514 million" in Q2.
Shareholder returns and incentives were central to the equity story as Lizardi said "we paid $1.3 billion in dividends" in Q2, and on a trailing 12-month basis "free cash flow... was $6.5 billion" and "includes $1.6 billion of CHIPS Act incentives," adding "in second quarter, we received $549 million of ITC-related payments for qualifying capital expenditures."
Leverage and liquidity were framed as stable while investing, with Lizardi citing "$7 billion of cash and short-term investments" and "total debt outstanding is $14 billion with a weighted average coupon of 4%."
Harlan Sur, JPMorgan: "do you expect this profile of strength to continue... into Q3" and "what's driving the inflection in automotive"? (President, CEO & Chairman Ilan): "we see a setup... of a stronger demand, and it's broader," and on auto said the uptick "built up as we went through the quarter, led by China" and "it's really led by EVs and hybrids" plus customers with "inventory... very low levels."
Sur, JPMorgan: "Are you executing positive pricing initiatives" and "is the breadth... across both your Analog and Embedded"? Ilan: "we have started executing price increases" with timing that "will be dependent on the customer" and said pressure is "right now mainly on the Analog side" but "Embedded is joining the trend."
James Schneider, Goldman Sachs: "comment on where your factory loadings stand" and inventory direction? (VP & Chief Accounting Officer Julie Knecht): "our loadings did increase from first to second quarter" and TI has "clean room space available" to "support a wide range of scenarios."
Stacy Rasgon, Bernstein: OpEx seasonality? (Senior VP & CFO Lizardi): "you should expect all of those to be flat, second quarter to third quarter" for "OpEx, net other income and expense and acquisition charges." Rasgon: personal electronics strength? Ilan: "I expect this business to be growing sequentially, but maybe at a lower level" because "some shortages are putting pressure on our customers."
Atif Malik, Citi: data center outlook and 800-volt architecture? Ilan: "we do continue to see strong demand in the data center market" and 800 volts implies "higher growth of the TAM" with "more conversion stages." Malik: profitability? (VP & Head of Investor Relations Beckman): "it's been pretty similar to the overall corporate average."
Timothy Arcuri, UBS: CapEx and ITC cadence? (Senior VP & CFO Lizardi): 2026 CapEx "continues to be $2 billion to $3 billion" and "it could be on the higher end of that midpoint"; ITC "can be choppy" and assembly/test spending "does not get ITC" when outside the U.S.
William Stein, Truist: Silicon Labs deal timing? (VP & Chief Accounting Officer Knecht): "regulatory approvals are moving as planned" and TI "still expect[s] to close in the first half of next year" and "still expected to fund the transaction with cash on hand and debt." Stein: backlog/lead times? Beckman: "we did see backlog build throughout the quarter"; Ilan: lead times were "below 13 weeks in Q2" but now "a little bit of an uptick... maybe a couple of weeks higher."
Analysts sentiment was slightly positive with a strong-results framing but probing on sustainability and mechanics, including Sur pointing to "above seasonal guidance" and Arya asking "how many more above seasonal quarters" and whether pricing can be quantified.
Management sentiment was positive and execution-focused, with Ilan repeatedly describing demand as "very strong and broad" and emphasizing preparedness: "we are prepared with capacity" and "we need to execute."
Versus the prior quarter, management language shifted from caution about a possible "false start" (Q1) to firmer near-term visibility in Q2, including Ilan saying "as we stand in July, we see a setup... of a stronger demand" and calling Q3 strength "easy" because "it's everywhere."
Q2 emphasized an automotive inflection and broader participation, versus Q1 when Ilan said growth was "led by industrial" and "supported by the data center market" and auto was described as "about flat sequentially" with "China... down" (Q1).
Q2 introduced concrete execution of pricing actions, with Ilan stating "we have started executing price increases," while Q1 framed pricing as conditional: "it's likely that prices may go up in the second half of the year" if demand stayed strong.
Leadership and deal timeline messaging evolved, with Q2 detailing the CFO handoff (Knecht becoming CFO on August 1) and reiterating Silicon Labs close timing as "the first half of next year," following Q1’s announcement that TI "announced an agreement... to acquire Silicon Labs" and expected close "in the first half of 2027."
Ilan cited supply-chain constraints affecting customers in personal electronics: "some shortages are putting pressure on our customers," while still expecting the segment to "be a participant" in Q3.
On lead times and backlog, Ilan said lead times are rising modestly: "we are seeing a little bit of an uptick there" as demand grows, while emphasizing competitiveness: "I do believe our lead times are the most competitive in the market."
On incentives and spending, Lizardi highlighted variability: "ITC can be choppy" and warned that a shift toward assembly/test CapEx outside the U.S. means "that portion does not get ITC."
TI management described Q2 demand as strengthening and broadening beyond industrial and data center to include an accelerating automotive recovery, while maintaining that capacity, inventory, and clean room availability position the company to respond quickly. For Q3, management guided to $5.65B-$6.15B in revenue and $2.23-$2.57 in EPS, characterized the outlook as broad-based, and confirmed it has begun customer-by-customer price increases that should start to contribute from Q3 through Q4, with some timing dependent on annual pricing cycles. The company also underscored cash generation, CHIPS-related benefits, and a planned CFO transition alongside ongoing progress toward closing the Silicon Labs acquisition.