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This document is a transcript of the Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Q2 Fiscal Year 2026 earnings call. CEO John Forsyth and CFO Jeff Woolard discuss the company's record-breaking financial performance, strategic progress, and future outlook.
The company reported a record September quarter revenue of $561 million, driven by strong demand for its latest-generation custom boosted amplifiers and 22-nanometer smart codecs in the flagship smartphone market. The discussion highlights Cirrus Logic's three-pronged growth strategy: maintaining leadership in smartphone audio, expanding its high-performance mixed-signal offerings (e.g., camera controllers, battery management), and diversifying into new markets like PC, automotive, and professional audio. Significant progress was noted in the PC market, with a key design win in a mainstream consumer laptop and the development of new products for AI-enabled PCs that leverage its voice processing IP. The call concludes with a financial summary, guidance for Q3 projecting revenue between $500 million and $560 million, and a Q&A session addressing seasonality, new market opportunities, and operating expenses.
A Strategic Overview of Cirrus Logic's Q2 2026 Performance and Outlook
Record Quarterly Performance: The company achieved record revenue of $561 million for the September quarter (Q2 2026), landing at the top end of its guidance. This performance was primarily driven by high demand for its advanced audio components (boosted amplifiers and smart codecs) shipping into the smartphone market. Non-GAAP gross margin stood at 52.5%.
Strong Future Guidance: For the upcoming third quarter (Q3 2026), Cirrus Logic projects revenue to be in the range of $500 million to $560 million, with a gross margin forecast between 51% and 53%.
Core Business Longevity: CEO John Forsyth emphasized the long lifecycle of their flagship smartphone components. The latest custom audio products replaced predecessors that had been shipping for five to six years, providing long-term revenue visibility and stability.
Strategic Expansion in the PC Market: A key growth area is the PC market. The company secured its first design win in a mainstream consumer laptop, a significant milestone for capturing higher-volume opportunities. This progress is accelerated by the industry's adoption of the SoundWire audio interface.
New Opportunities in AI-Enabled PCs: Cirrus Logic is leveraging its audio and voice processing expertise to target the emerging AI PC market. It is developing products that enable features like voice wake from an ultra-low power state and is currently sampling its first PC-specific voice product to customers.
Diversification in High-Performance Mixed-Signal: Beyond audio, the company continues to focus on camera controllers and battery management solutions for smartphones. Forsyth noted strong customer engagement on camera technology and ongoing R&D to bring innovation to battery performance and health.
Growth in General Markets: The company is seeing positive momentum in professional audio, automotive, and industrial markets. It has gained design traction with its newest high-performance ADCs/DACs and is sampling new analog front-end components for imaging applications.
Shift in Business Seasonality: CFO Jeff Woolard explained that the company's revenue seasonality has shifted, with a stronger first half of the fiscal year. This is primarily due to the growing contribution of camera controller content, which tends to ship earlier than audio components.
Healthy Financial Position and Shareholder Returns: The company ended the quarter with a strong balance sheet, holding $896 million in cash and investments with no debt. It continued its share buyback program, repurchasing $40 million of its common stock during the quarter.