SanDisk (SNDK) FY2026 Q3 Earnings Highlights: 97% QoQ Revenue Surge, Q4 Guidance Raised Again!

Core Highlights

SanDisk (SNDK) delivered an explosive Q3 performance, with revenue reaching $5.95 billion, nearly double the prior quarter, significantly beating analysts’ expectations of $4.72 billion. Adjusted EPS came in at $23.41, well above the consensus estimate of $14.51. Driven by surging AI data center demand, the company raised its Q4 revenue guidance midpoint to approximately $8.0 billion (another ~34.5% QoQ growth), continuing to outpace market forecasts. Despite the strong fundamentals, shares fell nearly 6% in pre-market trading, primarily due to valuation concerns after a staggering 3,300%+ gain over the past 12 months.

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Detailed Breakdown

1. Overall Revenue and Profit Performance
   • Q3 Revenue: $5.95 billion, +97% QoQ (prior quarter $3.025 billion), +251% YoY (prior year $1.695 billion), significantly beating consensus of $4.72 billion.
   • Adjusted EPS: $23.41, substantially above consensus of $14.51.
   • GAAP Gross Margin: 78.4%, up 27.5 percentage points QoQ (from 50.9%) and up 55.9 percentage points YoY (from 22.5%).
   • GAAP Operating Income: $4.111 billion, +286% QoQ (prior quarter $1.065 billion).
   • Debt-free balance sheet with strong cash generation; board authorized a stock repurchase program.
2. Data Center Business Performance
   • Q3 Revenue: $1.467 billion.
   • +233% QoQ, +645% YoY.
   • Key Driver: Explosive demand for NAND flash and storage solutions from AI data centers — the primary growth engine. The company is shifting its product mix toward highest-value end markets, especially data centers.
3. Other Business Segments Performance
   • Edge Computing Business: Revenue $3.663 billion, +118% QoQ, +295% YoY.
   • Consumer Business: Revenue $0.820 billion, -10% QoQ but +44% YoY.
   • Overall mix shift toward higher-value areas such as data centers drove significant structural gross margin improvement.
4. New Business Model Capital Plans
   • Advancing a new multi-year customer agreement model to improve revenue visibility; signed multiple agreements (three by end of Q3, two more at start of Q4).
   • CEO David Goeckeler described this as a “fundamental inflection point” that will structurally enhance profitability and sustainability.
   • Zero debt and robust cash flow support share buybacks and long-term shareholder value creation.
5. Q4 FY2026 Guidance
   • Revenue: $7.75B – $8.25B (midpoint ~$8.0B), ~20% above consensus of $6.65B.
   • Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 79.0% – 81.0%.
   • Non-GAAP Operating Expenses: $480M – $500M.
   • Adjusted EPS: $30.00 – $33.00 (midpoint ~$31.5), ~28% above consensus of $24.6.
   • Midpoint implies ~34.5% QoQ revenue growth and ~35% QoQ EPS growth, indicating demand has not yet peaked.
6. Market Context Investor Concerns
   • Core Tailwind: Massive data storage demand driven by AI, with the NAND flash cycle firmly in an upswing.
   • Key Tension: Despite beating both earnings and guidance, the stock has risen over 3,300% in 12 months (market cap +$150B+) and ~360% YTD — much of the optimism already priced in. Sustaining momentum requires increasingly large growth numbers, leading to after-hours sell-off.
   • Investor focus remains on valuation sustainability rather than fundamentals.

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