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Marvell
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Rating:79Outperform
Price Target:
$276.00
▲(14.82% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/28/26
The score is driven primarily by the strong financial rebound (healthy margins, positive free cash flow, and conservative leverage) and a very bullish earnings call with meaningfully raised FY2027–FY2028 revenue outlook and margin expansion targets. Technicals add support with the stock trading above key moving averages and constructive momentum. The main constraint is valuation, with a very high P/E that increases downside risk if growth or margins disappoint.
Positive Factors
Data Center Growth and Market Position
Data Center is already Marvell’s dominant revenue engine, and sustained high growth expectations indicate strong exposure to expanding AI infrastructure, networking and connectivity demand. This scale can reinforce design wins and improve operating leverage over time.
Negative Factors
Historical Earnings Volatility
Recent losses show that Marvell remains exposed to semiconductor demand cycles, customer inventory adjustments and infrastructure spending changes. Sustaining the current earnings profile is therefore important; a downturn could materially weaken margins and returns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Data Center Growth and Market Position
Data Center is already Marvell’s dominant revenue engine, and sustained high growth expectations indicate strong exposure to expanding AI infrastructure, networking and connectivity demand. This scale can reinforce design wins and improve operating leverage over time.
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Marvell Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
Breaks down revenue by different business units or product lines, highlighting which areas are driving growth and which may need strategic adjustments. This insight helps assess diversification and dependency on specific segments.
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Marvell (MRVL) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$189.71B
Dividend Yield0.11%
Average Volume (3M)24.21M
Price to Earnings (P/E)69.4
Beta (1Y)2.12
Revenue Growth30.62%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees7,480
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySemiconductors
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.05
Shares Outstanding876,900,000
10 Day Avg. Volume29,124,318
30 Day Avg. Volume24,212,881
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.06
Price to Book (P/B)4.75
Price to Sales (P/S)8.29
P/FCF Ratio48.66
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$300.08Price Target Upside24.84% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering27
EPS Forecast (FY)4.08
Revenue Forecast (FY)$11.58B
Marvell Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Marvell Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data infrastructure semiconductor solutions and spanning the data center core to network edge in the United States, Argentina, China, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, ...
How the Company Makes Money
Marvell primarily makes money by designing semiconductor products and licensing related intellectual property, then selling those products to equipment manufacturers and cloud/telecom customers through a mix of direct sales and distributors, while...
Marvell Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 27, 2026
(Q2-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 26, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call was strongly positive: Marvell reported record Q2 revenue and EPS, significantly raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 revenue outlooks, and highlighted broad-based acceleration in the strategic Data Center, connectivity and custom businesses (including a large warrant-backed hyperscaler agreement). Near-term issues include quarter-to-quarter lumpiness in Communications, modest gross margin mix pressure from a custom ramp, higher operating expense guidance to fund growth, and planned capacity prepayments that modestly pressure near-term cash flow. Overall the magnitude and breadth of the upside guidance and margin expansion outweigh the near-term operational and mix headwinds.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Revenue
Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue of $2.739 billion, a record for the company, representing 13% sequential growth and 37% year-over-year growth.
Negative Updates
Communications and Other Revenue Lumpiness
Communications and other revenue of $568 million in Q2, down 3% sequentially (but up 10% year-over-year). Management expects this segment to decline in Q3 in the low- to mid-teens percentage range both sequentially and year-over-year, with a recovery in Q4 — signaling quarter-to-quarter lumpiness.
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Q2-2027 Updates
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Negative
Record Quarterly Revenue
Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue of $2.739 billion, a record for the company, representing 13% sequential growth and 37% year-over-year growth.
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Company Guidance
Marvell guided Q3 FY2027 revenue at $3.15 billion ±5% (midpoint ~15% sequential growth and >50% YoY), GAAP gross margin 52.9–53.9% and non‑GAAP gross margin 57.5–58.5%, GAAP operating expense ~ $1.015 billion and non‑GAAP operating expense ~ $655 million, GAAP other expense ~ $86 million (non‑GAAP ~ $36 million), a non‑GAAP tax rate of ~11%, basic shares ~900 million and diluted ~921 million, GAAP EPS of $0.48–$0.58 and non‑GAAP EPS of $1.05–$1.15; for fiscal 2027 Marvell now expects revenue of roughly $12 billion (~45% YoY) with Data Center growth of ~60% (up from ~50%), non‑GAAP opex of ~ $2.55 billion and ~ $1 billion of capacity prepayments planned, and looking to fiscal 2028 the company expects revenue of ~ $18 billion (~50% YoY) with Data Center >60% growth, custom to more than double, a non‑GAAP tax rate ~13%, non‑GAAP opex growing at roughly half the revenue rate, and non‑GAAP operating margin entering the 38–40% target range in Q4 and reaching the high end through FY‑28.Marvell Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
74
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 9.45B | 8.19B | 5.77B | 5.51B | 5.92B | 4.46B |
| Gross Profit | 4.86B | 4.18B | 2.38B | 2.29B | 2.99B | 2.06B |
| EBITDA | 4.76B | 4.54B | 651.60M | 850.70M | 1.65B | 901.10M |
| Net Income | 2.64B | 2.67B | -885.00M | -933.40M | -163.50M | -421.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 27.55B | 22.29B | 20.20B | 21.23B | 22.52B | 22.11B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.93B | 2.64B | 948.30M | 950.80M | 911.00M | 613.50M |
| Total Debt | 4.96B | 4.79B | 4.34B | 4.40B | 4.74B | 4.73B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.02B | 7.98B | 6.78B | 6.40B | 6.88B | 6.41B |
| Stockholders Equity | 18.53B | 14.31B | 13.43B | 14.83B | 15.64B | 15.70B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.73B | 1.40B | 1.39B | 1.02B | 1.07B | 632.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.20B | 1.75B | 1.68B | 1.37B | 1.29B | 819.30M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 717.40M | 2.10B | -300.70M | -350.50M | -328.40M | -3.75B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -209.30M | -2.16B | -1.38B | -980.20M | -662.90M | 2.79B |
Marvell Technical Analysis
Negative
240.38
Price Trends
226.56
Negative
212.23
Negative
149.20
Positive
Market Momentum
3.44
Positive
45.57
Neutral
29.07
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MRVL, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 240.38 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 225.06, above the 50-day MA of 226.56, and above the 200-day MA of 149.20, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 3.44 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.57 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 29.07 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for MRVL.
Marvell Risk Analysis
Marvell disclosed 11 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Marvell reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 3 New Risks
1.
Summary of factors that may affect our future results Q2, 2026
2.
We are subject to risks related to our debt obligations Q2, 2026
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We are subject to risks associated with the rapid growth of the company and with our strategic transactions Q2, 2026
Marvell Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
87 Outperform | $5.24T | 27.77 | 110.11% | 0.14% | 83.38% | 124.42% | |
79 Outperform | $189.71B | 69.42 | 16.22% | 0.12% | 30.62% | ― | |
73 Outperform | $1.75T | 59.83 | 36.40% | 0.67% | 32.29% | 125.17% | |
72 Outperform | $172.44B | 19.42 | 37.33% | 2.15% | 1.87% | -16.70% | |
70 Outperform | $56.38B | 19.07 | 28.05% | 1.51% | 8.77% | 39.24% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
55 Neutral | $470.12B | -42.42 | -10.76% | ― | 7.47% | 55.56% |
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