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Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (MX)
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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report

MagnaChip (MX) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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MX Q2 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS-$0.13
Consensus EPS-$0.22
Beat/MissBeat by +$0.09
One Year Ago EPS-$0.08

MX Q2 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue$44.87M
Expected Revenue$46.50M
Beat/MissMissed by -$1.63M
YoY Revenue Growth-2.29%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ2 2026
Date07/29/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallWednesday, July 29, 2026
MX Upcoming Earnings
MagnaChip's next earnings date is estimated for November 4, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio

MX Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Jul 29, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call balanced near-term financial weakness with strategic, long-term initiatives. Financials showed declining revenue (down 6.1% YoY and 3.3% sequentially), wider adjusted operating losses ($7.0M) and negative EBITDA (negative $4.2M), and guidance points to further sequential declines. Offsetting these headwinds are important positive developments: new CEO leadership, a strategic Navitas partnership to accelerate entry into high-voltage SiC markets, continued R&D investment (R&D up to $7.9M) with a roadmap of 55 new-generation products in 2026, early traction for higher-margin new products, and added financial flexibility via a $50M ATM program. Overall, the company is in transition — current results are weak but management has clear strategic initiatives that could improve longer-term prospects.
Company Guidance
For Q3 2026 Magnachip guided consolidated revenue from continuing operations of $41.5 million to $45.5 million (midpoint $43.5M), which at the midpoint implies a 2.7% sequential decline and a 5.2% year‑over‑year decline versus Q3 2025 (compared with $44.7M in Q2 2026), and gross profit margin of 17%–19% versus 19.3% in Q2 2026 (and 18.6% in Q3 2025). Management attributed the expected sequential revenue decline to packaging constraints, lower customer volumes in certain custom applications and an unfavorable legacy product mix/ASP pressure, and noted a planned electrical‑substation upgrade that will lower fab utilization in Q3 with a one‑quarter lag that could cause Q4 gross margin to decline slightly. They reiterated product progress (targeting new‑generation products to represent at least 10% of revenue in Q4 2026 versus ~2% for full‑year 2025), and provided balance sheet/context metrics including Q2 cash of $87.9M, total borrowings of $41.5M, Q2 capex of $1.3M, a $50M at‑the‑market program, Q2 adjusted operating loss of $7.0M, adjusted EBITDA of negative $4.2M, and Q2 non‑GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.13 (36.5M weighted average non‑GAAP diluted shares).
New Leadership and Strategic Focus
Appointment of Chae Lee as CEO with deep power semiconductor experience; management is focused on repositioning Magnachip as a pure-play power semiconductor company and accelerating differentiated product strategy.
Partnership to Accelerate Silicon Carbide (SiC) Entry
Announced strategic licensing partnership with Navitas Semiconductor to access GeneSiC Gen4/Gen5 technologies and silicon carbide supply chain, enabling a capital-efficient path into high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage SiC markets and planned manufacturing in Magnachip's Korea fab.
Revenue Within Guidance
Q2 consolidated revenue of $44.7 million, which was within the guidance range of $44.5 million to $48.5 million.
Sequential Gross Margin Improvement and Beat vs Guidance
Consolidated gross profit margin improved sequentially to 19.3% in Q2, exceeding the high end of guidance (17%–19%), driven in part by a one-quarter lag benefit from higher utilization in Q1.
Investment in R&D and Product Roadmap Progress
R&D increased to $7.9 million in Q2 (up from $6.5 million YoY), reflecting continued investment in new-generation product development; company remains on track to deliver 55 new-generation products in 2026.
Early Traction for New-Generation Products
Management reported initial strength and higher margins from recently introduced new-generation products and expects new-generation products to contribute at least 10% of revenue in Q4 2026 versus approximately 2% for full-year 2025.
Liquidity and Financial Flexibility
Ended Q2 with $87.9 million in cash and established a $50 million at-the-market (ATM) offering program to provide additional financial flexibility.

MX Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Nov 04, 2026
2026 (Q3)
- / -
-0.01
2026 (Q2)
-0.22 / -0.13
-0.08-62.50% (-0.05)
2026 (Q1)
-0.22 / -0.11
-0.1-10.00% (>-0.01)
2025 (Q4)
-0.32 / -0.08
0.07-214.29% (-0.15)
2025 (Q3)
-0.08 / -0.01
-0.3497.06% (+0.33)
2025 (Q2)
-0.13 / -0.08
-0.2161.90% (+0.13)
2025 (Q1)
-0.22 / -0.10
-0.2864.29% (+0.18)
2024 (Q4)
-0.19 / 0.07
-0.21133.33% (+0.28)
2024 (Q3)
-0.19 / -0.34
-0.04-750.00% (-0.30)
2024 (Q2)
-0.33 / -0.21
-0.06-250.00% (-0.15)
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Missed