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Aehr Test Systems

NASDAQ: AEHR Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$84.25
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Q1 2026 Earnings

Reported Oct 6, 2025, 4:35pm ET · SEC source
$0.01
Beat +0.00%
EPS · est. $0.00
$11.0M
Beat +1.80%
Revenue · est. $10.8M
−9.6%
Trailing market
AEHR vs S&P since report
1 quarter
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 7report 4:35pm ETearnings−0.4%−6.8%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 7earnings−0.4%−6.8%
AEHR −6.8%S&P 500 −0.4%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 7report 4:35pm ETearnings−0.6%−6.8%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 7earnings−0.6%−6.8%
AEHR −6.8%NASDAQ −0.6%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 14report 4:35pm ETearnings−1.4%−1.7%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 14earnings−1.4%−1.7%
AEHR −1.7%S&P 500 −1.4%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 14report 4:35pm ETearnings−1.6%−1.7%
−10%0+10%Oct 6Oct 14earnings−1.6%−1.7%
AEHR −1.7%NASDAQ −1.6%
−17.38%
Day of report
−1.15%
Next session
+4.36%
One week
−9.41%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +0.18%.

Did AEHR Beat Earnings? Q1 2026 Results

Aehr Test Systems delivered a modest beat to open fiscal 2026, with first-quarter revenue of $10.97 million edging past the $10.77 million consensus estimate by 1.8%, while non-GAAP earnings of $0.01 per diluted share cleared the $0 street forecast, offering a thin but meaningful margin of relief for investors watching the turnaround narrative closely. The headline numbers still reflect a company working through a difficult stretch, with revenue falling 16.4% from $13.12 million a year ago and GAAP gross profit compressing sharply to $3.72 million from $7.08 million, largely driven by higher cost of revenue. The most compelling near-term catalyst came from AI processor demand, where a lead hyperscaler placed multiple follow-on production orders for Aehr's Sonoma packaged-part burn-in platform, requesting shorter lead times to support higher-than-anticipated volumes. Quarterly bookings reached $11.40 million, with backlog at $15.50 million. Management declined to reinstate formal guidance amid tariff uncertainty but expressed confidence in broad-based order growth across AI, silicon photonics, and other markets through fiscal 2026 and into 2027. Adding a cautionary note, an independent director recently reduced her position by 73%, a move that has drawn attention alongside a recent analyst downgrade to strong sell.

Key Takeaways
  • Follow-on volume production orders from lead hyperscaler customer for Sonoma systems for AI processor burn-in
  • Revenue across several market segments including AI processors, silicon photonics, and other applications
  • Bookings of $11.4 million for the quarter
  • Backlog of $15.5 million with effective backlog of $17.5 million including post-quarter bookings

“We are pleased with the start to this fiscal year, with revenues across several market segments and momentum in sales and customer engagements in both wafer level and packaged part test and burn-in of artificial intelligence (AI) processors. While we had not provided guidance for the quarter, we did finish ahead of the street consensus estimates for both revenue and our bottom line.”

Aehr Test Systems CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

Aehr expects nearly all served markets to see order growth in fiscal 2026, with silicon carbide growth expected to strengthen further into fiscal 2027. The company anticipates additional orders and shipments for silicon photonics wafer level test and burn-in, follow-on orders from its AI wafer level burn-in customer as volumes increase, and new applications driven by Sonoma system enhancements. Management remains cautious due to ongoing tariff-related uncertainty and is not reinstating formal guidance at this time, but expressed confidence in broad-based growth opportunities across AI and other markets.

AEHR YoY Financials

Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 · SEC filings Q1 2025 Q1 2026
$0$4.0M$8.0M$12.0M$13.1M$11.0MRevenue$7.1M$3.7MGross Profit
$0$4.0M$8.0M$12.0MRevenueGross Profit

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.