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Arm Holdings plc.

NASDAQ: ARM Semiconductors
$242.59
▲ $7.73 (+3.29%) today
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Q4 2026 Earnings

Reported May 6, 2026, 4:02pm ET · SEC source
$0.60
Beat +3.57%
EPS · est. $0.58
$1.5B
Beat +1.37%
Revenue · est. $1.5B
+51.5%
Beating market
ARM vs S&P since report
1 quarter
Consecutive EPS misses

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
−7%0+7%May 6May 7report 4:02pm ETearnings−0.3%−8.4%
−7%0+7%May 6May 7earnings−0.3%−8.4%
ARM −8.4%S&P 500 −0.3%
−7%0+7%May 6May 7report 4:02pm ETearnings−0.1%−8.4%
−7%0+7%May 6May 7earnings−0.1%−8.4%
ARM −8.4%NASDAQ −0.1%
−18%−12%−6%0May 5May 14report 4:02pm ETearnings+1.9%−7.3%
−18%−12%−6%0May 5May 14earnings+1.9%−7.3%
ARM −7.3%S&P 500 +1.9%
−14%−7%0May 5May 14report 4:02pm ETearnings+3.5%−7.3%
−14%−7%0May 5May 14earnings+3.5%−7.3%
ARM −7.3%NASDAQ +3.5%
−10.11%
Day of report
−0.02%
Next session
+7.12%
One week
+52.29%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +0.75%.

Did ARM Beat Earnings? Q4 2026 Results

Arm Holdings posted a clean beat across both top and bottom lines in Q4 FY2026, with revenue of $1.49 billion rising 20.1% year-over-year and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.60 edging past the $0.58 consensus by 3.57%, as the chip architecture giant continued to convert its dominant position in AI infrastructure into accelerating financial results. The primary engine behind the quarter was licensing revenue, which climbed 29% year-over-year to $819 million, reflecting strong demand for Arm IP and the timing of high-value agreements, while royalty revenue grew 11% to $671 million, supported by rising Armv9 adoption and data center deployments where royalty revenue more than doubled. The results arrived against a backdrop of notable insider and institutional selling in the weeks prior, though the underlying business momentum clearly held firm. Looking ahead, Arm guided Q1 FY2027 revenue of $1.26 billion and EPS of $0.40, with management flagging more than $2 billion in customer demand for its new AGI CPU across fiscal 2027 and 2028 as the data center becomes an increasingly central growth driver.

Key Takeaways
  • Strong demand for Arm IP with higher royalty rates per chip, including Armv9 architecture and Arm CSS
  • Data center royalty revenue more than doubled year-over-year
  • Timing and size of multiple high-value license agreements
  • Continued adoption of Arm technology in smartphones, Edge AI, Physical AI, and Cloud AI
  • ACV increased 22% year-over-year to $1,660 million

“Arm delivered a third consecutive year of more than 20% revenue growth, driven by strong demand for the Arm compute platform. As AI becomes more agentic, demand for Arm AGI CPU, Arm's first data center chip, has exceeded expectations, reinforcing Arm as the compute platform for the AI era.”

Arm CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

For Q1 FY2027, Arm guided revenue of $1.26 billion +/- $50 million, non-GAAP operating expenses of approximately $760 million, and non-GAAP fully diluted EPS of $0.40 +/- $0.04. The company expects more than $2 billion of customer demand for Arm AGI CPU across fiscal 2027 and fiscal 2028, and is tracking toward a $15 billion forecast for its silicon business. Management stated that the data center will soon become Arm's largest business, driven by agentic AI demand requiring more than 4x current CPU capacity per gigawatt, representing a market opportunity of more than $100 billion by 2030.

ARM YoY Financials

Q4 2026 vs Q4 2025 · SEC filings Q4 2025 Q4 2026
$0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$1.2B$1.5BRevenue$1.2B$1.5BGross Profit$410.0M$438.0MOperating Income$210.0M$313.0MNet Income
$0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5BRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeNet Income

ARM Revenue by Segment

License and Other Revenue$819.0M+29.0%
Royalty Revenue$671.0M+11.0%

ARM Revenue by Geography

United States
Japan
China
Taiwan
South Korea
Rest of World

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