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TER Q2 FY2026 earnings: EPS beat by 18.2%, revenue beat by 9.0%

Teradyne reported Q2 FY2026. EPS came in at $2.47 against a $2.09 consensus, beat by 18.2%. Revenue was $1.3B versus $1.2B expected, beat by 9.0%. Gross margin was 59.8%, down 110 bps from last quarter.

§ Noticed on the call
  1. Sees Q3 non-GAAP operating expenses approximately 29% to 30% of sales.
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    “Operating expenses are expected to run at approximately 29% to 30% of third quarter sales, driven by continued investments in R&D and go-to-market.”
§ From the call / model-read, verbatim-grounded
Sentiment
0.32
Net tone of the full call — above 0 positive, below 0 negative
Q&A Evasiveness
+47.6
Question-dodging vs this company's own baseline — spikes matter, not the level
Guidance Tone
0.58
Tone of the forward-guidance language
Novelty Share
95%
Language not seen in this company's prior calls
Guidance “With the strong forecast for greater than 20% annual exabyte growth and our design wins, we are confident this business will grow over the midterm as well.”
Guidance “Both revenue and non-GAAP EPS came in above the high end of our guidance range as strong AI-driven demand continued across all parts of our portfolio.”

4 more flagged statementsand 3 tone events from this call are in the Pro read.

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§ The quarter in numbers
Metric Actual Consensus Surprise
EPS $2.47 $2.09 beat by 18.2%
Revenue $1.3B $1.2B beat by 9.0%
Line This quarter QoQ YoY
Revenue $1.3B +3.6% +103.9%
Gross profit $794.6M +1.8% +113.0%
Operating income $437.8M -7.4% +382.5%
Net income $374.5M -6.1% +377.9%
Diluted EPS $2.38 -5.9% +385.7%
Gross margin: 59.8%.
§ The trend

Revenue is up 103.9% from the same quarter last year. Gross margin sits at 59.8%, 110 bps off its 8-quarter high.

§ How it stacks up Pro

This section is part of the Pro report for TER.

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