NASDAQ$ARM

ARM Holdings PLC · Q3 2026 earnings

Q3 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Arm delivered record third-quarter results with strong revenue and earnings growth driven by AI demand.

Arm posted record Q3 revenue with strong growth in both royalty and licensing, while profitability improved on a non-GAAP basis as AI-related demand accelerated across data center, edge, and physical AI markets.

  • Revenue reached a record level, marking the fourth consecutive quarter above $1 billion.
  • Royalty revenue growth was driven by higher adoption of Armv9 and Compute Subsystems.
  • Non-GAAP earnings increased year over year despite higher R&D investment.
  • AI-driven demand continued to expand across cloud, edge, and automotive markets.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.24B

Previous: $983M+26.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.43

Previous: $0.39+10.3%
Free Cash Flow

$169M

No prior period
Net Income

$223M

Previous: $252M-11.5%
Operating Income

$185M

Previous: $175M+5.7%
Gross Profit

$1.21B

Previous: $955M+26.9%

Revenue & EPS history

ARM · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.24B

Q3 2026+26.3%vs Q3 2025
Beat estimate in 8 of 9 quarters(89%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Arm guided for continued revenue and earnings growth in Q4 FYE26 driven by sustained AI demand.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue guidance implies sequential growth in Q4.
  • Non-GAAP EPS guidance shows continued profitability expansion.
  • Ongoing strength in AI-related workloads.
  • Strong adoption of Arm Compute Subsystems.
  • Expanding presence in data center and cloud markets.

Headwinds

  • Operating expenses expected to increase sequentially.
  • Margin pressure from continued R&D investment.
  • Dependence on customer adoption cycles.
  • Exposure to semiconductor market volatility.
  • Foreign exchange and macroeconomic risks.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 14 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2026

Historical avgQ3 2026

+3.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+7.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+17.5%

Avg return

30 days after

29%

4 / 14 earnings

Positive

+56.1%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-21.3%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-9.0%-12.8%+44.6%
Q3 2026+5.7%+20.1%+9.0%
Q2 2026-3.2%-6.5%-11.8%
FY 2025-5.9%-16.0%-15.3%
Q3 2025-3.3%-9.0%-27.5%
Q2 2025+7.1%+0.9%+0.2%
Q1 2024-21.3%-21.3%-7.8%
Q1 2025-8.6%-16.9%-0.1%
Q4 2022-3.4%+1.7%+31.0%
Q4 2024-3.9%+8.7%+26.7%
Q3 2023+49.6%+55.8%+70.7%
Q3 2024+56.1%+104.1%+80.2%
Q2 2023-3.9%-1.8%+23.6%
Q2 2024-6.7%-6.5%+21.6%
Q4 2023
Q1 2023

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