NASDAQ$TXN

Texas Instruments Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fourth quarter results with revenue increase driven by strong demand in automotive, personal electronics and industrial markets.

Texas Instruments reported Q4 2020 revenue of $4.08 billion, a 22% increase compared to Q4 2019. Net income was $1.69 billion, and earnings per share were $1.80, which included a 16-cent benefit for items not in the original guidance.

  • Revenue increased 7% sequentially, driven by strong demand in automotive, personal electronics and industrial markets.
  • Analog revenue grew 9% and Embedded Processing grew 11% sequentially.
  • Cash flow from operations for the year was $6.1 billion, and free cash flow was $5.5 billion, representing 38% of revenue.
  • Returned $6.0 billion to owners in 2020 through dividends and stock repurchases.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.08B

Previous: $3.35B+21.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.80

Previous: $1.12+60.7%
Capital Expenditures

$212M

Previous: $163M+30.1%
Free Cash Flow

$1.91B

Previous: $1.59B+20.2%
Net Income

$1.69B

Previous: $1.07B+57.8%
Operating Income

$1.81B

Previous: $1.25B+45.2%
Gross Profit

$2.65B

Previous: $2.1B+26.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.11B

Previous: $2.44B+27.5%
Total Assets

$19.4B

Previous: $18B+7.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$42M

Previous: $41M+2.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Texas Instruments · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.08B

Q4 2020+21.7%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Texas Instruments · $4.08B total across 3 segments · Q4 2020

  • Analog
    $3.13B+25.2%
  • Embedded Processing
    $720M+13.7%
  • Other
    $229M+4.1%

Forward guidance

TI’s first quarter outlook is for revenue in the range of $3.79 billion to $4.11 billion and earnings per share between $1.44 and $1.66. The company continues to expect its 2021 annual operating tax rate to be about 14%.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

35 / 73 earnings

Positive

+10.8%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-9.1%

Q3 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.3%+12.1%+31.0%
Q4 2025+1.1%+14.4%+7.9%
Q3 2025+2.9%-6.3%-11.9%
Q2 2025-1.0%-4.5%+5.8%
Q1 2025+6.6%+5.7%+15.9%
Q4 2024-7.5%-10.1%+0.7%
Q3 2024+3.0%+5.7%+1.2%
Q2 2024-3.7%-1.9%-1.0%
Q1 2024+7.0%+8.6%+20.7%
Q4 2023-2.7%-6.1%-5.4%
Q3 2023-3.1%-2.2%+5.2%
Q2 2023-4.3%-3.0%-10.0%
Q1 2023-6.5%-4.9%-3.6%
Q4 2022-1.8%-1.6%-3.6%
Q3 2022-2.3%-0.2%+10.7%
Q2 2022+5.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Q1 2022-2.6%-2.1%+0.1%
Q4 2021-0.0%-0.6%-4.9%
Q3 2021-6.5%-6.4%-3.3%
Q2 2021-2.1%+0.3%-1.5%
Q1 2021-5.0%-5.7%-1.2%
Q4 2020-5.8%-4.2%-1.4%
Q3 2020-3.1%-0.5%+4.3%
Q2 2020-3.0%-5.1%+1.5%
Q1 2020+0.4%+2.2%+1.7%
Q4 2019+2.6%-3.5%-1.8%
Q3 2019-9.1%-8.0%-11.3%
Q2 2019+9.2%+8.4%+5.9%
Q1 2019+3.0%+2.0%-7.9%
Q4 2018+5.7%+6.3%+11.1%
Q3 2018-7.7%-9.2%-3.6%
Q2 2018-1.3%-1.8%-2.0%
Q1 2018+5.0%+4.5%+12.9%
Q4 2017-8.2%-4.8%-13.0%
Q3 2017-0.4%+1.3%+1.9%
Q2 2017+2.0%-0.3%+0.4%
Q1 2017+0.0%-2.3%-0.4%
Q4 2016+3.8%+3.0%+1.9%
Q3 2016-0.7%-0.5%+4.5%
Q2 2016+9.1%+6.5%+6.7%
Q1 2016-1.2%
Q4 2015+0.8%
Q3 2015+10.8%
Q2 2015+0.6%
Q1 2015-5.9%
Q4 2014-0.4%
Q3 2014+7.1%
Q2 2014+0.6%
Q1 2014+4.0%
Q4 2013+2.7%
Q3 2013-1.1%
Q2 2013+4.5%
Q1 2013+4.2%
Q4 2012-1.3%
Q3 2012+0.1%
Q2 2012-2.5%
Q1 2012-3.4%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011+1.3%
Q2 2011-6.2%
Q1 2011+1.2%
Q4 2010+0.5%
Q3 2010+4.9%
Q2 2010+0.9%
Q1 2009-2.1%
Q1 2010+0.1%
Q4 2007+0.1%
Q4 2009+0.1%
Q3 2008-2.0%
Q3 2009-2.0%
Q2 2009-0.2%
Q4 2008-0.2%
Q2 2008-0.2%

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