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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Harmonic Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Harmonic Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026 40 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Harmonic reported Q1 2026 broadband revenue of $121.7 million, up 43% year-over-year including 78% growth in Rest-of-Market, and raised its full-year 2026 broadband revenue outlook to $475–$495 million.

Fiber expansion and innovation 37 Rest of market growth and diversification 31 DOCSIS 4.0 and cable leadership 26 Intelligence layer and new products 17 Video business divestiture 12 Financial outlook and raised guidance 10

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Q1 marked a strong start to the year and validated the strategy we outlined last quarter.”
  • “we are raising our full year 2026 broadband revenue outlook”
  • “Bookings were also strong in the quarter, driving an 87% increase year-over-year in backlog and deferred revenue.”
  • “We believe this can significantly reduce repa”

Forward guidance

7 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $121.69M +43.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.07 +40% YoY
Gross margin 52.3% -2.5 pp YoY
Net income $7.31M +23% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Broadband revenue rose 43% YoY to $121.7M, with Rest-of-Market revenue growing 78%
  • Backlog and deferred revenue increased 87% YoY to $582.1 million
  • Raised full-year 2026 Broadband revenue outlook to $475M–$495M
  • Repurchased ~4.2 million shares for $43.0 million during the quarter
  • cOS platform commercially deployed with 150 customers serving 45.7 million cable modems
  • New fiber wins including international providers, with fiber products over 14% of Appliance and Integration revenue

Risks & pressure points

  • Cash declined to $109.0M at April 3, 2026 from $124.1M at December 31, 2025
  • Server availability constraints can delay customer deployments, creating supply chain risk
  • Pending Video business sale has not yet closed, targeted for Q2
  • Rest-of-Market bookings mix (>50%) is driving growth but is tied to server availability that can impact margins
  • Revenue base remains heavily North America-centric, limiting geographic diversification near term

Key moments

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“Q1 broadband revenue rose 43% year-over-year to $121.7 million. A large part of this was from rest of market, which represented 42% of that total, an important indicator of our progress in broadening and diversifying our business.” Nimrod Ben-Natan, CEO
“Reflecting this momentum, we are raising our full year 2026 broadband revenue outlook.” Nimrod Ben-Natan, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 11, 2026.

Metric Guided
Tax rate table
Q2 2026
33%
Net income per share table
Q2 2026
$0.10 – $0.14
Tax rate table
2026
33%
Net income per share table
2026
$0.36 – $0.45
Gross margin % table
Q2 2026
52% – 53%
Tax rate table
Q2 2026
24.5%
Net income per share table
Q2 2026
$0.15 – $0.19

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · regions

Americas$106.43M +41.9% YoY
EMEA$10.46M +21.3% YoY
Asia Pacific$4.81M +289.1% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$42.95M
Shares repurchased
4.20M
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