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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Penguin Solutions, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Penguin Solutions, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jan 6, 2026 Audio replay
Jan 6, 2026 41:01 27 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
41:01
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Penguin Solutions reported Q1 FY2026 net sales of $343 million, up 1% year-over-year and 2% sequentially, with non-GAAP operating income of $41.5 million ($0.49 non-GAAP diluted EPS), despite no hyperscale hardware revenue recognized in the quarter.

Advanced Computing Business 17 Q1 Financial Performance 15 Integrated Memory Business 10 Customer Diversification and Pipeline 9 ICE Clusterware and Software Stack 7 Market Shift from Hyperscaler to Enterprise AI 5

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We are happy with our Q1 results.”
  • “we were able to perform well in the first quarter, despite not recognizing any hyperscale hardware revenue, which had been a meaningful contributor in the prior year period.”
  • “We believe we are well positioned for future growth”
  • “We expect the second half of the year to be stronger in the first half.”

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Revenue $343.07M +0.6% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.04 -60% YoY
Gross margin 28.0% -0.7 pp YoY
Net income $5.27M +1% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Integrated Memory revenue grew 41% year-over-year to $136.5 million, with strong demand signals heading into Q2
  • Advanced Computing revenue of $151.5 million was up 9% sequentially, including two new Penguin customer bookings in defense and education/research
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $41.5 million was up 1% year-over-year, with non-GAAP gross margin of 30.0% at the midpoint of full-year outlook
  • Pipeline expanding into financial services, oil and gas, telecommunications, manufacturing, education, and sovereign AI opportunities outside the U.S.
  • Launched the Penguin Solutions Routed Development Workshop Program to help customers plan production-scale AI deployments
  • Agreed to divest remaining 19% interest in Brazil memory module business (Zilia Technologies) for $46.08 million, expected to close by April 28, 2026

Risks & pressure points

  • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.04 versus $0.10 in the year-ago quarter
  • GAAP gross margin of 28.0%, down 70 basis points year-over-year; non-GAAP gross margin of 30.0%, down 80 basis points year-over-year
  • Advanced Computing revenue of $151.5 million was down versus $177.4 million in the year-ago quarter, with no hyperscale hardware revenue recognized in Q1
  • Optimized LED revenue of $55.1 million was down sequentially from $67.4 million and year-over-year from $67.0 million
  • Management expects second half of the year to be stronger than the first half, with shipment timing dependent on securing constrained memory supply

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Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Advanced Computing Segment$151.45M -14.6% YoY
Integrated Memory Segment$136.52M +41.2% YoY
Optimized LED Segment$55.10M -17.7% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$20.19M
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