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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Vicor Corp Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Vicor Corp Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 19, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 19, 2026 57:35 88 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
57:35
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Vicor reported Q4 product revenue of $92.7 million, up 15.3% year-over-year, with full-year net income of $118.6 million ($2.61 diluted EPS) versus $6.1 million the prior year, and management guided to record bookings, revenues, and profitability in 2026 as book-to-bill exceeded 1.2 in Q4 and advanced into Q1.

VPD / Gen 5 product ramp 15 Revenue mix: Advanced vs Brick products 11 2026 outlook and growth 8 Capacity expansion and second chip fab 8 Gross margin and operating margin 5 Defense and ATE market 4

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +78 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “It should result in record bookings, revenues, and profitability, significantly higher utilization.”
  • “I am confident that we can double the revenues in these markets over the next four to six years.”
  • “Yes, we are very confident that we can generate upwards of a billion dollars worth of revenue south of the royalty.”
  • “2026 is a year of great opportunity for Vicol. We are working to deliver on the opportunities.”

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Revenue · derived Q4 $107.26M +11.5% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 55.4% +3.0 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 $46.53M +354.2% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 product revenue rose 15.3% YoY to $92.7 million and full-year product revenue grew 12.1% to $350.3 million.
  • Full-year net income jumped to $118.6 million ($2.61 diluted EPS) from $6.1 million ($0.14) in 2024, with full-year gross margin expanding to 57.3% from 51.2%.
  • Q4 book-to-bill was above 1 (over 1.2) and backlog grew 15.8% sequentially to $176.9 million; management said bookings momentum has continued into Q1.
  • Advanced Products revenue grew 26% for the year to $248.6 million, and management guided 2026 to record bookings, revenues, and profitability with significantly higher fab utilization.
  • Cash and equivalents rose 11.2% sequentially to $402.8 million, supporting self-financed expansion of a second fab in the $250–$300 million range to roughly double capacity (current fab supports slightly above $1 billion in revenue).
  • Q4 royalty revenue of $14.5 million contributed alongside a $45 million full-year patent litigation settlement, and the U.S. ITC instituted a second IP investigation against infringing importers, reinforcing the licensing program.

Risks & pressure points

  • Q4 royalty revenue fell 33.1% sequentially to $14.5 million due to a prior-quarter catch-up amount, and Q4 consolidated gross margin of 55.4% was ~2.1 points below Q3 for the same reason.
  • Q4 operating expenses rose 2.7% sequentially to $43.7 million, and Brick Products revenue declined 0.6% sequentially and was down 1.6% for the full year ($159.1 million vs. $161.7 million).
  • Vicor declined to provide quarterly guidance citing uncertainty around the timing and amounts of licensing/PCT outcomes.
  • The Q4 tax benefit of $27.3 million (effective tax rate of about -142%) reflects partial recognition of deferred tax assets and is unlikely to repeat at the same magnitude.
  • Plans for a second fab carry $250–$300 million of capital requirements that Vicor must finance on its own; capacity expansion timing depends on a build-versus-acquire decision not yet made.

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$2.20M
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