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Texas Instruments (TXN)

Q1'26 earnings call · held April 22, 2026 · compared with the Q4'25 call · management-credibility review
9/12
Disclosure score
2 medium, 4 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is TXN buying growth through Silicon Labs acquisition while everyone focuses on cyclical recovery - this suggests organic growth alone isn't sufficient for their ambitions. The real tell is pricing stability when it usually declines, indicating supply-demand tightness that could drive margin expansion if sustainability holds. However, free cash flow is artificially inflated by nearly $1B of CHIPS Act money, and management's cautious language around 'sustainability' and avoiding another 'false start' suggests they see risks the market doesn't. The binding constraint is demand sustainability, not capacity or supply. Haviv's most revealing quote: 'We want to see the second quarter play out...the market has been jittery in the last twelve months.' My view changes if Industrial growth continues through Q2 without the seasonal China auto headwinds, proving this isn't just inventory restocking.

The 30-second version

  • Silicon Labs acquisition is the real story - TXN just bought growth at scale
  • Industrial growth looks real but pricing stability is the sleeper
  • Free cash flow inflated by CHIPS Act money - underlying business weaker than headline

What changed this quarter

MetricQ4'25Q1'26Change
Revenue$4.4B (up 10% YoY)$4.8B (up 19% YoY)+9% sequential acceleration vs normal Q1 decline
EPS$1.27$1.68+$0.41 with $0.05 beat from tax benefits
Industrial RevenueUp high teens YoYUp 30%+ YoY, 20%+ sequentialMassive acceleration, now broad-based
Data Center RevenueUp ~70% YoYUp ~90% YoY, 25%+ sequentialReaccelerating after seven straight quarters of growth
Automotive RevenueUp upper single digits YoYUp mid-single digits YoY, flat sequentialDeceleration with China weakness
Gross Margin56%58%+210 bps sequential improvement
Free Cash Flow TTM$1.7B in 2025$4.4BIncludes $965M CHIPS Act benefits
Cash Flow from Operations$2.3B in Q4$1.5B in Q1Down but $7.8B TTM vs seasonal
Inventory Days222 days, up 7 sequential209 days, down 13 sequentialBurning inventory to meet demand surge
Inventory Dollars$4.8B$4.7BDown $109M despite revenue surge

Accountability tracked

7 new promises made4 narrative shifts flagged6 prior promises scored
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