Silicom Reports Q3 2026 Results
Silicom raised its full-year revenue outlook, although its return to quarterly profitability was on a non-GAAP basis.
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Silicom (NASDAQ: SILC) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $26.7 million, returning to non-GAAP profitability ahead of its initial expectations. Revenue rose 71% year over year. The GAAP net loss narrowed to $341,000, or $0.06 per share, from $2.802 million, or $0.49 per share. Non-GAAP net income reached $257,000, compared with a $2.075 million loss.
First-nine-month revenue increased 55% to $69.6 million, while the GAAP net loss narrowed to $4.795 million from $8.945 million. Silicom expects fourth-quarter revenue of $27–$28 million, representing 66% year-over-year growth at the upper end. It raised full-year revenue guidance to $96–$98 million, representing 57% growth. Two new design wins—customer selections of its products—brought the year-to-date total to eight, exceeding the low end of its full-year target.
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Positive
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $96–$98 million, representing 57% year-over-year growth.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter revenue increased 71% year over year to $26.7 million.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Fourth-quarter revenue expected at $27–$28 million, with 66% year-over-year growth at the upper end.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter non-GAAP net income reached $257,000, or $0.04 per share, versus a $2.075 million loss.
- Moderate pointFirst-nine-month revenue increased 55% to $69.6 million versus the same period in 2025.
14 minor points
- Minor pointThird-quarter GAAP net loss narrowed to $341,000, or $0.06 per share, from $2.802 million, or $0.49.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month GAAP net loss narrowed to $4.795 million, or $0.84 per share, from $8.945 million, or $1.57.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month non-GAAP loss narrowed to $2.097 million, or $0.37 per share, from $6.147 million, or $1.08.
- Minor pointThird-quarter GAAP gross profit rose to $8.021 million from $4.897 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month GAAP gross profit rose to $20.833 million from $13.887 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointThird-quarter GAAP operating loss narrowed to $848,000 from $3.080 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month GAAP operating loss narrowed to $5.649 million from $9.451 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointThird-quarter non-GAAP operating income reached $20,000, versus a $2.432 million loss a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month non-GAAP operating loss narrowed to $2.976 million from $7.187 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointTwo new design wins brought the year-to-date total to eight, exceeding the full-year target's low end.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Silicom expects to meet or exceed the high end of its full-year design-win target.
- Minor pointThird-quarter net financial income increased to $643,000 from $514,000 a year earlier.
- Minor pointThird-quarter income taxes decreased to $136,000 from $236,000 a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month income taxes decreased to $347,000 from $834,000 a year earlier.
Negative
- Minor pointThird-quarter operating expenses increased to $8.869 million from $7.977 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month operating expenses increased to $26.482 million from $23.338 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointFirst-nine-month net financial income decreased to $1.201 million from $1.340 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointTotal liabilities increased to $39.585 million at September 30, 2026, from $34.668 million at year-end 2025.
- Minor pointShareholders' equity decreased to $116.548 million at September 30, 2026, from $117.489 million at year-end 2025.
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Key Figures
- Q3 revenue
- $26.7 million
- Q3 2026; up 71% year over year
- GAAP net loss
- $0.3 million loss
- Q3 2026; compared with a $2.8 million loss in Q3 2025
- Non-GAAP net income
- $0.3 million
- Q3 2026; compared with a $2.1 million loss in Q3 2025
- Q4 revenue guidance
- $27–$28 million
- Q4 2026; 66% year-over-year growth at the upper end
- Full-year revenue guidance
- $96–$98 million
- FY 2026; raised, with 57% year-over-year growth
- Design Wins
- 2 new; 8 year to date
- Q3 2026
Previous Earnings Reports
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Q3 revenue guidance was $25–$26 million, with a second-half non-GAAP profitability target.
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Full-year revenue target was $82–$83 million, alongside Q2 revenue guidance of $20–$21 million.
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Financial Results
Third quarter: Silicom's revenues for the third quarter of 2026 reached
On a GAAP basis, the Company recorded a net loss of
On a non-GAAP basis (as described and reconciled below), the Company recorded net income of
First Nine Months: Silicom's revenues for the first nine months of 2026 rose by
On a GAAP basis, net loss for the period totalled
On a non-GAAP basis (as described and reconciled below), net loss for the period totalled
Guidance
Based on highly predictable recurring revenues from the company's Design Win platform, revenues for the fourth quarter are expected to reach
Comments of Management
Liron Eizenman, Silicom's President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to report outstanding third quarter revenues of
Mr. Eizenman continued, "Our growth continues to be fueled by strong Design Win momentum. The Design Wins we secure today drive growth for years to come, making them one of the most important indicators of our future performance. The two new Design Wins we added this quarter bring our year-to-date total to eight, already exceeding the low end of our full-year guidance while positioning us on track to meet or exceed the high end.
"Our pipeline remains deep and diverse, with opportunities across our entire product portfolio - Edge systems, Smart NICs and FPGA - as well as AI Inference, White Box Switches, and Post-Quantum Cryptography. We are particularly encouraged by the success of our strategic plan, which is giving us the means to invest both in our core business and in the significant long-term potential upside of AI Inference, a natural extension of our core expertise, capabilities, customer base and IP roots."
Mr. Eizenman concluded, "Taken together, these achievements demonstrate clearly that Silicom has passed an inflection point. Customer demand continues to expand, growth momentum continues to build, and our return to profitability marks a significant milestone. With accelerating revenues and our business fundamentals strengthening, we expect to close 2026 on a high note, carrying this exceptional momentum into a highly promising 2027."
Conference Call Details
Silicom's Management will host an interactive conference today, October 29th, at 9am Eastern Time (6am Pacific Time, 3pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results.
To participate, investors may either listen via a webcast link hosted on Silicom's website or via the dial-in. The link is under the investor relations' webcast section of Silicom's website at https://www.silicom-usa.com/webcasts/
For those that wish to dial in via telephone, one of the following teleconferencing numbers may be used:
US: 1 866 860 9642
INTERNATIONAL: +972 3 918 0609
At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 3:00pm Israel Time
It is advised to connect to the conference call a few minutes before the start.
For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the above-mentioned webcast section of Silicom's website.
About Silicom
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions. Designed to optimize performance and efficiency in Cloud, Data Center and Edge environments, Silicom's solutions increase throughput and minimize latency, serving as the infrastructure backbone for today's most critical technologies. Our innovations empower high-demand workloads across Artificial Intelligence (AI) inference, SD-WAN, SASE, cyber security, fabric switching, NFV, and more.
Our comprehensive portfolio, including high-speed server adapters, advanced hardware offloading and acceleration engines, AI NICs, FPGA-based smart cards, Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) hardware accelerators, white label switches and Edge CPEs, is used by Tier-1 customers throughout the world, including cloud players, service providers and OEMs, to enable their networks to scale efficiently. With engineering excellence, a strong financial position and a legacy of over 400 active Design Wins, Silicom serves as the "go-to" connectivity and performance partner for technology leaders around the globe, and drives the next generation of infrastructure.
For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il
Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements.
For example, when the Company discusses its revenue outlook or guidance for future periods, growth opportunities, market demand for its products and solutions, expected customer deployments, the scalability of its business model, operating performance, strategic partnerships, technology leadership, or industry trends affecting cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence workloads, networking acceleration technologies or telecommunications markets, it is using forward-looking statements.
Additional factors include, but are not limited to, Silicom's dependence for substantial revenue growth on a limited number of customers, industry trends affecting networking and data center infrastructure, including the migration to cloud architectures, disaggregation of networking systems and the separation of hardware and software solutions; the pace of adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence inference infrastructure; the timing and extent of market adoption of Silicom's new products and of new Design Wins achieved by Silicom; fluctuations in customer purchasing cycles and the timing of customer deployments; protection of intellectual property, changes in exchange rates; and the wars in
Further information about the company's businesses, including information about factors that could materially affect Silicom's results of operations and financial condition, are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed by Silicom and that may be subsequently filed by the company from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "expect," "should," "believe," "anticipate" or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. In light of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by Silicom that it will achieve such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release, including the financial tables below, presents other financial information that may be considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under Regulation G and related reporting requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as they apply to our company. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude compensation expenses in respect of options and RSUs granted to directors, officers and employees, as well as lease liabilities - financial expenses (income). Non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. The tables also present the GAAP financial measures, which are most comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures as well as reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures and the most comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) or per share data prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Company Contact: Eran Gilad, CFO Silicom Ltd. Tel: +972-9-764-4555 E-mail: erang@silicom.co.il |
Investor Relations Contact: Ehud Helft EK Global Investor Relations Tel: +1 212 378 8040 E-mail: silicom@ekgir.com |
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Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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(US$ thousands) |
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Audited) |
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Assets |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
13,741 |
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$ |
35,156 |
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Short-term bank deposits |
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- |
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6,000 |
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Marketable securities |
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13,898 |
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6,958 |
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Accounts receivables: Trade, net |
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16,906 |
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9,194 |
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Accounts receivables: Other |
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4,784 |
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3,155 |
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Inventories |
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72,791 |
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52,650 |
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Total current assets |
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122,120 |
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113,113 |
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Marketable securities |
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17,317 |
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25,518 |
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Assets held for employees' severance benefits |
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1,744 |
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1,670 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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175 |
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- |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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3,802 |
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3,140 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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5,060 |
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2,569 |
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Right of Use |
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5,915 |
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6,147 |
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Total assets |
$ |
156,133 |
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$ |
152,157 |
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity |
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Current liabilities |
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Trade accounts payable |
$ |
19,871 |
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$ |
11,116 |
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Other accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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10,472 |
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14,116 |
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Lease Liabilities |
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2,038 |
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2,019 |
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Total current liabilities |
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32,381 |
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27,251 |
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Lease Liabilities |
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3,960 |
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4,252 |
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Liability for employees' severance benefits |
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3,244 |
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3,049 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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- |
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116 |
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Total liabilities |
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39,585 |
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34,668 |
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Shareholders' equity |
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Ordinary shares and additional paid-in capital |
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80,501 |
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76,647 |
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Treasury shares |
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(55,171) |
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(55,171) |
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Retained earnings |
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91,218 |
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96,013 |
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Total shareholders' equity |
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116,548 |
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117,489 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$ |
156,133 |
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$ |
152,157 |
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Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(Unaudited, US$ thousands, except for share and per share data) |
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Three-month period |
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Nine-month period |
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ended September 30, |
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ended September 30, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Sales |
$ |
26,720 |
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$ |
15,614 |
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$ |
69,624 |
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$ |
45,018 |
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Cost of sales |
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18,699 |
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10,717 |
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48,791 |
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31,131 |
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Gross profit |
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8,021 |
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4,897 |
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20,833 |
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13,887 |
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Research and development expenses |
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5,547 |
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4,998 |
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16,559 |
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15,033 |
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Selling and marketing expenses |
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1,947 |
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1,791 |
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5,808 |
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4,796 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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1,375 |
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1,188 |
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4,115 |
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3,509 |
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Total operating expenses |
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8,869 |
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7,977 |
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26,482 |
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23,338 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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(848) |
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(3,080) |
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(5,649) |
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(9,451) |
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Financial income (expenses), net |
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643 |
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514 |
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1,201 |
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1,340 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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(205) |
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(2,566) |
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(4,448) |
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(8,111) |
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Income taxes |
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136 |
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236 |
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|
347 |
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834 |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
(341) |
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$ |
(2,802) |
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$ |
(4,795) |
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$ |
(8,945) |
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Basic and diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$) |
$ |
(0.06) |
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$ |
(0.49) |
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$ |
(0.84) |
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$ |
(1.57) |
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Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to |
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5,784 |
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5,706 |
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5,735 |
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5,707 |
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Silicom Ltd. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Results |
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(Unaudited, US$ thousands, except for share and per share data) |
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Three-month period |
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Nine-month period |
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ended September 30, |
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ended September 30, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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GAAP gross profit |
$ |
8,021 |
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$ |
4,897 |
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$ |
20,833 |
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$ |
13,887 |
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(1) Share-based compensation (*) |
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67 |
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64 |
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225 |
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215 |
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Non-GAAP gross profit |
$ |
8,088 |
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$ |
4,961 |
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$ |
21,058 |
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$ |
14,102 |
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GAAP operating income (loss) |
$ |
(848) |
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$ |
(3,080) |
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$ |
(5,649) |
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$ |
(9,451) |
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Gross profit adjustments |
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67 |
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64 |
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225 |
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215 |
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(1) Share-based compensation (*) |
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801 |
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584 |
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2,448 |
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2,049 |
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Non-GAAP operating income (loss) |
$ |
20 |
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$ |
(2,432) |
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$ |
(2,976) |
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$ |
(7,187) |
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GAAP net income (loss) |
$ |
(341) |
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$ |
(2,802) |
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$ |
(4,795) |
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$ |
(8,945) |
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Operating income (loss) adjustments |
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868 |
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648 |
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2,673 |
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2,264 |
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(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income) |
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(270) |
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79 |
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25 |
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|
534 |
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Non-GAAP net income (loss) |
$ |
257 |
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$ |
(2,075) |
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$ |
(2,097) |
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$ |
(6,147) |
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GAAP net income (loss) |
$ |
(341) |
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$ |
(2,802) |
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$ |
(4,795) |
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$ |
(8,945) |
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Adjustments for Non-GAAP Cost of sales |
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67 |
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64 |
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225 |
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215 |
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Adjustments for Non-GAAP Research and development expenses |
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391 |
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245 |
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1,233 |
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|
939 |
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Adjustments for Non-GAAP Selling and marketing expenses |
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231 |
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|
207 |
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|
688 |
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|
568 |
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Adjustments for Non-GAAP General and administrative expenses |
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179 |
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132 |
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|
527 |
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|
542 |
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Adjustments for Non-GAAP Financial income (loss), net |
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(270) |
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79 |
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25 |
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|
534 |
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Non-GAAP net income (loss) |
$ |
257 |
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$ |
(2,075) |
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$ |
(2,097) |
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$ |
(6,147) |
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GAAP basic income (loss) per ordinary share (US$) |
$ |
(0.06) |
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$ |
(0.49) |
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$ |
(0.84) |
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$ |
(1.57) |
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(1) Share-based compensation (*) |
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0.15 |
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0.12 |
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0.47 |
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0.40 |
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(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income) |
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(0.05) |
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0.01 |
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- |
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0.09 |
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Non-GAAP basic income (loss) per ordinary share (US$) |
$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
(0.36) |
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$ |
(0.37) |
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$ |
(1.08) |
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GAAP diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$) |
$ |
(0.06) |
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$ |
(0.49) |
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$ |
(0.84) |
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$ |
(1.57) |
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(1) Share-based compensation (*) |
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0.14 |
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0.12 |
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0.47 |
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0.40 |
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(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income) |
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(0.04) |
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0.01 |
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- |
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0.09 |
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Non-GAAP diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$) |
$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
(0.36) |
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$ |
(0.37) |
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$ |
(1.08) |
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(*) Adjustments related to share-based compensation expenses according to ASC topic 718 (SFAS 123 (R)) |
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FAQ
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Did Silicom return to profitability in the third quarter of 2026?
Silicom returned to non-GAAP profitability, earning $257,000, or $0.04 per ordinary share, but recorded a GAAP net loss of $341,000, or $0.06 per ordinary share. Both basic and diluted per-share results were the same.
What is Silicom's revenue guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2026?
Silicom expects fourth-quarter revenue of $27–$28 million and raised full-year revenue guidance to $96–$98 million. The quarterly outlook represents 66% year-over-year growth at the upper end, while the full-year outlook represents 57% year-over-year growth.
What adjustments does Silicom make to calculate non-GAAP earnings?
Silicom excludes share-based compensation and financial expenses or income related to lease liabilities from its non-GAAP results. These measures supplement, rather than replace, GAAP results.
How much cash and marketable securities did Silicom hold at September 30, 2026?
Silicom held $13.741 million in cash and cash equivalents, $13.898 million in current marketable securities and $17.317 million in noncurrent marketable securities at September 30, 2026. It had no short-term bank deposits, compared with $6 million at December 31, 2025.
How did Silicom's inventory and trade receivables change through September 2026?
Silicom's inventory increased to $72.791 million at September 30, 2026, from $52.650 million at December 31, 2025. Net trade receivables increased to $16.906 million from $9.194 million over the same period.