Super Micro estimates Q1 FY2027 revenue at $18.5B–$19.5B
Supermicro scheduled its Q1 fiscal 2027 results call for November 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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Form Type
8-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) provided preliminary, unaudited estimates for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, ended September 30, 2026: revenue of $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion, versus guidance of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion, and gross margin of 12.0% to 12.5%, versus guidance of 10.4% to 10.8%. The company attributed the revenue estimate primarily to increased demand for AI platforms and the gross-margin estimate primarily to customer and product mix.
Management said the estimates are subject to revision as it completes quarter-end closing procedures and finalizes its financial statements. The independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed procedures on the preliminary revenue and gross-margin information.
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Filing Explained
Supermicro scheduled its first-quarter fiscal 2027 results review for November 3, 2026, the next dated checkpoint for the preliminary estimates.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 2.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Preliminary revenue estimate: $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion
Revenue guidance: $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion
Preliminary gross margin estimate: 12.0% to 12.5%
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4 metrics
Preliminary revenue estimate
$18.5 billion to $19.5 billion
First quarter of fiscal 2027, ended September 30, 2026
Revenue guidance
$14.5 billion to $15.5 billion
First quarter of fiscal 2027
Preliminary gross margin estimate
12.0% to 12.5%
First quarter of fiscal 2027, ended September 30, 2026
Gross margin guidance
10.4% to 10.8%
First quarter of fiscal 2027
Key Terms
gross margins, customer and product mix, financial closing procedures
3 terms
gross margins financial
"Gross margins are estimated in the range of 12.0% to 12.5%"
Gross margins measure the portion of sales a company keeps after paying the direct costs to make its products or deliver services, expressed as a percentage of revenue. Think of it as the money left from each sale after paying the ingredients — it signals how efficiently a business produces and prices goods, and matters to investors because higher margins generally mean more room to cover other expenses, invest, and generate profit.
customer and product mix financial
"primarily due to customer and product mix"
financial closing procedures financial
"in connection with the Company's financial closing procedures"
Earnings Snapshot
Preliminary revenue estimate: $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion · Guidance included
First quarter of fiscal 2027, ended September 30, 2026
Preliminary revenue estimate
$18.5 billion to $19.5 billion
Compared with guidance of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion
Preliminary gross margin estimate
12.0% to 12.5%
Compared with guidance of 10.4% to 10.8%
Guidance
Revenue: $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion; gross margin: 10.4% to 10.8%.
FAQ
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What revenue did SMCI estimate for Q1 fiscal 2027?
Super Micro estimated revenue of $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion, compared with guidance of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion. It attributed the preliminary revenue estimate primarily to increased demand for AI platforms.
What gross margin did SMCI estimate for Q1 fiscal 2027?
Super Micro estimated gross margin of 12.0% to 12.5%, compared with guidance of 10.4% to 10.8%. The company attributed the preliminary estimate primarily to customer and product mix.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2026
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 7.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share | SMCIP | The NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | |||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||
On October 20, 2026, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) providing a preliminary business update for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in, and the exhibit furnished pursuant to, Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
| (d) Exhibits | ||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press Release entitled “Supermicro Provides First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Business Update” dated October 20, 2026 | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: October 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Charles Liang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supermicro Provides First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Business Update
SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 20, 2026 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) (“Supermicro” or the “Company”), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, and 5G/Edge IT Total Solution Provider, featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS), today is providing a preliminary business update for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 (Q1’27), ended September 30, 2026, and schedules earnings call for November 3rd at 5pm EST.
•Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 are estimated to be in the range of $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion versus guidance of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion, primarily due to increased demand for AI platforms.
•Gross margins are estimated to be in the range of 12.0% to 12.5%, versus guidance of 10.4% to 10.8%, primarily due to customer and product mix.
This unaudited financial information is based on preliminary results and management's estimates and is inherently uncertain and subject to revision in connection with the Company's financial closing procedures and finalization of the Company's financial statements for its first quarter of fiscal year 2027. Actual results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 may differ materially from these preliminary unaudited financial results.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Supermicro will present a live audio webcast of our conference call to review its first quarter fiscal 2027 financial results on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. The webcast will be available at https://ir.supermicro.com.
A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at the same website and will remain accessible for one year.
Forward Looking Statements and Other Disclosures
Statements contained in this press release that are not historical fact may be forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” "plan,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” “optimistic” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Such forward looking statements may include statements regarding, among other things, updated guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 and statements regarding demand, new orders and backlog levels. Such forward looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including: (i) our quarterly operating results may fluctuate, (ii) as we increasingly target larger customers and larger sales opportunities, our customer base may become more concentrated, our cost of sales may increase, our margins may be lower and our sales may become less predictable for a variety of reasons, many of which are not in our control, (iii) the average sales prices for our server solutions could decline if customers do not continue to purchase our latest generation products or additional components, and (iv) adverse economic conditions could affect our business, including, but not limited to, increased tariffs. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in such filings, particularly in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. Furthermore, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the preliminary revenues and gross margins included herein. During the preparation of the Company's financial statements and related notes and the completion of the review for such periods, additional adjustments to the preliminary estimates presented here may be identified, and its final results for these periods may vary from these preliminary estimates. These preliminary estimates should not be considered a substitute for the financial statements to be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission once available.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro's motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).
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Investor Relations Contact:
email: ir@supermicro.com
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