Record Revenue and Upgraded Outlook
Q1 revenue of $2.418B, up 9% sequentially and 28% year-over-year. Q2 guidance midpoint $2.7B (≈+12% sequential, +35% YoY). Fiscal 2027 revenue outlook raised to ~ $11.5B (≈+40% YoY) and fiscal 2028 outlook to ~$16.5B (≈+45% YoY).
Data Center Leadership and Growth
Record data center revenue of $1.8B in Q1 (76% of total), +11% sequential and +27% YoY. Management expects data center revenue to grow ~50% in fiscal 2027 and ~55% in fiscal 2028.
Interconnect Business Acceleration
Interconnect growth outlook increased to >70% YoY for fiscal 2027 (up from prior 50%). Drivers include strong demand for 800G, ramping 1.6T (200G per lane) solutions, DCI transitions to 1.6T, and scale-out/scale-up networking needs.
DCI and Optical Momentum
Leadership in pluggable DCI with first secure 1.6T ZR/ZR+ modules (2nm coherent DSP) sampling this year. Management sees line of sight to a $1B annualized DCI module business in fiscal 2028 (≈2x fiscal 2026 ~$500M).
Strong Profitability and EPS Performance (Non-GAAP)
Q1 non-GAAP gross margin 58.9% and non-GAAP operating margin 35%. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.80 (beat midpoint by $0.01) representing ~29% YoY growth. Q2 non-GAAP EPS guidance $0.88–$0.98.
Record Operating Cash Flow and Capital Returns
Record cash flow from operations of $639M in Q1. Returned capital via $200M share repurchase and $54M dividends in the quarter. Inventory stable at $1.4B.
Strategic Partnerships and Acquisitions Strengthening Roadmap
Expanded collaboration with NVIDIA (optics, NVLink fusion, AI RAN). Acquisitions: Polariton (plasmonic silicon photonics; demonstrated plasmonic modulator bandwidth >1 THz), Celestial AI (photonic fabric & low-power analog SerDes), and XConn — all cited as accelerating scale-up optics, custom, and switching efforts.
Product & Technology Leadership at Multiple Nodes
Broad portfolio wins and ramps: TIAs/drivers expected to exceed $1B annualized run rate in coming quarters; shipping 1.6T and next-gen PAM/400G-per-lane demonstrations; 6.4T light engine engagements and multiple photonics approaches (MZM, EAM, MRM, plasmonics).
Custom/XPU Momentum and Ambitious Targets
Custom revenue on track to grow >20% in fiscal 2027 and to more than double in fiscal 2028. Management retains line of sight to >$10B custom (XPU + attached) in fiscal 2029 driven by flagship XPU program, multiple XPU-attached ramps (NIC, CXL) and new tier-1 wins.
Proactive Capacity Strategy
Company is locking in supply via strategic actions — including planned ~$1B in supplier prepayments for FY27 — to secure capacity and support aggressive revenue ramps, funded by strong cash flow.