Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Astera Labs (ALAB) Q1 2026 Earnings Summary

Context: Fiscal Q1 2026 results reflect strong AI infrastructure demand. All figures non-GAAP unless noted. Comparisons: sequential to Q4 2025; year-over-year to Q1 2025.

Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: $308.4 million, +14% QoQ and +93% YoY. Broad-based growth across signal conditioning and fabric switch portfolios.
  • PCIe Gen 6 Revenue: >33% of total revenue (strong expansion in AI fabric and signal conditioning).
  • Gross Margin: 76.4%, +70 bps QoQ (driven by favorable mix shift away from hardware in signal conditioning).
  • Operating Expenses: $123.9 million (R&D $96.2M, Sales & Marketing $12M, G&A $15.7M), reflecting XScale acquisition and Israel Design Center investments.
  • Operating Margin: 36.2%.
  • Net Interest Income: $11.6 million.
  • Diluted EPS: $0.61.
  • Cash & Marketable Securities: $1.18 billion (flat QoQ; operating cash flow $74.6M offset by acquisition payments).
  • Share Count: 181.2 million diluted shares.

Business & Product Updates

  • AI infrastructure spending accelerating; hyperscalers, AI labs, and sovereign entities in early buildout phase with strong ROI.
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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Audra, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Astera Labs first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After management remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now turn the call over to Leslie Green, Investor Relations for Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock. Please go ahead. Leslie Green: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining us on the call today are Jitendra Mohan, Chief Executive Officer and Co‑Founder; Sanjay Gajendra, President and Chief Operating Officer and Co‑Founder; and Desmond Lynch, Chief Financial Officer. Before we get started, I would like to remind everyone that certain comments made in this call today may include forward‑looking statements regarding, among other things, expected future financial results, strategies and plans, future operations, and the markets in which we operate. These forward‑looking statements reflect management's current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions about future events which are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that are discussed in detail in today's earnings rele
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