Skyworks Solutions 2026 10-K Annual Report
SWKS · CIK 4127 · Form 10-K · Fiscal year ended October 2, 2026 · Filed November 10, 2026
Revenue fell 3.1% to $3.96 billion. Operating margin was 5.5%, against 12.2% the year before. Net income was $172 million.
23 sections, 371K characters. Original on sec.gov · ·
Risk FactorsBusinessMD&AFinancial StatementsWhat changed vs 2025
| Measure | Year ended Oct 2, 2026 | Year ended Oct 3, 2025 | Change |
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| Revenue | $3.96B | $4.09B | -3.1% |
| Operating income | $217M | $500M | -56.7% |
| Net income | $172M | $477M | -63.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $3.08 | -63.0% |
| Free cash flow* | $229M | $1.11B | -79.3% |
| Cash and equivalents | $2.61B | $1.16B | +124% |
| Operating margin* | 5.5% | 12.2% | -6.8 pts |
From the XBRL facts tagged to this filing; both columns are as reported in this filing. * Computed by filings.tools: free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital spending; operating margin is operating income over revenue.
Cover and table of contents
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
| ☑ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended October 2, 2026
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-05560
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 04-2302115 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 5260 California Avenue | 92617 | ||||
| Irvine, California | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (949) | 231-3000 | ||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share | SWKS | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 3, 2026, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $8.3 billion. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.25 per share, as of November 4, 2026, was 234,854,620.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
| Part of Form 10-K | Documents from which portions are incorporated by reference | |||||||
| Part III | Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the Registrant’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (to be filed) are incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact should be considered to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “continue”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “potential”, “predicts”, “projects”, “seek”, “should”, “targets”, “will”, “would”, and similar expressions or variations or negatives of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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plans to develop and market new products, enhancements, or technologies and the timing of these development and marketing plans;
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our ability to obtain design wins and to convert design wins into revenue;
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expectations regarding our recently completed transaction with Qorvo, including the integration of the newly acquired businesses, operations and technologies and the realization, timing and amount of anticipated synergies;
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estimates of our future financial performance, including expenses, revenues, and profitability;
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estimates of demand trends, market opportunities, and our market positioning, including the size of the markets for our products and services;
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expectations related to the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products and our customers’ products;
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estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing; and
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estimates of the success of other competing technologies that may become available.
Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known and understood by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and actual financial results and outcomes may differ materially and adversely from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual financial results to differ materially and adversely from those in the forward-looking statements. We urge you to consider the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this report (including in Item 1A, Risk Factors) and in the other documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in evaluating our forward-looking statements. We have no plans, and undertake no obligation, to revise or update our forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this report. We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains estimates made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other industry data. These estimates involve a number of assumptions and limitations and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions, and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industries in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of important factors, including those described in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.
In this document, the words “we”, “our”, “ours”, “us”, “Skyworks”, and “the Company” refer only to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries and not any other person or entity. In addition, the following is a list of industry terms that may be referenced throughout the document:
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5G (Fifth Generation): next-generation cellular network technology
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6G (Sixth Generation): the emerging generation of wireless communications technology expected to follow 5G
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BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave): electrical input signal is converted to an acoustic wave for filtering and converted back into an electrical signal by a metal-piezo-metal vertical structure
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DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification): a telecommunications standard that enables broadband data transmission over cable networks
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GaAs (Gallium Arsenide): a semiconductor material used in radio frequency applications
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GaN (Gallium Nitride): a semiconductor material used in high-power and high-frequency radio frequency applications
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IoT (Internet of Things): the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing internet infrastructure
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LTE (Long-Term Evolution): 4th generation (“4G”) radio technologies designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile telephone networks
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MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out): a method for multiplying the capacity of a radio link using multiple transmission and receiving antennas to exploit multipath propagation; more commonly, it refers to LTE, 5G, and Wi-Fi® techniques to send more than one data signal (also known as data layers) with encoded information to increase capacity in modern telecommunications systems
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RF (Radio Frequency): electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from around 3 kHz to 300 GHz
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SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave): electrical input signal is converted to an acoustic wave for filtering and converted back into an electrical signal by interdigitated transducers on a piezoelectric substrate
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TC-SAW (Temperature Compensated Surface Acoustic Wave): SAW filters that have been designed to reduce shift in frequency over temperature
Skyworks, Qorvo, the Skyworks symbol, and the Qorvo symbol are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Third-party brands and names are for identification purposes only and are the property of their respective owners.
PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“Skyworks” or the “Company”), is a U.S.-based global leader in high-performance radio frequency (“RF”), power management, and analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and solutions. On October 5, 2026, the Company completed its combination with Qorvo, Inc. (“Qorvo”), bringing together complementary product and technology portfolios, engineering capabilities, and manufacturing operations while expanding our ability to provide integrated, system-level solutions across mobile and a broad range of diversified markets, including physical AI and connected edge, defense and aerospace, data center and networking, and automotive.
Because the combination was completed after the end of fiscal 2026, our consolidated financial results and other historical operating information for fiscal 2026 presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K generally do not include Qorvo unless otherwise indicated. References to the combined company’s capabilities, markets, employees, customers, intellectual property, or manufacturing footprint reflect the Company following completion of the transaction and are identified as post-combination information where applicable.
Over the past two decades, Skyworks has invested in technologies spanning cellular, advanced Wi-Fi®, enhanced GPS, Bluetooth®, precision timing, power management, acoustic filtering, and other RF and mixed-signal capabilities. Through organic growth and strategic acquisitions, including the Qorvo combination, we are seeking to expand our technology platform, addressable markets, revenue base, and customer set.
Our combined capabilities position us to address opportunities in mobile and in diversified markets, including physical AI and connected edge applications, defense and aerospace, data center and networking, and automotive. Our technology portfolio spans RF solutions, acoustic filtering, power management, precision timing, wired and wireless connectivity, sensing, advanced packaging, and system-level integration.
We serve a broad global customer base that includes leading smartphone and consumer-device manufacturers, automotive suppliers, defense and aerospace companies, communications-equipment providers, data center and networking companies, industrial manufacturers, and distributors. Our competitors vary by product line and end market and include Analog Devices, Broadcom, Cirrus Logic, Infineon Technologies, MACOM Technology Solutions, Monolithic Power Systems, Murata Manufacturing, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm, Renesas Electronics, SiTime, Texas Instruments, and other diversified and specialized semiconductor suppliers.
We operate worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Our Internet address is www.skyworks.com. We make available free of charge on our website our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the inclusion of our website address in this report is an inactive textual reference only. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at www.sec.gov.
Industry Background
Demand for higher-performance RF, power management, timing, connectivity, and mixed-signal solutions is expanding across a broad range of applications. In mobile, the continued evolution of 5G, 5G-Advanced, Wi-Fi, and emerging standards is increasing RF complexity and the need for greater integration. In our diversified markets, growth is being driven by physical AI and connected edge applications, defense modernization and space systems, expanding data center and networking infrastructure, and increasing semiconductor content in vehicles.
The speed and ultra-low latency characteristics inherent in 5G technology are dramatically altering wireless connectivity, creating a market for diverse and transformative applications, and changing how individuals live, work, play, and learn. Most of the world’s largest economies have implemented commercial 5G networks, and the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers have launched multiple generations of 5G-enabled devices.
In mobile, increasing numbers of frequency bands transmit and receive paths, and connectivity standards require higher levels of filtering, tuning, power amplification, power management, and integration. We expect the evolution toward 5G-Advanced and 6G, together with AI-enabled devices and non-terrestrial connectivity, will increase performance requirements across the RF signal path. We expect a continued expansion in data consumption, dependent on seamless and reliable wireless connectivity. A few statistics illustrate this point. According to the 2026 Ericsson Mobility Report, global mobile data for 5G
subscriptions are forecast to reach 6.4 billion by the end of 2031, driven by new users, innovative services, and the convergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and 5G technology.
In physical AI and connected edge, our solutions address wireless connectivity, power management, isolation, sensing, and edge-processing requirements across connected devices, smart infrastructure, industrial automation, robotics, and other applications. In defense and aerospace, our technologies support radar, electronic warfare, satellite communications, precision timing, high-power and high-frequency RF, and trusted domestic manufacturing. In data center and networking, our portfolio includes precision timing, power management, storage power, optical networking, wired broadband, and RF infrastructure solutions. In automotive, we address connectivity, electrification, infotainment, secure access, battery management, motor control, and advanced driver-assistance applications.
We believe AI can be a catalyst for more efficient and effective wireless communications. From endpoint devices to data centers, generative AI applications will drive the need for higher speed and higher bandwidth networks, while increasing the requirements for our precision timing solutions.
The first wave of AI-capable phones is reaching scale, and early demand signals are encouraging. As AI capabilities become more intuitive and integrated, we believe this could drive an inflection in upgrade cycles, leading to a potential tailwind to volumes and content over time.
Finally, with the rapid transition towards electrification and advanced safety in vehicles, we are focused on high growth segments and content opportunities, including (i) power isolation chips for on-board chargers, powertrain, and battery management systems in electric vehicles, (ii) connectivity, with telematics and other solutions being enabled by 4G/5G cellular engines, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Ultra-wide band, Ethernet, and GPS, and (iii) in-vehicle infotainment systems, driven by digital radio coprocessors, and solutions supporting advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving.
Solving Connectivity Challenges
Highly integrated semiconductor solutions are increasingly important in addressing the RF, power management, timing, connectivity, and mixed-signal challenges created by next-generation devices and infrastructure. These challenges require capabilities spanning signal transmission and reception, filtering, tuning, power amplification, power conversion and isolation, precision timing, sensing, packaging, and system-level integration.
Our technology platform includes RF GaN and GaAs capabilities, SAW, TC-SAW, and BAW acoustic filtering, low-voltage power management, precision timing, wired broadband, antennas and tuners, beamformers, advanced packaging, module assembly, and test. The breadth of these capabilities enables us to develop integrated, system-level solutions across mobile and diversified markets.
Skyworks’ Strategy
Major elements of our strategy include:
Industry-Leading Technology
As devices and infrastructure become more complex, customers increasingly require solutions that combine RF, power management, timing, connectivity, and mixed-signal capabilities. Our broader engineering and technology platform positions us to address these system-level challenges across the complete RF signal path and in adjacent high-performance analog applications. As the industry migrates to more complex architectures across a multitude of applications, we are poised to help our customers handle growing levels of system complexity across both the transmit and receive chains. The trend towards increasing front-end and analog design challenges plays directly into our core strengths. Additionally, accelerating AI trends could transform these applications with incremental content driving growing functional and physical densities. These advancements may enable more bandwidth and faster speeds, and bring us closer to achieving reliable low latency, ideal for massive machine communications, and non-terrestrial networks that enable satellite connectivity.
We offer a broad portfolio of RF, power management, and analog and mixed-signal solutions supported by advanced manufacturing process technologies. Our capabilities include RF GaN and GaAs, SAW, TC-SAW, and BAW filters, antenna solutions, precision timing, low-voltage power management, wired broadband, advanced integration, proprietary shielding, and three-dimensional die stacking. Following the Qorvo combination, our product portfolio is supported by approximately 12,000 issued and pending patents worldwide and other intellectual property that we own or control. Together, our industry-leading technology enables us to deliver the highest levels of product performance and integration.
Customer Relationships
Given our scale and technology leadership, we are engaged with leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), smartphone providers, and baseband reference design partners in the analog and mixed-signal semiconductor industry. Our customers value the scale of our global supply chain, our innovative technology, our ability to curate and deliver unique solutions, and our system engineering expertise, resulting in deep customer loyalty. We partner with our customers to support their long-term product road maps and are valued as a system solutions provider rather than just a discrete product vendor.
Diversification
We seek to diversify our business by expanding our addressable markets and broadening our product portfolio. In addition to mobile, we serve a wider array of global customers and are growing our business beyond mobile devices (where we support leading top-tier manufacturers, including the leading smartphone suppliers and key baseband vendors) into additional high-performance analog markets, including physical AI and connected edge applications, defense and aerospace, data center and networking and automotive markets. In these markets, we leverage our scale, intellectual property, engineering breadth, manufacturing capabilities, and worldwide distribution network to serve our now approximately 7,000 customers following the Qorvo combination.
Delivering Operational Excellence
Through advanced supply chain management, we combine highly specialized internal manufacturing capabilities with alliances and strategic relationships for leading-edge technologies. Our combined manufacturing platform includes GaAs and RF GaN fabrication, SAW, TC-SAW, and BAW filtering, and advanced packaging, assembly, and test capabilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Additionally, we continue to drive reductions in product design and manufacturing cycle times and further improve product yields. The combination of agile, flexible capacity, and world-class module manufacturing and scale advantage allows us to achieve low product costs while integrating multiple technologies into highly sophisticated multi-chip modules and helping to ensure stable supply to our global customer base.
Maintaining a Performance-Driven Culture
We consider our people and corporate culture to be a competitive advantage and a key component of our corporate strategy, aligning employee efforts and responsibilities with performance measurement. Accountability is paramount, and we compensate our employees through a pay-for-performance methodology.
Generating Superior Operating Results and Stockholder Returns
We believe our manufacturing scale, broad product portfolio, strong profitability, and consistent cash flow generation position us to provide superior results and strong returns to our stockholders.
Our Product Portfolio
Following the Qorvo combination, our extensive product portfolio includes:
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Amplifiers: the modules that strengthen the signal so that it has sufficient energy to reach a base station
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Antenna Tuners: aperture and impedance tuning products that improve antenna performance across frequencies
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Attenuators: circuits that allow a known source of power to be reduced by a predetermined factor (usually expressed as decibels)
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Automotive Tuners and Digital Radios: tuners, data receivers, and digital radio coprocessors used in automotive infotainment systems
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Wireless ASoC: an intelligent 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless radio integrated circuit that includes all the analog and digital functions optimized for building cognitive wireless audio headsets, headphones, and wireless speaker systems
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Beamformers and Antenna Solutions: integrated products used to steer, tune, and manage RF signals in mobile, satellite, defense, and infrastructure applications
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DC/DC Converters: an electronic circuit which converts a source of direct current from one voltage level to another
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Demodulators: a device or an RF block used in receivers to extract the information that has been modulated onto a carrier or from the carrier itself
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Detectors: devices used to measure and control RF power in wireless systems
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Digital Power Isolators: energy efficient solutions used in industrial control, solar inverters and hybrid/electric automotive drive trains
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Diodes: semiconductor devices that pass current in one direction only
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Directional Couplers: transmission coupling devices for separately sampling the forward or backward wave in a transmission line
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Diversity Receive Modules: devices used to improve receiver sensitivity in high data rate applications
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Filters: devices for recovering and separating mixed and modulated data in RF stages, including SAW, TC-SAW, and BAW filters
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Front-end Modules: two or more functions co-packaged to optimize the performance, cost, and application suitability in products, including intermediate or radio frequency signal paths
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Hybrid: a type of directional coupler used in radio and telecommunications
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LED Drivers: devices which regulate the current through a light-emitting diode or string of diodes for the purpose of creating light
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Low-Noise Amplifiers: devices used to reduce system noise figure in the receive chain
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Mixers: devices that enable signals to be converted to a higher or lower frequency signal and thereby allowing the signals to be processed more effectively
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Modulators: devices that take a baseband input signal and output a radio frequency modulated signal
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Optocouplers/Optoisolators: semiconductor devices that allow signals to be transferred between circuits or systems while ensuring that the circuits or systems are electrically isolated from each other
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Phase Locked Loops: closed-loop feedback control system that maintains a generated signal in a fixed phase relationship to a reference signal
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Phase Shifters: designed for use in power amplifier distortion compensation circuits in base station applications
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Power Dividers/Combiners: utilized to equally split signals into in-phase signals as often found in balanced signal chains and local oscillator distribution networks
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Power over Ethernet: enables both data and power to be sent over standard ethernet cable.
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Power Isolators: digital, analog isolators, and isolated gate drivers used in industrial control, solar inverters, hybrid/electric automotive systems and charging stations
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Power Management and Motor Control Solutions: low-voltage power management integrated circuits, point-of-load products, gate drivers, and motor-control solutions
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ProSLIC® family of subscriber line interface circuits: provides complete analog telephone interfaces for premise equipment and enterprise
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Receivers: electronic devices that change a radio signal from a transmitter into useful information (including broadcast receivers)
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RF GaN Products: high-power and high-frequency RF solutions used in defense, aerospace, communications infrastructure, and other demanding applications
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System In Package: complete system in a package, including modem, RF front-end, filtering, matching, timing generation – typically, fully certified by regulatory bodies, industry bodies and multi-service operators
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Switches: components that perform the change between the transmit and receive function, as well as the band function for cellular handsets
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Synthesizers: devices that provide ultra-fine frequency resolution, fast switching speed, and low phase-noise performance
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Timing Devices: clock generators, oscillators, jitter attenuators, and buffers used in optical networking, data center, wireless base stations, industrial, and automotive applications
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Voltage Controlled Oscillators/Synthesizers: fully integrated, high performance signal source for high dynamic range transceivers
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Voltage Regulators: generate a fixed level which ideally remains constant over varying input voltage or load conditions
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Wired Broadband Solutions: products supporting broadband access and network connectivity, including DOCSIS applications
We believe we possess broad technology capabilities and one of the most complete wireless communications product portfolios in the industry.
Marketing and Distribution
Our products are sold globally through a direct sales force, electronic component distributors, and independent sales representatives. As is customary in the semiconductor industry, our distributors may also market other products that compete with ours.
Our sales engagement begins at the earliest stages of the design of an existing or potential customer’s product. We collaborate technically with our customers and reference design partners at the inception of new programs. These relationships allow our
team to facilitate customer-driven solutions, which leverage the unique strength of our intellectual property and product portfolio while providing high value and greatly reducing time-to-market.
We believe the technical and complex nature of our products and markets demand an extraordinary commitment to maintain close ongoing relationships with our customers. We also employ a collaborative approach in developing these relationships by combining the support of our design teams, applications engineers, manufacturing personnel, sales and marketing staff, and senior management. Lastly, we leverage our customer relationships with cross-selling opportunities across product lines in order to maximize revenue.
We believe that maintaining frequent and interactive contact with our customers is paramount to our continuous efforts to provide world-class sales and service support. By listening and responding to feedback, we are able to mobilize resources to raise our level of customer satisfaction, improve our ability to anticipate future product needs, and enhance our understanding of key market dynamics. We are confident that diligently following this path positions us to participate in numerous opportunities for growth in the future.
Customer Concentration
A small number of OEMs historically has accounted for a significant portion of our net revenue. In each of the fiscal years ended October 2, 2026 (“fiscal 2026”), October 3, 2025 (“fiscal 2025”), and September 27, 2024 (“fiscal 2024”), Apple, through sales to multiple distributors and contract manufacturers for multiple applications including smartphones, tablets, desktop and notebook computers, watches, and other devices, constituted more than ten percent of our net revenue. Further, the Company’s three largest accounts receivable balances comprised 75% and 82% of aggregate gross accounts receivable as of October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025, respectively. For further information regarding customer concentrations, see Note 14 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
We own or have a license to use numerous United States and foreign patents and patent applications related to our products and our manufacturing operations and processes. Following the Qorvo combination, our intellectual property portfolio includes technologies related to RF GaN, acoustic filtering, antenna solutions, power management, precision timing, wired broadband, advanced packaging, and system-level integration. In addition, we own a number of trademarks and service marks applicable to certain of our products and services. We believe that our intellectual property, including patents, patent applications, trade secrets, and trademarks, is of material importance to our business. We rely on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws, as well as non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements and other methods, to protect our confidential and proprietary technologies, designs, devices, algorithms, processes, and other intellectual property. Our efforts may not meaningfully protect our intellectual property, or others may independently develop substantially equivalent or superior proprietary technologies, designs, devices, algorithms, processes, or other intellectual property. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and effective copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret protection may not be available in those jurisdictions. In addition to protecting our intellectual property, we strive to strengthen our intellectual property portfolio to enhance our ability to obtain cross-licenses of intellectual property from others, to obtain access to intellectual property we do not possess, and to more favorably resolve potential intellectual property claims against us. Due to rapid technological changes in the industry, we believe establishing and maintaining a technological leadership position depends primarily on our ability to develop new, innovative products through the technical competence of our engineering personnel.
Competitive Conditions
The competitive environment in the semiconductor industry is in a constant state of flux, with new products continually emerging and existing products approaching technological obsolescence. We compete on the basis of time-to-market, new product innovation, quality, performance, price, compliance with industry standards, breadth of system-level solutions, manufacturing process and foundry capabilities, supply reliability, strategic customer relationships, personnel resources, and protection of our intellectual property. We participate in highly competitive markets against numerous competitors that may be able to adapt more quickly to new and emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion, and sale of their products. In automotive, defense, aerospace, and infrastructure markets, reliability, qualification requirements, and domestic or trusted manufacturing capabilities may also be significant competitive factors. Our ability to integrate Qorvo successfully and realize the anticipated benefits of the combination may affect our competitive position.
Research and Development
Our products and markets demand rapid technological advancements requiring a continuous effort to enhance existing products and develop new products and technologies. Accordingly, we maintain a high level of research and development activity. We invested $837.0 million, $785.5 million, and $631.7 million in research and development during fiscal 2026, fiscal 2025, and fiscal 2024, respectively. These historical amounts do not include Qorvo because the combination was completed after the end of fiscal 2026. Our research and development expenses include new product development and innovations in integrated circuit design, investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes, development of new packaging and test capabilities, and research on next-generation technologies and product opportunities. Following the Qorvo combination, our combined engineering organization broadens our capabilities across RF, power management, precision timing, wired and wireless connectivity, acoustic filtering, and analog and mixed-signal technologies. We maintain close collaborative relationships with many of our customers to help identify market demands and target our development efforts to meet those demands.
Raw Materials
Raw materials for our products and manufacturing processes are generally available from several sources. It is our intent not to depend on a sole source of supply unless market or other conditions dictate otherwise. However, there are limited situations where we procure certain components and services for our products from single or limited sources, and we are currently dependent on a limited number of sole-source suppliers. We purchase materials and services primarily pursuant to individual purchase orders. However, we have entered into certain supply agreements for the purchase of raw materials or other manufacturing-related services that specify minimum prices and purchase quantity based on our anticipated future requirements. Certain of our suppliers consign raw materials to us at our manufacturing facilities to which we take title as needed in our manufacturing process. We have taken strategic action with suppliers located around the world to secure sourcing of the raw materials and components necessary for our manufacturing.
Backlog and Inventory
Our sales are primarily from the sale of semiconductor products under individual customer purchase orders, some of which have underlying master sales agreements that specify terms governing the product sales. In the absence of a sales agreement, the Company’s standard terms and conditions apply. Due to industry practice, which allows customers to cancel orders with limited advance notice to us prior to shipment, and with little or no penalty, we believe that backlog as of any particular date may not be a reliable indicator of our future revenue levels. The cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products, or overproduction due to a change in anticipated order volume could result in a reduction in revenue and us holding excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in inventory write-downs and, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Government Regulations
We are subject to international, federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, and other requirements relating to the discharge of substances into the environment; the treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous wastes; recycling and product packaging; worker health and safety; and other activities affecting the environment, our workforce, and the management of our manufacturing operations. In addition, most of our customers have mandated that our operations and our products comply with various sustainability initiatives and workers’ rights initiatives initiated by such customers, industry groups in which such customers participate, or the jurisdictions in which such customers operate. We have compliance programs designed to address applicable environmental and worker health and safety requirements. Our efforts to comply with environmental laws and worker health and safety laws could have material impacts on our capital expenditures, competitive position, or financial condition, though the magnitude and duration of such impacts are uncertain and difficult to quantify.
We are also subject to import/export controls, tariffs, and other trade-related regulations and restrictions in the countries in which we have operations or otherwise do business. These controls, tariffs, regulations, and restrictions (including those discussed below in Item 1A, Risk Factors) have had, and we believe may continue to have, a material impact on our business, including our ability to sell products and to manufacture or source components.
Government regulations are subject to change in the future, and accordingly we are unable to assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements or whether our compliance with such regulations will materially impact our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
Seasonality
Sales of our products are subject to seasonal fluctuation and periods of increased demand in end-user consumer applications, such as smartphones and tablet computing devices. The highest demand for our products generally occurs in our first fiscal
quarter ending in December and the fourth fiscal quarter ending in September. The lowest demand for our products generally occurs in our second fiscal quarter ending in March and the third fiscal quarter ending in June.
Employees
As of October 2, 2026, our workforce consists of approximately 10,000 employees located around the world, more than 99% of whom are full-time employees. Further, as of October 2, 2026:
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Our workforce was distributed geographically approximately as follows: 53% in Mexico, 24% in the United States, 21% in Asia, 1% in Canada, and less than 1% in Europe.
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Our workforce was distributed by function approximately as follows: 38% in individual contributor manufacturing roles, 37% in engineering or technician roles, 12% in managerial roles, and 13% in professional or other administrative roles.
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Approximately 3,100 of our employees in Mexico, 760 of our employees in Singapore, and 460 of our employees in Japan were covered by collective bargaining and other union agreements.
We focus on attracting and retaining employees by providing compensation and benefits packages that are competitive within the applicable market for each position. Nearly all full-time employees across the globe are eligible to participate in one of the Company’s incentive plans, under which payments are tied to pre-established performance goals, as well as to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount from its market price pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans. In addition, we believe that developing our employees’ skill sets and decision-making abilities—through challenging project assignments, formal training, mentorship, and recognition—is key not only to our employees’ job satisfaction and our retention efforts, but also to maintaining a strong leadership pipeline.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.
You should carefully consider the risks described below, some of which have manifested and any of which may occur in the future, in addition to the other information contained in this report before making an investment decision with respect to any of our securities. These risk factors include risks relating to the recent combination with Qorvo. Our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially and adversely impacted by any of these risks, which could, in turn, adversely affect our stock price. Additional risks not currently known to us or other factors not perceived by us as material risks could also present significant risks to our business.
Risk Factors Summary
The following is a summary of the principal risks that could adversely affect our business, operations, and financial results. This summary is intended to provide investors with an overview of the risks we face and should not be considered a substitute for the more detailed risk factors discussed immediately following this summary.
Risks Associated with Operating a Global Business
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The risks of doing business internationally apply to all aspects of our operations.
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Changes in tax laws and regulations could have an adverse impact on our operating results.
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Changes in our effective tax rate may adversely impact our results of operations and cash flow.
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We, our customers, and our suppliers are subject to the risks of doing business in China.
Risks Associated with the Development, Manufacturing, and Sale of Our Products
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Our operating results may be adversely affected by quarterly and annual fluctuations.
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We rely on a small number of customers for a large portion of our sales.
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We rely on Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”) to design our products into their end products.
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We face risks of a loss of revenue if contracts with the U.S. government or defense and aerospace contractors are canceled or delayed or if defense spending is reduced.
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Our manufacturing processes are extremely complex, specialized, and subject to disruption.
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We may not be able to maintain and improve manufacturing yields.
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We are dependent upon third parties for the manufacture, assembly, and testing of our products.
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We are dependent upon third parties for the supply of raw materials and components.
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Imbalances in the supply of memory, storage and other components could increase our costs or our customers’ costs and product prices, which could reduce demand for our products.
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We may not be able to effectively operate our business if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel.
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Our business could be adversely affected by the departure of existing members of our senior management team or if our senior management team is unable to effectively implement our strategy.
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We may not be able to effectively execute restructuring initiatives, which could result in total costs that are greater than expected and cause us not to achieve the expected long-term operational benefits of such initiatives.
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We are subject to uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products.
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We face a risk that capital needed for our business will not be available when we need it.
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We are exposed to risks related to the use of AI tools by us and others.
Risks Related to Strategic Transactions and Indebtedness
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To be successful, we may need to make additional investments and acquisitions, integrate companies we acquire, and/or enter into strategic alliances.
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Failure to realize the benefits expected from the Mergers (as defined below) could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
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Efforts to integrate Qorvo could disrupt our relationships with third parties and employees and divert management’s attention, which could adversely impact our operating results and ongoing business.
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Our outstanding indebtedness could reduce our flexibility to operate our business.
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Our acquisition of Qorvo will result in significant goodwill and acquired intangible assets, and changes in operating performance, market conditions, integration plans, product roadmaps or valuation assumptions could result in material impairment charges.
Risks Associated with Our Industry
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The wireless communications, analog and mixed-signal semiconductor markets are characterized by significant competition.
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The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and subject to significant downturns.
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Remaining competitive in the semiconductor industry depends upon our ability to constantly innovate.
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Increasingly stringent environmental laws, rules, regulations, and customer expectations may require us to redesign our existing products and processes, which could adversely affect our ability to cost-effectively produce our products.
Risks Associated with Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property Protection
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We may not be able to prevent, or timely detect, information technology security breaches.
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We may not be able to successfully protect our intellectual property rights.
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We are subject to the risks of licensing third-party intellectual property.
Risks Associated with Claims and Litigation
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We may be subject to risks of litigation and disputes.
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We may be subject to claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights or demands that we license third-party technology.
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We may be subject to warranty claims, product recalls, and other liability claims**.**
Risks Associated with Owning our Common Stock
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Our stock price has been volatile and may fluctuate in the future.
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There can be no assurance that we will, or will continue to, repurchase our stock or declare cash dividends.
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Certain provisions in our organizational documents and Delaware law may make it difficult for someone to acquire control of us.
Risks Associated with Operating a Global Business
The risks of doing business internationally apply to all aspects of our operations.
We derive significant revenues from customers globally, including in North America and countries located in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. In addition, our suppliers are located throughout the world, including third-party packaging, assembly, and test facilities and semiconductor foundries located in the Asia-Pacific region. We also operate our own wafer processing facilities in Osaka, Japan, as well as packaging, assembly, and test facilities in Singapore and in Mexicali, Mexico. Our sales and operations are subject to a number of risks inherent in selling and operating in multiple jurisdictions. These include, but are not limited to, risks regarding:
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recession or economic downturn globally or in the jurisdictions in which we do business,
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currency controls and currency exchange rate fluctuations, including increases or decreases in commodities prices related to such fluctuations,
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inflation or deflation, as well as changes in existing and expected rates of inflation or deflation, which may vary across the jurisdictions in which we do business,
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interest rates, as well as changes in existing and expected interest rates, which may vary across the jurisdictions in which we do business,
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global, regional, and local economic and political conditions, including social, economic, political, and supply chain instability related to the uncertainty regarding the relationships involving the United States, China, Taiwan, Russia, Mexico, Israel, Iran, other Middle Eastern countries, Japan, Singapore, India, Canada and other foreign countries, and the international community at large, as well as related to armed conflicts, such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the conflicts in Israel, Iran, and other Middle Eastern countries, that exist, or in the future could exist, in various jurisdictions around the world,
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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.
Item 1C. CYBERSECURITY.
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented processes for identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity risks as part of our overall enterprise risk management program. These processes are designed to protect our information technology and operational systems against cybersecurity threats. In connection with the operation of our program, we take into consideration guidance from various recognized cybersecurity industry frameworks and standards such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (“NIST”) and the International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) 27001 standards. We are certified and externally audited to ISO / IEC 27001:2022. We leverage a controls framework, based on these industry frameworks and standards, as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business. Information about cybersecurity risk is collected as part of our annual cybersecurity risk assessment and overall enterprise risk management program, including as part of the annual enterprise risk assessment survey conducted by our internal audit team, the results of which are summarized and provided to our Audit Committee.
We devote significant resources and efforts to protecting the security of our information technology and operational systems, including utilizing threat monitoring and commissioning assessments by third parties, taking guidance from ISO information security standards, and conducting proactive risk and compliance reviews against regulatory, industry, and evolving data privacy requirements. We provide ongoing cybersecurity training to our employees based on access to our network and roles, which includes annual training to non-factory employees on our acceptable use policy, our data protection methods, and social engineering tactics used by threat actors. We maintain a cross-functional cybersecurity incident management procedure with defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting protocols that are designed to timely respond to, investigate, mitigate, remediate, and if appropriate, disclose, a cybersecurity incident. Furthermore, we practice our response to potential cybersecurity incidents through tabletop exercises.
As part of our selection process for certain third-party service providers, we evaluate components of their cybersecurity risk management programs using various factors. We engage third-party providers to provide ongoing threat monitoring, mitigation strategies, updates on emerging trends, security assessments, and penetration testing. We also receive updates from law enforcement and industry groups on emerging cybersecurity trends and the latest threats, and we have standing engagements with incident response experts.
As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have not identified any risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our company, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. For additional information regarding risks we face, please refer to “We may not be able to prevent, or timely detect, information technology security breaches” in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cybersecurity Governance
Our Board of Directors (“Board”) is responsible for our risk oversight, with the Audit Committee specifically overseeing management’s cybersecurity risk management program. In this role, the Audit Committee receives quarterly updates from members of management, including the vice president, information technology (“VP of IT”), who oversees our information technology function. Our VP of IT is further supported by the senior director, information technology who reports to the VP of IT and leads a team in implementing, monitoring and updating the cybersecurity risk management program, as well as addressing existing and emerging cybersecurity threats and managing cybersecurity incidents (“Head of Information Security”). The Board receives regular reports from the Audit Committee, as well as an annual cybersecurity report or materials from management, including the VP of IT, highlighting key activities of the Company’s cybersecurity team, including internal initiatives and updates and external engagements with third party cybersecurity firms, recent incidents throughout the industry and the emerging threat landscape.
Our VP of IT has more than 20 years of leadership experience in information technology and reports to our Chief Financial Officer. Our Head of Information Security has over 25 years of experience managing global information technology and cybersecurity operations and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
Item 2. PROPERTIES.
We maintain our primary executive offices in Irvine, California. For information regarding property, plant, and equipment by geographic region for each of the last two fiscal years, see Note 14 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following table sets forth our principal facilities as of October 2, 2026:
| Location | Owned/Leased | Square Footage | Primary Function | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore, Singapore | Leased | 412,300 | Filter manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||
| Osaka, Japan | Owned (1) | 383,600 | Filter manufacturing | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexicali, Mexico | Owned | 380,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexicali, Mexico | Leased | 378,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Irvine, California | Leased | 218,000 | Design center and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Woburn, Massachusetts (2) | Owned | 158,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Newbury Park, California | Owned | 111,600 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Newbury Park, California | Leased | 110,000 | Design center | |||||||||||||||||
| Austin, Texas | Leased | 98,300 | Design center and office space |
(1) The Company owns the building and the land is leased for approximately 35 additional years expiring in 2061.
(2) The Woburn facility was a material operating property during fiscal 2026 and was classified as held for sale as of fiscal year-end.
Following the completion of our acquisition of Qorvo after fiscal year-end, we continue to maintain our primary executive offices in Irvine, California and principal facilities acquired include:
| Location | Owned/Leased | Square Footage | Primary Function | |||||||||||||||||
| Richardson, Texas | Owned | 714,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Hillsboro, Oregon | Owned | 279,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro, North Carolina | Leased | 256,000 | Manufacturing and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro, North Carolina | Owned | 150,000 | Manufacturing, design center and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Apopka, Florida | Owned | 107,000 | Design center and office space | |||||||||||||||||
| Nuremberg, Germany | Leased | 66,000 | Design center and manufacturing |
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The information set forth under Note 11 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not Applicable.
PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information and Dividends
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SWKS”.
The number of stockholders of record of our common stock as of November 4, 2026 was 7,235. On July 28, 2026, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had decided not to declare quarterly cash dividends on the Company’s common stock going forward. We intend to continue to retain any future earnings to invest in the growth and operation of our business and do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding repurchases of common stock made during the three months ended October 2, 2026:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) (2) | |||||||||||||
| 07/04/26 - 07/31/26 | 295 | (3) | $57.51 | — | $2.0 billion | ||||||||||||
| 08/01/26 - 08/28/26 | 1,627,850 | (4) | $66.34 | 1,614,547 | $1.9 billion | ||||||||||||
| 08/29/26 - 10/02/26 | 5,046 | (3) | $74.65 | — | $1.9 billion | ||||||||||||
| 1,633,191 | 1,614,547 |
(1) We announced on July 28, 2026 that our Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of its common stock from time to time through January 31, 2029, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements, as discussed in Note 9 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2) The Company’s net share repurchases are subject to a 1% excise tax under the Inflation Reduction Act. Excise tax incurred reduces the amount available under the stock repurchase program, as applicable, and is included in the cost of shares repurchased in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity.
(3) Represents shares repurchased by us at the fair market value of the common stock as of the applicable purchase date, in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations under equity award agreements.
(4) 1,614,547 shares were repurchased at an average price of $66.33 per share as part of our July 2026 stock repurchase program, and 13,303 shares were repurchased by us at the fair market value of the common stock as of the applicable purchase date, in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations under equity award agreements with an average price of $67.73 per share.
Item 6. [RESERVED]
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ substantially and adversely from those referred to herein due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those described below and in Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
OVERVIEW
We, together with our consolidated subsidiaries, are a U.S.-based global leader in high-performance radio frequency (“RF”), power management, and analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and solutions, serving mobile and a broad range of diversified markets, including physical AI and connected edge, defense and aerospace, data center and networking, and automotive.
Completed Combination With Qorvo
On October 5, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Qorvo, Inc. (“Qorvo”), pursuant to two merger transactions involving cash-and-stock consideration (the “Mergers”). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 27, 2025 (the “Merger Agreement”), Qorvo became a wholly owned subsidiary of Skyworks.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the transaction, each share of Qorvo common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Merger Agreement, was converted into the right to receive 0.960 of a share of Skyworks common stock and $32.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. Qorvo stockholders received approximately $2.9 billion in cash and 85.3 million shares of Skyworks common stock in the aggregate.
We funded the cash portion of the Mergers with the net proceeds from the issuance of an aggregate of $2,000.0 million in senior notes, comprised of $800.0 million of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), $600.0 million of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”), and $600.0 million of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”), that we issued on August 10, 2026, as well as cash on hand and funds from our revolver.
In connection with the completion of the Mergers, we also completed the previously announced exchange offers for $1,550.0 million of outstanding senior notes of Qorvo. Pursuant to the exchange offers, participating holders exchanged their Qorvo senior notes for newly issued senior notes of Skyworks having substantially similar terms. Refer to Note 17 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to the Mergers and exchanged notes.
For more information on risks related to the completed Mergers, see Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, “Risks Related to Strategic Transactions and Indebtedness” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The discussions below related to our business and financial results for fiscal 2026 and prior periods do not include any impact from or information relating to the Mergers.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Fiscal Years Ended October 2, 2026, October 3, 2025, and September 27, 2024
The following table sets forth the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of net revenue. See Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 7, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to such Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2026 (the “2025 10-K”), for Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
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| Net revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 59.2 | 58.8 | 58.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 40.8 | 41.2 | 41.2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Research and development | 21.1 | 19.2 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 11.0 | 9.1 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment, and other charges | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 35.2 | 28.9 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 5.5 | 12.2 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1.0) | (0.7) | (0.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 5.4 | 12.9 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 4.3 | % | 11.7 | % | 14.3 | % |
General
During the fiscal year ended October 2, 2026, the following key factors contributed to our overall results of operations, financial position, and cash flows:
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Net revenue decreased 3.1% to $3,959.6 million in fiscal 2026, as compared to $4,086.9 million in fiscal 2025, driven primarily by a decrease in market share at a significant customer, partially offset by an increase in demand for our automotive, data center products, and Wi-Fi products.
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Our ending cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balance increased 87.7% to $2,606.1 million in fiscal 2026, as compared to $1,388.4 million in fiscal 2025. The increase in cash and cash equivalents during fiscal 2026 was primarily due to the borrowing of $800.0 million of the 2028 Notes, $600.0 million of the 2032 Notes, and $600.0 million of the 2036 Notes, which were used in fiscal 2027 to fund the cash portion of the Mergers, as well as cash generated from operations of $549.9 million, partially offset by repayments of debt of $500.0 million, dividend payments of $320.1 million, capital expenditures of $320.6 million, and share repurchases of $114.5 million.
Net Revenue
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| (dollars in millions) | October 2, 2026 | Change | October 3, 2025 | Change | September 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 3,959.6 | (3.1)% | $ | 4,086.9 | (2.2)% | $ | 4,178.0 |
We market and sell our products indirectly through electronic components distributors and directly to OEMs of communications and electronics products, third-party original design manufacturers, and contract manufacturers. We generally experience seasonal peaks during our fourth and first fiscal quarters (which correspond to the second half of the calendar year), primarily as a result of increased worldwide production of consumer electronics in anticipation of holiday sales, whereas our second and third fiscal quarters are typically lower and in line with seasonal industry trends.
The decrease in net revenue in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was driven primarily by a decrease in market share at a significant customer, partially offset by an increase in demand for our automotive, data center, and Wi-Fi products.
For information regarding net revenue by geographic region and customer concentration, see Note 14 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Gross Profit
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| Gross profit | $ | 1,614.9 | (4.0)% | $ | 1,682.1 | (2.2)% | $ | 1,720.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 40.8 | % | 41.2 | % | 41.2 | % |
Gross profit represents net revenue less cost of goods sold. Our cost of goods sold consists primarily of purchased materials, labor, and overhead (including depreciation, share-based compensation expense, and amortization of acquisition intangibles) associated with product manufacturing. Erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical of the semiconductor industry. Consistent with trends in the industry, we anticipate that average selling prices for our established products will continue to decline over time. As part of our normal course of business, we intend to improve gross profit with efforts to increase unit volumes, improve manufacturing efficiencies, lower manufacturing costs of existing products, and by introducing new and higher value-added products.
The decrease in gross profit in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily the result of increases in input costs and unfavorable product mix, partially offset by higher unit volumes.
Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 837.0 | 6.6% | $ | 785.5 | 24.3% | $ | 631.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 21.1 | % | 19.2 | % | 15.1 | % |
Research and development expenses consist primarily of direct personnel costs including share-based compensation expense, costs for pre-production evaluation units and testing of new devices, non-production masks, engineering prototypes, and design tool costs.
The increase in research and development expenses in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily related to increases in headcount-related expenses, including share-based compensation, as a result of our increased investment in developing new technologies and products.
Selling, General, and Administrative
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| Selling, general, and administrative | $ | 436.1 | 17.4% | $ | 371.5 | 23.5% | $ | 300.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 11.0 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.2 | % |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses include legal and related costs, accounting, treasury, human resources, information systems, customer service, bad debt expense, sales commissions, share-based compensation expense, advertising, marketing, costs associated with business combinations completed or contemplated during the period, and other costs.
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily related to increases in professional services costs related to the Qorvo transaction, partially offset by decreases in headcount-related expenses, including share-based compensation.
Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Charges
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| Restructuring, impairment, and other charges | $ | 124.2 | 413.2% | $ | 24.2 | (83.9)% | $ | 150.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 3.1 | % | 0.6 | % | 3.6 | % |
Restructuring, impairment, and other charges in fiscal 2026 were primarily due to costs associated with facility consolidation and closure and impairment charges on other current assets and certain assets held for sale. The assets classified as held for sale as of October 2, 2026 were not material.
Restructuring, impairment, and other charges in fiscal 2025 were primarily due to charges incurred in connection with the transition of our former chief executive officer.
Interest Expense
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| (dollars in millions) | October 2, 2026 | Change | October 3, 2025 | Change | September 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 41.3 | 52.4% | $ | 27.1 | (11.7)% | $ | 30.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 1.0 | % | 0.7 | % | 0.7 | % |
The increase in interest expense in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was due to the issuance of the 2028 Notes, the 2032 Notes, and the 2036 Notes in August 2026. Interest expense is estimated to increase in fiscal 2027 as our average borrowings outstanding are expected to be higher than in fiscal 2026.
Other Income, Net
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| (dollars in millions) | October 2, 2026 | Change | October 3, 2025 | Change | September 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | 38.3 | (28.8)% | $ | 53.8 | 81.1% | $ | 29.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 1.0 | % | 1.3 | % | 0.7 | % |
The decrease in other income, net in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily due to a decrease in interest income generated from cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
Provision for Income Taxes
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| (dollars in millions) | October 2, 2026 | Change | October 3, 2025 | Change | September 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 41.6 | (16.1)% | $ | 49.6 | 22.8% | $ | 40.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of net revenue | 1.1 | % | 1.2 | % | 1.0 | % |
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $41.6 million (which consisted of a benefit of $43.9 million and $0.1 million related to United States federal and state income taxes, respectively, and a provision of $85.6 million related to foreign income taxes) and $49.6 million (which consisted of a benefit of $35.5 million and a provision of $0.1 million related to United States federal and state income taxes, respectively, and a provision of $85.0 million related to foreign income taxes) in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025, respectively.
The decrease in income tax expense in fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily due to lower taxes, driven by the decrease in earnings, partially offset by an increase in share-based compensation shortfalls, uncertain tax positions, transaction costs related to the transaction with Qorvo, and a lower foreign-derived intangible income deduction benefit.
In December 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) released Global Anti-Base Erosion (“GloBE”) rules under Pillar Two. Many countries have implemented laws based on Pillar Two, which became effective for us beginning in fiscal 2025. In January 2026, the
OECD Inclusive Framework on BEPS released significant administrative guidance including the side-by-side safe harbor package that will apply to U.S. multinational enterprise groups. The tax impact associated with Pillar Two was immaterial to the financial statements for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025. We continue to evaluate the impact of proposed and enacted legislative changes as new guidance becomes available.
In July 2025, the U.S. government enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). The OBBBA did not have a material impact to the financials for fiscal 2026. We continue to evaluate the impact of the OBBBA on our business for future periods.
See Note 8 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding income taxes.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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| (in millions) | October 2, 2026 | October 3, 2025 | September 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | $ | 1,161.3 | $ | 1,368.6 | $ | 718.8 | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 549.9 | 1,300.8 | 1,824.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (134.3) | (234.0) | (355.9) | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,029.2 | (1,274.1) | (819.0) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 2,606.1 | $ | 1,161.3 | $ | 1,368.6 |
Cash provided by operating activities:
Cash provided by operating activities consists of net income for the period adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in certain operating assets and liabilities. The $750.9 million decrease in cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily related to a decrease in cash inflows as a result of changes to working capital (net of cash) of $470.8 million, due primarily to inventory and lower net income.
Cash used in investing activities:
Cash used in investing activities consists primarily of cash paid to make capital expenditures, purchase marketable securities, and acquire intangible assets, partially offset by cash received related to the sale or maturity of marketable securities. The $99.7 million decrease in cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily related to a decrease of $585.8 million in purchases of marketable securities, partially offset by a decrease of $358.1 million in the sale or maturity of marketable securities and an increase of $125.6 million in capital expenditures.
Cash provided by financing activities:
Cash provided by financing activities consists primarily of proceeds and payments related to our long-term borrowings and cash transactions related to equity. The $2,303.3 million increase in cash provided by financing activities for fiscal 2026, as compared to fiscal 2025, was primarily related to an increase of $1,979.9 million in long-term debt issued, a decrease of $715.7 million in share repurchases, net of excise tax paid, and a decrease of $112.5 million in dividend payments, partially offset by an increase of $500.0 million for the repayment of debt.
Liquidity:
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $2,606.1 million as of October 2, 2026, representing an increase of $1,217.7 million from October 3, 2025.
We have outstanding $800.0 million of 2028 Notes, $500.0 million of Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $600.0 million of 2032 Notes, and $600.0 million of 2036 Notes. During fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2024, we repaid $500.0 million and $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings, respectively. We have a revolving credit agreement (as amended, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) under which we may borrow up to $750.0 million for general corporate purposes and working capital. As of October 2, 2026, there were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The Revolving Credit Agreement expires on November 18, 2030.
In connection with the completion of the Mergers and subsequent to fiscal year-end, we used the proceeds from the 2028 Notes, the 2032 Notes, and the 2036 Notes to partially fund the cash consideration for the Mergers, with additional funding provided by our cash on hand and funds from our revolver. We also assumed $1,550.0 million of outstanding senior notes of Qorvo
through the issuance of new senior notes of the Company following the completion of the exchange offers and by the remaining outstanding indebtedness under outstanding senior notes of Qorvo following the completion of the exchange offers.
For a description of contractual obligations, such as taxes, leases, purchase commitments, and debt, see Note 8, Note 10, Note 11, Note 16, and Note 17 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, respectively.
Based on our historical results of operations, we expect that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, the cash we expect to generate from operations, and funds from our Revolver, will be sufficient to fund our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements primarily arising from: research and development, capital expenditures, potential acquisitions, working capital, stock repurchases, outstanding commitments, and other liquidity requirements associated with existing operations. However, we cannot be certain that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash generated from operations, and funds from our Revolver will be available in the future to fund all of our capital and operating requirements. In addition, any future strategic investments and significant acquisitions may require additional cash and capital resources. If we are unable to obtain sufficient cash or capital to meet our needs on a timely basis and on favorable terms, our business and operations could be materially and adversely affected. For additional discussion regarding our stock repurchase program, refer to Note 9 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our invested cash balances primarily consist of highly liquid investments in money market funds that are available to meet near-term cash requirements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments in applying our most critical accounting policies that can have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting estimates as those that are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and which require our most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments or estimates. Based on this definition, our most critical accounting estimates include revenue recognition, which impacts the recording of net revenue; inventory valuation, which impacts the cost of goods sold and gross margin; and income taxes, which impacts the income tax provision. These policies and significant judgments involved are discussed further below. We have other significant accounting policies that do not generally require subjective estimates or judgments or would not have a material impact on our results of operations. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers net of estimated reserves*.* Our revenue reserves contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the value of future credits to customers for product returns, price protection, price adjustments, and stock rotation for products sold to certain electronic component distributors. We base these estimates on the expected value method considering all reasonably available information, including our historical experience and current expectations, and are reflected in the transaction price when sales are recorded. Changes in actual demand or market conditions could adversely or beneficially impact our reserve calculations.
Inventory Valuation*.* We value our inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory are established on a quarterly basis and are based on a detailed analysis of aged material, salability of our inventory, market conditions, and product life cycles. Once reserves are established, write-downs of inventory are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of inventory. Our reserves contain uncertainties because the calculation requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment regarding historical experience, market conditions, and technological obsolescence. Changes in actual demand or market conditions could adversely impact our reserve calculations.
Income Taxes. The application of tax laws and regulations to calculate our tax liabilities is subject to legal and factual interpretation, judgment, and uncertainty in a multitude of jurisdictions. Tax laws and regulations themselves are subject to change as a result of changes in fiscal policy, changes in legislation, the evolution of regulations, and court rulings. We recognize potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the United States and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes and interest will be due. We record an amount as an estimate of probable additional income tax liability at the largest amount that we feel is more likely than not, based upon the technical merits of the position, to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authority.
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
We are subject to overall financial market risks, such as changes in market liquidity, credit quality, investment risk, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange rate risk as described below.
Investment and Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate and general market risks relates to our investment portfolio. Our investment portfolio consists of cash and cash equivalents (money market funds purchased with less than ninety days until maturity) that total approximately $2,606.1 million as of October 2, 2026.
The main objectives of our investment activities are liquidity and preservation of capital. Our cash equivalent investments have short-term maturity periods that dampen the impact of market or interest rate risk. Credit risk associated with our investments is not material because our investments are diversified across several types of securities with high credit ratings, which reduces the amount of credit exposure to any one investment.
Based on our results of operations for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2026, a hypothetical reduction in the interest rates on our cash, cash equivalents, and other investments of 100 basis points would result in an immaterial reduction of interest income with a de minimis impact on income before taxes.
We do not believe that investment or interest rate risks currently pose material exposures to our business or results of operations.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
Substantially all sales to customers and arrangements with third-party manufacturers provide for pricing and payment in United States dollars, thereby reducing the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our results. A percentage of our international operational expenses are denominated in foreign currencies, and exchange rate volatility could positively or negatively impact those operating costs. For fiscal 2026, fiscal 2025, and fiscal 2024, we had foreign exchange losses of $0.9 million, $1.0 million, and $5.2 million, respectively. Increases in the value of the United States dollar relative to other currencies could make our products more expensive, which could negatively impact our ability to compete. Conversely, decreases in the value of the United States dollar relative to other currencies could result in our suppliers raising their prices to continue doing business with us. Given the relatively small number of customers and arrangements with third-party manufacturers denominated in foreign currencies, we do not believe that foreign exchange volatility has a material impact on our current business or results of operations. However, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could have a greater effect on our business or results of operations in the future to the extent our expenses increasingly become denominated in foreign currencies.
We may enter into foreign currency forward and options contracts with financial institutions to protect against foreign exchange risks associated with certain existing assets and liabilities, certain firmly committed transactions, forecasted future cash flows, and net investments in foreign subsidiaries. However, we may choose not to hedge certain foreign exchange exposures for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, accounting considerations and the prohibitive economic cost of hedging particular exposures. For fiscal 2026, fiscal 2025, and fiscal 2024, we had not entered into any outstanding foreign currency forward or options contracts with financial institutions.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company are included herewith:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 2, 2026, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 2, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 2, 2026, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 2, 2026 based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate bec
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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of October 2, 2026. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the
company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on management’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of October 2, 2026, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 2, 2026. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Based on their assessment, management concluded that, as of October 2, 2026, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as stated within their report which appears herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There are no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
Director and Officer Trading Arrangements
None of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(a)(i) of Regulation S-K) or adopted or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026.
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
None.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The information under the captions “Directors and Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance─Committees of the Board of Directors,” and “Other Matters—Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports,” if applicable, in our definitive proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.
We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers, and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We make available our code of business conduct and ethics free of charge through our website at www.skyworksinc.com. We intend to disclose any amendments to, or waivers from, our code of business conduct and ethics that are required to be publicly disclosed by posting any such amendment or waivers on our website pursuant to SEC requirements and rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Information required by this item (other than the information required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) The following are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
| 1. | Index to Financial Statements | Page number in this report | ||||||
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 185) | Page 45 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended October 2, 2026 | Page 47 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended October 2, 2026 | Page 48 | |||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2025 | Page 49 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended October 2, 2026 | Page 50 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three years ended October 2, 2026 | Page 51 | |||||||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | Page 52 through 76 | |||||||
| 2. | The schedule listed below is filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: | |||||||
| All required schedule information is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements or is omitted because it is either not required or not applicable. | ||||||||
| 3. | The Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately following this Item 15 are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
(b) Exhibits
The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed herewith and incorporated by reference herein. The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted under Item 15 (a) (3).
EXHIBIT INDEX
- Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
^ Portions of this exhibit have been omitted because such information is not material and is the type of information that the Registrant treats as private or confidential.
As permitted by Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the Company has not filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries because the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of such agreements to the Commission upon request.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 10, 2026 | SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||||||
| Registrant | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Philip G. Brace | |||||||
| Philip G. Brace | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on November 10, 2026.
| Signature and Title | Signature and Title | |||||||
| /s/ Philip G. Brace | /s/ Alan S. Batey | |||||||
| Philip G. Brace | Alan S. Batey | |||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Director | |||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| /s/ Robert Bruggeworth | ||||||||
| /s/ Philip Carter | Robert Bruggeworth | |||||||
| Philip Carter | Director | |||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | /s/ Richard Clemmer | |||||||
| Richard Clemmer | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Eric J. Guerin | ||||||||
| Eric J. Guerin | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Christine King | ||||||||
| Christine King | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Chris Koopmans | ||||||||
| Chris Koopmans | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Suzanne E. McBride | ||||||||
| Suzanne E. McBride | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ David P. McGlade | ||||||||
| David P. McGlade | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Robert A. Schriesheim | ||||||||
| Robert A. Schriesheim | ||||||||
| Director | ||||||||
| /s/ Maryann Turcke | ||||||||
| Maryann Turcke | ||||||||
| Director |