Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2025


Business Highlights

  • Fourth quarter of 2025 sales increased 15% Q/Q and increased 46% Y/Y
    • SSD controller sales: 4Q of 2025 increased 25% to 30% Q/Q and increased 35% to 40% Y/Y
    • eMMC+UFS controller sales: 4Q of 2025 increased 0% to 5% Q/Q and increased 50% to 55% Y/Y
    • SSD solutions sales: 4Q of 2025 increased 125% to 130% Q/Q and increased 110% to 115% Y/Y
  • Announced annual cash dividend of $2.00 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”)


Financial Highlights

 
4Q 2025 GAAP

4Q 2025 Non-GAAP*
•   Net sales $278.5 million (+15% Q/Q, +46% Y/Y) $278.5 million (+15% Q/Q, +46% Y/Y)
•   Gross margin 49.1% 49.2%
•   Operating margin 11.4% 19.3%
•   Earnings per diluted ADS $1.41 $1.26

 
Full Year 2025 GAAP

Full Year 2025 Non-GAAP*
 •   Net sales $885.6 million (+10% Y/Y) $885.6 million (+10% Y/Y)
 •   Gross margin 48.3% 48.3%
 •   Operating margin 10.5% 14.9%
 •   Earnings per diluted ADS $3.64 $3.55

*  Please see reconciliations of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to all non-GAAP financial measures mentioned herein towards the end of this news release.

TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion,” the “Company,” “we” or similar terms) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. For the fourth quarter of 2025, net sales (GAAP) increased sequentially to $278.5 million from $242.0 million in the third quarter of 2025. Net income (GAAP) also increased sequentially to $47.7 million, or $1.41 per diluted American depositary share (“ADS”) (GAAP), from net income (GAAP) of $39.1 million, or $1.16 per diluted ADS (GAAP), in the third quarter of 2025.

For the fourth quarter of 2025, net income (non-GAAP) increased sequentially to $42.7 million, or $1.26 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), from net income (non-GAAP) of $33.8 million, or $1.00 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), in the third quarter of 2025.

All financial numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.


Fourth Quarter of 2025 Review

“Our fourth quarter of 2025 outperformance was driven by strength across all our business lines as new products continued to ramp, and we further extended our market share gains in eMMC/UFS and client SSDs,” stated Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. “Our client SSD controller sales grew over 25% quarter-over-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily driven by our industry-leading leading 8-channel and our newly introduced 4-channel PCIe5 controllers. Our eMMC and UFS products increased again sequentially during the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily driven by market share gains. We also experienced strong growth in our automotive segment primarily driven by increased product diversification and new customer ramps. The fourth quarter of 2025 also marked the initial sales of our new boot drive storage products to a leading GPU maker, one of our new growth areas in our rapidly evolving enterprise business. We are pleased by the early progress we are seeing with our new products and the diversification strategy we have set in motion over the past couple of years. Our momentum in our core eMMC/UFS and client SSD controllers continues to be strong as we secure new wins that further our market share gains and our new initiatives in enterprise and automotive are beginning to take hold and will represent significant growth drivers long-term for the Company.”

Key Financial Results

(in millions, except percentages and per ADS amounts)
GAAP Non-GAAP
4Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2024 4Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2024
Revenue $278.5   $242.0   $191.2   $278.5   $242.0   $191.2  
Gross profit $136.8   $117.7   $87.6   $137.0   $117.8   $87.9  
Percent of revenue 49.1%   48.6%   45.8%   49.2%   48.7%   46.0%  
Operating expenses $105.1   $88.5   69.9   $83.2   $79.5   $58.3  
Operating income $31.7   $29.2   $17.7   $53.8   $38.3   $29.6  
Percent of revenue 11.4%   12.1%   9.3%   19.3%   15.8%   15.5%  
Earnings per diluted ADS $1.41   $1.16   $0.64   $1.26   $1.00   $0.87  



Other Financial Information

(in millions) 4Q 2025   3Q 2025   4Q 2024  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period $277.1   $272.4   $334.3  
Routine capital expenditures $6.2   $9.9   $7.3  
Dividend payments $16.7   $16.7   $16.8  


During the fourth quarter of 2025, we had $7.8 million of capital expenditures, including $6.2 million for the routine purchases of testing equipment, software, design tools and other items, and $1.6 million for building and building improvements in Hsinchu, Taiwan.


Returning Value to Shareholders

On October 27, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a $2.00 per ADS annual cash dividend to be paid in quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS. On November 26, 2025, we paid $16.7 million to Silicon Motion shareholders as the first installment of the annual cash dividend. The second installment of our annual dividend will be paid on February 26, 2026 to all shareholders of record on February 11, 2026.


Business Outlook

“As we enter 2026, our momentum in increasing market share, growing our customer and product portfolio and expanding into new markets has never been stronger. These new products and opportunities across all our business lines are expected to ramp in 2026, driving revenue acceleration and profitability growth for the Company. Based on our existing backlog for the first quarter of 2026 and the full-year, we anticipate a significantly stronger-than-seasonal start, with sustained and steady growth throughout the year,” stated Mr. Kou.

For the first quarter of 2026, management expects:

($ in millions, except percentages) GAAP Non-GAAP Adjustment Non-GAAP
Revenue $292 to $306 $292 to $306
  +5% to 10% Q/Q   +5% to 10% Q/Q
  +76% to 84% Y/Y   +76% to 84% Y/Y
Gross margin 45.9% to 46.9% Approximately $0.3* 46.0% to 47.0%
Operating margin 12.0% to 14.5% Approximately $10.8 to $11.8** 16.0% to 18.0%

* Projected gross margin (non-GAAP) excludes $0.3 million of stock-based compensation.
** Projected operating margin (non-GAAP) excludes $10.8 million to $11.8 million of stock-based compensation and dispute related expenses.

Conference Call & Webcast:

The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Eastern Time on February 4, 2026.

Conference Call Details

Participants must register in advance to join the conference call using the link provided below. Conference access information (including dial-in information and a unique access PIN) will be provided in the email received upon registration.

Participant Online Registration:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI240b206301124437a300f3cdda6f35b8

A webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.siliconmotion.com.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation and other items, including gross profit (non-GAAP), gross margin (non-GAAP), operating expenses (non-GAAP), operating profit (non-GAAP), operating margin (non-GAAP), non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP), net income (non-GAAP), and earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We compensate for the limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors as these non-GAAP results exclude certain expenses, gains and losses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results and because they are consistent with the financial models and estimates published by many analysts who follow the Company. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with our forecasts, and for benchmarking our performance externally against our competitors. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude the items described below from our consideration of the target’s performance and valuation. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results from management’s perspective in addition to seeing our GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

  • the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s on-going operating results;
  • the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and perform related trend analysis;
  • a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business; and
  • an easier way to compare the Company’s operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of our competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.

The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into our non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in our reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures:

Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges related to the fair value of restricted stock units awarded to employees. The Company believes that the exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to our peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact of share-based compensation on its operating results.

Restructuring charges relate to the restructuring of our underperforming product lines, principally the write-down of NAND flash, embedded DRAM and SSD inventory valuation and severance payments. 

Dispute related expenses consist of legal, consultant, other fees and resolution related to the dispute.

Foreign exchange loss (gain) consists of translation gains and/or losses of non-US$ denominated current assets and current liabilities, as well as certain other balance sheet items, which result from the appreciation or depreciation of non-US$ currencies against the US$. We do not use financial instruments to manage the impact on our operations from changes in foreign exchange rates, and because our operations are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, we therefore exclude foreign exchange gains and losses when presenting non-GAAP financial measures.

Realized/Unrealized loss (gain) on investments relates to the disposal and net change in fair value of long-term investments.

 
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)
 
  For Three Months Ended   For the Year Ended
  Dec. 31,   Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
  2024   2025   2025   2024   2025
  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)
Net sales 191,160     241,999     278,461     803,552     885,627  
Cost of sales 103,560     124,311     141,694     434,787     458,118  
Gross profit 87,600     117,688     136,767     368,765     427,509  
Operating expenses                  
Research & development 54,156     69,461     80,084     217,822     262,718  
Sales & marketing 7,360     9,492     10,682     27,450     34,383  
General & administrative 8,350     9,503     14,290     31,354     37,371  
Loss from settlement of litigation             1,250      
Operating income 17,734     29,232     31,711     90,889     93,037  
Non-operating income (expense)                  
Interest income, net 3,768     2,160     1,867     14,528     9,663  
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net 1,046     574     288     1,391     (2,067 )
Realized/Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net 956     13,002     24,247     601     39,493  
Others, net                 1  
Subtotal 5,770     15,736     26,402     16,520     47,090  
Income before income tax 23,504     44,968     58,113     107,409     140,127  
Income tax expense 1,935     5,856     10,364     18,160     17,492  
Net income 21,569     39,112     47,749     89,249     122,635  
                   
Earnings per basic ADS 0.64     1.17     1.42     2.65     3.65  
Earnings per diluted ADS 0.64     1.16     1.41     2.65     3.64  
                   
Margin Analysis:                  
Gross margin 45.8 %   48.6 %   49.1 %   45.9 %   48.3 %
Operating margin 9.3 %   12.1 %   11.4 %   11.3 %   10.5 %
Net margin 11.3 %   16.2 %   17.1 %   11.1 %   13.8 %
                   
Additional Data:                  
Weighted avg. ADS equivalents 33,690     33,560     33,561     33,642     33,578  
Diluted ADS equivalents 33,814     33,592     33,764     33,722     33,679  

 
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
(in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)
 
  For Three Months Ended   For the Year Ended
  Dec. 31,   Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
2024   2025   2025   2024   2025
($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)
Gross profit (GAAP)   87,600       117,688       136,767       368,765       427,509  

Gross margin (GAAP)
  45.8 %     48.6 %     49.1 %     45.9 %     48.3 %
Stock-based compensation (A)   162       86       251       311       411  
Restructuring charges   164                   209        
Gross profit (non-GAAP)   87,926       117,774       137,018       369,285       427,920  

Gross margin (non-GAAP)
  46.0 %     48.7 %     49.2 %     46.0 %     48.3 %
                   
Operating expenses (GAAP)   69,866       88,456       105,056       277,876       334,472  
Stock-based compensation (A)   (9,585 )     (5,435 )     (15,525 )     (16,645 )     (25,872 )
Dispute related expenses   (1,999 )     (3,556 )     (6,314 )     (13,135 )     (12,988 )
Operating expenses (non-GAAP)   58,282       79,465       83,217       248,096       295,612  
                   
Operating profit (GAAP)   17,734       29,232       31,711       90,889       93,037  

Operating margin (GAAP)
  9.3 %     12.1 %     11.4 %     11.3 %     10.5 %
Total adjustments to operating profit   11,910       9,077       22,090       30,300       39,271  
Operating profit (non-GAAP)   29,644       38,309       53,801       121,189       132,308  

Operating margin (non-GAAP)
  15.5 %     15.8 %     19.3 %     15.1 %     14.9 %
                   
Non-operating income (expense) (GAAP)   5,770       15,736       26,402       16,520       47,090  
Foreign exchange loss (gain), net   (1,046 )     (574 )     (288 )     (1,391 )     2,067  
Realized/Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net   (956 )     (13,002 )     (24,247 )     (601 )     (39,493 )
                   
Non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP)   3,768       2,160       1,867       14,528       9,664  
                   
Net income (GAAP)   21,569       39,112       47,749       89,249       122,635  
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments   9,908       (4,499 )     (2,445 )     28,308       1,845  
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments   (2,049 )     (789 )     (2,594 )     (3,064 )     (4,664 )
Net income (non-GAAP)   29,428       33,824       42,710       114,493       119,816  
                   
Earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP) $ 0.64     $ 1.16     $ 1.41     $ 2.65     $ 3.64  
Earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP) $ 0.87     $ 1.00     $ 1.26     $ 3.39     $ 3.55  
                   
Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP)   33,814       33,592       33,764       33,722       33,679  
Non-GAAP adjustments   181       110       166       84       86  
Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP)   33,995       33,702       33,930       33,806       33,765  
                   
(A) Excludes stock-based compensation as follows:                  
Cost of sales   162       86       251       311       411  
Research & development   6,670       3,820       10,996       11,284       17,874  
Sales & marketing   978       677       1,810       1,954       3,428  
General & administrative   1,937       938       2,719       3,407       4,570  

             
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, unaudited)
             
    Dec. 31,   Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,
    2024   2025   2025
    ($)   ($)   ($)
Cash and cash equivalents   276,068   198,581   201,842
Accounts receivable (net)   233,744   201,576   211,546
Inventories   199,229   337,967   421,798
Refundable deposits – current   54,645   70,227   71,297
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   31,187   57,043   36,885
Total current assets   794,873   865,394   943,368
Long-term investments   17,326   32,705   29,676
Property and equipment (net)   188,398   211,080   217,253
Other assets   30,739   27,846   30,709
Total assets   1,031,336   1,137,025   1,221,006
             
Accounts payable   17,773   74,981   34,745
Income tax payable   13,107   19,231   22,426
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   168,624   157,504   280,639
Total current liabilities   199,504   251,716   337,810
Other liabilities   59,548   51,506   52,458
Total liabilities   259,052   303,222   390,268
Shareholders’ equity   772,284   833,803   830,738
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity   1,031,336   1,137,025   1,221,006

 
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
  For Three Months Ended   For the Year Ended
  Dec. 31,   Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
  2024   2025   2025   2024   2025
  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)
Net income 21,569     39,112     47,749     89,249     122,635  
Depreciation & amortization 7,256     8,039     7,465     25,331     30,174  
Stock-based compensation 9,747     5,521     15,776     16,956     26,283  
Investment losses (gain) & disposals (956 )   (12,903 )   (24,225 )   (594 )   (39,384 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (43,774 )   (12,905 )   (45,200 )   (53,847 )   (78,282 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (6,158 )   26,864     1,565     77,095     61,426  
                   
Purchase of property & equipment (10,836 )   (20,113 )   (7,823 )   (44,351 )   (55,148 )
Purchase of Investment (4,173 )           (4,173 )    
Proceeds from long-term investments 4,432         27,575     4,432     27,575  
Others 3     90         3     104  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (10,574 )   (20,023 )   19,752     (44,089 )   (27,469 )
                   
Dividend payments (16,814 )   (16,749 )   (16,749 )   (67,255 )   (67,200 )
Share repurchases                 (24,312 )
Net cash used in financing activities (16,814 )   (16,749 )   (16,749 )   (67,255 )   (91,512 )
                   
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash (33,546 )   (9,908 )   4,568     (34,249 )   (57,555 )
Effect of foreign exchange changes (717 )   17     125     (408 )   303  
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—beginning of period 368,596     282,279     272,388     368,990     334,333  
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—end of period 334,333     272,388     277,081     334,333     277,081  



About Silicon Motion:
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world for servers, PCs and other client devices and are the leading merchant supplier of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT devices and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and specialized industrial and automotive SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

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Silicon Motion Investor Contacts:
Tom Sepenzis Selina Hsieh
Senior Director of IR & Strategy Investor Relations

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