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SEC filingRevenue surged 58% YoY to $2.0B, driven by AI-led data center growth, with gross margin expanding 420 bps to 50.4%.
For the three months ended August 2, 2025, Marvell Technology reported net revenue of $2.0 billion, a 58% increase compared to $1.27 billion in the same period last year. The growth was broad-based, led by a 69% surge in the data center end market, driven by strong AI demand. Carrier infrastructure and enterprise networking also rebounded sharply, up 71% and 28% respectively, as inventory corrections subsided. Consumer revenue grew 30%, while automotive/industrial remained flat.
Gross profit rose 72% to $1.01 billion, with gross margin expanding 420 basis points to 50.4% from 46.2% a year ago. The improvement was primarily due to better cost absorption from higher revenue, partially offset by a shift in product mix. Operating income swung to $291.1 million (14.5% of revenue) from an operating loss of $100.4 million (-7.9% of revenue) in the prior-year quarter. Research and development expense increased 6.6% to $519.0 million, reflecting higher engineering design costs, while selling, general and administrative expense decreased 2.3% to $192.8 million due to lower amortization of acquired intangibles. Net income was $194.7 million (9.7% of revenue), compared to a net loss of $193.5 million (-15.2% of revenue) a year ago.
Marvell reports revenue by end market rather than formal operating segments. The data center end market remained the primary growth engine, with revenue up 69% YoY, driven by custom AI silicon and electro-optics products. Carrier infrastructure and enterprise networking both showed strong recovery, with 71% and 28% growth respectively, as customer demand normalized after a period of inventory correction. Consumer end market revenue increased 30%, while automotive/industrial was relatively flat. The company completed the sale of its automotive ethernet business for $2.5 billion in cash on August 14, 2025, which will result in a gain in the third quarter of fiscal 2026.
The MD&A does not provide explicit forward guidance for revenue or earnings. However, management highlighted continued momentum in AI-driven data center demand and recovery in carrier and enterprise markets. The company expects to record a gain on the sale of its automotive ethernet business in Q3 FY26. Capital allocation priorities include stock repurchases ($540 million in the first half of fiscal 2026) and dividends ($103.5 million). The company believes existing cash, operating cash flow, and its undrawn $1.5 billion revolving credit facility are sufficient to meet working capital, capex, and shareholder return commitments for at least the next twelve months.
Operating cash flow (CFO) of $794.5M significantly exceeded net income of $372.7M, indicating strong cash generation relative to reported earnings. The primary non-cash adjustments were depreciation and amortization ($168.3M), stock-based compensation ($295.7M), and amortization of acquired intangibles ($489.4M). A notable working capital headwind was a $423.3M increase in accounts receivable, partially offset by a $140.9M increase in accrued liabilities. Capex of $166.3M represented a 20.9% CFO-to-capex ratio, leaving ample free cash flow to cover capital returns. Share repurchases of $540.0M and dividends of $103.5M totaled $643.5M, which was covered by CFO after capex ($794.5M - $166.3M = $628.2M), though the company also used $790.6M in debt repayments and $1,198.6M in new borrowings, resulting in net financing cash outflow of $347.1M. The cash balance increased by $276.1M to $1,224.4M.