Dell soars after beating expectations for Q4 sales and EPS
Here’s how the numbers looked.
Dell topped Wall Street expectations for Q4 earnings per share and sales late Thursday, giving shares a fillip in the after-hours session, climbing over 8%.
The PC, data storage, and server maker reported:
Q4 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.89 vs. Wall Street expectations for $3.53.
Q4 sales of $33.38 billion vs. estimates for $31.70 billion.
Q1 non-GAAP EPS guidance of $2.90 at the midpoint vs. expectations of $2.34.
Q1 midpoint sales guidance of $35.2 billion vs. expectations for $28.98 billion.
Full-year sales guidance of $140.0 billion at the midpoint vs. expectations for $125.34 billion.
Last year, Dell’s ability to align its server and networking division with investor enthusiasm for all things AI helped the venerable PC brand claw out of a deep hole after the Liberation Day tariff panic hit shares — for a while.
Then starting last fall, shares stumbled again amid a surge in prices for key components Dell needs. Investors and analysts seem worried the parabolic run-up in memory chip prices, for example, may be tough for Dell to completely pass on to end consumers, thus crimping the company’s profit margins.
