ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.540-0.620 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.490. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.4 billion-$1.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.4 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ARM. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Oddo Bhf set a $170.00 price objective on ARM in a report on Monday, January 5th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on ARM from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on ARM from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ARM currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $169.52.

ARM Price Performance

ARM traded up $0.35 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $104.90. 11,823,938 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,361,553. ARM has a 1 year low of $80.00 and a 1 year high of $183.16. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $117.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $138.52. The company has a market capitalization of $110.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.49, a P/E/G ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 4.35.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. ARM had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 15.03%. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. ARM has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.620 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that ARM will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

ARM News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly beat: ARM reported Q3 EPS of $0.43 (vs. $0.41 consensus) and revenue of $1.24B (vs. $1.23B), with revenue up ~26% YoY — a clear demand signal from AI data-center and mobile customers. MarketBeat Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Raised Q4 EPS guidance: ARM gave Q4 FY26 EPS guidance of $0.540–$0.620, above the Street’s ~$0.49 estimate, and revenue guidance of $1.4B–$1.5B — signaling continued AI-driven demand. Reuters Guidance Story
• Positive Sentiment: Investor optimism on AI exposure: Coverage notes that ARM’s energy‑efficient designs are in demand for AI workloads across data centers and devices, underpinning the revenue beat and raised guidance. Shacknews Earnings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate event: ARM scheduled an “Arm Everywhere” event for March 24 to showcase AI strategy and partnerships — could help sentiment longer term but not an immediate earnings driver. BusinessWire Event Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst revisions ahead of the print: Several analysts updated models and price targets ahead of the call — keep an eye on post‑earnings revisions for near-term momentum. Benzinga Analyst Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Licensing weakness: Reports say licensing sales missed estimates, a key margin and cash-flow driver for ARM, which pressured sentiment despite the quarter’s beats. MSN Licensing Report
• Negative Sentiment: Profit decline: Coverage (WSJ) notes profit fell despite revenue growth — investors may be focused on margin/earnings quality and the sustainability of licensing revenue. WSJ Profit Story
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction split: Some headlines frame the update as a stumble because parts of the business (licensing/margins) underwhelmed, producing mixed investor sentiment despite guidance beats. Seeking Alpha Reaction

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FWL Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ARM in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ARM in the second quarter worth $49,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of ARM in the 2nd quarter valued at $102,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 5,066.7% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in ARM during the 3rd quarter worth $255,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

About ARM

Arm Limited (NASDAQ: ARM) is a global semiconductor IP company best known for designing energy-efficient processor architectures and related technologies that underpin a wide range of computing devices. Founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple and VLSI Technology and headquartered in Cambridge, England, Arm develops the ARM instruction set architectures and core processor designs that chipmakers license and integrate into custom system-on-chip (SoC) products. The company operates a licensing and royalty business model rather than manufacturing chips itself.

Arm’s product portfolio includes CPU core families (such as Cortex and Neoverse lines), GPU and multimedia IP (Mali), neural processing units (Ethos) and a suite of system and physical IP blocks.