MediaTek Estimates Q2 Revenue Flat to 6% Sequential Decrease, Full Year Up 9%
MediaTek announced that its Q2 revenue is expected to be flat to a 6% sequential decrease, but anticipates a 4% to 9% growth in full-year USD revenue. Due to cautious customer demand, the mobile chip business may decline in Q2, but is expected to recover in the second half of the year.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Chien-chung, Hsinchu, 30th) MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai stated today that due to customers' continued cautious short-term demand and close observation of market demand, the mobile chip business performance in the second quarter may decrease compared to the first quarter. Overall, Q2 revenue is expected to be flat to a 6% decrease compared to Q1, but full-year USD revenue is expected to grow by 4% to 9%.
MediaTek held an online investor conference today to announce its Q1 operating results. Affected by the decline in mobile chip performance, MediaTek's Q1 overall revenue fell to NT$149.151 billion, a 0.7% sequential decrease.
With changes in product mix, MediaTek's Q1 gross margin was 46.3%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from Q4 2025. Net profit attributable to the parent company was NT$24.154 billion, a 5.36% sequential increase, with earnings per share of NT$15.17.
Rick Tsai said that due to the recent high concentration of industry resources in data centers, the overall cost of smartphones has increased. Customers have raised product prices and shifted their product mix towards high-end models in response, which may reduce market demand for smartphones. It is estimated that global smartphone shipments will decline by about 15% this year.
Rick Tsai stated that due to continued cautious customer demand in Q2, MediaTek's mobile chip business performance may continue to decline compared to Q1; however, flagship smartphones equipped with MediaTek's 2nm chips will be launched at the end of Q3, which will drive the recovery of the mobile chip business in the second half of the year.
Regarding the smart device platform, Rick Tsai said that benefiting from market share expansion in communication, computing, and automotive fields, coupled with rising prices of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) for some TV chips, excluding the contribution of data center application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), smart device platform revenue is still expected to grow by double digits this year, and Q2 smart device platform performance should continue to grow.
For power management chips, Q2 performance is expected to be roughly flat. Rick Tsai expects Q2 overall revenue to be approximately NT$140.2 billion to NT$149.2 billion, which will be flat to a 6% decrease compared to Q1, and a 1% to 7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The gross margin will be between 44.5% and 47.5%.
Rick Tsai expects MediaTek's USD revenue to grow by 4% to 9% this year. MediaTek will aim to maintain its full-year gross margin within the Q2 gross margin target range of approximately 44.5% to 47.5% through a rigorous pricing strategy. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150430
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Chien-chung, Hsinchu, 30th) MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai stated today that due to customers' continued cautious short-term demand and close observation of market demand, the mobile chip business performance in the second quarter may decrease compared to the first quarter. Overall, Q2 revenue is expected to be flat to a 6% decrease compared to Q1, but full-year USD revenue is expected to grow by 4% to 9%.
MediaTek held an online investor conference today to announce its Q1 operating results. Affected by the decline in mobile chip performance, MediaTek's Q1 overall revenue fell to NT$149.151 billion, a 0.7% sequential decrease.
With changes in product mix, MediaTek's Q1 gross margin was 46.3%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from Q4 2025. Net profit attributable to the parent company was NT$24.154 billion, a 5.36% sequential increase, with earnings per share of NT$15.17.
Rick Tsai said that due to the recent high concentration of industry resources in data centers, the overall cost of smartphones has increased. Customers have raised product prices and shifted their product mix towards high-end models in response, which may reduce market demand for smartphones. It is estimated that global smartphone shipments will decline by about 15% this year.
Rick Tsai stated that due to continued cautious customer demand in Q2, MediaTek's mobile chip business performance may continue to decline compared to Q1; however, flagship smartphones equipped with MediaTek's 2nm chips will be launched at the end of Q3, which will drive the recovery of the mobile chip business in the second half of the year.
Regarding the smart device platform, Rick Tsai said that benefiting from market share expansion in communication, computing, and automotive fields, coupled with rising prices of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) for some TV chips, excluding the contribution of data center application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), smart device platform revenue is still expected to grow by double digits this year, and Q2 smart device platform performance should continue to grow.
For power management chips, Q2 performance is expected to be roughly flat. Rick Tsai expects Q2 overall revenue to be approximately NT$140.2 billion to NT$149.2 billion, which will be flat to a 6% decrease compared to Q1, and a 1% to 7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The gross margin will be between 44.5% and 47.5%.
Rick Tsai expects MediaTek's USD revenue to grow by 4% to 9% this year. MediaTek will aim to maintain its full-year gross margin within the Q2 gross margin target range of approximately 44.5% to 47.5% through a rigorous pricing strategy. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150430
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