As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q2. Today, we are looking at semiconductors stocks, starting with Seagate (NASDAQ: STX).

The semiconductor industry is driven by cyclical demand for advanced electronic products like smartphones, PCs, servers, and data storage. While analog chips serve as the building blocks of most electronic goods and equipment, processors (CPUs) and graphics chips serve as their brains. The growth of data and technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G, the Internet of Things, and smart cars are creating the next wave of secular growth for the industry.

The 40 semiconductors stocks we track reported a very strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 3.7% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 6.2% above.

In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady as they are up 1.5% on average since the latest earnings results.

Seagate (NASDAQ: STX)

One of two remaining major hard drive manufacturers after decades of industry consolidation, Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) manufactures hard disk drives and solid state drives that store data in data centers, cloud systems, and consumer devices.

Seagate reported revenues of $3.63 billion, up 48.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 3.6%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter for the company with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ operating income estimates.

“Seagate’s strong fourth quarter exceeded our expectations for revenue and non-GAAP EPS, capping a fiscal 2026 in which we grew annual revenue 34%, delivered record profitability, and generated a record $3.1 billion in free cash flow. Our performance is being driven by robust cloud data center demand and disciplined execution, and we see the momentum continuing in 2027,” said Dave Mosley, Seagate’s chair and chief executive officer.

Interestingly, the stock is up 11.2% since reporting and currently trades at $831.10.

Read why we think that Seagate is one of the best semiconductors stocks, our full report is free.

Best Q2: Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ: MPWR)

Founded in 1997 by its longtime CEO Michael Hsing, Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ: MPWR) is an analog and mixed signal chipmaker that specializes in power management chips meant to minimize total energy consumption.

Monolithic Power Systems reported revenues of $980.6 million, up 47.6% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 8.6%. The business had an incredible quarter with a significant improvement in its inventory levels and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 5.7% since reporting. It currently trades at $1,241.

Is now the time to buy Monolithic Power Systems? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Slowest Q2: Himax (NASDAQ: HIMX)

Taiwan-based Himax Technologies (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a leading manufacturer of display driver chips and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, and mobile phones.

Himax reported revenues of $227.4 million, up 5.9% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 2%. Still, it was a slower quarter as it posted EPS in line with analysts’ estimates.

Interestingly, the stock is up 10.8% since the results and currently trades at $14.79.

Read our full analysis of Himax’s results here.

Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO)

Formed by the merger of TriQuint and RF Micro Devices, Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) is a designer and manufacturer of RF chips used in almost all smartphones globally, along with a variety of chips used in networking equipment and infrastructure.

Qorvo reported revenues of $784.8 million, down 4.2% year on year. This result beat analysts’ expectations by 6.2%. It was an exceptional quarter as it also put up a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ operating income estimates.

The stock is up 28.6% since reporting and currently trades at $118.00.

Read our full, actionable report on Qorvo here, it’s free.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL)

Moving away from a low margin storage device management chips in one of the biggest semiconductor business model pivots of the past decade, Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a fabless designer of special purpose data processing and networking chips used by data centers, communications carriers, enterprises, and autos.

Marvell Technology reported revenues of $2.74 billion, up 36.5% year on year. This print topped analysts’ expectations by 1%. Overall, it was a strong quarter as it also produced a significant improvement in its inventory levels and revenue guidance for next quarter beating analysts’ expectations.

The stock is down 2.2% since reporting and currently trades at $236.12.

Read our full, actionable report on Marvell Technology here, it’s free.

Market Update

Over the past year, investors have been forced to repeatedly answer the same question: what is the market’s biggest risk? The answer has changed several times, and each shift has reshaped market leadership.

Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.

By the spring, technology took a back seat to geopolitics. The U.S. conflict with Iran briefly became the market’s dominant narrative, raising concerns about oil prices, inflation, and global growth. But as energy markets remained orderly and fears of a prolonged supply disruption faded, investors quickly turned their focus back to fundamentals.

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