Advantest stock holds focus after record quarter and raised FY2026 outlook

Advantest reported record fiscal second-quarter results on October 28 and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook as demand for semiconductor testing equipment broadened across AI-related applications. Investing.com reported the quarterly performance and revised targets.

Record quarter lifts full-year targets

Second-quarter sales reached 477.7 billion Japanese yen, up 81.7 percent from a year earlier and 30.0 percent from the previous quarter. Operating income rose to 266.8 billion yen, lifting the operating margin to 55.9 percent, while net income reached 193.3 billion yen.

Advantest now expects fiscal 2026 sales of 1,863.0 billion yen, compared with a previous forecast of 1,714.0 billion yen. Operating income is forecast at 967.0 billion yen, up from 846.0 billion yen, and the operating-margin outlook has increased to 51.9 percent from 49.4 percent.

AI testing expands capacity plans

SoC Test Systems generated 353.3 billion yen in the quarter. Demand covered graphics processors, custom application-specific integrated circuits and high-performance CPUs, with computing and communications applications accounting for about 90 percent of segment revenue.

Annual SoC tester production capacity has exceeded 5,000 systems, and Advantest is targeting 10,000 systems ahead of its original schedule. The company also raised its fiscal 2026 capital-expenditure forecast to 60.0 billion yen from 50.0 billion yen to support expansion.

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Higher component and logistics costs remain a margin risk, while management expects the semiconductor tester market to reach a record level in calendar 2026 as AI inference increases production volumes. Advantest plans a virtual investor-relations fireside chat on supply-chain transformation for November 12.

The real-time quote of Advantest stock was 161.23 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 15:35 CET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

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