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Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) — Q3 FY2026 Post Earnings

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Operations

As of August 23, 2026
Q3 Revenue ↑ 40% YoY $4.02B
Divisions
Industrial 49.0%
Automotive 24.8%
Communications 16.3%
Consumer 9.9%

Key Earnings Driver

Data Center Communications revenue increased 84% year over year to $654.5M. Within Communications, Data Center growth exceeded 100%, with demand across both the optical and power portfolios supporting growth. Analog Devices CEO Vincent Roche said growth across all end markets was “led by data center and industrial,” with Industrial revenue increasing 53%. Automotive revenue increased 16% and Consumer revenue increased 6%.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Industrial↑ 53%

Automotive↑ 16%

Communications↑ 84%

Data Center

🟢 Scaling

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 67.30% +5.2 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity 3.62% 0.03x Revenue

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Tuya (NYSE: TUYA) — Q2 2026 Pre Earnings

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Operations

As of August 22,2026
Q1 Revenue ↑ 8.3% YoY $80.9M
Divisions
PaaS 73.0%
AI application & others 14.4%
Smart Home & Robot Products 12.6%

Key Earnings Driver

AI Application & Others AI application & others revenue increased 16.9% year over year to $11.6 million in Q1, primarily driven by higher cloud based services revenue. The company stated that it remained committed to offering recurring value-added services with AI application functions during the quarter. PaaS revenue increased 9.8% to $59.0M. Smart Home & Robot Products revenue declined 6.9% to $10.2 million as management proactively phased out relatively low-value hardware products.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

PaaS↑ 9.8%

AI application & others↑ 16.9%

🟢 Scaling

Smart Home & Robot Products↓ 6.9%

🟠 Transition phase

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 46.90% -1.6 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity N/A

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) — Q4 FY2026 Post Earnings

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Operations

As of August 22, 2026
Q4 Revenue ↑ 23.5% YoY $937.3M
Divisions
Enterprise Technology 92.6%
Service Provider Technology 7.4%

Key Earnings Driver

Enterprise Technology Enterprise Technology revenue increased 27.7% year over year to $868.3M. Ubiquiti stated that the growth in revenues over the prior quarter and the comparable prior year periods was driven by an increase in revenue from its Enterprise Technology platform. Service Provider Technology revenue declined 12.7% to $69.0M.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Enterprise Technology↑ 27.7%

🟢 Scaling

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 45.80% +0.7 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity 0.58% 0.00x Revenue

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) — Q1 FY2027 Post Earnings

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Operations¹

As of August 21, 2026
Q1 Revenue ↑ 9% YoY ¥268.95B
Divisions
Alibaba E-commerce Group 71.9%
AI Cloud and Compute Services 16.9%
AI Labs and Applications 1.2%
All Others 10.0%

Key Earnings Driver

Freshippo and Taobao Instant Commerce AI Cloud and Compute Services revenue increased 45% year over year to RMB48.4 billion, driven primarily by public cloud revenue growth and increasing adoption of AI-related products. AI-related product revenue reached RMB12.4 billion. Alibaba E-commerce Group revenue increased 4% to RMB205.9B. Within Alibaba E-commerce Group, China Quick Commerce revenue increased 45% to RMB53.3 billion, primarily driven by Freshippo and Taobao Instant Commerce.

Key Operating Metrics²

METRIC

STATUS

Alibaba E–commerce Group↑ 4%

China Quick Commerce↑ 45%

Freshippo

🟢 Scaling

Taobao Instant Commerce

🟢 Scaling

AI Cloud and Compute Services↑ 45%

Public Cloud

AI-related products

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 38.25% -6.65 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity 25.16% 0.25x Revenue

Operations¹: Total revenue is after inter-segment elimination. Division revenue percentages are before inter-segment elimination. Division names changed beginning Q1 2027 following Alibaba’s restructuring of its operations.

Key Operating Metrics²: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) — Q2 2026 Post Earnings

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Operations

As of August 21, 2026
Q2 Revenue ↑ 7.9% YoY ¥30.1B
Divisions
Games and related value-added services 83.1%
Youdao 4.9%
NetEase Cloud Music 6.6%
Innovative businesses and others 5.4%

Key Earnings Driver

Online Games Games and related value-added services revenue increased 9.7% year over year to RMB25.0B, with Online Games accounting for approximately 97.7% of division revenue. The Fantasy Westward Journey franchise, Identity V, Eggy Party, Sword of Justice and Where Winds Meet sustained solid momentum through ongoing content updates, gameplay innovation and vibrant community activities. Youdao revenue increased 3.5%, NetEase Cloud Music revenue was relatively stable at RMB2.0B, and Innovative businesses and others revenue declined 3.5%.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Games and related value–added services↑ 9.7%

Online Games

🟢 Scaling

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 70.50% +5.75 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity 1.67% 0.01x Revenue

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) — Q4 FY2026 Pre Earnings

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Operations

As of August 20, 2026
Q3 Revenue ↑ 18.7% YoY $788.19M
Divisions
Enterprise Technology 91.1%
Service Provider Technology 8.9%

Key Earnings Driver

Enterprise Technology Enterprise Technology revenue increased 22.6% year over year to $717.9M, compared with $585.7M in the same period a year earlier. The company attributed the increase in Enterprise Technology revenue to growth from its Enterprise Technology platform across all regions. Service Provider Technology revenue declined 10.3% to $70.3M.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Enterprise Technology↑ 22.6%

🟢 Scaling

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ: KC) — Q2 2026 Post Earnings

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Operations

As of August 20, 2026
Q2 Revenue ↑ 30.8% YoY $3.07B
Divisions
Public Cloud Services 76.7%
Enterprise Cloud Services 23.3%

Key Earnings Driver

AI Cloud Services Public cloud services revenue increased 45.1% year over year to RMB2.358 billion. Enterprise cloud services revenue declined 1.3% to RMB714.3 million. Management said the revenue increase was mainly driven by growing demand for AI cloud services

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Public Cloud Services↑ 45.1%

AI cloud services

🟢 Scaling

Enterprise Cloud Services↓ 1.3%

🟡 Watch

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 15.17% +0.75 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity N/A

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) — Q1 FY2027 Pre Earnings

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Operations¹

As of August 19, 2026
Q4 Revenue ↑ 3% YoY ¥243.38B
Divisions
China E-commerce Group 46.2%
International Digital Commerce Group 13.4%
Cloud Intelligence Group 15.7%
All Others 24.7%

Key Earnings Driver

Public Cloud and AI-related Products China E-commerce Group revenue increased 6% to RMB122.2 billion. International Digital Commerce Group revenue increased 6% to RMB35.4 billion. Cloud Intelligence Group revenue increased 38% year over year to RMB41.6 billion. Within Cloud Intelligence Group, external cloud revenue grew 40%. The company attributed external cloud growth primarily to public cloud revenue growth and increasing adoption of AI-related products.

Key Operating Metrics²

METRIC

STATUS

China E–commerce Group↑ 6%

International Digital Commerce Group↑ 6%

Cloud Intelligence Group↑ 38%

Public Cloud

🟢 Scaling

AI-related products

🟢 Scaling

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 34.51% -3.9 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue N/A
CapEx Intensity 11.05% 0.11x Revenue

Operations¹: Total revenue is after inter-segment elimination. Division revenue percentages are before inter-segment elimination.

Key Operating Metrics²: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) — Q2 2026 Pre Earnings

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Operations

As of August 19, 2026
Q1 Revenue ↑ 6.1% YoY ¥30.6B
Divisions
Games and related value-added services 84.0%
Youdao 4.4%
NetEase Cloud Music 6.5%
Innovative businesses and others 5.1%

Key Earnings Driver

Online Games Games and related value-added services revenue increased 6.9% year over year to RMB25.7B in Q1, with Online Games accounting for approximately 97.5% of segment revenue. Management highlighted strong engagement and revenue performance across established titles, including the Fantasy Westward Journey franchise, Identity V, Eggy Party, Sword of Justice and Where Winds Meet, supported by high-cadence content updates and gameplay innovation. Youdao revenue increased 3.8%, NetEase Cloud Music revenue increased 6.6%, and Innovative businesses and others revenue declined 4.6%.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Games and related value–added services↑ 6.9%

Online Games

🟢 Scaling

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) — Q3 FY2026 Post Earnings

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Operations

As of August 19, 2026
Q3 Revenue ↑ 36.5% YoY $1.85B
Divisions
Communications Solutions Group 72.9%
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group 27.1%

Key Earnings Driver

Terabit Transceivers Communications Solutions Group revenue increased 43% to $1.345B. Within Communications Solutions Group, Commercial Communications increased 56% to $1.01B. Keysight stated the year-over-year increase in revenue was primarily driven by our customers R&D spend in terabit solutions and expanding 400G/800G/1.6 terabit transceiver manufacturing capacity to meet rising demand for AI capabilities. Electronic Industrial Solutions Group revenue increased 21% to $501M.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Communications Solutions Group↑ 43%

Commercial Communications↑ 56%

Terabit transceivers

🟢 Scaling

Aerospace, Defense, and Government↑ 14%

Electronic Industrial Solutions Group↑ 21%

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 65.87% +4.19 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue 146.1% 1.46x Qtr Rev
CapEx Intensity 1.84% 0.01x Revenue

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.