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TD SYNNEX Q3 2026 earnings results showing record revenue growth and stock decline
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TD Synnex Stock Falls 13% on Q3 Earnings Despite Record Beat

TD SYNNEX Investor Relations2 min read6 sources

Why is TD Synnex stock down today?

TD SYNNEX (SNX) stock fell 13% on Thursday after the IT distributor's record Q3 beat on revenue of $21.6B was already priced into a stock up 75% year-to-date.

Key numbers

Q3 Revenue$21.56B+37.7% YoY; beat ~$18.8B estimate by 15%
Non-GAAP EPS$5.68+58.7% YoY; beat $4.64 estimate by 22%
Free Cash Flow-$975.6Mfrom +$213.9M a year earlier
Gross Margin6.61%-61 basis points YoY
Hyve Gross Billings$7.0B+117% YoY — AI server supply chain surge
Q4 Revenue Guidance (midpoint)$22.2Bbeat analyst est. ~$19.6B by 13.5%

What happened

TD SYNNEX (SNX) stock fell 13% on Thursday after the IT distributor's record Q3 beat on revenue of $21.6B was already priced into a stock up 75% year-to-date. The company earned $5.68 per share on a non-GAAP basis, beating the analyst estimate of $4.64 by 22%, while revenue of $21.56 billion topped the roughly $18.8 billion forecast by 15% — both the strongest results in company history. Management also raised Q4 guidance well above Wall Street's expectations, projecting revenue of $21.8–$22.6 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $5.65–$6.15. But gross margin fell 61 basis points to 6.61%, and free cash flow swung from positive $214 million a year ago to negative $975.6 million as inventory nearly doubled to $15.3 billion to fund AI server orders.

Why it matters

TD SYNNEX stock had risen about 75% this year before earnings, setting up a classic sell-the-news drop even on a blowout quarter. The results expose a real tension at the heart of the AI infrastructure boom: winning giant hyperscale AI server orders drives fast revenue growth but compresses margins and burns through cash, because these deals are low-margin by design. Investors are now focused on whether the company can convert its swollen $15.3 billion inventory pile back into cash.

Who this affects

Marketbearish
Medium impact
IT distribution sector weighed down; cash-burn fears spread to peers.
Companymixed
High impact
SNX shares drop 13% as record revenues are offset by cash drain.
Competitorsneutral
Low impact
Rivals Arrow and Avnet see little direct impact on earnings day.
Industrymixed
Medium impact
AI boom lifts IT distributors but squeezes margins and cash flows.

TD SYNNEX vs Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Ingram Micro

TD SYNNEXSNX$20.5B-13%~15x+37.7%
Arrow ElectronicsARW$11.2B—10.6x+32%
AvnetAVT$7.6B—12.7x~50%
Ingram MicroINGM$6.3B—8.2x+13.6%

As of 2026-09-24

How we got here

  1. SNX closes at $287.89, near 52-week high, up ~75% YTD heading into earnings.

  2. TD SYNNEX reports record Q3: revenue $21.56B, non-GAAP EPS $5.68, guidance raised.

  3. SNX falls 13% to ~$250 as -$975M free cash flow and margin miss spook investors.

What to watch

  • Can SNX convert its $15.3B inventory back to cash by Q4 without margin damage?Q4 2026
  • Hyve margins: do AI server program profits improve as hyperscale deals mature?Q4 2026
  • Arrow and Avnet next earnings: does the AI distribution boom lift all peers?Q4 2026

Educational content only. Not investment advice.

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