Fabrinet FY2026 10-K: Revenue Up 36% to $4.6B, But Pillar Two Tax Hits EPS
FN sits 97% above its 52-week low of $272.49.
Summary
Fabrinet's FY2026 10-K confirms 36% revenue growth to $4.64B and $473M net income, but discloses a $57.4M Pillar Two tax charge that more than doubled the effective tax rate.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · FN
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FY2026 Revenue Up 35.7% to $4.64B
Full-year revenue grew $1.22B to $4.64B, driven by data center (+40.8%) and communications infrastructure (+47.4%) demand. Net income rose 42% to $473.0M, with diluted EPS of $13.05.
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Pillar Two Tax Charge Hits Effective Rate
A $57.4M current tax expense from enacted Pillar Two UTPR legislation drove the effective tax rate to 14.8% from 6.4% in FY2025. This is a recurring structural cost, not a one-time item.
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Raytek Investment Gains $56.7M
The 13.8% stake in Raytek Semiconductor, acquired for $32.4M in March 2026, was remeasured to $89.1M after Raytek's shares began trading on the Taipei Exchange, producing a $56.7M unrealized gain.
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Capacity Expansion Continues
Capital expenditures reached $298.9M in FY2026, up from $130.7M. A subsequent event discloses the $76.9M acquisition of a U.S. manufacturing facility completed July 27, 2026.
Analysis · FN · Manufacturing
Fabrinet's fiscal 2026 annual report confirms the blowout year previewed in yesterday's Q4 release — revenue grew 35.7% to $4.64 billion and net income reached $473 million. The new material detail is the tax line: a $57.4 million Pillar Two top-up tax charge pushed the effective rate from 6.4% to 14.8%, a structural change that will persist. The 10-K also reveals a $56.7 million unrealized gain on the Raytek investment and a $76.9 million U.S. facility acquisition completed in July, signaling continued capacity expansion.
At the time of this filing, FN was trading at $538.11 on NYSE in the Manufacturing sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $21.4B. The 52-week trading range was $272.49 to $748.89. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.