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2026-05-04

Financial Analysis — Texas Instruments (TXN)

§ 01Executive View

TXN is at the trough-pivot moment of a six-year capex super-cycle, and the financial reset is already mathematically underway. FY25 revenue rebounded +13% to $17.7B, gross margin started recovering off the 57% floor, capex peaked at $4.6B and management has guided 2026 capex to $2.0-3.0B (a 35-57% cut), and FY25 FCF doubled from $1.5B to $2.6-2.9B (filings vs. transcript both used). Q1'26 printed +19% YoY revenue with industrial +30% and data center +90% YoY — the destock-to-restock inflection is in the prints, not in forecasts. At $280.89 / 14.4x EV/Sales / 30.5x EV/EBITDA / 2.0% dividend yield, the market is paying a quality premium for a balance-sheet-leveraged FCF re-acceleration that Q1'26 just validated — but the multiple already prices a smooth path to $8+ FCF/share in 2026 and a $9-10 trough/$11-13 peak FCF/share by 2028. Conviction 3 (lean-long, but not asymmetric): the cyclical rebound is real and the capex super-cycle is genuinely past peak, but the 14x EV/Sales multiple has already absorbed most of the easy upside. The asymmetric trade was at $150-180 in 2024; at $280, you are paying for execution on a plan management has already pre-announced.

§ 02Top-Line Trajectory

Metric ($M) FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 TTM (Q1'26)
Revenue 18,344 20,028 17,519 15,641 17,682 18,438
Growth % YoY +27% +9% -13% -11% +13% +15%
Gross profit 12,376 13,771 11,019 9,094 10,083 10,569
Gross margin 67.5% 68.8% 62.9% 58.1% 57.0% 57.3%
Operating income 8,960 10,140 7,331 5,465 6,023 6,507
Operating margin 48.8% 50.6% 41.9% 34.9% 34.1% 35.3%
Net income 7,769 8,749 6,510 4,799 5,001 5,367
Net margin 42.4% 43.7% 37.2% 30.7% 28.3% 29.1%
EPS diluted 8.26 9.41 7.07 5.20 5.45 5.84
Diluted shares 936 926 916 919 913 913

The trajectory is a textbook embedded-analog cycle, distorted by capex. Revenue peaked at $20B in FY22, bottomed at $15.6B in FY24 (-22% peak-to-trough), and rebuilt to $17.7B in FY25. Q1'26 revenue of $4.83B (+19% YoY, +9% sequential) and Q2'26 guide of $5.0-5.4B implies a ~$20-22B run-rate — i.e., TXN is on track to retake the FY22 peak in revenue terms within 12-18 months, and this is the textbook V-shape that the synthesis embedded-analog destock-restock thesis predicted. End markets: Industrial +30% YoY, Data Center +90% YoY, Comms Equipment +25% YoY in Q1'26 are the carriers; Automotive flat-to-mid-single-digits is the lagger. Data center went from $400M in 2023 to $1.5B in 2025 to running at well over $2B annualized — this is the AI compounding inside TXN that the L8c value-chain position predicted.

The gross margin story is more nuanced. Gross margin compressed from a 68.8% peak in FY22 to a 57.0% trough in FY25 — that is 1,180 bps of compression in three years, mostly driven by (a) under-utilized fab capacity as revenue fell, (b) rising depreciation as new 300mm fabs (LFAB Lehi, RFAB2 Richardson, SM1/SM2 Sherman) came on line, and (c) modest mix shift. The "350bps of incremental GM tailwind from 300mm transition" framework that management has socialized is the second-half load-bearing assumption — and Q1'26's +210bps sequential GM expansion to 58% is directionally consistent but does not yet validate the full 350bps target. My read: of the 1,180 bps of compression, ~400 bps is fab depreciation (structural until ~2028 when capex stops growing depreciation faster than revenue), ~600 bps is utilization (cyclical, recovering now), ~180 bps is mix and other. Management's path back to 65%+ GM by 2028 requires both the cyclical recovery to play out AND the 300mm cost advantage to materialize — both probable, but neither guaranteed.

§ 03Cash Flow Quality

Metric ($M) FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 TTM (Q1'26)
Operating cash flow 8,756 8,720 6,420 6,318 7,153 7,824
Capex (2,462) (2,797) (5,071) (4,820) (4,550) (4,103)
Free cash flow 6,294 5,923 1,349 1,498 2,603 3,721
FCF margin 34.3% 29.6% 7.7% 9.6% 14.7% 20.2%
FCF / NI 81% 68% 21% 31% 52% 69%
FCF per share $6.72 $6.39 $1.47 $1.63 $2.85 $4.07
SBC 230 289 362 387 419 412
SBC % rev 1.3% 1.4% 2.1% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2%
Dividends paid (3,886) (4,297) (4,557) (4,795) (4,999) (5,052)
Buybacks (527) (3,615) (293) (929) (1,477) (982)

This is the most important table in the memo. Three reads:

  1. The "$9 of FCF per share at the trough" framing was a 2022 capital-management framework that DID NOT survive the actual capex cycle. TXN's actual FCF per share went $6.72 → $6.39 → $1.47 → $1.63 → $2.85, with TTM through Q1'26 at $4.07. The "$9 trough" was the conditional commitment: "if revenue grows to ~$22B AND if capex moderates AND if 300mm tailwind materializes." Reality: revenue did not grow to $22B (peaked at $20B, then fell), capex actually overshot from initial $3.5B/year guidance to $4.6-5.0B/year, and the $9 trough became a $1.47 actual trough — a 6x miss on management's own framework. That is the single most important fact in this memo. The TI bull case requires investors to believe management's new "$8+ FCF/share for 2026" guide despite the prior framework missing by 6x.
  2. However, the inflection IS real and is in the Q1'26 print. TTM FCF margin recovered from 7.7% trough to 20.2%; FCF/share recovered from $1.47 to $4.07. Q1'26 capex of $676M annualizes to $2.7B — squarely in the new $2-3B guide range. TTM FCF of $3.72B against current EV of $264.5B is a 1.4% FCF yield — narrow today, but at $8+ FCF/share for 2026 (management guide) the FCF yield expands to ~2.6%, and at the implied $9-10 by 2027-28 the FCF yield expands to 3.1-3.4%. For a 2.0% dividend yield to be covered with growth, FCF/share has to clear ~$6.25 (to give 90% coverage with growth optionality) — TTM is $4.07 and 2026 guide is $8+. The dividend gets back to "covered cleanly with capacity to grow" in 2026. This is the single most important catalyst for the equity.
  3. Capital allocation is mathematically distorted by the dividend's primacy. Across FY21-FY25 cumulative: dividends paid $22.5B, buybacks $6.8B, FCF generated $17.7B → TI returned 165% of cumulative FCF over the capex super-cycle, funded by debt issuance. This is the explicit choice: dividend through-the-cycle, buybacks suspended during capex peak, debt fills the gap. Total debt went from $7.7B (FY21) to $14.0B (FY25) — TXN deliberately added ~$6.3B of debt to defend the dividend through trough. Buybacks dropped from $3.6B in FY22 (peak FCF year) to just $293M in FY23 (trough year), then ramped back to $1.5B in FY25 as FCF recovered. The mechanism is clean and disciplined; the question is whether the recovered FCF actually pays down the incremental debt or whether buybacks accelerate first. 2026 guide implies $8+ FCF/share x 913M shares = ~$7.3B FCF, against ~$5.0B dividend = ~$2.3B for buybacks/debt paydown. That is the cleanly recovered profile.

SBC is genuinely small. At 2.2-2.5% of revenue, TXN is at the clean-end of the cohort (vs MPWR ~5%, NVDA ~3-4%, NVTS ~32%). GAAP and non-GAAP are essentially the same number. This is one of the cleanest quality-of-earnings profiles in semis.

§ 04Balance Sheet (as of Dec 31, 2025)

  • Cash + short-term investments: $4,881M (down from $9,067M peak in FY22 — drained to fund capex + dividend)
  • Total debt: $14,048M (up from $8,735M FY22 — +$5.3B added through capex peak)
  • Net DEBT: ~$9,167M (TXN flipped from net cash $332M in FY22 to net debt $9.2B in FY25 — the single biggest structural balance-sheet change)
  • Goodwill: $4,330M (mostly from National Semiconductor 2011 acquisition; stable)
  • Intangibles: $238M (small)
  • Total equity: $16,273M
  • Inventory: $4,804M (~10 months on $17.7B revenue — historically high; deliberately built to defend customer relationships during trough; should normalize as revenue grows)
  • Receivables: $1,963M (DSO ~40 days — clean)
  • Payables: $756M

Flags and reads:

  • Investment-grade rating intact: A1/A+/A+ (Moody's/S&P/Fitch) maintained through the capex cycle. Debt/EBITDA at FY25 was ~1.5x peak; recovers to <1.0x at the 2026 guide FCF run-rate. Interest coverage ~10x even at trough.
  • The $14B debt at 4% weighted-average coupon costs ~$560M/year — a non-trivial $560M drag on FCF that did not exist in 2022. As FCF recovers, debt paydown is likely the second priority after the dividend (before buybacks accelerate).
  • Inventory at 10 months is the cleanest single read on where the cycle is. Management deliberately overbuilt inventory during the destock to maintain customer service (the "fab loading" decision); as revenue grows ~20% and inventory holds flat, days drop to ~7 months and operating leverage kicks in. The cycle is mid-recovery on this metric.
  • No off-balance-sheet items of significance, no aggressive deferred revenue, no goodwill concentration risk (the National Semi goodwill has been integrated for 14 years).

§ 05Returns on Capital

  • Invested capital base (debt + equity): ~$30B
  • NOPAT FY23 / FY24 / FY25: $6,430M / $4,809M / $5,277M
  • ROIC FY23 / FY24 / FY25: ~21% / 14% / 18% — even at trough, TXN's ROIC stayed above WACC
  • WACC estimate: 8-9% (low beta 0.99, A-rated, 4% debt cost)
  • Spread: ROIC − WACC of ~+9-13% across the cycle, narrowing to ~+5-6% at FY24 trough — the value-creation engine never broke; it just ran on lower spread.

This is structurally the highest-quality cohort metric. Even at the worst point of the capex super-cycle and demand trough simultaneously, TXN earned its cost of capital with a ~5-6% spread. Through-cycle ROIC at TXN has been 18-25% for two decades; the FY24 dip to 14% is the lowest reading since GFC and is recovering. This is the single most defensible structural quality argument for the long thesis.

§ 06Capital Allocation

The Morroni Framework — verbatim and tested. TXN's capital management framework has three pillars:

  1. "Free cash flow per share is the best metric to measure progress and generate value to owners" (reiterated by Haviv Ilan, Q1'26).
  2. Dividend grows every year regardless of cycle (22 consecutive years of increases through FY25; current dividend $5.68/year, +4% in FY25).
  3. Buybacks are opportunistic and suspended when capex peaks (FY22: $3.6B at $170-180/share; FY23-24: minimal; FY25: $1.5B as FCF returned).

Reality check vs. framework:

  • The dividend pillar held perfectly. 22-year streak intact through the worst capex cycle in TI's history.
  • The buyback pillar suspended exactly as designed, AND the buybacks executed in FY22 at $170-180 look brilliant in hindsight ($280 today = +60% return on that capital). FY25 buybacks at $1.5B are at higher prices but defensible if FCF/share grows as guided.
  • The FCF/share pillar is the one that broke. Management's 2022 framework said TI would never go below $9 FCF/share through-cycle. Actual: $1.47 in FY23, $1.63 in FY24, $2.85 in FY25. The framework missed by 3-6x. Management has not formally re-issued the through-cycle target since the miss; they now talk about $8+ for 2026 and let investors infer a $9-10 trough at the next cycle bottom (i.e., the next trough is the $9 trough, not this one). An honest reading: management got the cycle math wrong because they didn't anticipate doubling capex, and they have not yet updated the framework to acknowledge it. This is the most important integrity-of-management question in the name.
  • Silicon Labs acquisition (announced 2025, closing H1 2027): financed via "cash on hand and debt arranged prior to closing." Adds ~$1B revenue at peer-like analog/embedded margins. Modest accretion; not a capital-allocation flag — it's a logical bolt-on that fills white space in microcontroller portfolio. Buyback math suggests the deal is being funded by foregoing ~$2-3B of buybacks, which is a defensible trade.

Forward capital allocation 2026-28 (my model):

  • Dividends grow 4-5%/year → ~$5.2B in 2026, $5.5B in 2027, $5.8B in 2028.
  • Capex declines to $2.5B in 2026, $2.0-2.5B in 2027-28 (back to maintenance + selective expansion).
  • FCF $7-8B in 2026, $8.5-10B in 2027, $10-12B in 2028 (assuming revenue $20-23B and GM recovery to 60-63%).
  • Net of dividend, $2-7B/year available for buybacks + debt paydown in 2026-28. Debt likely targets net-debt-zero by 2028-29.

§ 07Valuation

Multiple TXN current TXN 5y avg ADI MCHP NXPI MPWR ON
Stock price $280.89 — $397.32 $95.06 $292.76 $1,594.51 $103.48
Market cap ($B) 256 — 194 51 74 78 41
EV ($B) 264 — 198 56 83 76 42
EV/Sales (TTM) 14.4x ~9-12x 16.9x 12.8x 6.5x 25.9x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x ~16-20x 36.3x 57.1x 17.2x 89.4x 23.7x
P/E (TTM) 48.0x ~22-28x 72.7x n/m 28.0x 114.3x n/m
Forward P/E 34.2x — 33.1x 38.6x 18.8x 62.5x 35.1x
FCF yield 1.5% ~3-4% 2.4% 1.6% 3.6% n/a 3.5%
Dividend yield 2.0% ~2.5-3% 1.1% 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% n/a

Peer-comp read: TXN is mid-pack on EV/Sales (cheaper than MPWR/ADI but more expensive than NXPI/ON), expensive on EV/EBITDA and P/E TTM (a function of trough margins recovering), and more reasonable on forward P/E at 34.2x. It carries the highest dividend yield of the comp set at 2.0% — the explicit "quality income" proposition that anchors a chunk of the buyer base. NXPI is the relative-value standout at 18.8x forward P/E and 3.6% FCF yield, but NXPI has zero AI-DC narrative and tighter automotive exposure. MPWR at 25.9x EV/Sales / 89x EV/EBITDA is the most expensive peer and the closest "AI-DC-narrative" comp — meaning if you think TXN's data center revenue (now $2B+ run-rate, 90% YoY growth) deserves an MPWR-like growth premium, TXN at 14.4x EV/Sales is cheap relative to the AI-DC subset.

Reverse DCF — what is the market pricing in at $280.89 / EV $264.5B?

Run a simple two-stage DCF: 5 years of growth, then terminal. Discount at 9% WACC.

  • Stage 1 (FY26-30): Assume revenue grows from $17.7B (FY25) at 8%/yr → $26B in FY30. Capex declines to $2.5B average. Operating margin recovers from 34% (FY25) to 42% by FY30 (still below FY22 peak of 50.6%). FCF/revenue averages 25% over the period. 5-year cumulative FCF: ~$30B.
  • Stage 2 (terminal): Terminal FCF $9B/year, terminal growth 3%, discount 9% → terminal value $150B (PV ~$98B at year 5).
  • Total PV: ~$128B vs. current EV of $264.5B.

That gap is severe. Backing into the market's price: the market is implicitly pricing revenue growth of ~12-13%/yr through FY30 (to $33-35B by 2030, +90% from 2025), terminal operating margin of ~48-50% (i.e., back to FY22 peak), and terminal FCF/share of $13-15. Achievable? Marginally. The $33B revenue requires industrial + auto + data center all hitting through-cycle growth, AI-DC contributing $5-7B (current $2B run-rate × 3x), and no recession. The 48-50% operating margin requires the 350bps GM tailwind from 300mm to fully materialize AND opex leverage. Possible if everything goes right, but priced as if it will.

Verdict on valuation: TXN is priced for a successful capex super-cycle exit, the embedded-analog restocking cycle to compound, AND data center to ramp into a structural growth engine. Two-of-three is probably reality; three-of-three is the bull case. The asymmetric trade was at $150-180 in late 2024 (when FY24 revenue was bottoming at $15.6B and the market was pricing trough-fcf permanence). At $280, you are paying close to fair value for the consensus path — and any near-term FCF disappointment, capex re-acceleration (Silicon Labs integration, Sherman fab over-runs), or end-market re-deceleration would compress the multiple back toward the 10-12x EV/Sales 5-year average.

§ 08Quality of Earnings

  • SBC is clean (2.2-2.5% of rev, $412M TTM). GAAP ≈ Non-GAAP. No "ex-SBC" framings to discount.
  • Effective tax rate stable (12-13%, low because of CHIPS Act ITC benefits flowing through; this is sustained until ITC framework changes).
  • Working capital quirks: inventory at 10 months is a flag, but management has explicitly explained it (deliberately overbuilt during destock; will normalize). Days revenue outstanding clean at 40 days.
  • Depreciation cadence: D&A was ~$1.6B in FY23, $1.9B in FY25, guided to $2.2-2.4B in FY26 (a $400M step-up), with continued upward pressure into FY27 at slower rate. The depreciation step-ups are the structural GM headwind: each $400M of D&A on $20B revenue is ~200bps of margin pressure that the cyclical recovery has to outrun. The math: revenue +13% in FY25 was just barely enough to keep GM flat at 57%; to expand GM, revenue has to grow faster than D&A grows. 2026 revenue +15-20% > D&A +20% just barely covers; 2027+ is where the GM expansion compounds.
  • Capitalization vs. expense: TXN does not aggressively capitalize software/R&D. R&D expensed at ~10% of revenue, in line with peers.
  • CHIPS Act benefits: $670M cash benefit received in FY25; $965M in TTM Q1'26 FCF. This is real cash, not GAAP smoothing — flows through OCF when received. ITC of ~25% on qualified manufacturing investments is captured over time as fabs are placed in service. The $1.6B CHIPS direct grant + $6-8B ITC over the life of the build = the "subsidy offset" management uses to argue that the $60B headline capex commitment has a true net cost of ~$50-52B.

§ 09Bear Case Quantification — "Stranded 300mm Fab Footprint" Scenario

Setup: Embedded-analog restocking turns out to be a flat-line, not a cycle (2026 grows 8%, 2027 grows 4%, then plateaus). Data center growth decelerates from 90% YoY to 30% by 2027 and to 15% by 2028 as hyperscaler ASIC/SoC consumes more board area at TXN's expense. Auto stays flat (China share loss to Chinese analog). 300mm GM tailwind only delivers 200bps of the promised 350bps because fab utilization stays at 75%.

  • Revenue path: $17.7B (FY25) → $19.1B (FY26) → $20.0B (FY27) → $20.5B (FY28) → $21.0B (FY29) → $21.5B (FY30). +21% over 5 years, vs. consensus +35-40%.
  • Operating margin path: 34.1% → 36% → 38% → 39% → 40% → 40%. Plateaus below the 48-50% bull case.
  • FCF: $7.5B (2026) → $8.0B (2028) → $8.5B (2030). FCF/share at ~890M shares: ~$8.50-9.50/share — roughly the management $8+ guide for 2026, with no upside compounding.
  • Valuation: at $9 FCF/share and 25x P/FCF (compressed from current ~32x as growth disappoints), implied price = $225 (-20% from current $280). At a more compressed 18x (NXPI-like), implied price = $162 (-42%). Dividend yield expands to 2.5-3.5%, providing some floor.
  • Implied multiple at the bear-case scenario: 11-12x EV/Sales (back to 5-year average), 22-25x EV/EBITDA. Equity downside: 20-40%.

The bear case is not a wipeout — TXN's structural quality (clean balance sheet, growing dividend, ROIC > WACC even at trough) provides a real floor. This is fundamentally why TXN belongs in the cohort as the lower-beta core position in the NVTS pair-trade: even the bear case downside is bounded by 40%, vs. NVTS's 75% bear-case downside.

§ 10Bull Case Quantification — "Capex Roll-Off + AI-DC Ramp" Scenario

Setup: 300mm transition delivers full 350bps GM tailwind by 2028. Capex normalizes to $2.0B in 2027-30, releasing $2.5B/year of incremental FCF. Data center revenue grows from $1.5B (2025) to $5B (2028) at 50% CAGR — TXN captures ~30% incremental wallet share at NVIDIA Kyber + AMD MI450X + Trainium platforms. Industrial restocking compounds at 12% in 2026-27 then settles at 6%. Auto recovers in 2027 at 8%.

  • Revenue path: $17.7B → $20.5B → $24.0B → $27.5B → $30.5B → $33.0B (FY30). +87% over 5 years.
  • Operating margin path: 34.1% → 38% → 43% → 48% → 50% → 51%. Back to FY22 peak by 2029.
  • FCF: $9B (2026) → $13B (2028) → $16-17B (2030). FCF/share: $10 → $14.50 → $18.50 (assuming 875M shares post-buybacks).
  • Valuation: at $14.50 FCF/share (FY28) and 30x P/FCF maintained = $435 (+55% from current). At 25x P/FCF = $362 (+29%). Dividend yield compresses to 1.3-1.5% as price rises.
  • Implied total return through 2028: +29-55% capital + ~7% dividends compounded = 35-65% total return over 2.5 years.

The bull case is achievable but priced. The $280 entry already gets ~70% of the way to the bull case fair value ($362-435). Asymmetry is meaningfully better at $250 entry (16-18% lower); at $200 entry (the FY24 lows), the asymmetry was extraordinary.

§ 11Cohort Pair-Trade Stress Test (vs. NVTS)

The thesis suggested a TXN long / NVTS long pair sized 1:3 in TXN's favor — TXN as lower-beta core, NVTS as higher-beta architecture bet.

At what TXN price does the pair break?

  • NVTS asymmetric upside: ~+150% (if NVIDIA Kyber design-win materializes and revenue ramps to $200M by FY28, equity could be $40-50/share vs. $16.77 today).
  • NVTS asymmetric downside: ~-75% (if architecture bet loses, equity to $4-5).
  • TXN bull case: +35-65% total return; bear case: -20% to -40%.

For a 1:3 pair (TXN size 3 / NVTS size 1):

  • Pair break-even on a -75% NVTS draw: TXN needs to be only -25% to make the pair flat ($210 from $280). At -40% TXN ($168), the pair is materially negative. TXN's bear case at $162-225 keeps the pair intact at +/- 0% to -10%; TXN's bull case carries the pair to +30-50%.
  • The pair break-point is approximately TXN at $210: below that, TXN's drag overcomes NVTS's optionality. From $280, you have $70/share of TXN draw-down room (-25%) before the cohort thesis breaks — which corresponds roughly to the bear case but not the worst tail.
  • The pair structurally works if TXN's cyclical recovery converts to 2026-27 revenue growth >12%, regardless of NVTS outcome. The lower-beta thesis on TXN is correct; what makes the pair fragile is the timing alignment: NVTS's bull-case design-wins happen on the same NVIDIA Kyber/Rubin Ultra timeline (2027-28) as TXN's full-cycle FCF recovery. If both miss timing by a year, both legs of the pair under-perform together.

§ 12Bull Points

  • FY25 revenue +13%, Q1'26 +19% YoY — embedded-analog destock is over, restock is in the prints.
  • FY25 capex peaked at $4.6B; 2026 guide $2.0-3.0B — the super-cycle peak is validated as past.
  • Data center revenue $1.5B in FY25 (+64% YoY); Q1'26 +90% YoY — TXN is a meaningful AI-DC beneficiary, not a melting ice cube.
  • CHIPS Act + ITC subsidies cumulating $7-10B — net effective capex burden on $60B headline = $50-52B over a decade.
  • 22 consecutive years of dividend increases, A-rated balance sheet, ROIC > WACC even at trough.
  • Morroni "EV-to-rack supply chain crossover" thesis is the cleanest in-corpus anchor — TI is paid first as 800V architectures roll out, on the 200mm capacity that already exists.
  • 2026 FCF/share guide of $8+ delivers dividend coverage cleanly with capacity to grow ($5.20 dividend on $8 FCF = 65% payout).
  • Silicon Labs acquisition (closing 1H27) adds ~$1B revenue with margin accretion in the embedded MCU portfolio.

§ 13Bear Points

  • The "$9 FCF per share at the trough" 2022 framework missed by 3-6x — actual trough was $1.47 in FY23. Management has not formally re-issued the through-cycle framework. Trust in the new $8+ guide depends on believing they got the math right this time.
  • Net debt of $9.2B, up from net cash $332M in FY22 — debt-funded the dividend through trough. Annual interest ~$560M is a permanent FCF drag.
  • Inventory at 10 months on hand is high and a near-term GM headwind if revenue growth disappoints.
  • Gross margin still 1,180bps below FY22 peak — recovery requires both cyclical AND 300mm tailwinds to deliver in full. Either disappointing leaves margin stuck in the high-50s.
  • Auto exposure (33% of revenue, +6% in 2025) is the slow lane. China share loss to local analog vendors (NCEPower, Will Semi, SG Micro) is a real and growing headwind. Auto could be flat-to-down for 2-3 years.
  • The 14.4x EV/Sales multiple has already priced the recovery — the asymmetric trade was at $150-180 in late 2024; at $280, you are paying close to fair value.
  • 300mm transition timing risk: SM2 Sherman ramp scheduled 2027-28; any slippage compresses the GM tailwind into 2029+.
  • Reverse-DCF math: market is implicitly pricing 12-13% revenue CAGR through FY30 + return to peak operating margin. Both plausible; neither cheap.

§ 14Conviction (1–5): 3

Lean long, with a quality-not-asymmetry profile. TXN is the right cohort position for a lower-volatility "AI infrastructure" exposure: the capex super-cycle peak is genuinely past, the destock-to-restock cycle is in the prints, the data-center end market is compounding meaningfully (1.5B → 2B+ run-rate at 90% YoY growth), and the balance sheet/dividend/buyback discipline survives the cycle test. The pair-trade case with NVTS is correct: TXN is the structural anchor that bounds the cohort downside.

However, conviction is 3 not 4 because the equity is priced for executing on a plan management has already pre-announced. The asymmetric trade was 12-18 months ago. From $280, you are paying for the 2026-28 FCF/share doubling that consensus and management both endorse — and any disappointment (capex re-creep, GM stuck at 58%, auto China continued bleed, hyperscaler ASIC accelerating wallet share away from analog discrete content) produces a 20-40% multiple compression. Buy on weakness, not at the multiple.

§ 15Key Risks to This Read

  • Capex re-creep risk: management said $2-3B for 2026, but TI has historically over-shot capex commitments (the 2022 framework called for $5B annual peak; actual peaked at $5.1B in FY23 and stayed elevated for 3 years). Watch Q2'26 / Q3'26 capex prints — anything above $750M/quarter cumulative signals a creep back toward $4B+.
  • 300mm GM tailwind size: I am betting that 200-250bps of the promised 350bps materializes by 2028. If it under-delivers (only 100bps), bull case compresses meaningfully.
  • Data center end-market durability: TXN is benefiting from analog content per server rising as power-density rises (each 800V rack needs more PMICs, more isolation, more voltage regulation). If hyperscaler ASIC integration consumes more of this content (NVIDIA absorbing PMIC into BlueField/Vera, hyperscaler custom silicon doing the same), TXN's per-rack content compresses 30-50% by 2028. This is the single biggest end-market risk.
  • Macro / industrial cycle re-roll: industrial demand is at +30% YoY off a deep trough. Reasonable to expect mid-cycle deceleration to 8-12% in 2027-28. If macro hits earlier (a 2026 industrial soft patch), the FCF guide misses.
  • Silicon Labs integration: the $10B+ acquisition closing 1H27 is the largest TXN deal since National Semi 2011. Management has a strong M&A track record, but integration risk is non-zero; I am not crediting the deal in the bull case explicitly.
  • My through-cycle ROIC anchor of 18-25% assumes the new debt-funded capital stack settles at 1.5-2.0x net debt/EBITDA. If TI levers further (more capex, more M&A), ROIC could permanently re-rate down.
  • Tail risk: Taiwan / China exposure. ~7% of revenue from China direct + significant indirect through industrial/auto end customers in China. Cohort-level Taiwan-tail concentration is the same risk as every other name in the cohort.

§ 16Sources

  • Texas Instruments FY2025 income statement, cash flow, balance sheet (StockAnalysis.com): https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/txn/financials/, https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/txn/financials/cash-flow-statement/, https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/txn/financials/balance-sheet/, https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/txn/statistics/
  • TXN Q1 2026 earnings transcript (Apr 22, 2026): https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/22/txn-q1-2026-earnings-transcript/
  • TXN Q4 2025 earnings transcript (Jan 27, 2026): https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/27/texas-instruments-txn-earnings-transcript/
  • TXN Q3 2025 earnings transcript: https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/10/22/texas-instruments-q3-2025-earnings-call-transcript/
  • TXN Q3 2025 8-K and call materials: https://investor.ti.com/static-files/c11b1e9c-bf55-403d-8e59-e0a026ca8ff4
  • Texas Instruments 2025 Annual Report / Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting: https://investor.ti.com/static-files/fc9d9346-cf77-40db-902a-e9961e9c5736
  • TXN Capital Management Review (Haviv Ilan, CEO): https://investor.ti.com/static-files/f59b4b01-40b1-4f6d-b910-607582883013
  • TXN $60B U.S. fab investment announcement: https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-releases/2025/texas-instruments-plans-to-invest-more-than--60-billion-to-manufacture-billions-of-foundational-semiconductors-in-the-us.html
  • TXN CHIPS Act $1.6B award announcement (Dec 2024): https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-releases/2024/2024-12-20-texas-instruments-announces-award-agreement-for-chips-and-science-act-funding.html
  • TXN newest 300mm wafer fab production blog: https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/company-blog/the-future-starts-with-the-first-our-newest-300mm-wafer-fab-is-in-production.html
  • TXN $60B fab investment coverage (Manufacturing Dive): https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/texas-instruments-plans-invest-60-billion-semiconductor-fabs-Utah/751057/
  • TXN Q4 2025 earnings call transcript (Investing.com): https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-texas-instruments-q4-2025-earnings-miss-estimates-stock-climbs-93CH-4480225
  • TXN Q1 2026 earnings 10-Q SEC filing: https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/TXN/10-q-texas-instruments-inc-quarterly-earnings-report-c185a4a6be18.html
  • TIKR analysis of TXN FY25 free cash flow: https://www.tikr.com/blog/texas-instruments-whats-next-after-its-free-cash-flow-nearly-doubled-last-year
  • TXN February 2026 capital management review coverage (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-instruments-slashes-2026-capex-101721209.html
  • Peer valuation comparables (StockAnalysis.com): ADI, MCHP, NXPI, MPWR, ON statistics pages
  • Vault corpus: corpus/corpus.md — Morroni quote on EV-to-rack supply chain crossover; "Infineon scale, TI vertical integration, Navitas density" frame; 95%+ internal manufacturing by 2030
  • Cohort synthesis: semiconductor-industry/synthesis.md Section 3 theme #11 (embedded-analog cycle), value-chain L8b/L8c positioning
  • Cohort sibling: semiconductor-industry/NVTS/financial.md (pair-trade counterweight)
  • Refinement log: semiconductor-industry/refinement-log.md C-NVTS-1 entry (cross-ticker learnings)

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    • Positioned for ~70% of NVIDIA Vera Rubin VRM share
    • + 1 more
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    • Wireless 'front end' of connected systems: protocols, certification, software stacks
    • Embedded MCU + wireless platform consolidation context
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    • Independent CHIPS Act terms corroboration
    • Sherman SM1+SM2 + Lehi LFAB2 site allocation
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    • Analog +7.5% YoY for 2025; total semi +11.2%
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    industry-report yolegroup.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • AI reshaping compute and analog/power market segments
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    industry-report yolegroup.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • GaN device 2024 share (Yole/BoA): Innoscience ~30%, NVTS ~17%, POWI ~17%, EPC ~12-15%, Infineon ~10%
    • TI GaN device share estimated ~5-7% (#5-#6)
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    • Chinese beneficiaries: Silergy SGMicro Southchip Joulwatt Novosense
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    news globaltimes.cn first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Investigation context as retaliation for US Entity List expansion
    • Jiangsu Semiconductor Industry Association as filing party
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    news yicaiglobal.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $350M Chinese domestic-market capture potential from MOFCOM probe outcomes
    • Investigation 1-year duration framing
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    • Bernstein: TXN 11.4% revenue exposure China antidumping probe; ADI 7.8%; ON 10.2%
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    news electropages.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Chinese domestic-share beneficiaries: SG Micro, 3PEAK, Silergy, Southchip, Joulwatt, Novosense
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    news jw.ijiwei.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TI broad price reductions in China analog 2024-2025
    • Chinese competitors named: SG Micro, Bright Power, Awinic — power management primary target
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    • Q1 2026 data-center growth and Silicon Labs deal context
    • Industrial / automotive / data-center mix at 75% of revenue
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    • Infineon projected 60-70% share of NVIDIA Blackwell power management
    • Renesas projected 'meaningful' share gains in NVIDIA digital power for Blackwell/Hopper
    • Competitive structure for AI-DC PMIC sockets
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    • NVIDIA 14-vendor 800V silicon-partner list including TI alongside NVTS, Infineon, EPC, MPS
    • Participation, not exclusivity
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    • Independent corroboration of Aizu 200mm GaN qualification
    • 4× internal GaN capacity claim
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    news ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $11B LFAB2 investment
    • First production target 2026
    • 100% renewable; ~800 additional jobs
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    • Confirmation of seven A/T sites globally
    • Melaka second fab opens Nov 2025
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    • $60B+ headline US investment plan
    • Sherman + Lehi + Richardson sites anchor the reshoring footprint
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    • Data center segment +90% YoY in Q1 2026
    • AI data center demand a primary growth driver
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    • Q1 2026 4.83B +19% YoY; analog +22%; data center +90%; industrial +30%
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    • TI data-center revenue trajectory 2025; >$1B FY25 forecast
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    • $1.6B CHIPS direct grant for SM1, SM2, LFAB2
    • Estimated $6-8B Investment Tax Credit (Section 48D) on qualified manufacturing investments
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    • $1.6B CHIPS Act direct funding award
    • Three 300mm fabs: Sherman SM1+SM2 (Texas), Lehi LFAB2 (Utah)
    • Investments through 2029 underwritten
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    • Sherman SM1 in production December 2025 — 'tens of millions of chips per day' at full ramp
    • 65nm-130nm analog/embedded process technologies
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    • 200mm GaN production at Aizu Japan + Dallas Texas — 4x capacity expansion
    • 300mm GaN pilot complete; processes transferable to 300mm
    • Target >95% internal GaN manufacturing by 2030
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    • TI raised prices on 3,300+ parts in 2024 — selected legacy products
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    • FY25 data-center revenue $1.5B +64% YoY = 9% of total revenue
    • Industrial / automotive / data center = 75% of FY25 revenue
    • Haviv Ilan: data center could reach 20% of total sales 'soon'
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    • Industrial / automotive / data center = 75% of FY25 revenue
    • Q3 2025 semiconductor recovery framing
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    • 2026 capex guide $2-3B vs $4.6B in 2025 — six-year elevated cycle ending
    • FCF/share doubled to $3.20 in 2025; targeting $8+/share for 2026
    • Path to >95% internally sourced wafers (>80% on 300mm) by 2030
    • + 1 more
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    news ti.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $7.5B EV all-cash; $231/share; ~30% premium
    • Closing H1 2027
    • $450M cost-synergy target within three years post-close
    • + 1 more
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    • Silicon Labs is a TSMC outsource customer — TI absorbs into vertical fab footprint
    • Embedded processing competitive context
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    • Complete 800V power architecture details at NVIDIA GTC 2026
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    news ti.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TI 800V architecture: 800V hot-swap, 800V-to-6V isolated bus converter at 97.6% peak efficiency / >2000W/in³, 6V-to-<1V multiphase buck
    • Complete BOM offer at NVIDIA GTC 2026: 30kW 800V AC/DC PSU, 800V capacitor bank with EDLC supercaps at 40W/in³
    • Two-stage architecture (vs Navitas single-stage), positioned as TI's vertical-integration flagship product
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    news tomshardware.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • SM1 first-production date Dec 17 2025
    • 3.5-year build cycle from May 2022 ground-break
  60. TrendForce — Innoscience Scores Major Patent Win Against Infineon as ITC Rules No Infringement (December 5, 2025)
    news trendforce.com first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ITC §337-TA-1407 ALJ initial determination December 2025 — two patents not infringed
    • Final determination scheduled April 2, 2026
    • Cross-cohort GaN IP enforceability read-through; relatively favorable to TI vertical-integration moat
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    news gurufocus.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q2 2026 guidance above seasonal; EPS 1.77-2.05
  62. AEC (Automotive Electronics Council) — AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101 qualification standards
    industry-standard aecouncil.com first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • AEC-Q100 IC qualification baseline; AEC-Q101 discrete-device qualification
    • TI's broadest AEC-Q-qualified analog/embedded portfolio in industry — design-in moat
  63. AI Diffusion IFR (90 FR 4544, January 13, 2025)
    regulatory-filing federalregister.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Country-tier framework for advanced AI accelerators
    • TI products outside scope; cohort regulatory differential vs NVDA/AVGO
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    article simplywall.st first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • 300mm ~40% lower per-die cost vs 200mm; 2.5x chips per wafer
  65. AVGO/customer.md — comparative concentration / contract structure frame
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Hyperscaler concentration comparative frame: AVGO has named >10% customers (Apple ~20%, Google ~10-12%); TXN has none — anti-AVGO concentration profile
    • Contract structure comparative frame: AVGO has formal RPO + multi-year ASIC tape-outs + ELA-locked software; TXN has socket-level switching cost as moat substitute, no formal RPO
    • Demand quality comparative frame: AVGO has clean pull-through with some Tomahawk pre-buy; TXN has majority direct pull-through with bounded ~20% distribution channel-fill exposure
  66. Barclays via X (Jukan) — power semi BOM $140k per AI rack 1MW; 14-vendor 800V partner list
    third-party-analyst x.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Power semi content per rack scaling 10x to $140k for 1MW racks
    • GaN ~30% / SiC ~10-15% of BOM; 14 vendors named in NVIDIA 800V program (TI included)
  67. BestAnchorStocks — TI 2025 Capital Management Update analysis
    third-party-analyst bestanchorstocks.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Independent analysis of TI capital plan; FCF/share trajectory; capex cycle ~70% complete
  68. BIS Advanced Computing IFR (87 FR 62186, October 7, 2022)
    regulatory-filing federalregister.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Original advanced-computing TPP / performance-density thresholds
    • TI's analog and embedded products fall outside scope (foundational baseline)
  69. BIS December 2, 2024 HBM rule (89 FR 96790)
    regulatory-filing federalregister.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • HBM density thresholds for FDPR coverage
    • TI not affected — no HBM product line
  70. BIS Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items update (88 FR 73424, October 17, 2023)
    regulatory-filing federalregister.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Tightened TPP, removed performance-density safe harbor
    • FDPR extension; H20 origination
    • Reaffirms TI products outside advanced-computing scope
  71. China Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation into Analog Chips from the US — US ITA / Trade.gov
    regulatory-filing trade.gov first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • US government acknowledgment of MOFCOM investigation
    • Investigation timeline and procedural framing
  72. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167)
    law congress.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Statutory basis for §9902 direct grant program and §48D Advanced Manufacturing ITC
    • 10-year PRC advanced-node guardrail codification
  73. Cohort companies.json TXN entry (v2, 2026-05-04)
    internal-research first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TXN cohortRationale: vertical-integration anchor in three-way GaN race; spans chip→board through analog/embedded power management content
    • TXN catalysts: 95%+ internal manufacturing target by 2030; 200mm production / 300mm pilot complete; Morroni EV-to-rack supply-chain crossover; embedded-analog destock-to-restock cycle absorbing under-utilized capacity
    • TXN risks: capex-heavy vertical integration carries cyclical risk; vertical-integration bet may underperform Infineon scale or Navitas density
  74. Cohort companion — AVGO market memo (TAM triangulation methodology)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Cohort TAM frame methodology — triangulate independent vs company-disclosed sizing
  75. Cohort companion — NVTS market memo (bifurcated GaN frame)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Discrete vs IC tier bifurcation in GaN; Yole DC GaN $380M 2030 anchor; cycle calendar 2027-2030
  76. Cohort corpus.md — Note 1 'The AI Power Crisis — Part 2' (TXN/Morroni references)
    internal-research first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Direct quote (line 100): 'As TI's Jeffrey Morroni put it, the technology and semiconductor infrastructure that safely supports an 800V EV looks very similar to what an 800V rack infrastructure needs.'
    • Direct quote (line 194): 'Infineon fights with scale, TI with vertical integration, and Navitas with density.'
    • Direct quote (line 196): 'TI is already in production on 200mm, has completed its 300mm pilot work, and is targeting 95%+ internal manufacturing by 2030.'
    • + 1 more
  77. Cohort refinement-log.md — C-NVTS-1 cross-ticker brief for TXN
    internal-process first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Cross-ticker learning #1 for TXN: 'Address TI's GaN vertical strategy head-on. The cohort frame is TI vertical vs Infineon scale vs Navitas density — TI must be evaluated on whether the vertical-integration thesis converts (200mm production → 300mm pilot done → 95% internal by 2030). The March 2026 800V-to-6V product (97.6% efficiency, >2000W/in³) is an anchor.'
    • Cross-ticker learning #2 for TXN: 'Address Innoscience' — Bank of America / Yole 2024 share data places TI #5-6 on pure-GaN device share
    • Cross-ticker learning #3 for TXN: 'Embedded-analog cycle (synthesis theme #11) is TXN's near-term catalyst, not the 800V GaN narrative. Don't conflate.'
    • + 1 more
  78. Cohort sibling — AVGO/macro.md (macro lens)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Equity-duration baseline for cohort comparison (AVGO higher duration than TXN, both materially lower than NVTS)
    • Cohort-typical fabless + TSMC FX profile (USD revenue / TWD cost) — contrast with TXN US-fab vertical model
    • ASIC pricing-power baseline transferable to TXN's analog ASP-stickiness analysis
  79. Cohort sibling — NVDA/macro.md (macro lens)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Hyperscaler operating-cash-flow funding model — basis for TXN AI-DC rate-insulation argument
    • AI-capex super-cycle modal expectation (~$600B / ~50 GW 2026 hyperscaler capex)
    • Taiwan-tail revenue-magnitude framing for cohort-relative comparison
  80. Cohort sibling — NVTS financial.md (pair-trade counterweight)
    cohort-sibling first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • NVTS at 82.7x EV/Sales vs TXN at 14.4x — opposite valuation poles in same cohort
    • NVTS bear case -75%, bull case +150% — pair break-point at TXN ~$210
    • TXN as cohort anchor with bounded downside vs NVTS architectural optionality
  81. Cohort sibling — NVTS/macro.md (carry-forward C-NVTS-1 brief)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • C-NVTS-1 finding: NVTS amplifies (does not hedge) cohort Taiwan-tail and AI-capex concentration
    • TXN identified as candidate primary cohort macro hedge — direct carry-forward instruction
    • Cohort Taiwan-tail probability framing inherited (2–4%/yr kinetic, 5–8%/yr blockade)
    • + 1 more
  82. Cohort sibling — WOLF/macro.md (macro lens)
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Auto-loan rate channel for EV end-market modeling — mechanism applied to TXN auto segment
    • CHIPS / IRA cost-side tailwind framework — extended to TXN's $1.6B + 25% ITC analysis
    • US-domestic fab footprint as Taiwan-tail hedge — extended to TXN US-fab analysis
    • + 1 more
  83. Cohort Synthesis (semiconductor-industry/synthesis.md) — macro lens
    internal-synthesis first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 0 cohort scope decision and TXN deep-dive promotion under chip-to-grid framing
    • Section 3 theme #1 (voltage-stack redesign at every layer simultaneously)
    • Section 3 theme #3 (GaN/SiC competitive structure: 'Infineon scale, TI vertical, Navitas density')
    • + 5 more
  84. Cohort synthesis — chip-to-grid value chain, GaN three-way race, supply-chain-chose-800V, embedded-analog cycle, Taiwan-tail Open Question
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TXN at L8b/L8c spans chip→board
    • Section 3.3 GaN three-way race: TI vertical / NVTS density / Infineon scale
    • Section 7 Open Question §1: Taiwan-tail concentration as cohort's biggest unhedged risk
  85. Cohort synthesis.md (semiconductor-industry, 2026-05-04 refresh) — TXN-relevant sections
    internal-research first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 2 value-chain map: TXN positioned at L8b (high-density GaN conversion) + L8c (board-level VRM/BCM/eFuse analog power management) — only deep-dive name spanning both layers
    • Section 2 L8c row explicitly names MPWR at 'last-mm VRM' — establishes MPWR as named share-gainer at AI-server VRM
    • Section 3.3 GaN three-way race: 'Infineon scale, TI vertical, Navitas density'
    • + 2 more
  86. Department of Commerce — Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Texas Instruments (Aug 2024)
    government commerce.gov first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Government-side disclosure of TI CHIPS Act terms
    • Mature-node and current-generation chip capacity expansion framing
  87. Department of Commerce — Preliminary Memorandum of Terms with Texas Instruments ($1.61B CHIPS Act direct funding, August 16, 2024)
    regulatory-filing commerce.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $1.61B CHIPS Act §9902 direct funding award; final binding agreement signed December 20, 2024
    • Sherman SM1/SM2 (Texas) + Lehi LFAB2 (Utah) project scope
    • Capacity covenants, buyback restriction (5-year), excess-profits clawback up to 75%, 10-year PRC advanced-node guardrail
  88. Edge AI Vision — Microcontrollers $34B by 2030, 6% CAGR
    industry-research edge-ai-vision.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • MCU TAM $34B by 2030 at 6% CAGR; Auto MCU $13B by 2030
  89. Electropages — China's Analog IC Probe to Benefit Chinese Suppliers
    third-party-analyst electropages.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Mechanical share-transfer mechanism described; consequences for Western analog IDMs
  90. EU CSRD / ESRS reporting framework
    regulatory-filing finance.ec.europa.eu first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive applicability to TI EU subsidiaries
    • Wave-1 thresholds — Freising, Munich, Reading, Nice operations
  91. EU Regulation 2021/821 (Dual-Use Regulation, recast)
    regulatory-filing eur-lex.europa.eu first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • EU dual-use export controls
    • TI products outside scope — minimal incremental burden
  92. Findchips — Gap between Chinese and overseas signal chain manufacturers
    third-party-analyst blog.findchips.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • China local players concentrated in mid-to-low-end; SG Micro $513M LTM (Sep 2025)
  93. Futurum Group — Analog Devices Q1 FY 2026: Broad-Based Recovery
    third-party-analyst futurumgroup.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ADI Q1 2026 industrial +38% YoY; comms +63% YoY; cycle confirmation independent of TI
  94. Futurum — Texas Instruments Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Highlight Industrial, Auto, DC
    third-party-analyst futurumgroup.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q4'25 segment performance — analog +14%, embedded +8%, DC +64%; FY25 industrial +12%
  95. IC Insights / SMM — Texas Instruments Analog IC 19% in 2021
    industry-research news.metal.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TI peak analog share data point ~19% in 2021 — reference for share trajectory 2021-2025
  96. IEC 61508 — Functional safety standard
    industry-standard iec.ch first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Industrial functional-safety certification framework
    • TI MCU and isolated-driver family compliance
  97. IEC 62443 — Industrial communication networks security
    industry-standard iec.ch first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Industrial cybersecurity certification levels
    • TI Sitara industrial Linux and connectivity portfolio compliance
  98. Industrial Analog Semis TXN vs ADI TechInvestments
    article techinvestments.io first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ADI fab-light vs TXN IDM comparison; industrial analog moat framing
  99. Industry analyst consolidated TXN segment / customer / channel models (Bernstein, Citi, Morgan Stanley, BofA Global Research)
    industry-analyst research.bernsteinresearch.com first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • AI-server analog content per server estimated ~$50-150 (8-GPU baseline) + $200-400 per AI rack at platform level (industry analyst aggregation; not TI-disclosed at SKU level)
    • Auto Tier-1 named set within Automotive segment (~70-80% of segment revenue): Bosch, Continental, Denso, ZF, Aptiv, Magna, Forvia, Valeo, Mando, Hyundai Mobis, plus auto OEM direct relationships
    • Estimated top 5 customer concentration ~15-18% of revenue; top 10 ~25-30% (consistent with TI's >40%-outside-top-100 disclosure)
    • + 1 more
  100. INTC regulatory analysis — §48D ITC scale and CHIPS covenants comparator
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • §48D ITC scaling methodology
    • CHIPS buyback / dividend / clawback covenant interpretation
  101. Investing for Beginners 101 — Publicly Traded Analog Semiconductor Spring 2024
    industry-research einvestingforbeginners.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Top-5 analog share TTM: TI/IFX 19.5%, ST 19.1%, NXP 15.4%; HHI computation source
  102. Investing.com — TI Q4 2025 earnings call transcript
    company-disclosure investing.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q4 2025 segment commentary; Q1 2026 guidance $4.3-4.7B; ASP discipline preserved through trough
  103. IRS — Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (Section 48D guidance)
    government irs.gov first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ITC mechanics: 25% (now 35%) of qualified property
    • Placed-in-service after Dec 31 2022 to qualify
  104. ISO 26262 — Road vehicles functional safety
    industry-standard iso.org first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Functional safety certification framework (ASIL grades)
    • TI Jacinto TDA4, AWR/IWR radar, Hercules safety MCU portfolio compliance
  105. Macro regime baseline (general-knowledge synthesis, 2026-05-04)
    macro-baseline first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • US 10y ~4.0–4.5% / Fed funds 3.75–4.25% / 5y real ~1.5–2.0%
    • DXY mid-100s; EUR/USD trading 1.05–1.12 range
    • Auto-loan rate environment 2023–2026 suppressing US/EU EV unit demand by ~5–10% per 100bp
    • + 3 more
  106. MOFCOM Spokesperson on Anti-Dumping Investigation into Analog IC Chip Imports from US (Sep 13, 2025)
    regulatory-filing english.mofcom.gov.cn first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • MOFCOM antidumping investigation initiated September 13, 2025
    • TI and ADI named as primary import respondents
    • Cumulative 51.77% Chinese market price decline 2022-2024 cited as injury
    • + 1 more
  107. Mordor Intelligence — Analog IC Market
    industry-research mordorintelligence.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Analog IC TAM $83.8B in 2025; mid-single-digit CAGR 2025-2030
  108. NIST CHIPS Program Office
    regulatory-program nist.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • CHIPS Act §9902 direct grant program structure
    • Milestone audit framework for disbursement tranches
    • Standard guardrails (buyback / dividend / PRC expansion / clawback)
  109. NVDA regulatory analysis — BIS export-control scope comparator
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • BIS advanced-computing rule scope demonstration
    • Cohort regulatory differential — TI relative insulation in analog/embedded category
  110. NVIDIA Developer Blog — 'NVIDIA 800 V HVDC Architecture Will Power the Next Generation of AI Factories' (May 2025)
    press-release developer.nvidia.com first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Infineon named lead partner in NVIDIA 800V HVDC ecosystem (May 2025); Navitas named ecosystem partner; TI not named at that time
    • Establishes the named-partner gap that the March 16 2026 NVIDIA GTC complete-architecture announcement subsequently closed for TI at the architecture-anchor level
    • Cross-checked through May 2026: no public Vertiv-TI / Eaton-TI / Schneider-TI / Delta-TI 800V GaN reference-design joint announcement found at the box-builder level
  111. NVTS regulatory analysis — subsidy asymmetry comparator
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • NVTS receives zero CHIPS direct grant or DOE LPO; TI receives $1.61B + ~$4.5B §48D
    • Subsidy-disadvantage asymmetry directly cited per refinement-log C-NVTS-1
  112. NVTS supply-chain analysis — TSMC GaN exit by July 2027, foundry transition framing
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TSMC ends GaN foundry by end-July 2027
    • NVTS triple-foundry transition (PSMC + GF Burlington + X-Fab) — the 'two halves of the same story' brief
    • TXN vertical integration as the structural hedge to NVTS foundry-loss
  113. NVTS/customer.md — Reference-Design Partners cross-reference
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · customer-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Cross-reference establishing the 800V GaN named-partner gap as of late April 2026: NVTS customer analyst found no public Vertiv / Eaton / Schneider / Delta reference design naming Navitas at the GaN partner level
    • Same gap applied to TXN at the box-builder level pre-March 2026; TI's March 16 2026 NVIDIA GTC complete-architecture announcement closes the gap at the architecture-anchor level (NVIDIA itself); box-builder-level disclosure remains pending
    • C-NVTS-1 cross-ticker brief: 'reference-design partner naming is the critical disclosure for the cohort'
  114. Peer valuation — Analog Devices (ADI) statistics
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ADI: $194B mcap, 16.9x EV/Sales, 36.3x EV/EBITDA, 33.1x forward P/E, 2.4% FCF yield, 1.1% dividend yield
  115. Peer valuation — Microchip (MCHP) statistics
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • MCHP: $51B mcap, 12.8x EV/Sales, 57.1x EV/EBITDA, 38.6x forward P/E, 1.6% FCF yield, 1.9% dividend yield, 6.3% operating margin (cyclical bottom)
  116. Peer valuation — Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) statistics
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • MPWR: $78B mcap, 25.9x EV/Sales, 89.4x EV/EBITDA, 62.5x forward P/E, 0.5% dividend yield — closest AI-DC narrative comp
  117. Peer valuation — NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) statistics
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • NXPI: $74B mcap, 6.5x EV/Sales, 17.2x EV/EBITDA, 18.8x forward P/E, 3.6% FCF yield, 1.4% dividend yield — relative-value standout in comp set
  118. Peer valuation — ON Semiconductor (ON) statistics
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • ON: $41B mcap, 6.9x EV/Sales, 23.7x EV/EBITDA, 35.1x forward P/E, 3.5% FCF yield, no dividend
  119. Power Semis in the AI Data Center TechInvestments
    article techinvestments.io first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Infineon 12k-15k per 130kW rack; Onsemi 50k-100k per MW next-gen
  120. Refinement log — C-NVTS-1 carry-forward
    internal-process first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Subsidy asymmetry citation requirement (NVTS zero CHIPS, TI $1.61B)
    • April 2, 2026 ITC Infineon-v-Innoscience FD as cross-cohort GaN IP catalyst
  121. SEC Final Rule — Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (March 2024)
    regulatory-filing sec.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Reg S-K Subpart 1500 climate disclosure requirements
    • Status: stayed pending Eighth Circuit consolidated litigation
    • AI-DC cross-exposure mechanism (Scope 2/3 customer disclosure pulling through to energy-efficient power-semi design-in)
  122. South China Morning Post — Chinese analogue chipmakers join price hikes
    press scmp.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • China local analog (SG Micro etc.) pricing dynamics; substitution narrative validated
  123. Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
    litigation-database securities.stanford.edu first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TXN securities class action docket review (FY2022/FY2023 inventory disclosure cases)
  124. Strait Research — Embedded Processor Market
    industry-research straitsresearch.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Embedded processor TAM $24.8B (2025) → $39.9B (2033) at 6.1% CAGR
  125. Successful Daily — TI Q1 settles analog inventory question
    third-party-analyst successfuldaily.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q1 2026 inventory days normalized into long-run band; destocking ended Q1; cycle resumed above prior peak
  126. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — Chapter 313 / Texas Jobs and Security Act (HB 5) value-limitation agreements
    regulatory-filing comptroller.texas.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Sherman site state/local incentive package — ~$340M PV
    • Texas Enterprise Fund + property-tax abatement structure
  127. Texas Instruments $60B U.S. fab investment plan announcement
    company-press-release ti.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $60B+ planned investment across 7 U.S. fabs / 3 mega-sites (Texas + Utah)
    • Sherman site alone up to $40B
    • Analog and embedded processing chip production focus
  128. Texas Instruments 2025 Capital Management Review (Feb 2025)
    company-disclosure investor.ti.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Industrial+auto ~70% of revenue (vs ~40% prior cycle); 95%+ internal manufacturing target by 2030
    • TI SAM frame >$60B post-2030 (company definition incl. embedded)
  129. Texas Instruments begins production at Sherman 300mm fab
    company-disclosure ti.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Sherman SM1 in production (2025); SM2 shell complete; Lehi LFAB1 ramping at 45-65nm; 28nm qualification underway
  130. Texas Instruments Capital Management Review (Haviv Ilan, CEO)
    investor-presentation investor.ti.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Free cash flow per share is the primary metric for measuring shareholder value creation
    • Dividend grows every year regardless of cycle (22-year streak)
    • Buybacks opportunistic and suspended during capex peak
    • + 3 more
  131. Texas Instruments CHIPS Act funding award (December 2024)
    company-press-release ti.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Up to $1.6B CHIPS Act direct funding award
    • Estimated $6-8B Investment Tax Credit (ITC, ~25%) over fab build life
    • Combined ~$7.6-9.6B subsidy offset against $60B+ headline capex commitment
  132. Texas Instruments Citizenship Report FY2024
    company-disclosure ti.com first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Scope 1 ~1.6 Mt CO2e; Scope 2 ~3.4 Mt CO2e
    • Water reclamation targets; Sherman site environmental commitments (>80% recycle target)
    • 95th-percentile peer disclosure
  133. Texas Instruments February 2026 Capital Management Review coverage (Yahoo Finance)
    third-party-analysis finance.yahoo.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • 2026 capex slashed from $4.6B (FY25) to $2.0-3.0B guide
    • FY2025 actual FCF/share: $3.23
    • FY2026 target: $8+ FCF/share
    • + 2 more
  134. Texas Instruments FY2025 Annual Report and Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting
    annual-report investor.ti.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • FY2025 revenue $17.7B (+13% YoY)
    • FY2025 free cash flow $2.6-2.9B / 14.7% of revenue (+96% YoY)
    • FY2025 capital expenditures $4.6B
    • + 3 more
  135. Texas Instruments — TPS1685 48V hot-swap eFuse press release (Mar 2025)
    company-disclosure ti.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • TPS1685 industry-first 48V integrated hot-swap eFuse with power-path protection
    • LMG3650R series GaN power stages: 650V, >98% efficiency, >100W/in3
  136. The AI Power Crisis — Part 2 (cohort vault note, ingested 2026-05-03) — macro/Morroni anchor
    vault-note first cited by · macro-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Direct corpus quote: 'TI is already in production on 200mm, has completed its 300mm pilot work, and is targeting 95%+ internal manufacturing by 2030'
    • Morroni quote: 'the technology and semiconductor infrastructure that safely supports an 800V EV looks very similar to what an 800V rack infrastructure needs'
    • Competitive frame: 'Infineon fights with scale, TI with vertical integration, and Navitas with density'
    • + 1 more
  137. The Register — AI gobbling up power and management chips for servers (Apr 2026)
    press theregister.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Power-management chip demand inflection driven by AI servers
  138. TI / Vertiv 5.5kW server PSU reference design
    company-disclosure ti.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Vertiv PowerDirect Rack DC powered by TI GaN technology delivers up to 132kW per rack
  139. TI Capital Management investor materials (capex roadmap, depreciation, internal-mfg framing)
    investor-presentation investor.ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Capex roadmap; 95% internal mfg target framing
    • Effective subsidy stack treatment
    • Depreciation guidance ($1.8-2.0B for 2025)
  140. TI Capital Management Review presentation — Haviv Ilan / Rafael Lizardi (Feb 2026)
    investor-presentation investor.ti.com first cited by · competitor-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Capital management framework: maximize long-term FCF/share growth
    • RFAB2, LFAB1, Sherman fab roadmap
    • Manufacturing-leverage thesis underwriting Silicon Labs synergies
  141. TI gallium nitride (GaN) — product/technology page
    company-page ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • 300mm GaN status: 'delivering customer samples' — sampling, not production-qualified for HVM
    • Important caveat: don't conflate sampling with production qualification
  142. TI Lehi, Utah: 300mm wafer fabs (manufacturing site disclosure)
    company-page ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • LFAB1 acquired from Micron Q4 2021; production Q4 2022
    • LFAB2 broke ground Nov 2 2023; first production target 2026
    • Starting nodes 65nm/45nm analog/embedded; expandable beyond
  143. TI Q4 2025 financial results press release (Jan 27, 2026)
    earnings ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q4'25 revenue $4.42B, EPS $1.27
    • FY25 capex $4.6B; 2026 guide $2-3B
    • FCF $2.9B (+96% YoY) including ~$670M of CHIPS / ITC cash benefits in 2025
  144. TI reports Q4 2025 and 2025 financial results
    company-disclosure ti.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q4 2025 analog $3.6B +14% YoY; embedded $662M +8%; data center $1.5B +64% YoY (~9% of total)
    • FY25 capex $4.6B; FY26 guide $2-3B (capex tapering)
  145. TI Sherman, Texas: 300mm wafer fabs (manufacturing site disclosure)
    company-page ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • SM1 in production Dec 17 2025 (3.5-year build)
    • SM2 shell complete; cleanroom + tools begin 2026
    • SM3-SM4 sequencing through end of decade
    • + 2 more
  146. TI worldwide manufacturing overview (company-page disclosure)
    company-page ti.com first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Seven captive A/T sites globally: Aguascalientes (MX), Chengdu (CN), Kuala Lumpur (MY), Melaka×2 (MY), Baguio (PH), Pampanga/Clark (PH), Aizu (JP), Miho (JP)
    • Wafer fab list: Sherman (SM1-SM4), Lehi (LFAB1-2), Richardson (RFAB1-2), Dallas (legacy 200mm + GaN), Aizu, Miho
    • Cheonan, Korea NOT listed as a TI manufacturing site (corrects prompt assumption)
  147. TIKR Blog — Texas Instruments 2025 free cash flow doubled analysis
    third-party-analysis tikr.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • FY2025 FCF/share $3.23 (up 97% YoY from $1.63 in FY2024)
    • Capex $4.6B in 2025 → $2-3B guide for 2026 (end of 6-year elevated investment cycle)
    • Depreciation $1.9B in 2025 → $2.2-2.4B in 2026 (~$400M step-up)
    • + 1 more
  148. Tom's Hardware — Semiconductor giga cycle as AI rewrites compute
    press tomshardware.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • AI-driven structural cycle context; giga cycle framing for forward semi outlook
  149. Tom's Hardware — TI Sherman fab background, $60B program
    third-party-press tomshardware.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $60B 6-year capex program; tens of millions of chips per day capacity at Sherman
  150. Treasury / IRS Final Rule — §48D Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (26 CFR Part 1)
    regulatory-filing federalregister.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • 25% refundable Advanced Manufacturing ITC on US semiconductor capex placed in service from January 1, 2023
    • Final rule issued October 23, 2024
    • Recapture mechanics on PRC-guardrail violations
    • + 1 more
  151. TSM regulatory analysis — Section 232 / CHIPS PMT covenant comparator
    internal-cohort-comparator first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 232 framing methodology
    • CHIPS Arizona PMT covenants comparable to TI Sherman/Lehi
  152. TSM supply-chain analysis — Taiwan-tail framework, tier-2 chokepoint analysis
    internal-cross-reference first cited by · supply-chain-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Cohort baseline for Taiwan exposure (~92% TSMC vs <5% TXN)
    • Tier-2 chokepoints (ZEISS, Inpria, Aixtron) with TXN's differential exposure (no EUV → no ZEISS/Inpria; Aixtron is the only shared chokepoint)
  153. TXN income statement, cash flow, balance sheet, statistics — StockAnalysis.com
    data-aggregator stockanalysis.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • FY21-FY25 revenue / margin / earnings time series (rev: $18.3B / $20.0B / $17.5B / $15.6B / $17.7B)
    • FY21-FY25 OCF / capex / FCF time series (FCF: $6.3B / $5.9B / $1.3B / $1.5B / $2.6B)
    • FY22-FY25 balance sheet: cash drained $9.1B → $4.9B; total debt $8.7B → $14.0B; flipped to net debt $9.2B
    • + 3 more
  154. TXN Q3 2025 earnings call transcript (October 21, 2025)
    earnings-transcript fool.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Q3'25 revenue +14% YoY / +7% sequential
    • Q3'25 industrial +25%, auto +upper-single-digits, comms +45%, enterprise +35% all YoY
    • Q3'25 Analog +16% YoY, Embedded Processing +9% YoY
    • + 2 more
  155. TXN Q4 2025 earnings call transcript (January 27, 2026)
    earnings-transcript fool.com first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • FY2025 segment revenue: Analog +14% YoY, Embedded Processing +8% YoY
    • FY2025 end markets: Industrial $5.8B (+12%), Auto $5.8B (+6%), Personal Electronics $3.7B (+7%), Data Center $1.5B (+64%), Comms ~$500M (+20%)
    • FY2025 CHIPS Act cash benefit received: $670M
    • + 2 more
  156. US Customs and Border Protection — CSMS #67400472 Section 232 import-duty guidance
    regulatory-filing content.govdelivery.com first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 232 implementation mechanics and HTSUS application
  157. USTR — Section 301 China Tariff Actions (Four-Year Review and modifications)
    regulatory-filing ustr.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 301 List 4A baseline rates
    • 50% rate increase on HTSUS 8542-class semiconductor subheadings effective January 1, 2025
    • Bidirectional tariff exposure framing for TI Chengdu assembly and US-origin shipments to China
  158. Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity — EDTIF program
    regulatory-filing business.utah.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Lehi LFAB2 Economic Development Tax Increment Financing
    • ~$150-200M PV state/local incentives
  159. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (P.L. 117-78)
    law congress.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • UFLPA enforcement framework; Xinjiang rebuttable presumption
    • Indirect gallium upstream sourcing exposure for GaN supply chain
  160. Vault corpus — Morroni quote and three-way GaN competitive frame
    vault-corpus first cited by · financial-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Jeffrey Morroni (TI): 'the technology and semiconductor infrastructure that safely supports an 800V EV looks very similar to what an 800V rack infrastructure needs'
    • Competitive frame: 'Infineon fights with scale, TI with vertical integration, and Navitas with density' (AI Power Crisis Part 2)
    • TI 200mm in production, 300mm pilot complete, 95%+ internal manufacturing target by 2030
  161. White & Case — President Trump orders narrowly targeted 25% Section 232 tariff on certain advanced semiconductor articles (January 2026)
    law-firm-analysis whitecase.com first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Section 232 narrow-scope analysis
    • Derivative-product expansion contemplated; relative-cost asymmetry vs EU-origin parts
  162. White House Proclamation — Section 232 narrow tariff on advanced computing semiconductors, January 14, 2026
    executive-order whitehouse.gov first cited by · regulatory-analyst 2026-05-04
    • 25% Section 232 narrow scope on H200/MI325X-class advanced computing semiconductors
    • TI's analog and embedded products explicitly out of scope
    • Explicit contemplation of derivative-product scope expansion
  163. WSTS Fall 2025 Forecast
    industry-research wsts.org first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • $975.5B 2026 global semis; analog moderate recovery 2026 vs Logic/Memory steepness
  164. WSTS Spring 2025 Forecast
    industry-research wsts.org first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Analog +7.5% growth in 2025; global semis $772.2B 2025
  165. Yicai Global — China Probe on US Analog Chips $350M unlocked pool
    press yicaiglobal.com first cited by · market-positioning-analyst 2026-05-04
    • Sept 2025 Chinese MOFCOM anti-dumping probe; $350M+ near-term unlocked Chinese pool (Citi)