NXP Semiconductors: Solid Q2 Results And Better Q3 Guide Reflects Continued Broad-based Recovery + SDV / Physical AI / DC Content Gains; Visibility Improving

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NXP Semiconductors: Solid Q2 Results And Better Q3 Guide Reflects Continued Broad-based Recovery + SDV / Physical AI / DC Content Gains; Visibility Improving

J P M O R G A N North America Equity Research

29 July 2026

NXP Semiconductors

Solid Q2 Results And Better Q3 Guide Reflects Neutral

Continued Broad-based Recovery + SDV / Physical AI / NXPI, NXPI US

DC Content Gains; Visibility Improving Price (28 Jul 26):$259.12

▲Price Target (Dec-27):$300.00

Prior (Dec-26):$295.00

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) reported solid 2Q26 results and a 3Q26 guide that

came in modestly above Street expectations. Q2 growth was driven by broad-based Semiconductors & Semiconductor

Capital Equipment / IT Hardwareimprovements across all of the company’s end-markets — all of which posted

positive Q/Q growth and accelerated on a Y/Y basis (ex-Mobile, which fell -10% Harlan Sur AC

Q/Q and decelerated to +6% Y/Y growth this quarter) due to company-specific (1-415) 315-6700

harlan.sur@jpmorgan.com

drivers such as software-defined vehicles (SDV), electrification, industrial edge

processing, connectivity, and rising data center content. At the midpoint, the Q3 Apoorva Kumar

(1-212) 270-0668

guide calls for revenue to grow to $3.75B (+7% Q/Q), reflecting a slight upward apoorva.kumar@jpmorgan.com

revision to Street estimates of $3.71B and continued sequential growth across all

Mayur Ramdhani

end-markets. In Automotive, NXPI’s largest end-market at ~55% of sales, (1-212) 622-1664

management clarified that growth was primarily being driven by content gains tied mayur.ramdhani@jpmorgan.com

to SDV, vehicle electrification, and in-vehicle networking, rather than any cyclical J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

restocking (even though inventory digestion is largely behind the company). This