Arm Holdings
Arm Holdings' revenue rose 22.8% to $4.9 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 18.3%, down from 20.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $979 million, up 450.0%. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2022 to 2026, earnings per share grew 12.0% a year and net income 13.3% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 4% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,004 | 2,215 | 2,923 | 2,825 | 3,601 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 633.0x | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | — | 2.6x | 2.8x | 5.2x | 6.0x |
| Quick ratio | — | 2.6x | 2.8x | 5.2x | 6.0x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | — | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −10.6% | 4.7% | −6.3% |
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5 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||
| Revenue | 2,703 | 2,679 | 3,233 | 4,007 | 4,920 |
| Revenue growth | — | −0.9% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 22.8% |
| Gross profit | 2,572 | 2,573 | 3,079 | 3,886 | 4,799 |
| Research and development | 995 | 1,133 | 1,979 | 2,071 | 2,776 |
| Operating income | 633 | 671 | 111 | 831 | 900 |
| Net income | 549 | 524 | 306 | 792 | 904 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.29 | 0.75 | 0.85 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 1,025 | 1,028 | 1,044 | 1,063 | 1,068 |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | 458 | 739 | 1,090 | 397 | 1,524 |
| Capital expenditure | 34 | 64 | 92 | 219 | 545 |
| Free cash flow | 424 | 675 | 998 | 178 | 979 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 26 | 79 | 1,037 | 820 | 1,052 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,004 | 2,215 | 2,923 | 2,825 | 3,601 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | 6,866 | 7,927 | 8,932 | 10,703 |
| Total liabilities | — | 2,815 | 2,632 | 2,093 | 2,417 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3,548 | 4,051 | 5,295 | 6,839 | 8,286 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||
| Gross margin | 95.2% | 96.0% | 95.2% | 97.0% | 97.5% |
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 25.1% | 3.4% | 20.7% | 18.3% |
| Net margin | 20.3% | 19.6% | 9.5% | 19.8% | 18.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.7% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 4.4% | 19.9% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — | 6.5% | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | — | — | 4.1% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |