QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.06 EPS

QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.06), FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $3.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.50 million. QuickLogic had a negative net margin of 58.26% and a negative return on equity of 33.71%.

Here are the key takeaways from QuickLogic’s conference call:

• QuickLogic secured a $13 million tranche of its U.S. government SRH program (part of an expanded program with a potential $89M ceiling), has SRH FPGA test chips in hand, and has already received orders for dev kits—management calls this a strong demand signal.
• Architectural enhancements that materially improve PPA are now extensible to advanced nodes; the company completed a 1M‑LUT Intel 18A study, has multiple Intel 18A test/IP contracts (>$1M to date with a fourth pending), and expects a mid‑seven‑figure eFPGA hard IP award once funding clears.
• Management is accelerating its “storefront” model with plans for three MPW tapeouts in 2026 (two fully customer‑funded, one partially) and is pursuing discrete SRH FPGAs, chiplets, and embedded eFPGA IP—positioning it to target management’s stated 50–100% revenue growth for 2026.
• Q4 revenue was $3.7M (‑35% YoY) with a non‑GAAP net loss of $2.9M; the quarter included a large impairment on SensiML plus inventory reserves and unexpected professional services costs that compressed non‑GAAP gross margin to 20.8%.
• Q1 guidance is $5.5M ±10% (new products $4.5M), Q1 non‑GAAP gross margin ~45% ±5% and an expected Q1 net loss of ~$0.8M; cash totaled $18.8M (including a $15M credit line) and management expects cash flow and profitability to improve in H2 2026.

QuickLogic Stock Up 20.5%

QUIK stock traded up $1.60 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.39. 342,515 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 175,773. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. QuickLogic has a twelve month low of $4.26 and a twelve month high of $9.59. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.63. The company has a market capitalization of $160.48 million, a PE ratio of -16.47 and a beta of 0.60.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on QUIK shares. Northland Securities lowered QuickLogic from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of QuickLogic in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Lake Street Capital started coverage on shares of QuickLogic in a report on Monday, February 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, QuickLogic presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.50.

Trending Headlines about QuickLogic

Here are the key news stories impacting QuickLogic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management is forecasting 50%–100% revenue growth in 2026 tied to major government contracts and new storefront initiatives, a growth trajectory that could materially expand revenues and drive re-rating if execution proceeds as planned. QuickLogic forecasts 50%–100% revenue growth in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue of $3.73M beat consensus (~$3.50M), suggesting demand or contract timing improvements in the core eFPGA/ruggedized FPGA and Endpoint AI product lines. The company continues to emphasize government and rugged-market opportunities. QuickLogic Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: QuickLogic will exhibit and present at GOMACTech 2026 (March 9–12), a defense/avionics-focused show that increases visibility with government and defense customers but is more of a long‑lead commercial/contract development opportunity than an immediate revenue driver. QuickLogic to Exhibit and Present at GOMACTech 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call commentary and transcripts highlight strategic initiatives to scale government storefronts and Endpoint AI offerings; these outline a playbook for growth but include execution milestones that investors will watch closely. QuickLogic (QUIK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed estimates — a loss of $0.17 vs. consensus loss of $0.11 — and the company remains unprofitable with a negative net margin (~58%) and negative return on equity; EPS also declined from $0.04 a year ago, underscoring near-term profitability risk if revenue ramps slip. QuickLogic (QUIK) Reports Q4 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Insider Transactions at QuickLogic

In other QuickLogic news, CFO Elias Nader sold 10,813 shares of QuickLogic stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.36, for a total value of $68,770.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 71,193 shares in the company, valued at $452,787.48. The trade was a 13.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 19,124 shares of company stock worth $123,177 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of QuickLogic by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 655,877 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,975,000 after acquiring an additional 28,587 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of QuickLogic by 2.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 210,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,295,000 after purchasing an additional 5,721 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of QuickLogic by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 169,902 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,021,000 after purchasing an additional 11,543 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in QuickLogic by 40.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 99,576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 28,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new stake in QuickLogic during the 3rd quarter worth about $406,000. 31.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in ultra-low power, multi-core sensor processing System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions and embedded field programmable gate array (eFPGA) intellectual property. The company’s products are designed to enable always-on, voice-activated, and vision-driven applications at the edge, delivering a balance of performance, flexibility, and power efficiency. QuickLogic’s technology is often deployed in consumer, mobile, and industrial IoT devices, where minimizing energy consumption is critical.

Among QuickLogic’s key offerings is the EOS™ family of sensor processing SoCs, which integrate ARM Cortex-M cores alongside proprietary sensor fusion and neural network engines, coupled with customizable FPGA fabric.