Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

TD SYNNEX entered the end of Q3 FY2026 with exceptionally strong reported momentum: Q2 revenue increased 31.0%, non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 62.2%, and non-GAAP operating margin expanded 37 basis points. Management nevertheless guided Q3 revenue and non-GAAP EPS below the unusually strong Q2 levels, while Q2 and first-half free cash flow were negative because of substantial working-capital investment. The balance of rapid demand growth, better operating leverage, gross-margin pressure, and weak near-term cash conversion supports a neutral stance until Q3 results establish how much of the acceleration is durable.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets11 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$278.00
Mean target$333.55
High · most bullish analyst$374.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$278.0020%

Revenue or non-GAAP EPS falls below management's Q3 outlook, gross-margin pressure intensifies, or another quarter of negative free cash flow indicates that rapid growth is consuming more working capital than anticipated. A slowdown in IT spending, unfavorable vendor or customer developments, trade-policy disruption, or supply constraints would amplify downside risk.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$333.5550%
Matches the consensus mean

Q3 results remain within management's $18.2-$19.0 billion revenue and $4.25-$4.75 non-GAAP diluted EPS ranges, indicating continued year-over-year growth but sequential normalization from Q2. Operating profitability remains resilient while working-capital consumption begins to moderate.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$374.0030%

Broad-based strength in Distribution and Hyve persists, Q3 results meet or exceed the high ends of management's ranges, and operating leverage continues despite mix-related gross-margin pressure. Sustained demand for accelerated computing, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI infrastructure would reinforce the view that Q2 represented durable growth rather than a temporary surge.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Q2 FY2026 revenue reached $19.575 billion, increasing 31.0% year over year, while non-GAAP diluted EPS rose 62.2% to $4.85.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 3.14% from 2.77%, demonstrating operating leverage despite a 16-basis-point decline in gross margin.
  • TD SYNNEX returned $151 million to stockholders during Q2 through $112 million of repurchases and $39 million of dividends; the quarterly dividend increased 9% year over year.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Q2 free cash flow was negative $332.433 million and first-half free cash flow was negative $1.261 billion, reflecting substantial working-capital absorption during rapid growth.
  • Q2 gross margin declined to 6.84% from 7.00%, indicating that revenue growth and operating leverage are accompanied by adverse mix or gross-to-net effects.
  • Company-identified uncertainties include IT-spending weakness, customer and supplier concentration, competitive margin pressure, tariffs and trade policy, foreign exchange, supply constraints, and customer credit exposure.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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