Thesis

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

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Thesis Summary

Texas Instruments entered the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: Q2 revenue rose 23% year over year, operating profit rose 48%, and trailing-12-month free cash flow reached USD 6.534 billion. The Q3 revenue and EPS outlook points to further sequential growth. These positives are balanced by semiconductor cyclicality, continued dependence on industrial and automotive demand, significant fixed manufacturing capacity, and execution, regulatory and financing risks surrounding the pending USD 7.5 billion Silicon Labs acquisition.

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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 targets31 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$225.00
Mean target$324.45
High · most bullish analyst$405.00
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 18 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$225.0020%

The cyclical recovery reverses, Q3 revenue or EPS falls below the low end of company guidance, and underutilized manufacturing capacity pressures profitability and cash generation. Free cash flow falls below the recent dividend run rate, while regulatory delays, debt financing or integration challenges reduce the prospective value of the Silicon Labs transaction.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$324.4556%
Matches the consensus mean

Q3 results remain within management's USD 5.65 billion to USD 6.15 billion revenue outlook and USD 2.23 to USD 2.57 EPS outlook. Demand growth moderates after the sharp Q2 recovery, but trailing free cash flow continues to cover dividends. The Silicon Labs acquisition remains pending toward its expected first-half 2027 close.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$405.0024%

Revenue remains at or above the upper half of the Q3 outlook, broad growth across industrial, data center and automotive persists, and higher factory utilization sustains free-cash-flow conversion. The Silicon Labs transaction receives approvals on schedule and the combined business remains positioned to capture approximately USD 450 million of annual manufacturing and operational synergies within three years after closing.

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

Key Investment Merits
  • Q2 2026 revenue increased 23% year over year, with broad growth led by industrial, data center and automotive.
  • Trailing-12-month free cash flow increased to USD 6.534 billion, representing 33.6% of revenue and exceeding USD 5.112 billion of dividends paid.
  • The pending Silicon Labs acquisition would add approximately 1,200 wireless-connectivity products and is expected by the companies to generate approximately USD 450 million of annual manufacturing and operational synergies within three years after closing.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Demand for semiconductors is cyclical, and customer demand or inventory adjustments can differ materially from forecasts.
  • TI's substantial internally owned manufacturing footprint creates fixed-cost and utilization risk if demand weakens.
  • The Silicon Labs transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions and is expected to require a combination of cash and debt financing.
  • The expected Silicon Labs synergies and earnings accretion are forward-looking and depend on successful closing, manufacturing migration and integration.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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