Super Micro (SMCI) Gets 13% Boost as Sales, Outlook Soar

We recently published 10 Stocks With Monster Gains. Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) was one of the top performers on Wednesday.

Super Micro soared by 13.14 percent on Wednesday to finish at $35.04 apiece, as investor sentiment was fueled by a strong earnings performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 and a highly optimistic outlook for the third quarter, with net sales targeted to more than double year-on-year.

In an updated report, Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) said that net income in the quarter ending December 31 jumped by 25 percent to $400.56 million from $320.6 million in the same period a year earlier, while net sales soared by 123 percent to $12.68 billion from $5.68 billion year-on-year.

“With our leading AI server and storage technology foundation, strong customer engagements, and expanding global manufacturing footprint, we are scaling rapidly to support large AI and enterprise deployments while continuing to strengthen our operational and financial execution,” Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) President and CEO Charles Liang said.

“Our DCBBS, Data Center Building Block Solutions, enable customers to scale faster, greener, and at lower cost, Supermicro is well positioned to capture the next wave of AI and IT infrastructure demand,” he added.

Looking ahead, Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) is targeting to grow its net sales for the third quarter ending March 2026 by 167 percent to $12.3 billion from only $4.6 billion in the same period last year.

For the full fiscal year, Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) is targeting net sales to be at $40 billion, or an implied growth of 82 percent versus $21.97 billion in the full fiscal year 2025.

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