Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) investor relations material

Merger progress and strategic rationale

• Confident in closing the Qorvo merger within the current calendar and fiscal year, with regulatory waiting periods expired and financing secured.

• The merger is expected to deliver $500 million in synergies over 24–36 months, with front-loaded OpEx savings and longer-term factory consolidation.

• The combined entity will have a $5.5 billion mobile business and a $2.5–2.6 billion non-mobile business, enhancing scale and diversification.

• Improved technology base and expanded engineering talent pool are anticipated to drive innovation and competitive positioning.

• Confidence in achieving synergy targets has increased, with pre-synergy actions already underway.

Financial outlook and capital allocation

• Long-term model targets mid-high single-digit growth, 50–55% gross margin, 30–35% operating margin, and 35–40% EBITDA margin.

• Broad Markets segment expected to grow at low double digits, while mobile segment assumes low to mid single-digit growth.

• Capital allocation will prioritize share repurchases over dividends, with $2 billion in new buybacks announced.

• Focus remains on disciplined, accretive M&A to further diversify and grow margins.

• Input costs remain a headwind, but mitigation strategies are in place.

Product, technology, and market opportunities

• Merger enables new product capabilities, especially in RF, GaN technology, and defense applications, expanding frequency reach and cross-selling opportunities.

• Data center and AI infrastructure businesses are growing over 50% year-over-year, with supply constraints and strong demand for power isolation and timing products.

• Premium smartphone segment remains strong, with multi-generational design wins and increasing RF content driven by AI and new wireless standards.

• Broad Markets business constitutes 43% of revenue, with strategic growth in Wi-Fi, automotive, data center, and defense.

• Wi-Fi 7 ramp is in mid-cycle, with meaningful double-digit content uplift per access point and further gains expected with Wi-Fi 8.