Jabil (JBL) posted a strong fiscal third quarter on Wednesday, beating Wall Street on both the top and bottom line, then raised its full-year outlook. But the market wasn’t impressed — at least not right away.
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The stock closed down about 2.6%, sitting around $375.51 after the results hit. Even after an 83% run over the past 12 months, investors seemed hesitant.
Q3 non-GAAP EPS came in at $3.16, up roughly 23% year-over-year and $0.08 ahead of the $3.08 analyst estimate. Revenue landed at $8.8B, up about 12% year-over-year and ahead of the $8.55B consensus.
CEO Mike Dastoor called it “a very strong third quarter,” noting results came in ahead of expectations across revenue, operating margin, EPS, and free cash flow.
Dastoor also flagged strong AI infrastructure demand as a key driver, saying the full-year AI-related revenue outlook is now “meaningfully higher.” Recovery in Automotive and Connected Living also helped the quarter.
Jabil bumped its fiscal 2026 revenue target to $35B from a prior forecast of $34B. The new figure sits above the analyst consensus of $34.30B.
Full-year non-GAAP EPS guidance moved up to $12.70 from $12.25. The consensus had been $12.39.
Adjusted free cash flow guidance also moved higher, now expected to top $1.4B versus the prior outlook of more than $1.3B. Core operating margin guidance ticked up to 5.8% from 5.7%.
For Q4, Jabil guided net revenue between $9.2B and $10B, with a midpoint of $9.6B. That compares favorably to the consensus of $9.05B. Q4 non-GAAP EPS guidance came in at a midpoint of $4.00, above the $3.73 consensus.
Despite the clean beat and raised guidance across the board, JBL pulled back. The market’s reaction looks like a classic “buy the rumor, sell the news” situation.
With the stock already up nearly 65% year-to-date and 83% over the past year, the bar was high. Investors appear to be questioning whether the strong Q4 and full-year targets were already baked into the price.
There are also some lingering concerns. Jabil carries a notable debt load and operates on relatively thin margins. That combination can make earnings more volatile if demand softens or costs rise unexpectedly.
Still, the company’s free cash flow generation remains a key strength. It gives Jabil room to pay down debt, buy back stock, and invest in AI-related growth without needing to tap capital markets.
The stock received 8 positive EPS revisions in the last 90 days and zero negative ones. InvestingPro rates Jabil’s financial health as “good performance.”
Jabil’s market cap sits at roughly $40.68B, with an average daily trading volume of around 1.2 million. The technical sentiment signal is currently listed as a Buy.
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