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Earnings analysis · 10-Q

CLS earnings analysis

Filed July 27, 2026 · Our reading of the company's report

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Celestica delivered a strong Q2, with revenue of $4.6986 billion up 62% year over year and GAAP EPS of $3.17 up 74%, while revenue and adjusted EPS exceeded the company’s Q2 guidance ranges. Growth was led by CCS,…

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Celestica delivered a strong Q2, with revenue of $4.6986 billion up 62% year over year and GAAP EPS of $3.17 up 74%, while revenue and adjusted EPS exceeded the company’s Q2 guidance ranges. Growth was led by CCS, especially AI/ML compute and hyperscaler networking programs, and both segment margins expanded. The trade-off is a substantially larger investment and working-capital burden, with $493.3 million of first-half capex and inventories rising by $1.2137 billion in the first half; however, operating cash flow reached $767.2 million and liquidity availability was $1.7396 billion.

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From revenue to operating profit

Where each $100 of revenue went in this report.

Of every $100 of revenue Cost of sales $87 Operating expenses $3 Left as operating profit $10

Cost of sales, operating expenses, and what remained. Figures are rounded to whole dollars.

Where revenue came from

The business segments reported by the company.

CCS revenue 44.8% Communications 31.2% Enterprise 13.6% ATS revenue 10.4%

Shares of the segments disclosed in this filing, largest first.

How we read each report

Our analysis across the last few reports.

Read as bullish Read as bearish Apr 2025 Jul 2026

Our model's reading of each filing, not the share price or the market's reaction. Annual and quarterly reports each occupy one position.

Reported figures

Earnings per share
$3.17

What stood out

  • Revenue accelerated to $4.70B

    Q2 revenue rose 62% year over year to $4.6986 billion and 16% sequentially by $651.6 million. Revenue exceeded the filing’s Q2 guidance range of $4.15 billion to $4.45 billion, driven by higher-than-anticipated customer demand and operational execution.

  • GAAP earnings rose sharply

    GAAP EPS increased 74% year over year to $3.17 from $1.82, while net earnings rose 75% to $368.8 million. Sequential net earnings increased $156.5 million from $212.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating leverage expanded margins

    GAAP operating margin expanded to 9.8% from 9.4% a year earlier and from 6.7% in Q1 2026. Adjusted operating margin was 8.2%, above the 8.0% midpoint embedded in Q2 guidance.

  • CCS AI and cloud demand remained strong

    CCS revenue grew 84% to $3.8103 billion, with Enterprise up 167% to $1.1571 billion on an AI/ML compute-program ramp. CCS segment margin increased 40 basis points to 8.7%.

  • Cash generation funded investment

    Operating cash flow was $410.9 million in Q2, up from $152.4 million a year earlier, and free cash flow was $147.1 million. First-half free cash flow increased $71.5 million year over year to $285.0 million despite $493.3 million of capital expenditures.

  • Liquidity capacity increased

    The April credit amendment expanded revolver commitments to $1.750 billion and extended revolver and Term A maturities to April 2031. At June 30, revolver availability was $1.7396 billion, with no revolver borrowings outstanding.

What to watch

  • CCS mix and TRS effects cloud margin quality

    Gross margin declined 50 basis points year over year to 12.3% from 12.8%, which management attributed primarily to CCS mix dynamics. The reported result also included $48.4 million of favorable TRS fair-value gains in cost of sales.

  • Working capital and capex requirements rising

    Growth is increasing working-capital and capital needs: inventories consumed $728.8 million and receivables consumed $170.8 million of Q2 operating cash flow, while Q2 capex was $263.8 million, or approximately 5.6% of $4.6986 billion revenue. Management expects approximately $1.0 billion of 2026 capital spending.

  • Hyperscaler concentration and AI demand risk

    Customer concentration increased: the top 10 customers represented 83% of Q2 revenue versus 78% a year earlier, and three CCS customers represented 32%, 17%, and 14% of total revenue. Management notes that hyperscaler AI/data-center demand may be delayed, reduced, or cancelled if technology, regulatory, component, capacity, or utility conditions deteriorate.

  • No formal risk-factor updates; market exposure remains

    Item 1A states there were no material changes to risk factors from the 2025 10-K. Nonetheless, the filing quantifies sensitivity to financial-market exposures: a $1 decline in the share price would reduce TRS value by $1.3 million, and a 1-percentage-point interest-rate increase would add $3.9 million of annual interest expense after swaps.

Management's outlook

The 10-Q does not incorporate numeric revenue or EPS outlook, stating that the updated 2026 annual outlook is in the July 27, 2026 earnings press release. Management does quantify expected 2026 capital spending at approximately $1.0 billion, funded from operating cash flow.

Earlier filings 3

10-Q · April 27, 2026

Celestica reported materially higher Q1 2026 revenue of $4,047.0 million (up 53% YoY) with gross profit of $437.2 million (up 60% YoY) and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.83 (up 147% YoY). Both reportable segments expanded: CCS…

10-K · February 27, 2026

Celestica reported strong 2025 top-line growth driven by data-center/hyperscaler programs: total revenue for 2025 was $12.38 billion with the Connectivity & Cloud Solutions (CCS) segment up 42% to $9.19 billion.…

10-Q · April 24, 2025

Celestica reported Q1 2025 revenue of $2,648.6 million (up $439.7 million or 19.9% vs Q1 2024's $2,208.9 million) with diluted EPS of $0.74 (down from $0.77 in Q1 2024). Revenue growth was driven by CCS (Communications)…

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