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Sonos Beats Q3 Estimates, Shares Up 4.6% Since Report

Sonos reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 27 cents per share, which soared 52% year over year and topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents. Revenues increased 9% to $375 million, beating the $367 million consensus by 2.3%, driven by speaker demand and international expansion. On a constant-currency basis, total revenues rose 7%, accelerating three percentage points from the second quarter. The company's installed base exceeded 53 million connected devices across more than 17 million homes. For the fourth quarter, Sonos expects revenues of $325 million to $355 million, representing 13% to 23% growth, with adjusted EBITDA projected between a loss of $11 million and a profit of $18 million. For fiscal 2026, the company expects revenue growth of 6% to 8% and adjusted EBITDA of $181 million, up 37%.

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Sonos Q4 Guidance Balances Revenue Growth Against Memory Inflation

Sonos expects fourth-quarter revenues of $325 million to $355 million, implying reported growth of 13% to 23% year over year, but higher memory prices are expected to reduce fourth-quarter gross profit by about $35 million year over year. The 14-week quarter includes an extra fiscal week expected to contribute about $24 million of sales, and excluding that calendar benefit, management projects growth of 4% to 15%. GAAP gross margin is guided to 39% to 41%, with non-GAAP gross margin about 120 basis points higher, and adjusted EBITDA could range from an $11 million loss to an $18 million profit. Management views the lower end of the 39% to 41% GAAP gross-margin range as a reasonable starting point for fiscal 2027, with the first half expected to run lower before mitigation actions increasingly take effect. Sonos ended the third quarter with $206.9 million in cash and $54.1 million of marketable securities, for a combined $261 million, while inventory stood at $158 million, up 37% year over year.

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Sonos Q3 Revenue Rises 9% to $375 Million as Turnaround Gains Traction

Sonos reported third-quarter revenue of $375.26 million, up 8.8% from a year earlier, as CEO Tom Conrad's turnaround efforts delivered a seventh straight quarter of meeting commitments. Non-GAAP earnings per share reached $0.27, beating the $0.20 consensus estimate, while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 24.2% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The quarter benefited from a non-recurring $23.2 million tariff refund, and Conrad highlighted a $5 billion incremental revenue opportunity by increasing devices per multiproduct household from 4.5 to 6. Shares closed at $14.66, up 35.6% over one year but down 16.5% year to date, with a market cap around $1.73 billion and a consensus analyst price target of $19.12.

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OpenAI developing screen-free smart speaker, sending Sonos shares down 7%

OpenAI is developing a mobile, screen-free smart speaker, marking its debut in consumer hardware, according to a Bloomberg News report. Shares of Sonos tumbled as much as 7% on the news, while Apple shares were unchanged. The device, powered by ChatGPT, is designed to proactively learn user habits, control smart-home appliances, play audio, answer questions, and draft messages. The move comes as OpenAI prepares for a highly anticipated IPO and puts it in competition with Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple, which recently sued OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft. OpenAI maintains the speaker differs substantially from Apple's products and does not infringe on intellectual property.

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Lazard, Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Sonos, and Carnival make big moves this week

Several stocks made notable moves this week. Lazard rose 4.4% on Thursday after being named financial advisor to Warburg Pincus on a $3.6 billion private equity transaction. Cloudflare gained 6% on Tuesday following a Scotiabank upgrade to Sector Outperform and a price target increase to $300 from $225. DigitalOcean climbed 7% on Tuesday after pre-announcing record preliminary second-quarter 2026 results, with remaining performance obligations expected to top $800 million, more than ten times higher than a year earlier. Sonos advanced 2.5% on Tuesday after renewing an exclusive sales representative agreement with AdsWizz for its audio advertising inventory across Europe. Carnival rose 5.3% on Thursday after its board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share.

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AI Memory Crunch Hits Hardware Makers

Apple and Microsoft are starting to pass higher memory costs on to customers due to the AI boom. Data centers need more memory chips, tightening supply across the electronics market. Apple raised prices on some iPads and Macs, while Microsoft lifted the Xbox Series S price by $100. Smaller hardware companies face greater pressure, with GoPro reporting memory costs jumped 80% to 115% near the end of the first quarter and Sonos also dealing with higher component costs. Micron is benefiting from the same dynamics, gaining pricing power as memory prices rise.

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Sonos Shares Fall on Google Home Speaker Competition

Sonos shares fell 4.7% in afternoon trading after Google unveiled its new $100 Google Home Speaker, intensifying competition in the home audio market. The device, heavily integrated with Google's Gemini AI assistant and featuring 360-degree sound, directly challenges products from Sonos, Apple, and Amazon. The stock closed at $14.30, down 3.7% from the previous close. Additional pressure came from U.S. business groups warning about potential new tariffs on consumer technology products.

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