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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)

Texas Instruments remains a high-quality analog franchise, but the current setup still reads more like a Hold than a wide-gap opportunity given where the cycle and multiple already sit.

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Report date 10 Apr 2026, 22:15Report updated Apr 9, 2026Active coverage

Current workspace reference

Kept here as reference beside the published report: the current workspace now shows a Hold signal with medium confidence as shares are currently being evaluated against an older daily scheduled quote of $215 versus $215 fair value, implying +0.2 upside.

Current workspace signal

Hold

Confidence

Medium

Stale scheduled quote

$215

Fair value

$215

+0.2 upside

Reference freshness

Price basis

Stale scheduled quote

Latest daily scheduled quote is past the freshness window. Daily scheduled refresh as of Apr 10, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC. Fresh through Apr 11, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.

Filing reference

8-K filed Jun 2, 2026 | Reporting period May 27, 2026

Filing refreshed Jun 6, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC. Fresh through Jun 6, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.

Fundamentals reference

Live SEC companyfacts currently cover revenue, operating margin, free cash flow, and net cash / net debt. Reporting period end 2025-12-31.

Fundamentals refreshed 6 Jun 2026, 06:27 UTC. Fresh through 6 Jun 2026, 18:27 UTC.

Thesis scorecard

Growth

Moderate

Cycle recovery helps, but the long-run story is steadier than high-growth.

Profitability

Strong

Analog economics still support very strong margins and returns through the cycle.

Balance sheet

Moderate

Leverage is manageable, though the current capex cycle reduces balance-sheet flexibility.

Valuation

Moderate

The quality premium is understandable, but the current spread is still not especially wide.

Execution / Resilience

Strong

Product breadth and embedded demand support resilience once the cycle normalizes.

Bull / Base / Bear scenarios

Bull case

$236

Normalized support: Growth, margin, and cash-flow trends are supportive of the upside case.

Base case

$215

Normalized support: Current margin, cash-generation, and balance-sheet profile are mixed.

Bear case

$182

Downside protection: Cash generation and balance-sheet support are mixed in the bear case.

Base-case assumptions

These are the published base-case assumptions behind the note. They are reasoned valuation inputs at the report date, not reported facts.

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

6.0%

+/- 1.0% => +/-$7/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case growth assumption, not a guarantee. It sits below the latest FY model-base revenue pace (2025.0%), so the model does not extend current strength too far into the outer years. Current company context: A gradually improving demand cycle can still help fair value, even without assuming an aggressive rebound.

Terminal Growth

2.5%

+/- 0.5% => +/-$5/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's mature long-run growth assumption, not a perpetual hypergrowth claim. At 2.5%, it sits well below the 6.0% five-year revenue CAGR, so the model steps down from the explicit forecast period to a steadier long-run pace. For Texas Instruments Incorporated, that means a durable franchise can keep compounding after year five without assuming today's faster growth profile lasts indefinitely.

WACC

8.8%

+/- 0.5% => -$8/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case cost-of-capital judgment, not a precise CAPM output. It reflects the current rates backdrop, equity risk premium, and the company's balance-sheet posture. Leverage remains manageable through the current capex cycle

Operating Margin (Year 5)

38.5%

+/- 100 bps => +/-$5/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case margin view, not a promise of straight-line expansion. It keeps year-five margins close to today's model-base operating margin (37.3%), which implies the current margin structure is broadly durable. Margin input keeps the long-run analog franchise economics separate from short-term factory-load distortion.

How to read the assumptions and sensitivities

These are base-case assumptions used to estimate fair value. They are reasonable model inputs, not reported facts.

Each sensitivity line shows the estimated fair-value-per-share change from a small move in that one input while the other inputs stay fixed.

bps means basis points. 100 bps equals 1.00 percentage point.

WACC sensitivity moves in the opposite direction because a higher discount rate lowers present value, while a lower discount rate raises it.

Model base vs reported fundamentals

Side-by-side view of the latest live reported fundamentals versus the current AnalystScope model base used in public valuation and thesis work.

Reported numbers show the latest company print. Model base is the comparable operating base AnalystScope uses for valuation work, which can include standardization, conservative balance-sheet treatment, working-capital cleanup, and through-cycle adjustments when current reported figures do not look durable.

Reported fundamentals source

SEC XBRL companyfacts API

Live SEC companyfacts currently cover revenue, operating margin, free cash flow, and net cash / net debt. Reporting period end 2025-12-31.

Fundamentals refreshed 6 Jun 2026, 06:27 UTC. Fresh through 6 Jun 2026, 18:27 UTC.

Model-base impact on the thesis

For Texas Instruments, the model base reflects durable analog economics through the cycle rather than a straight-line read of any one semiconductor trough or rebound year.

MetricLive reportedStatusModel baseStatus
Revenue (TTM)$17.7BLive reported$17.7B

+9.9% YoY

Adjustment: Model revenue smooths analog-cycle troughs and avoids extrapolating a single inventory reset too far into the base case.

Model base
Operating Margin34.1%Live reported37.3%

+126 bps YoY

Adjustment: Margin input keeps the long-run analog franchise economics separate from short-term factory-load distortion.

Model base
FCF (TTM)$2.6BLive reported$5.4B

30.5% margin

Adjustment: FCF input stays conservative on capex intensity and does not assume the current investment cycle immediately normalizes.

Model base
Net Cash / (Debt)($10.5B)Live reported($5.2B)

Leverage remains manageable through the current capex cycle

Adjustment: Balance-sheet treatment preserves a cautious view of leverage while large capital-spend programs remain active.

Model base

Published investment view

The published report remains anchored to a Hold rating, with the latest note event recorded as New. The current workspace now evaluates the stock against $215 versus a base-case fair value of $215, implying +0.2 upside.

Fair value $215 vs. current $215 (+0.2 upside).

Confidence framing

Method agreement / dispersion

Valuation methods are tightly grouped, with implied values ranging from $207 to $220.

Margin strength

Operating margin is 37.3%, with +126 bps vs prior FY.

Balance sheet position

Balance sheet positioning is ($5.2B), with leverage remains manageable through the current capex cycle.

Key drivers

Analog franchise durability and embedded-customer exposure support a healthier through-cycle base than many semis.

High gross margin and strong returns on incremental revenue keep the valuation floor sturdier than a commodity-like chip story.

A gradually improving demand cycle can still help fair value, even without assuming an aggressive rebound.

Key risks

Industrial and automotive demand could stay softer for longer than the current through-cycle base assumes.

Heavy capex could keep free-cash-flow conversion below prior-cycle norms for longer.

The current premium multiple leaves less room for disappointment if the recovery is slow.

What would change our view

A cleaner volume recovery without margin slippage would improve the setup.

If capex stays elevated while demand remains sluggish, confidence in the current base case would weaken.

A wider discount to the current fair-value range would make the analog-quality story more compelling.

Near-term catalysts

Industrial and auto order commentary remain the most important near-term signals.

Factory-load and capex framing will matter as much as the next revenue print in this setup.

Inventory normalization across key end markets can shift sentiment even before revenue fully recovers.

What we are watching

Whether end-market demand is broadening or still concentrated in a few improving pockets.

How durable margins remain if utilization stays below prior-cycle levels.

Whether the current capital-spend program is reinforcing or constraining long-run fair-value support.

Report archive context

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How to read note event vs rating

Note event tells you what changed in the latest published note. Published rating shows the stance after that event.

Both were published Apr 9, 2026.

Report updated

Apr 9, 2026

Coverage status

Active coverage

Latest note event

New

Published Apr 9, 2026

Current published rating

Hold

Published Apr 9, 2026

Analyst note

Watching industrial recovery breadth, capex intensity, and whether analog margins stay durable through the current cycle.

What changed in the report

Apr 9, 2026

Added to AnalystScope coverage

Impact: New Hold view on analog quality through the cycle

Apr 9, 2026

Kept capex assumptions conservative

Impact: Avoids overstating free-cash-flow recovery

Report timeline

Apr 9, 2026

NewHold

Started coverage with a Hold view on franchise quality versus a still-moderate spread to fair value.

AnalystScope

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