- Prev close
- $232.41
- Day range
- $226.15 – $233.06
- From 52-wk high
- -31.6%
- Next earnings
- in 35 days
NXPI’s +1.9% session move came against a strong tape, with the S&P 500 up 1.6% and the Nasdaq 100 up 2.8%; the more important picture is a cyclical chip name with solid growth and margins but a 3-month -28.1% slide that keeps the setup mixed.
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
As of Sep 21, 2026
66/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
NXPI moved +1.9% in the session, while the S&P 500 rose 1.9% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.9%, so the broad market backdrop was constructive but not enough by itself to explain the stock’s exact path. The intraday range was tight — open $229.14, high $233.06, low $226.15, close $232.41 — which reads as a fairly orderly session rather than a sharp stock-specific reversal. With no company-specific catalyst in the facts beyond the routine market recap, the primary driver looks market-wide rather than stock-specific, and the move was broadly in line with the risk-on tone seen in semiconductors.
Normal volatility?
This looks like normal volatility for a cyclical semiconductor name, not a fundamentals break. Revenue is up 1.9% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was up 1.9% YoY, EPS is up 1.9% YoY (TTM), and margins remain strong at gross +56.8%, operating +31.9%, and net +22.6%. Valuation is not cheap at PE 19.3, but forward PE 14.7 and PEG 1.24 — PEG is P/E divided by growth, so it shows what investors are paying per unit of growth when earnings are rising — are consistent with a business that still has decent growth support. Beta 1.88 signals above-market volatility, so a +1.9% move is well within character; the key point is that the stock’s 3m -28.1% decline reflects a more strained intermediate trend even though the underlying operating data remain intact.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-27. The facts do not include consensus revenue or EPS for that report, so I cannot state what the market is explicitly expecting on the print; what is available is the recent operating baseline of revenue +8.8% YoY (TTM), latest quarter +19.5% YoY, EPS +39.6% YoY (TTM), with gross margin +56.8%, operating margin +31.9%, and net margin +22.6%. The stock-specific reaction pattern around prior prints is not provided here, so I won’t invent one. The market will be focused on whether automotive and industrial demand stays steady, whether the latest growth rate can hold near +19.5% YoY, and whether margins stay close to the current +31.9% operating level given the cycle and the stock’s 3m -28.1% price trend.
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