US Stock Market Move | Q1 performance guidance exceeds expectations Teradyne, Inc. (TER.US) rose over 8% in pre-market trading.

On Tuesday, Teradyne, Inc. (TER.US) rose more than 8% in pre-market trading, with the opening expected to reach a record high of $269.02. On the news front, the company announced that its performance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 exceeded expectations, with Q4 revenue increasing by 43.9% year-on-year to $1.08 billion, higher than analysts' expectations of $975.6 million (exceeding expectations by 11%). Its non-GAAP earnings per share were $1.80, higher than the analysts' consensus of $1.38. Teradyne, Inc.'s full-year revenue for 2025 was $3.19 billion, a 13% increase from 2024, with adjusted earnings per share of $3.96, compared to $3.22 in the previous year. Looking ahead, Teradyne, Inc. expects to achieve a median revenue of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2026, higher than analysts' previous forecast of $954 million. The median adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2026 are expected to be $2.07, higher than analysts' expectations of $1.25. Sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow by 21.8% in the next 12 months, showing an improvement over the past two years. This forecast is noteworthy and indicates that their new products and services will drive revenue growth. Teradyne, Inc. CEO Greg Smith stated: "Our fourth-quarter performance exceeded the high end of expectations, driven mainly by artificial intelligence-related demand in the semiconductor test business for computing, networking, and memory. All of our business segments - semiconductor test, product test, and Siasun Robot & Automation - saw sequential growth, and at the company level, we expect to grow by 13% by 2025."