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Vicor Corporation

Electronic Components · United States

USD 174.97-8.4% daily changeQuote 2026-11-02 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$8.07B
Trailing P/E
49.85x
Forward P/E
28.83x
Quarterly revenue growth
78.5%
Trailing net margin
32.2%
Indicated dividend yield
—

Snapshot 2026-11-03 · Latest financial period 2026-09-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Company background

Vicor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power for use in electrically powered devices in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers a range of brick-format DC-DC converters; complementary components that provide AC line rectification, input filtering, power factor correction, and transient protection; and input and output voltage, and output power products, as well as sells electrical and mechanical accessories. It also designs, sells, and services custom power system solutions. It serves independent manufacturers of electronic devices, original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and their contract manufacturers in the aerospace and aviation, defense electronics, satellites, factory automation, instrumentation, test equipment, transportation, telecommunications and networking infrastructure, and vehicle markets. Vicor Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

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Q3 2026

Go beyond the headline.

VICR Stock: Royalties Surged — Can the Cash Justify the Price? | Q3 2026

Published 2026-10-20

Q3 2026 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

What’s changed for VICR

Product growth, royalty recurrence and capacity investment explain why Vicor’s record quarter still demands valuation discipline.

  1. Products are growing, too.

    The quarter is not solely a licensing story: product revenue reached $130.501M, up 47.1% year over year.

  2. Royalties change the earnings mix.

    $66.613M of royalties represent 33.8% of revenue. Contract timing and enforceability matter more as this share rises.

  3. Margins improved with mix and product economics.

    The computed product gross margin reached 52.2%; consolidated gross margin was 68.3%. These are different measures.

  4. Expansion makes cash conversion essential.

    Backlog reached $406M and management describes a much larger manufacturing footprint. Capacity intentions are not completed factories or guaranteed orders.

  5. Valuation remains the constraint.

    The $206.075 timed intraday quote exceeds both our $155 base and $165.75 weighted scenario value. Older $320 and $375 targets are not fresh endorsements of this print.

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Market metrics · missing or inapplicable values shown as —
MetricVICRVicor CorporationSnapshot 2026-11-03Financial period: 2026-09-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$8.07B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate28.83x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA45.51x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter78.5%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter36.6%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap0.1%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA-3.04x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.01x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings49.85x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share8.91x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue13.50x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter111.1%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months60.6%
Net marginTrailing twelve months32.2%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only23.5%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue1.0%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price—
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities11.44x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity2.46

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THE RESEARCH RECORD

Research history for VICR

All available reporting periods
Q3 20262026-10-20
Q2 20262026-07-21

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