Fabrinet (FN) Is Up 5.4% After Strong Q2 Earnings And HPC Momentum - Has The Bull Case Changed?

• Fabrinet reported its fiscal second-quarter 2026 results on February 2, posting sales of US$1,132.89 million and net income of US$112.63 million, both higher than a year earlier, with diluted earnings per share from continuing operations rising to US$3.11.
• The results highlight how growth in Telecom, Data Center Interconnect, and an expanding High-Performance Computing business is reshaping Fabrinet’s mix beyond its traditional telecom focus.
• We’ll now look at how this broader High-Performance Computing contribution and recent earnings performance shape Fabrinet’s overall investment narrative.

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What Is Fabrinet's Investment Narrative?

To own Fabrinet, you need to be comfortable with an outsourcing story that is shifting from a telecom-heavy base toward higher-value work in data center interconnect and High-Performance Computing, while still tied closely to networking demand cycles. The latest quarter’s strong sales and earnings, helped by early HPC contributions, generally supports the near-term catalysts around mix improvement and scale efficiencies rather than changing them outright. It may also ease some concern that the recent share price volatility ahead of results was signaling a near-term stumble. At the same time, the stock’s rich valuation, recent insider selling, and pockets of end-market softness such as automotive remain front-of-mind risks that the new numbers do not really dilute, especially after a very large five-year total return.

However, one area of risk in Fabrinet’s story still deserves close attention. Fabrinet's shares are on the way up, but could they be overextended? Uncover how much higher they are than fair value.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Seven Simply Wall St Community fair value views range from about US$284 to US$713, underlining how differently investors see Fabrinet after its latest results and reminding you that rich valuation leaves little room for execution missteps.Explore 7 other fair value estimates on Fabrinet - why the stock might be worth 43% less than the current price!

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