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Seagate rallies after Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings beat and strong guidance
Seagate said its quarterly revenue rose nearly 50% year over year, driven by cloud data center demand and improving margins.
Seagate Technology shares moved higher after the company reported Q4 fiscal 2026 results that beat analysts' expectations and paired the beat with guidance that came in above Wall Street forecasts, countering investor concerns following a sell-off tied to the AI trade, MarketBeat Ratings said.
According to MarketBeat Ratings, Seagate posted revenue growth of nearly 50% year over year, with the company pointing to robust cloud data center demand and disciplined execution. The outlet also highlighted that Seagate emphasized durable long-term demand for mass-capacity storage.
MarketBeat Ratings added that Seagate’s newest high-capacity technology supports scaling shipments profitably, reinforcing a margin expansion narrative. The report attributes part of the margin story to a newer hard-drive recording method that increases storage density, enabling higher capacities for AI data centers without a matching jump in cost.
Seagate’s stock, which had fallen more than 20% in the run-up to earnings, was described as still up more than 170% year to date even after the pullback, MarketBeat Ratings said, with the initial market reaction suggesting some investors may have been too quick to discount the AI storage theme.