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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Is Up 5.3% After Dividend Hike And CFO Transition Update - What's Changed

Simply Wall St·02/12/2026 11:27:10
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  • In early February 2026, Monolithic Power Systems reported higher fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 sales, sharply lower net income, announced a US$0.44 increase in its quarterly dividend to US$2.00 per share, issued first-quarter 2026 revenue guidance of US$770.0 million to US$790.0 million, and outlined CFO Bernie Blegen’s planned retirement with Corporate Controller Rob Dean stepping in as interim CFO.
  • An especially interesting angle for investors is that MPS paired a higher dividend with a planned CFO transition after a period of very large prior-year earnings, signaling confidence in its cash generation and leadership bench despite profit compression.
  • We’ll now examine how the dividend increase, alongside earnings and guidance, reshapes Monolithic Power Systems’ existing investment narrative.

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Monolithic Power Systems Investment Narrative Recap

To own Monolithic Power Systems, you need to believe its diversified exposure to AI data centers, autos and industrial power solutions can support attractive long term earnings, even with profit volatility. The sharp drop in 2025 net income, paired with rich valuation multiples and short ordering cycles, keeps earnings compression as the key near term risk. The latest dividend hike and CFO transition do not appear to materially alter those core catalysts or risks in the short term.

The most relevant piece of news here is the quarterly dividend increase from US$1.56 to US$2.00 per share. Against a backdrop of sharply lower earnings, this larger cash payout puts more focus on the sustainability of MPS’s cash generation and its balance between reinvestment and shareholder returns, especially if AI, auto or data center demand were to wobble and expose the existing risk of revenue and earnings volatility.

But against this otherwise reassuring story, investors should still be aware of the risk that short ordering cycles and potential inventory corrections...

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Monolithic Power Systems' narrative projects $3.9 billion revenue and $1.0 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 15.5% yearly revenue growth and an earnings decrease of $0.9 billion from $1.9 billion today.

Uncover how Monolithic Power Systems' forecasts yield a $1198 fair value, in line with its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Before this news, the most optimistic analysts were assuming MPS could reach about US$3.7 billion in revenue and nearly US$950 million in earnings, which is a far more bullish view than the baseline and could be tested if project delays and competitive pressures start to bite.

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