InterDigital (IDCC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $3.11
- Estimate
- $1.87
- Surprise
- +66.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $193.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
InterDigital (IDCC) beat the $1.87 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.11 — a large 66.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Hold at 6.0/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- InterDigital Sees Q4 GAAP EPS $1.04-$1.27 vs $1.71 Est — benzinga, 2026-10-29
- InterDigital Sees Q4 Adj EPS $1.72-$1.98 vs $1.71 Est; Sees Sales $154.000M-$160.000M vs $174.150M Est — benzinga, 2026-10-29
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates IDCC Hold at 6.0/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +66.5% surprise compares with a +72.7% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.7 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $334.27
- Price target
- $393.27
- Stop
- $311.61
- Upside to target
- +17.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.6:1
The stock trades at 39.1× trailing but 29.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
IDCC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $8.63B
- P/E (fwd)
- 29.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 39.1
- 52-week range
- $249.14–$412.60
- Off 52-week high
- 19.0%
- RSI (14)
- 52
- Volume vs avg
- 1.87×
- Score today
- 6.0/10