New York, Feb 1, 2026, 16:25 EST — The market has closed for the day.
- Texas Instruments ended Friday at $215.55, slipping roughly 1.5%.
- Attention now turns to Monday’s factory data and the U.S. jobs report due Friday, alongside TI’s capital-management webcast scheduled for Feb. 24.
- Investors juggle AI-driven data-center growth with patchy industrial spending.
Texas Instruments Incorporated closed Friday at $215.55 on the Nasdaq, slipping roughly 1.5% as the momentum after its earnings report tapered off heading into the weekend.
The drop is significant since the stock quickly adjusted following the company’s late-January outlook. Traders are still sorting out what’s a true “cycle turn” versus short covering. Analog chips control power and convert signals, with demand closely tied to factories and autos.
Markets were closed Sunday, so all eyes now turn to Monday’s open (Feb. 2), where the macro data could shift rate expectations and rattle high-multiple tech stocks. A separate company webcast scheduled for later in February looms quietly in the background as a potential catalyst.
Dallas-based Texas Instruments reported fourth-quarter revenue of $4.42 billion and earnings of $1.27 per share, which included a 6-cent hit not previously disclosed. CEO Haviv Ilan highlighted a trailing 12-month operating cash flow of $7.2 billion. The company returned $6.5 billion to shareholders and invested $4.6 billion in capital expenditures. For the first quarter, it projects revenue between $4.32 billion and $4.68 billion, with earnings per share ranging from $1.22 to $1.48.
A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 27 revealed the company submitted its earnings release via a Form 8-K, signed off by CFO Rafael R. Lizardi.
The outlook partly hinges on demand from AI data centers, where Texas Instruments focuses on power-management and signal chips instead of the more talked-about AI processors. Ilan noted that data center revenue jumped 70% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. The company also plans to start reporting data-center sales separately.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, brings the next key event: Ilan, Lizardi, and investor relations head Mike Beckman will host a webcast at 10 a.m. Central. Texas Instruments says the session will focus on its strategy to boost free cash flow per share — that’s cash after investments, adjusted for share count — and will also review how 2025 stacked up against its capital goals.
Investors are still trying to gauge how lasting the rebound might be in a sector tied closely to industrial and automotive demand. In the analog and embedded chip space, Texas Instruments goes head-to-head with Analog Devices, Microchip Technology, and NXP Semiconductors, making the signals from overall manufacturing data tough to overlook.
Factory surveys will serve as an early gauge next week. The Institute for Supply Management said its January manufacturing PMI is due Feb. 2, followed by the services PMI on Feb. 4, both at 10 a.m. EST. A PMI reading under 50 points to contraction.
Yet the rally could stumble if confidence in the “industrial is stabilizing” story falters. China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in January, down from 50.1 in December, slipping back into contraction territory and signaling weak domestic demand. Reuters
Expectations might simply outpace what the order book can support. Texas Instruments has been ramping up investment in capacity, and heavy spending can pressure cash returns even if revenue holds steady.
Friday’s U.S. employment report could shake up rates and tech stocks beyond just semiconductors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release it Feb. 6 at 8:30 a.m. EST. For TXN, investors will weigh that data alongside the company’s capital-management webcast on Feb. 24 — the next scheduled event to watch.
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