Company Overview
Diodes Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor products in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company offers MOSFET and SiC MOSFET discrete semiconductor products; data line protection, power line protection, thyrister, USB Type-C protection, and transient voltage suppressor protection devices; Schottky diodes, small signal switching diodes, Zener diodes, and SiC diodes; and bridges, super barrier rectifiers, Schottky rectifiers, Schottky bridge rectifiers, and fast and ultra-fast rectifiers. It also provides avalanche transistors, gate driver transistors, and pre-bias transistors; power management devices, such as AC-DC and DC-DC converters, digital isolators and isolated gate drivers, USB power switches, low dropout, photocoupler, and linear voltage regulators; standard linear devices, such as operational amplifiers and comparators, current monitors, voltage references, and reset generators; LED lighting drivers; audio amplifiers; and sensor products, including Hall-effect sensors and motor drivers. In addition, the company offers mixed-signal products comprising high speed mux/demux, digital switches, interface, redrivers, universal level shifters/voltage translators, clock ICs, and packet switches; low-voltage complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and CMOS devices, as well as ultra-low power CMOS logic and analog switches; and multichip products, co-packaged discrete, analog, and mixed-signal silicon in miniature packages. Further, it provides silicon and silicon epitaxial wafers; frequency control products; and contact image sensors. The company serves industrial, automotive, computing, consumer, and communications end-markets through direct sales, marketing personnel, independent sales representatives, and distributors. Diodes Incorporated was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Why Investors Should Care
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.48B (+13.0% YoY); net profit $66.14M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +22.1%, earnings +50.2%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 7.5%, profit CAGR 5.1%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.51% |
| 1 Year: | 22.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.13% |
| 1 Year: | 50.24% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +69.78% |
| 6 Months: | +72.71% |
| 3 Months: | +7.78% |
| 1 Month: | -10.96% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
Diodes Incorporated supplies discrete, analog and mixed-signal semiconductors used across computing, AI-adjacent, automotive and industrial systems.
Power, protection and signal devices (MOSFETs, diodes, controllers) that support computing, data-centre and connected-device demand.
- Power & protection for computing Diodes's power and protection devices support the power delivery and signal integrity of computing and data-centre systems.
- Connectivity & USB-C Signal and USB Type-C products serve the connected devices feeding AI/data workflows.
- Automotive & industrial content Rising semiconductor content in vehicles and factories broadens the served market.
- Broad-line analog/discrete supplier with indirect AI/computing exposure.
- Diversified end-markets and recovering revenue (~22% growth).
- Thin current margins (net ~5%) reflect a cyclical recovery.
- Commodity-component pricing and cyclicality are key risks.
Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.
Price Chart
Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
Note: intraday data is not stored locally. “Hourly” uses the most recent 10 daily candles as a short-term proxy.
Fundamental Growth Charts
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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 51.4.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
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| 1 | DIOD Diodes Incorporated R2KAI | 95.13 | 51.42 | $4.37B | 0.00% | 1.71% | 4.61% | 7.51% | 5.13% |
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| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 314.86 | 38.07 | $4.62T | 0.37% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 384.93 | 22.91 | $2.86T | 0.93% | 26.90% | 34.01% | 9.48% | 10.85% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 420.39 | 36.18 | $2.18T | 0.90% | 30.20% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI | 389.11 | 64.85 | $1.85T | 0.68% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 24.38% | 26.24% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 983.12 | 46.37 | $1.11T | 0.06% | 13.69% | 39.82% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 548.13 | 181.50 | $893.78B | 0.00% | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,775.64 | 59.55 | $684.36B | 0.47% | 42.97% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 236.30M | 264.22M | 285.25M | 268.43M | 274.51M | 304.08M | 320.95M | 314.45M | 302.29M | 322.01M | 323.67M | 301.16M | 280.72M | 288.67M | 309.46M | 350.37M | 413.12M | 440.45M | 471.42M | 482.12M | 500.97M | 521.27M | 467.24M | 467.15M | 404.65M | 301.97M | 319.77M | 350.08M | 332.11M | 366.21M | 392.17M | 405.47M |
| Gross Profit | 63.91M | 69.44M | 61.64M | 53.60M | 64.22M | 74.82M | 80.62M | 67.26M | 73.91M | 90.14M | 96.35M | 96.38M | 98.59M | 107.27M | 115.21M | 114.20M | 112.41M | 121.99M | 122.05M | 109.36M | 95.84M | 101.49M | 111.09M | 122.70M | 138.64M | 159.80M | 181.23M | 196.70M | 206.53M | 217.82M | 194.45M | 195.38M | 155.88M | 99.58M | 107.39M | 118.01M | 104.69M | 115.32M | 120.49M | 128.79M |
| Operating Income | 16.90M | 22.00M | 9.97M | - | 1.46M | 11.28M | 19.95M | - | 9.36M | 23.83M | 23.72M | - | 26.94M | 37.84M | 45.84M | - | 42.12M | 48.52M | 48.72M | - | 25.85M | 30.87M | 37.85M | - | 47.39M | 65.36M | 77.25M | 93.06M | 106.24M | 112.45M | 86.43M | 89.57M | 53.87M | 12.95M | 3.71M | 21.88M | 1.30M | 9.39M | 11.57M | 19.77M |
| Net Income | 11.13M | 15.08M | 2.84M | -4.77M | -1.73M | 5.75M | 10.65M | 1.27M | 1.22M | 13.18M | 14.45M | -30.65M | 18.53M | 25.07M | 30.91M | 29.52M | 31.72M | 36.28M | 38.06M | 47.19M | 20.17M | 21.03M | 27.15M | 29.73M | 39.45M | 55.37M | 68.42M | 72.69M | 80.16M | 86.39M | 71.15M | 82.02M | 48.72M | 14.04M | 8.00M | 13.74M | -4.44M | 46.10M | 14.28M | 14.96M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.06 | -0.10 | -0.04 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.29 | -0.62 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.90 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.87 | 1.22 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 1.54 | 1.77 | 1.05 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.30 | -0.10 | 0.99 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| R&D Expense | 13.31M | 13.59M | 13.74M | - | 18.15M | 17.01M | 17.09M | - | 18.04M | 19.80M | 20.38M | - | 20.20M | 22.05M | 22.55M | - | 22.17M | 21.71M | 22.69M | - | 23.68M | 21.32M | 24.47M | - | 27.66M | 29.99M | 31.46M | 28.68M | 30.76M | 32.79M | 33.23M | 34.61M | 34.07M | 33.96M | 33.19M | 33.69M | 38.63M | 40.54M | 41.86M | 40.62M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 432.79M | 434.36M | 612.89M | 635.25M | 633.81M | 826.85M | 890.65M | 848.90M | 942.16M | 1.05B | 1.21B | 1.25B | 1.23B | 1.81B | 2.00B | 1.66B | 1.31B | 1.48B |
| Gross Profit | 132.53M | 121.21M | 224.87M | 193.70M | 161.59M | 237.84M | 277.28M | 248.58M | 286.92M | 356.78M | 435.28M | 465.81M | 431.12M | 670.36M | 827.24M | 658.18M | 435.86M | 462.44M |
| Operating Income | 26.61M | 22.83M | 104.93M | 71.99M | 24.90M | 42.28M | 84.51M | 42.10M | 37.99M | 79.41M | 154.48M | 200.61M | 134.33M | 275.99M | 408.19M | 250.57M | 50.45M | 35.46M |
| Net Income | 28.24M | 7.51M | 76.73M | 50.74M | 24.15M | 26.53M | 63.68M | 24.27M | 15.94M | -1.80M | 104.02M | 153.25M | 98.09M | 228.76M | 331.28M | 227.18M | 44.02M | 66.14M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.66 | 0.17 | 1.68 | 1.09 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 1.31 | 0.49 | 0.32 | -0.04 | 2.04 | 2.96 | 1.88 | 5.00 | 7.20 | 4.91 | 0.95 | 1.43 |
| R&D Expense | 21.88M | 23.76M | 26.58M | 27.23M | 33.76M | 48.30M | 52.14M | 57.03M | 69.94M | 77.88M | 86.29M | 88.52M | 94.29M | 119.20M | 126.32M | 134.87M | 134.05M | 162.18M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | - | 846.55M | 793.06M | 920.06M | 1.16B | 1.18B | 1.60B | 1.53B | 1.49B | 1.53B | 1.64B | 1.98B | 2.19B | 2.29B | 2.37B | 2.39B | 2.45B |
| Total Equity | 404.10M | 399.61M | 440.63M | 541.44M | 633.76M | 677.18M | 702.74M | 768.27M | 795.35M | 776.02M | 831.50M | 931.46M | 1.11B | 963.82M | 1.24B | 1.51B | 1.74B | 1.80B | 1.88B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 56.18M | 103.50M | 241.95M | 270.90M | 129.51M | 157.12M | 196.63M | 243.00M | 218.44M | 247.80M | 203.82M | 241.05M | 258.39M | 268.06M | 363.60M | 336.73M | 315.46M | 308.67M | 367.21M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 3.81M | 3.27M | 45.19M | 183.93M | 141.07M | 466.22M | 429.84M | 270.08M | 215.19M | 98.64M | 312.25M | 284.96M | 150.35M | 21.40M | 20.66M | 25.67M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 570.97M | 293.66M | 144.35M | 199.62M | 418.58M | 368.99M | 755.83M | 708.09M | 614.75M | 548.94M | 486.60M | 963.33M | 891.77M | 705.39M | 557.98M | 517.33M | 509.69M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 396.31M | 251.37M | 109.71M | 113.52M | 156.92M | 149.27M | 179.66M | 185.37M | 247.16M | 254.02M | 285.32M | 509.76M | 471.03M | 432.53M | 393.50M | 375.60M | 378.34M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 57.17M | 65.53M | 118.00M | 61.65M | 64.22M | 109.89M | - | - | 124.74M | 181.12M | 185.57M | 229.77M | 187.22M | 338.54M | 392.50M | 280.91M | 119.44M | 215.51M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -203.50M | 1.86M | 209.57M | -98.31M | -77.42M | -186.40M | - | - | -26.41M | -78.91M | -88.94M | -100.43M | -106.77M | -144.23M | -265.26M | -158.32M | -118.04M | -116.18M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 196.87M | 67.92M | -295.35M | -107.71M | 38.55M | 112.36M | - | - | -63.46M | -158.18M | -51.91M | -112.43M | -54.30M | -158.44M | -125.71M | -144.72M | -19.34M | -54.81M |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | -58.17M | -47.05M | -57.77M | -133.24M | -58.55M | -111.16M | -87.51M | -98.50M | -75.81M | -141.19M | -211.73M | -150.77M | -73.02M | -78.36M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 6.05M | 62.84M | - | - | 66.19M | 69.96M | 98.06M | 131.27M | 111.41M | 197.35M | 180.77M | 130.15M | 46.41M | 137.15M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.01M | 18.01M | 8.74M | - | - | 296.70M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.81M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 30.6% | 27.9% | 36.7% | 30.5% | 25.5% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 33.8% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 35.1% | 37.1% | 41.3% | 39.6% | 33.2% | 31.2% |
| Operating Margin % | 6.1% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 11.3% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 10.9% | 15.3% | 20.4% | 15.1% | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Net Margin % | 6.5% | 1.7% | 12.5% | 8.0% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 2.9% | 1.7% | -0.2% | 8.6% | 12.3% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 16.6% | 13.7% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| ROE % | 7.1% | 1.7% | 14.2% | 8.0% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 3.1% | 2.1% | -0.2% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 21.9% | 13.1% | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| ROCE % | - | - | 17.6% | 10.5% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 12.1% | 14.8% | 9.1% | 16.0% | 22.0% | 12.7% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.67% | 7.20M | $735.12M |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 12.38% | 5.69M | $580.83M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7.92% | 3.64M | $371.61M |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.30% | 2.44M | $248.80M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.97% | 2.28M | $233.04M |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.31% | 1.98M | $202.42M |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley | 3.62% | 1.66M | $169.98M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.13% | 1.44M | $146.73M |
| 9 | Earnest Partners LLC | 2.18% | 1.00M | $102.27M |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2.03% | 931.13K | $95.09M |
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DIOD — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Diodes Incorporated (DIOD)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Diodes Incorporated (DIOD) trades at $95.13 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $42.36 to $122.76.
What is the market capitalisation of DIOD?
Diodes Incorporated (DIOD) has a market capitalisation of $4.37B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of DIOD?
DIOD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.42. The industry average P/E is 36.02. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.64.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of DIOD?
DIOD has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.61%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 1.71%.
Is DIOD a good stock to buy?
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