Teradyne, Inc. Semiconductor Test — D&A increased by 0.3% to $24.69M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.0%, from $22.87M to $24.69M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Semiconductor Test — D&A shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising trend may indicate a large, aging asset base, while a stable trend suggests consistent investment and replacement of equipment.
This metric represents the non-cash expense allocated to the semiconductor test segment to account for the wear and tear...
Standard accounting practice for hardware manufacturers requires reporting these charges to reflect the consumption of capital assets.
ter_segment_semiconductor_test_depreciation_depletion_and_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $19.00M | $19.00M | $19.00M | $19.13M | $19.13M | $19.13M | $19.13M | $19.44M | $19.44M | $19.44M | $19.44M | $19.87M | $21.39M | $21.28M | $23.19M | $22.87M | $23.40M | $22.98M | $24.62M | $24.69M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.2% | +7.7% | -0.5% | +9.0% | -1.4% | +2.3% | -1.8% | +7.1% | +0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +2.2% | +10.1% | +9.5% | +19.3% | +15.1% | +9.4% | +8.0% | +6.1% | +8.0% |