Corsair outlines $1.425B–$1.475B revenue target for 2025 as memory market tightness shapes guidance

Earnings Call Insights: Corsair Gaming, Inc. (CRSR) Q3 2025

MANAGEMENT VIEW

* CEO Thi La reported "double-digit year-over-year revenue growth and even stronger profit expansion," emphasizing execution and operational focus. She highlighted product traction across new launches such as the Vanguard 96 gaming keyboard, Saber Pro FPS mouse, and Valor Pro Premium controller, noting "feedback and early sales performance confirm that our recent product road map is solid and will position us well into 2026."
* La described the Components and Systems segment's revenue growth of "over 15% year-over-year, fueled by demand for high-performance PC builds and upgrades around the NVIDIA 5000 series GPUs." The Air 5400 chassis launch and multiple overclocking world records in DDR5 memory were cited as key achievements.
* The Elgato brand's growth received attention, with La stating "growing adoption of Stream Deck, supported by an active creator community and increasing integration with leading applications and content creation platforms is creating meaningful long-term momentum."
* She discussed progress in M&A integration, pointing to Fanatec's partnerships with BMW, Porsche, Red Bull, and Sparco as a "trusted innovator in sim racing" and described the Podium DD Direct Drive wheelbase and podium pedals launch as receiving "very positive community response."
* La expressed confidence in Corsair's AI roadmap, saying "our AI road map opens exciting opportunities for Corsair to participate at multiple levels from computing, content creation, usability to performance tuning."
* CFO Michael Potter said, "We grew profitability faster than revenue in the quarter, underscoring the significant operating leverage within our business model. Our balance sheet remains strong, and we are in a great position to support enthusiast demand across our entire ecosystem, while continuing to invest in the long-term initiatives that will drive our growth."

OUTLOOK

* Potter provided updated full-year 2025 guidance, stating "Net revenue is expected to be in the range of $1.425 billion to $1.475 billion. Adjusted operating income to be in the range of $76 million to $81 million. Adjusted EBITDA is projected between $85 million and $90 million."
* He explained the adjustment "gives a conservative outlook for Q4, primarily to account for a tight DDR5 memory market and reflects customers' latest spending patterns."
* La added, "Gaming and Creator Peripherals continue to grow year-over-year, tracking in the high single digits for 2025."

FINANCIAL RESULTS

* Potter reported Q3 2025 net revenue of $345.8 million, up from $304.2 million in Q3 2024. European markets contributed 40% of Q3 2025 revenues, up from 34% in Q2 2025. The APAC region accounted for 13% of Q3 2025 revenues.
* The Gamer and Creator Peripherals Segment contributed $112.7 million of net revenue during the third quarter, while the Gaming Components and Systems Segment delivered $233.1 million. Memory products contributed $117.2 million.
* Overall gross profit increased 33.6% to $93.1 million, with gross margin up 400 basis points to 26.9%. In the Components and Systems segment, gross margin rose to 20.9% from 15.1%, and for memory products, gross margin increased to 16.8%.
* Third quarter SG&A expenses were $82 million, down from $85.3 million in Q2 2025, and R&D expenses were $16.7 million, down from $17.5 million in Q2 2025.
* GAAP operating loss improved to $5.6 million, and third quarter adjusted operating income was $13.5 million. Adjusted net income was $6.8 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $30.3 million in Q3 2024.
* Third quarter adjusted EBITDA increased 236% to $16.2 million.

Q&A

* Aaron Lee, Macquarie Research, asked about consumer spending patterns and trends into October. La explained "the spending pattern is more on the component and systems segment first," with a "delay in increased spending for Gaming Peripherals and Creator segment into Q4 and 2026," and noted North America is "more like a single digit versus a double digit at this point."
* Lee inquired about DDR5 memory market tightness and mitigation. La responded "DDR5 memory is going to be tight towards the end of this year and probably first half of next year. We have already taken action probably at the beginning of Q3... we definitely are investing in inventory."
* Alicia Reese, Wedbush Securities, asked for more detail on DDR5 guidance conservatism. La said "our conservatism is...if it's going to be a couple of quarters out with a lot of people jumping in to mitigate it, we don't want to assume any potential upside just yet."
* Andrew Crum, B. Riley Securities, sought clarification on $12 million tariff costs. Potter confirmed "that's the unmitigated and that's our number for this year," and La emphasized "we were able to mitigate pretty much most, if not all, of the tariff impact."
* Crum asked about North American performance. La noted "Europe as well as Asia market is growing double digit and North America specifically grew single digit."
* Rian Bisson, Craig-Hallum Capital Group, queried about Elgato's performance with Nintendo Switch 2. La stated "we definitely have seen double-digit growth, if not triple-digit growth for the categories."
* Douglas Creutz, TD Cowen, questioned the Components and Systems segment's industry-relative growth. La explained "we, in general, forecast our business alongside with hot game releases to be about a single-digit growth with the exception of when you have an NVIDIA graphic cards launch."
* An analyst for Colin Sebastian, Baird, asked about Fanatec and SimRacing opportunities. La described "expanding the current product road maps" and new verticals like coaching, performance tracking, flight sim, and farm sim.

SENTIMENT ANALYSIS

* Analysts displayed a neutral to slightly positive tone, focusing on memory market tightness and regional performance but acknowledging operational execution and mitigation strategies.
* Management maintained a measured but confident tone, emphasizing "we feel pretty good about our position at this point in terms of memory supply" while expressing conservatism in guidance and acknowledging market uncertainties.
* Management's prepared remarks remained more confident than their Q&A responses, where caution and conservatism were stressed regarding memory and regional trends.
* Compared to the previous quarter, analyst tone was slightly more probing on supply constraints and regional weakness, while management shifted to a more cautious outlook, especially around memory tightness and North American growth.

QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER COMPARISON

* Guidance for full-year revenue narrowed to $1.425 billion to $1.475 billion from the prior range of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion, reflecting increased certainty and cautiousness regarding memory supply.
* Strategic focus has shifted towards tighter inventory management and proactive mitigation of DDR5 constraints, compared to the previous quarter's emphasis on new product launches and channel expansion.
* Analyst attention shifted from tariffs and M&A in Q2 to supply constraints, memory market tightness, and regional growth in Q3.
* Key financial improvements included margin expansion, increased profitability, and a reduced operating loss versus Q2.
* Management's confidence in mitigation and operational discipline remains, but there is greater conservatism in forward-looking statements around memory and consumer spending.

RISKS AND CONCERNS

* Management highlighted DDR5 memory market tightness into "the end of this year and probably first half of next year," with ongoing mitigation through inventory investment.
* Tariff costs of $12 million since May were largely mitigated, but the company continues to monitor global trade policy changes.
* North American market growth slowed to single digits, with management tracking performance closely.
* Competitive and product cycle risks remain, with upcoming game and hardware launches cited as potential catalysts.

FINAL TAKEAWAY

Corsair emphasized strong product momentum, significant margin improvement, and disciplined cost control, but adopted a more conservative full-year outlook due to DDR5 memory market tightness and changing consumer spending patterns. Management highlighted ongoing mitigation strategies, strong European and APAC growth, and a robust pipeline in gaming and creator peripherals, while preparing for continued operational challenges into 2026.

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