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SNX (TD Synnex) reported Q2 FY2026 earnings on 2026-06-25. Stock fell 2.4% on the print. Here's the breakdown: Is SNX a buy, hold, or sell after this quarter? In this TD Synnex (SNX) Q2 FY2026 earnings breakdown we cover the revenue and EPS print, the 8-quarter trend, segment detail, the free-cash-flow bridge, forward guidance, peer valuation, and management & earnings quality - ending with a clear price-aware Buy / Hold / Avoid Call and a Wall Street consensus comparison. If you follow Technology stocks or SNX earnings, this is the Q2 FY2026 deep dive. 🎧 Listen on Podbean: https://chargedalpha.podbean.com (also on Apple Podcasts & Spotify) 🔔 Subscribe for daily earnings deep-dives → @ChargedAlpha | Call tracker: chargedalpha.com THE CALL: BUY (3/5 conviction, MODERATE) - CURRENT @ $283.22 - BUY - BUY below $260.00 with $210.00 stop - AVOID above $340.00 TRIGGER: AI-server (Hyve) orders re-accelerate + the $18.2-19B Q3 guide proves conservative WINDOW: Through FQ3 2026 earnings (September 2026) TRACKER: chargedalpha.com WALL STREET CONSENSUS - Ratings: 6 Strong Buy / 13 Buy / 4 Hold / 1 Sell / 0 Strong Sell - BUY - Median 12-month price target: $315.00 (range $240 - $360) - Charged Alpha vs consensus: ALIGNED (BUY, value-aware) THESIS The cheapest large-cap proxy on the AI-infrastructure build-out - record $19.6B revenue (+31%) driven by Hyve AI servers - trading at a value-distributor ~13x earnings with a sub-1 PEG, against ~2% margins and lumpy order timing. Bull lever: If hyperscaler AI-server capex stays strong and Hyve keeps winning builds, revenue compounds well above the distribution average, the soft guide proves conservative, and a sub-1-PEG stock re-rates higher. Key risk: If AI-server orders stall or gross margin slips below ~7%, a thin-margin distributor that just guided down sequentially gives back its re-rating quickly, especially near a 52-week high. QUALITY CHECK - Management quality grade: A- (CEO Patrick Zammit and the team have executed the Synnex-Tech Data integration and, more importantly, positioned Hyve to capture the AI-server wave - a genuinely well-timed strateg.) - Earnings quality grade: B+ (The earnings are real and the revenue is genuine end-demand, not channel-stuffing - the AI-server growth is corroborated by hyperscaler capex.) CHAPTERS 0:00 Hook 0:13 The Year in One Chart 0:54 The Print 1:32 Beat Decomposition 2:13 The Trend 2:53 The Segments 3:34 The FCF Bridge 4:14 Margin Quality 4:54 Guidance & The Narrative Diff 5:49 Catalyst Calendar 6:29 Peer Dot-Plot 7:07 Valuation 7:49 Management & Earnings Quality 8:32 The Call - Verdict 9:16 The Call - Evidence 9:54 The Call - Supporting Figures KEY METRICS - Q2 FY2026 - Revenue: $19.57B (YoY +31.0%, beat est by +16.5%) - EPS: $4.85 (vs $4.11 est, beat +18.0%) - Free cash flow: $0.23B (1.2% margin) SNX (TD Synnex) Q2 FY2026: RECORD BEAT - revenue $19.575B (+31% YoY, crushed ~$16.8B est by ~16%), non-GAAP EPS $4.85 (beat ~$4.11 by ~18%), driven by Hyve / AI-server (hyperscale) strength; gross billings $28.9B; but Q3 guide $18.2-19.0B is sequentially soft and the stock fell ~2.4%. WebSearch-cross-verified (FMP $4.85/$19.575B matched 8-K). BUY conv 3 at $283.22 - arguably the cheapest way to own the AI-infrastructure build-out at ~13x earnings / sub-1 PEG, with thin ~2% distributor margins and lumpy AI-order timing as the caveats. CEO Patrick Zammit. Peers ARW/AVT/CDW/WCC. NARRATIVE DIFF - what changed in management tone - Prior call: "Our Hyve business continues to benefit from strong demand for AI and hyperscale infrastructure, and we see a long runway ahead." - This call: "We delivered a record quarter with broad-based strength across Distribution and Hyve, building on the momentum we have carried out of recent quarters." - Tone shift: The quarter answered the bull question emphatically: AI infrastructure IS flowing through the channel, and in size. The only blemish is the lumpy sequential guide. Tha