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Arm shares dive after hours despite forecasts above estimates
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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Arm Holdings reported revenue and profit above expectations, driven by strong AI-related demand for its chip architecture in data centres. However, its shares fell sharply as the company signalled relative weakness in its core smartphone royalty business, linked to memory shortages.
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The market is no longer impressed by AI growth if it's propping up a slowing core business. If you are building hardware, investors will now value your AI revenue separately - and punish you for weakness anywhere else.
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