Symbotic (SYM) Stock Surges 39% on Strong Revenue Growth Despite EPS Miss

Symbotic shares skyrocketed 39% in Tuesday's trading session following a robust Q4 fiscal 2025 earnings report. While the AI warehouse robotics firm missed bottom-line expectations with an EPS of -$0.03 ($0.02 below consensus), revenue surged 9.5% year-over-year to $618.46 million—$14.46 million above estimates.

Operational momentum drove results, with 10 new system deployments including clients like GreenBox and Medline. Active systems now total 48, doubling year-over-year, while gross margins improved to 20.6% and free cash FLOW turned positive. Management's Q1 guidance of $610-$630 million revenue surpassed Street forecasts, though full-year projections remain undisclosed.

Northland analyst Michael Latimore noted 12% of the $22.5 billion backlog appears earmarked for recognition, suggesting sustained growth potential. The market's emphatic response underscores investor focus on topline expansion and operational scale in emerging automation technologies.