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Dell missed Q3 revenue expectations but beat on earnings as server and networking sales surged 37%, driven by record AI server demand. Consumer revenue weakened, but strong cash flow and rising AI orders supported an upgraded full-year outlook. Shares dipped slightly in after-hours trading.
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00:02Dell reported third-quarter revenue of $27.01 billion, missing Wall Street's estimate but
00:08posting adjusted earnings of $2.59 per share that beat expectations. Revenue rose 11% year-over-year,
00:16led by a 37% jump in servers and networking to $10.1 billion. Commercial client revenue reached
00:23$10.6 billion and storage revenue totaled $4 billion. Consumer revenue fell to $1.9 billion.
00:31Dell generated $1.2 billion in operating cash flow and returned $1.6 billion to shareholders
00:38and ended the quarter with $9.57 billion in cash. Dell said accelerating AI demand has driven record
00:45AI server orders of $12.3 billion in the second half and $30 billion so far this year.
00:52Dell projected fourth-quarter revenue between $31 billion and $32 billion and raised full-year
00:58guidance. Shares traded at $124.43 in after-hours, down 1.18%.
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