TERADYNE, INC Fair Value Disclosure
Cash Equivalents
Teradyne considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.
Marketable Securities
Teradyne’s equity and debt mutual funds are classified as Level 1 and available-for-sale debt securities are classified as Level 2. The vast majority of Level 2 securities are fixed income securities priced by third party pricing vendors. These pricing vendors utilize the most recent observable market information in pricing these securities or, if specific prices are not available, use other observable inputs like market transactions involving identical or comparable securities.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 financial instruments.
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December 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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(in millions) |
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Realized gains and losses included in 'Other (income) expense, net' in the condensed consolidated statement of operations |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Realized gains |
|
$ |
3.9 |
|
|
$ |
2.2 |
|
|
$ |
0.6 |
|
Realized losses |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|||
Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities included in 'Other (income) expense, net' in the condensed consolidated statement of operations |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|||
Unrealized gains on equity securities |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
Unrealized losses on equity securities |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are included in 'Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)' in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
The cost of securities sold is based on average cost.
The following table sets forth by fair value hierarchy Teradyne’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025, and 2024:
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|
December 31, 2025 |
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|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Total |
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||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash |
|
$ |
214,712 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
214,712 |
|
Cash equivalents |
|
|
78,068 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
79,039 |
|
Available for sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
U.S. Treasury securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
44,143 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
44,143 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,384 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,384 |
|
Debt mutual funds |
|
|
14,331 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,331 |
|
Certificates of deposit and time deposits |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
Non-U.S. government securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
924 |
|
Equity securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mutual funds |
|
|
57,367 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
57,367 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
364,478 |
|
|
$ |
83,776 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
448,254 |
|
Derivative assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
364,478 |
|
|
$ |
84,951 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
449,429 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivative liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
928 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Reported as follows: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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||||
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(Level 1) |
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(Level 2) |
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|
(Level 3) |
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Total |
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(in thousands) |
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Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
292,780 |
|
|
$ |
971 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
293,751 |
|
Long-term marketable securities |
|
|
71,698 |
|
|
|
54,558 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
126,256 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,247 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,247 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
364,478 |
|
|
$ |
84,951 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
449,429 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other current liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
928 |
|
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
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Quoted Prices |
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Significant |
|
|
Significant |
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|
Total |
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(in thousands) |
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Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash |
|
$ |
261,176 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
261,176 |
|
Cash equivalents |
|
|
283,037 |
|
|
|
9,141 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
292,178 |
|
Available for sale securities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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U.S. Treasury securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
44,942 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
44,942 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,696 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,696 |
|
Certificates of deposit and time deposits |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
21,689 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
21,689 |
|
Debt mutual funds |
|
|
8,951 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,951 |
|
U.S. government agency securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,970 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,970 |
|
Non-U.S. government securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
773 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
773 |
|
Equity securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mutual funds |
|
|
54,412 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54,412 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
607,576 |
|
|
$ |
116,211 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
723,787 |
|
Derivative assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
607,576 |
|
|
$ |
117,876 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
725,452 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivative liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Reported as follows: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||
|
|
(Level 1) |
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|
(Level 2) |
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|
(Level 3) |
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|
Total |
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(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
544,213 |
|
|
$ |
9,141 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
553,354 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,312 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,312 |
|
Long-term marketable securities |
|
|
63,363 |
|
|
|
60,758 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
124,121 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
607,576 |
|
|
$ |
117,876 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
725,452 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other current liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
The carrying amounts and fair values of Teradyne’s financial instruments at December 31, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:
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|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
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|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
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|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
293,751 |
|
|
$ |
293,751 |
|
|
$ |
553,354 |
|
|
$ |
553,354 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
154,503 |
|
|
|
154,503 |
|
|
|
170,433 |
|
|
|
170,433 |
|
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
|
|
1,665 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
The fair values of accounts receivable, net and accounts payable approximate the carrying amount due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
The following tables summarize the composition of available-for-sale marketable securities at December 31, 2025, and 2024:
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December 31, 2025 |
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|
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Available-for-Sale |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury securities |
|
$ |
48,723 |
|
|
$ |
90 |
|
|
$ |
(4,670 |
) |
|
$ |
44,143 |
|
|
$ |
13,891 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
40,090 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
(3,999 |
) |
|
|
36,384 |
|
|
|
22,941 |
|
Debt mutual funds |
|
|
14,508 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
14,331 |
|
|
|
3,020 |
|
Certificates of deposit and time deposits |
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-U.S. government securities |
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
105,599 |
|
|
$ |
383 |
|
|
$ |
(8,846 |
) |
|
$ |
97,136 |
|
|
$ |
39,852 |
|
Reported as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities |
|
$ |
28,213 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
28,247 |
|
|
$ |
2,293 |
|
Long-term marketable securities |
|
|
77,386 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
(8,839 |
) |
|
$ |
68,889 |
|
|
|
37,559 |
|
|
|
$ |
105,599 |
|
|
$ |
383 |
|
|
$ |
(8,846 |
) |
|
$ |
97,136 |
|
|
$ |
39,852 |
|
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Available-for-Sale |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury securities |
|
$ |
49,879 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
(4,951 |
) |
|
$ |
44,942 |
|
|
$ |
30,530 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
40,395 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
(4,778 |
) |
|
|
35,696 |
|
|
|
27,824 |
|
Certificates of deposit and time deposits |
|
|
21,689 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
21,689 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Debt mutual funds |
|
|
9,299 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
8,951 |
|
|
|
3,238 |
|
U.S. government agency securities |
|
|
3,966 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3,970 |
|
|
|
1,946 |
|
Non-U.S. government securities |
|
|
773 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
773 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
126,001 |
|
|
$ |
98 |
|
|
$ |
(10,078 |
) |
|
$ |
116,021 |
|
|
$ |
63,538 |
|
Reported as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|
Fair Market |
|
|||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities |
|
$ |
46,349 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
|
$ |
46,312 |
|
|
$ |
10,454 |
|
Long-term marketable securities |
|
|
79,652 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
(10,025 |
) |
|
$ |
69,709 |
|
|
|
53,084 |
|
|
|
$ |
126,001 |
|
|
$ |
98 |
|
|
$ |
(10,078 |
) |
|
$ |
116,021 |
|
|
$ |
63,538 |
|
As of December 31, 2025, the fair market value of investments with unrealized losses less than one year and greater than one year totaled $1.1 million and $38.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the fair market value of investments with unrealized losses less than one year and greater than one year totaled $22.6 million and $40.9 million, respectively.
Teradyne reviews its investments to identify and evaluate investments that have an indication of possible impairment. Based on this review, Teradyne determined that the unrealized losses related to these investments at December 31, 2025, and 2024 were not other than temporary.
The contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale marketable securities held at December 31, 2025, were as follows:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Due within one year |
|
$ |
28,213 |
|
|
$ |
28,247 |
|
Due after 1 year through 5 years |
|
|
18,693 |
|
|
|
18,602 |
|
Due after 5 years through 10 years |
|
|
9,285 |
|
|
|
9,406 |
|
Due after 10 years |
|
|
34,900 |
|
|
|
26,550 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
91,091 |
|
|
$ |
82,805 |
|
Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale marketable securities held at December 31, 2025, exclude debt mutual funds with the fair market value of $14.3 million as they do not have a contractual maturity date.
Derivatives
Teradyne conducts business in various foreign countries, with certain transactions denominated in local currencies. As a result, Teradyne is exposed to risks relating to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Teradyne’s foreign currency risk management objective is to minimize the effect of exchange rate fluctuations associated with the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, and changes in its cash inflows attributable to the forecasted cash flows from certain foreign currency denominated revenues.
To minimize the effect of exchange rate fluctuations associated with the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, Teradyne enters into foreign currency forward contracts. The change in fair value of these derivatives is recorded directly in earnings and is used to offset the change in value of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
Teradyne also enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to hedge the risk of changes in its cash inflows attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The cash flow hedges have maturities of less than six months and mature in the period of revenue recognition for certain products and services in backlog and forecasted to be recognized in a future period. Teradyne evaluates cash flow hedges for effectiveness at inception based on the critical terms match method. The hedges are not expected to incur any ineffectiveness however a quarterly qualitative assessment of effectiveness is done to determine if the critical terms match method remains appropriate to use. The change in fair value of the contracts is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to earnings at maturity date.
Teradyne does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
At December 31, 2025, and 2024, to hedge certain of its local currency balance sheet assets and liabilities, Teradyne had the following contracts to buy and sell non-U.S. currencies for U.S. dollars and other non-U.S. currencies with the following notional amounts:
|
|
Net Notional Value |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|||||
Currency Hedged (Buy/Sell) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
U.S. dollar/Taiwan dollar |
|
$ |
27.0 |
|
|
$ |
14.5 |
|
U.S. dollar/Japanese yen |
|
|
16.9 |
|
|
|
12.6 |
|
U.S. dollar/Korean won |
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
U.S. dollar/British pound sterling |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Singapore dollar/U.S. dollar |
|
|
62.6 |
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
Euro/U.S. dollar |
|
|
20.4 |
|
|
|
22.3 |
|
Philippine peso/U.S. dollar |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
Chinese yuan/U.S. dollar |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Danish krone/U.S. dollar |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16.9 |
|
Danish krone/Chinese yuan |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
139.0 |
|
|
$ |
122.1 |
|
The change in the fair value of the outstanding contracts was a gain of $0.2 million and a loss of $0.6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2025, and 2024.
Unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses on monetary assets and liabilities are included in other (income) expense, net.
At December 31, 2025, and 2024, Teradyne had the following cash flow hedge contracts to buy and sell non-U.S. currencies for U.S. dollars with the following notional amounts:
|
|
Net Notional Value |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|||||
Currency Hedged (Buy/Sell) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
U.S. dollar/Japanese yen |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15.6 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15.6 |
|
The fair value of the outstanding cash flow hedge contracts was a gain of $0.9 million at December 31, 2024.
Unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency cash flow hedge contracts are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). At maturity, the gains or losses associated with cash flow hedge contracts are recorded to revenue.
On January 13, 2025, Teradyne entered into a forward to buy 23.7 million Euros which expired on February 3, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, a realized gain of $0.6 million was recorded in Other (income) expense, net, in the consolidated statement of operations.
On November 7, 2023, in connection with the agreement to acquire 10% investment in Technoprobe S.p.A, Teradyne purchased a call option to buy 481.0 million Euros. The expiration date of the option was April 26, 2024. On April 12, 2024, Teradyne entered into a forward to buy 481.0 million Euros which expired on May 23, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, a realized loss of $9.8 million was recorded in 'Other (income) expense, net' in the consolidated statement of operations.
The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2025, and 2024:
|
|
Balance Sheet Location |
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
|
Other current assets |
|
$ |
1,175 |
|
|
$ |
725 |
|
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
(928 |
) |
|
|
(1,324 |
) |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
940 |
|
Total derivatives |
|
|
|
$ |
247 |
|
|
$ |
341 |
|
The following table summarizes the effect of derivative instruments in the statements of operations recognized for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023:
|
|
Location of (Gains) Losses |
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Foreign exchange forward contracts (1) |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
$ |
3,226 |
|
|
$ |
(1,843 |
) |
Foreign exchange option contracts |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
(561 |
) |
|
|
9,764 |
|
|
|
(7,464 |
) |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Foreign exchange forward and option contracts |
|
Revenue |
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
|
(2,402 |
) |
|
|
(3,127 |
) |
Total derivatives |
|
|
|
$ |
(793 |
) |
|
$ |
10,588 |
|
|
$ |
(12,434 |
) |
See Note L: “Debt” regarding derivatives related to the convertible senior notes.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents, marketable securities, forward currency contracts and accounts receivable. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds invested in U.S. Treasuries and government agencies. Our fixed income available-for-sale marketable securities have a minimum rating of AA by one or more of the major credit rating agencies. Teradyne places forward currency contracts with high credit-quality financial institutions in order to minimize credit risk exposure. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of geographically dispersed customers. Teradyne performs ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and from time to time may require customers to provide a letter of credit from a bank to secure accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2025, two customers of primarily our Semiconductor Test segment accounted for approximately 22% and 20%, respectively, of our accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2024, two customers of our Semiconductor Test segment each accounted for 10% of our accounts receivable balance.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 22, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 22, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 2, 2020 | |
About Fair Value Disclosures
Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.
Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.