Item 1A. Risk Factors
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, and business of Avnet. These statements are generally identified by words like “believes,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “estimates,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, and actual results and other outcomes could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made.
Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include the risk factors discussed below as well as risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that management does not currently consider material. Such factors make the Company’s operating results for future periods difficult to predict and, therefore, prior results do not necessarily indicate results in future periods. Some of the risks disclosed below may have already occurred, but not to a degree that management considers material unless otherwise noted. Any of the below factors, or any other factors discussed elsewhere in this Report, may have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, operating results, prospects, and liquidity. Similarly, the price of the Company’s common stock is subject to volatility due to fluctuations in general market conditions; actual financial results that do not meet the Company’s or the investment community’s expectations; changes in the Company’s or the investment community’s expectations for the Company’s future results, dividends, or share repurchases; and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.
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Changes in customer needs and consumption models
Changes in customer product demands and consumption models may cause a decline in the Company’s billings, which would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial results. Changes in technology (such as artificial intelligence) could reduce the types or quantity of services that customers require from the Company. While the Company attempts to identify changes in market conditions as soon as possible, the dynamics of the industries in which it operates make it difficult to predict and timely react to such changes, including those relating to product shortages or excess supply. Also, future downturns, inflation, or supply chain challenges, including in the semiconductor, embedded solutions, maintenance, and test and measurement industries, could adversely affect the Company’s relationships with its customers, operating results, and profitability.
Specifically, the semiconductor industry experiences periodic fluctuations in product supply and demand (often associated with changes in economic conditions, technology, and manufacturing capacity) and suppliers may not adequately predict or meet customer demand. Geopolitical uncertainty (including from military conflicts, health-related crises, and international trade disputes) has led, and may continue to lead, to shortages, extended lead times, and unpredictability in the supply of certain semiconductors and other electronic components. In reaction, customers may over order to ensure sufficient inventory, which, when the shortage lessens, may result in order cancellations and decreases. In cases where customers have non-cancellable/ non-returnable orders, customers may not be able or willing to carry out the terms of the orders. The Company’s prices to customers depend on many factors, including product availability, supplier costs, and competitive pressures. The Company may be unable to increase prices to customers to offset higher internal costs, which could reduce margins. During fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, sales of semiconductors represented approximately 79%, 78%, and 80% of the Company’s consolidated sales, respectively, and the Company’s sales closely follow the strength or weakness of the semiconductor industry. These conditions make it more difficult to manage the Company’s business and predict future performance.
Disruptions to key supplier and customer relationships
One of the Company’s competitive strengths is the breadth and quality of the suppliers whose products the Company distributes. For fiscal 2026, one supplier accounted for over 10% of the Company’s consolidated billings. The Company’s contracts with its suppliers vary in duration and are generally terminable by either party at will and upon notice. The Company’s suppliers may terminate or significantly reduce their volume of business with the Company because of a product shortage, an unwillingness to do business with the Company, changes in strategy, or otherwise.
Shortages of products or loss of a supplier may negatively affect the Company’s business and relationships with its customers, as customers depend on the Company’s timely delivery of technology hardware and software from the industry’s leading suppliers. In addition, shifts in suppliers’ strategies, or performance and delivery issues, may negatively affect the Company’s financial results. These conditions make it more difficult to manage the Company’s business and predict future performance. The competitive landscape has also experienced consolidation among suppliers and capacity constraints, which could negatively impact the Company’s profitability and customer base.
Further, if key suppliers modify the terms of their contracts (including terms regarding price protection, rights of return, order cancellation rights, delivery commitments, rebates, or other terms that protect or enhance the Company’s gross margins), it could negatively affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity. The Company may attempt to limit associated risks by passing such terms on to its customers, but this may not be possible.
Customers, suppliers, and investors are increasingly requesting information and action regarding the Company’s supply chain due diligence, environmental impacts, cybersecurity, and other social and governance practices. Such increased expectations may increase costs and result in reputational damage and loss of business if the Company is perceived to have not met such expectations.
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Risks related to international operations
During fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 approximately 78%, 77% and 77%, respectively, of the Company’s sales came from its operations outside the United States. The Company’s operations are subject to a variety of risks that are specific to international operations, including, but not limited to, the following:
● foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations;
● complex and changing tax laws and regulations;
● regulatory requirements and prohibitions that differ between jurisdictions;
● differing employment practices and labor issues; and
● non-compliance with local laws.
In addition to the cost of compliance, the potential penalties for violations of import or export regulations and anti-corruption laws, by the Company or its third-party agents, create heightened risks for the Company’s international operations. If a regulatory body determines that the Company has violated such laws, the Company could be fined significant sums, incur sizable legal defense costs, have its import or export capabilities restricted or denied, or have its inventories seized, which could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business. Additionally, allegations that the Company has violated any such regulations may negatively impact the Company’s reputation, which may result in customers or suppliers being unwilling to do business with the Company. While the Company has adopted measures and controls designed to ensure compliance with these laws, these measures may not be adequate, and the Company may be materially and adversely impacted in the event of an actual or alleged violation.
Tariffs, trade restrictions, sanctions, or changes in trade policies may adversely affect the Company’s sales and profitability. For example, the U.S. administration has made, and continues to make, changes in trade policies, including negotiating or terminating trade agreements, imposing higher tariffs on imports into the United States, and other measures affecting trade between the United States and other countries. Additionally, some countries are changing their trade policies relating to goods imported from the United States. These policies and related geopolitical tensions could dampen consumer demand, increase market volatility, and impact currency exchange rates, each of which could adversely affect the Company’s financial performance. Further, evaluating and complying with new and future trade measures diverts management’s attention from existing initiatives, which may negatively impact the Company’s business operations.The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating certain tariffs has increased complexity.
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The impact of these trade disruptions is difficult to predict and depends on various factors, including (i) when trade measures are implemented, (ii) the ultimate amount, scope, nature, and duration of tariffs and other trade measures, (iii) and the extent to which price increases, together with mitigation efforts, do not fully offset increased costs. In addition, the impact of trade disruptions on general economic conditions is difficult to predict.
The Company employs and continues to develop systems and other measures to mitigate the impact of tariffs. The Company also has contingency plans to respond to a range of economic scenarios. The Company continues to monitor and evaluate changing trade policies, as well as the overall economic environment in the electronic components industry. However, despite these efforts, the Company may not be able to fully mitigate the impact of changes in trade policies or an economic downturn. These actions have resulted in increased costs, which the Company may not be able to pass on to customers; shortages of materials and electronic components; increased cybersecurity attacks; credit market disruptions; and inflation. In addition, increased operational expenses incurred in minimizing the number of products subject to tariffs could adversely affect the Company’s operating profits. These measures have not yet had a material impact, but future actions or escalations that affect trade relations could materially affect the Company’s sales and results of operations.
The Company transacts sales, pays expenses, owns assets, and incurs liabilities in countries using currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Because the Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars, the Company must translate such activities and amounts into U.S. Dollars at exchange rates in effect during each reporting period. Therefore, increases or decreases in the exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and other currencies affect the Company’s reported amounts of sales, operating income, and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, unexpected and dramatic changes in foreign currency exchange rates may negatively affect the Company’s earnings from those markets. While the Company may use derivative financial instruments to reduce its net exposure, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial results. Further, foreign currency instability and disruptions in the credit and capital markets may increase credit risks for some of the Company’s customers and may impair its customers’ ability to repay existing obligations.
Internal information systems failures
The Company depends on its information systems to facilitate its day-to-day operations and to produce timely, accurate, and reliable information on financial and operational results. Currently, the Company’s global operations are tracked with multiple information systems, including systems from acquired businesses, some of which are subject to ongoing IT projects designed to streamline or optimize the Company’s systems. These IT projects are extremely complex, in part because of wide ranging processes, use of on-premise and cloud environments, the Company’s business operations, and changes in information technology. The Company may not always succeed at these efforts. Implementation or integration difficulties may adversely affect the Company’s ability to complete business transactions and ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial data. In addition, IT projects may not achieve the expected efficiencies and cost savings, which could negatively impact the Company’s financial results. A failure of any of these information systems (including due to power losses, computer and telecommunications failures, cybersecurity incidents, or manmade or natural disasters), or material difficulties in upgrading these information systems, could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, internal controls, and reporting obligations under federal securities laws.
Due to the Company’s increased online sales, system interruptions and delays that make its websites and services unavailable or slow to respond may reduce the attractiveness of its products and services to its customers. If the Company is unable to continually improve the efficiency of its systems, it could cause systems interruptions or delays and adversely affect the Company’s operating results.
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Logistics disruptions
The Company’s global logistics services are operated through specialized and centralized distribution centers around the globe, some of which are outsourced. The Company also depends almost entirely on third-party transportation service providers to deliver products to its customers. A major interruption or disruption in service at one or more of its distribution centers for any reason, or significant disruptions of services from the Company’s third-party transportation providers, could cause a delay in expected cost savings or an increase in expenses, which may not be possible to pass on to customers. Such disruptions could result from risks related to information technology, data security, or any of the General Risk Factors, as discussed herein. In addition, as the Company continues to increase capacity at various distribution centers, it may experience operational challenges, increased costs, decreased efficiency, and customer delivery delays and failures. Such operational challenges could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business partners, and on the Company’s business, operations, financial performance, and reputation.
Data security and privacy threats
Threats to the Company’s data and information technology systems (including cybersecurity attacks such as phishing and ransomware) are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, including through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Threat actors have successfully breached the Company’s systems and processes in various ways, and such cybersecurity breaches expose the Company to significant potential liability and reputational harm. Cybersecurity attacks have not yet materially impacted the Company’s data or the Company’s operations, financial condition, or data security. However, future attacks could have a material impact. Threat actors, including sophisticated nation-state actors, seek unauthorized access to intellectual property, or confidential or proprietary information regarding the Company, its customers, its business partners, or its employees, and may target the Company’s systems for espionage, intellectual property theft, or disruption of operations. They deploy malicious software programs that exploit security vulnerabilities, including ransomware designed to encrypt the Company’s files so an attacker may demand a ransom for restored access. They also seek to misdirect money, sabotage data and systems, takeover internal processes, and induce employees or other system users to disclose sensitive information, including login credentials. In addition, some Company employees continue to work from home on a full-time or hybrid basis, which increases the Company’s vulnerability to cyber and other information technology risks. Further, the Company relies on third-parties, whose systems and controls are outside the Company’s control. A failure, breach, or disruption involving such third parties could materially affect the Company’s operations.
The Company seeks to protect and secure its systems and information, prevent and detect evolving threats, and respond to threats as they occur. Measures taken include implementing and enhancing information security controls, such as enterprise-wide firewalls, continuous monitoring, intrusion detection, endpoint protection, email security, disaster recovery, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity training for employees to enhance awareness of general security best practices, financial fraud, and phishing. Despite these efforts, the Company may not always be successful. Threat actors frequently change their techniques and technology (such as implementing artificial intelligence) and, consequently, the Company may not always promptly detect the existence or scope of a security breach. As these types of threats grow and evolve, the Company may make further investments to protect its data and information technology infrastructure, which may impact the Company’s profitability. The Company’s insurance coverage for protecting against cyber attacks may not be sufficient to cover all possible claims, and the Company may suffer losses that could have a material adverse effect on its business. As a global enterprise, the Company may be negatively impacted by existing and proposed laws and regulations, as well as government policies and practices, related to cybersecurity, data privacy, data localization, and data protection. Failure to comply with such requirements could have an adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as subject the Company to significant fines, litigation losses, third-party damages, and other liabilities.
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Financial Risks
Inventory value decline
The electronic components and integrated products industries are subject to technological change, new and enhanced products, changes in customer needs, and changes in industry standards and regulatory requirements, which can cause the Company’s inventory to decline in value or become obsolete. Regardless of the general economic environment, prices may decline due to a decrease in demand or an oversupply of products, which may increase the risk of declines in inventory value. Many of the Company’s suppliers offer certain protections from the loss in value of inventory (such as price protection and limited rights of return), but such policies may not fully compensate for the loss. Also, suppliers may not honor such agreements, some of which are subject to supplier discretion. In addition, certain Company sales are made pursuant to individual purchase orders, rather than through long-term sales contracts. Where there are contracts, such contracts are generally terminable at will upon notice. Unforeseen product developments, inventory value declines, or customer cancellations may adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.
Accounts receivable defaults
Accounts receivable are a significant portion of the Company’s working capital. If entities responsible for a significant amount of accounts receivable cease doing business, direct their business elsewhere, fail to pay, or delay payment, the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity could be adversely affected. An economic or industry downturn could adversely affect the Company’s ability to collect receivables, which could result in longer payment cycles, increased collection costs, and defaults exceeding management’s expectations. A significant deterioration in the Company’s ability to collect accounts receivable in the United States could impact the cost or availability of financing under various financing programs.
Liquidity and capital resources constraints
The Company’s ability to satisfy its cash needs and implement its capital allocation strategy depends on its ability to generate cash from operations and to access the financial markets, both of which are subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control. In addition to cash on hand, the Company relies on external financing to help satisfy its cash needs. However, various factors affect external financing, including general market conditions, interest rate fluctuations, and the Company’s debt ratings and operating results. Consequently, external financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. An increase in the Company’s debt or deterioration of its operating results may cause a reduction in its debt ratings. Any such reduction could negatively impact the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing or renew existing financing at acceptable terms, and could result in reduced credit limits, increased financing expenses, and additional restrictions and covenants. A reduction in its current debt rating may also negatively impact the Company’s working capital and impair its relationship with its customers and suppliers.
As of June 27, 2026, the Company had debt outstanding with financial institutions under various notes, secured borrowings, and committed and uncommitted lines of credit. The Company needs cash to pay debt principal and interest, and for general corporate purposes, such as funding its ongoing working capital and capital expenditure needs. Under certain of its credit facilities, the applicable interest rate and costs are based in part on the Company’s current debt rating. If its debt rating is reduced, higher interest rates and increased costs would result. A portion of the Company’s debt is subject to variable interest rates and an increase in such rates would increase debt service obligations. Any material increase in the Company’s financing costs or loss of access to cost-effective financing could have an adverse effect on its profitability, results of operations, and cash flows.
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General economic or business conditions, both domestic and foreign, may be less favorable than management expects and could adversely impact the Company’s sales or its ability to collect receivables from its customers, which may impact access to the Company’s accounts receivable securitization program.
Financing covenants and restrictions may limit management discretion
The agreements governing the Company’s financing, including its credit facility, accounts receivable securitization program, and the indentures governing the Company’s outstanding notes, contain various covenants and restrictions that, in certain circumstances, limit the Company’s ability, and the ability of certain subsidiaries, to:
● grant liens on assets;
● make certain investments;
● incur additional debt; or
● engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
The Company may be in default under certain of its credit facilities if its leverage ratio exceeds a certain level. In such an event, lenders may accelerate payment, other lenders may declare a cross-default, and the Company may be unable to continue to utilize these facilities, which could cause the Company to have insufficient cash to make interest payments, to repay indebtedness, or for general corporate needs.
As a result of these covenants and restrictions, the Company may be limited in the future in how it conducts its business and may be unable to raise additional debt, repurchase common stock, pay a dividend, compete effectively, or make further investments.
Tax law changes and compliance
As a multinational corporation, the Company is subject to the tax laws and regulations of the United States and many foreign jurisdictions. From time to time, governments enact or revise tax laws and regulations, which are further subject to interpretations, guidance, amendments, and technical corrections from international, federal, and state tax authorities. Such changes to tax law may adversely affect the Company’s cash flow, costs of share buybacks, and effective tax rate, including through decreases in allowable deductions and higher tax rates.
Many countries have adopted provisions to align their international tax rules with the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”), which applied to the Company as of fiscal year 2026. The project aims to standardize and modernize global corporate tax policy, and levies a 15% global minimum corporate tax rate on a country-by-country basis on companies with revenue over a set threshold. Various jurisdictions are adopting related regulations at different times and in varying forms. Conflicting regulations or interpretations could increase risk of double taxation, compliance complexity, and disputes with taxing authorities. Furthermore, many countries are independently evaluating their corporate tax policy, which could result in tax legislation and enforcement that adversely impacts the Company’s tax provision and value of deferred assets and liabilities.
The tax laws and regulations of the various countries where the Company has operations are extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations. The Company believes that its historical tax positions are sound and consistent with applicable law, and that it has adequately reserved for taxes. However, taxing authorities may challenge such
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positions and the Company may not be successful in defending against any such challenges. The Company’s future income tax expense could be adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets, and liabilities and changes to its operating structure.
Constraints on internal controls
Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable financial reports, safeguard its assets, and prevent and detect fraud. If the Company cannot do so, its brand and operating results could be harmed. Internal controls over financial reporting are intended to prevent and detect material misstatements in its financial reporting and material fraudulent activity, but are limited by human error, circumventing or overriding controls, and fraud. As a result, the Company may not identify all material activity or all immaterial activity that could aggregate into a material misstatement. Therefore, even effective internal controls cannot guarantee that financial statements are wholly accurate or prevent all fraud and loss of assets. Management continually evaluates the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s internal controls. However, if the Company fails to maintain the adequacy of its internal controls, including any failure to implement required new or improved internal controls, or if the Company experiences difficulties in their implementation, the Company’s business and operating results could be harmed. Additionally, the Company may be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, or the Company could fail to meet its reporting obligations, all of which could have an adverse effect on its business or the market price of the Company’s securities.
Acquisition expected benefits shortfall
The Company has made, and expects to make, strategic acquisitions or investments globally to further its strategic objectives and support key business initiatives. Acquisitions and investments involve risks and uncertainties, some of which may differ from those associated with the Company’s historical operations. Examples include risks relating to expanding into emerging markets and business areas, adding additional product lines and services, impacting existing customer and supplier relationships, incurring costs or liabilities associated with the companies acquired, incurring potential impairment charges on acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, and diverting management’s attention from existing operations and initiatives. As a result, the Company’s profitability may be negatively impacted. In addition, the Company may not successfully integrate the acquired businesses, or the integration may be more difficult, costly, or time-consuming than anticipated. Further, any litigation involving the potential acquisition or acquired entity may increase expenses associated with the acquisition, cause a delay in completing the acquisition, or impact the ability to integrate the acquired entity, all of which may impact the Company’s profitability. The Company may experience disruptions that could, depending on the size of the acquisition, have an adverse effect on its business, especially where an acquisition target may have pre-existing regulatory issues or deficiencies, or material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting. Furthermore, the Company may not realize all benefits anticipated from its acquisitions, which could adversely affect the Company’s financial performance.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
Legal proceedingscosts and damages
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings, including government investigations, that arise out of the ordinary conduct of the Company’s business, including matters involving intellectual property rights, commercial matters, merger-related matters, product liability, and other actions. Legal proceedings could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s efforts and other resources, and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations and business reputation. The Company may be obligated to indemnify and defend its customers if the products or services that the Company sells are alleged to infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights. The
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Company may not be able to obtain supplier indemnification for itself and its customers against such claims, or such indemnification may not fully protect the Company and its customers against such claims. Also, the Company is exposed to potential liability for technology and products that it develops for which it has no indemnification protections. If an infringement claim against the Company is successful, the Company may be required to pay damages or seek royalty or license arrangements, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms. The Company may have to stop selling certain products or services, which could affect its ability to compete effectively. In addition, the Company’s expanding business activities may include the assembly or manufacture of electronic component products and systems. Product defects, whether caused by a design, assembly, manufacture or component failure or error, or manufacturing processes not in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, may result in product liability claims, product recalls, fines, and penalties. Product liability risks could be particularly significant with respect to aerospace, automotive, and medical applications because of the risk of serious harm to users of such products.
Regulatorynon-compliance
The Company is subject to laws and regulations addressing a variety of issues, including import and export regulations, environmental impacts and related disclosures, data privacy, workplace safety, and supply chain regulations. While the Company strives to fully comply with all applicable regulations, certain of these regulations are subject to differing interpretations and conflicts among various jurisdictions or may impose liability without fault. Additionally, the Company may be held responsible for the prior activities of an entity it acquired.
Failure to comply with these regulations could result in substantial costs, fines, and civil or criminal sanctions, as well as third-party claims for property damage or personal injury. Future regulations may become more stringent over time, imposing greater compliance costs, and increasing risks, penalties and reputational harm associated with violations.
General Risk Factors
Negative impacts of economic or geopolitical uncertainty, or a health crisis, on operations and financial results
Economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty (including from military conflicts and international trade disputes), as well as health-related crises (including pandemics and epidemics), have resulted, and may result in the future, in a variety of adverse impacts on the Company and its customers and suppliers. Such adverse impacts include decreased sales, margins, and earnings; increased logistics costs; demand uncertainty; constrained workforce participation; global supply chain disruptions; and logistics and distribution system disruptions. Such crises and uncertainties could also result in, or heighten the risks of, customer bankruptcies, customer delayed or defaulted payments, delays in product deliveries, financial market disruption and volatility, and other risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report. As a result, the Company may need to impair assets (including goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets), implement restructuring actions, and reduce expenses in response to decreased sales or margins.
The Company may not be able to adequately adjust its cost structure in a timely fashion, which may adversely impact its profitability. Uncertainty about economic conditions may increase foreign currency volatility, which may negatively impact the Company’s results. Economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty also make it more difficult for the Company to manage inventory levels (including when customers decrease orders, cancel existing orders, or are unable to fulfill their obligations under non-cancelable/ non-return orders) and collect customer receivables, which may result in provisions to create reserves, write-offs, reduced access to liquidity, higher financing costs, and increased pressure on cash flows.
An increase in or prolonged period of inflation could affect the Company’s profitability and cash flows, due to higher wages, higher operating expenses, higher financing costs, and higher supplier prices. Inflation may also adversely
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affect foreign exchange rates. The Company may be unable to pass along such higher costs to its customers, which may result in lower gross profit margins. In addition, inflation may adversely affect customers’ financing costs, cash flows, and profitability, which could adversely impact their operations and the Company’s ability to offer credit and collect receivables.
Competition
The market for the Company’s products and services is very competitive and subject to technological advances (including artificial intelligence), new competitors, non-traditional competitors, and changes in industry standards. The Company competes with other global and regional distributors, as well as some of the Company’s own suppliers that maintain direct sales efforts. In addition, as the Company expands its offerings and geographies, the Company may encounter increased competition from current or new competitors. The Company’s failure to maintain and enhance its competitive position, including by adopting or enhancing digital capabilities, could adversely affect its business and prospects. Furthermore, the Company’s efforts to compete in the marketplace could cause deterioration of gross profit margins and, thus, overall profitability.
The size of the Company’s competitors varies across market sectors, as do the resources the Company has allocated to the sectors and geographic areas in which it does business. Therefore, some competitors may have greater resources or a more extensive customer or supplier base in some market sectors and geographic areas. As a result, the Company may not be able to effectively compete in certain markets, which could impact the Company’s profitability and prospects.
Employee retention and hiring constraints
The Company’s success depends on its ability to attract, engage, develop, and retain qualified employees in a competitive labor market. Key talent acquisition may be impacted by immigration restrictions, shifting workforce demographics, and evolving skill requirements driven by technological change, including artificial intelligence. Restructuring activities and position eliminations may also affect the Company’s brand reputation as an employer, employee morale, and retention, particularly in areas where employees are represented by works councils and unions. Any challenges in maintaining a skilled and engaged workforce could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
The Company recognizes the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. These risks include operational risks; intellectual property theft; fraud; extortion; harm to employees or customers; legal risks, including violations of privacy or data protection laws; and reputational risks. The Company has implemented several cybersecurity processes, technologies, and controls to aid in its efforts.
The Company’s Global Cybersecurity & Compliance (GC&C) team maintains a comprehensive cybersecurity program that includes policies, procedures, and standards to govern the safe processing, storage, and transmission of data. GC&C team members have extensive knowledge and experience regarding cybersecurity and the Company’s information technology systems. The GC&C team leader reports directly to the Company’s Chief Information Officer. The cybersecurity program was developed using practices anchored on the National Institute of Standards and
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Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF) and seeks to align to the additional cybersecurity measures of NIST 800-171 and ISO27001. Cybersecurity controls are governed by Avnet’s Global Information Security Policy (GISP).
The Company has processes for overseeing and identifying cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and controls associated with third-party service providers, including evaluating providers’ (i) cybersecurity ratings, (ii) public disclosures related to cybersecurity, (iii) cybersecurity questionnaire responses, and (iv) cybersecurity and IT certifications.
The Company provides quarterly updates to, and receives oversight from, the Technology and Risk Committee on the Company’s cybersecurity program, cybersecurity incidents, and the cybersecurity threat landscape. Responsible members of management provide updates to the Company’s senior executive team regarding all cybersecurity incidents, the cybersecurity program, and the threat landscape.
The Company’s enterprise risk management program (ERM) considers cybersecurity risks (including likelihood, potential severity, and mitigation) alongside other enterprise-wide risks as part of its overall ERM process. The GC&C team administers an IT risk management program that identifies and assesses cybersecurity risks. Its assessments are shared with the Company’s enterprise risk management council (ERM Council).
The GC&C team applies an incident response procedure. Among other things, the team appropriately escalates some incidents in real-time, depending on the incident’s potential impact and scope. Further, the GC&C team regularly collaborates with other departments—such as legal, corporate security, and human resources—when assessing, identifying, and managing cybersecurity incidents. The Company also retains external cybersecurity response consultants to assist internal resources as needed.
The Company regularly tests the effectiveness of its security program through internal audit and external assessments. The Company makes investments for continual improvements in risk and vulnerability mitigation, including ongoing monitoring, network and system updates, and employee cybersecurity awareness training.
The Company’s cybersecurity assessments and auditing include:
•Regular penetration tests conducted by external consultants;
•Regular maturity assessments conducted by external consultants;
•Quarterly self-assessments of internal cybersecurity capabilities; and
•Ongoing internal audits of cybersecurity systems and practices.
The Company’s employee communication and training program includes:
•Annual tabletop exercises performed with its executive team;
•Annual tabletop exercises with its cybersecurity incident response team;
•Annually distributing the Global Information Security Policy (GISP) to all employees;
•Cybersecurity awareness training videos available to employees and updated quarterly;
•Phishing simulations conducted with employees monthly; and
•Newsletters distributed to all employees on relevant cybersecurity threats.
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Please refer to Item 1.A, Risk Factors (Data security and privacy threats) for a discussion of whether cybersecurity threats have or will materially affect the Company, as well as the potential impact on the Company’s operations and financial condition.
Item 2. Properties
The Company’s Corporate and EC Americas headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. The Company owns and leases approximately 2.1 million and 4.1 million square feet of space, respectively, of which approximately 24% is in the United States. The facilities consist of office, warehousing, integration and value-added operations. The Company believes that the facilities are well maintained and adequate for current and future operating needs. The following table summarizes the square footage of the Company’s facilities by region as of June 27, 2026 (in millions):
Approximate
Square
Footage
Americas 1.9
EMEA 3.2
Asia 1.1
Total 6.2
See Note 5, “Property, plant and equipment, net” and Note 11, “Leases” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s properties.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Pursuant to SEC regulations, including but not limited to Item 103 of Regulation S-K, the Company regularly assesses the status of and developments in pending environmental and other legal proceedings to determine whether any such proceedings should be identified specifically in this discussion of legal proceedings, and has concluded that no particular pending legal proceeding requires public disclosure. Based on the information known to date, management believes that the Company has appropriately accrued in its consolidated financial statements for its share of the estimable costs of environmental and other legal proceedings.
The Company is also currently subject to various pending and potential legal matters and investigations relating to compliance with governmental laws and regulations, including import/export and environmental matters. The Company currently believes that the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity but could possibly be material to its results of operations in any single reporting period.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
The Company’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol AVT.
Dividends
The declaration and payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, and other factors the Board of Directors considers relevant. In addition, certain of the Company’s debt facilities may restrict the declaration and payment of dividends, depending upon the Company’s then current compliance with certain covenants.
Record Holders
As of August 7, 2026, there were 1,160 registered holders of record of Avnet’s common stock.
Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Returns
The graph below matches the cumulative 5-year total return of holders of Avnet’s common stock with (i) the cumulative total returns of the Nasdaq Composite Index and (ii) a customized peer group of five companies (Agilysys Inc., Arrow Electronics Inc., Insight Enterprises Inc., Scansource Inc., and TD Synnex Corporation). The graph assumes that the value of the investment in Avnet’s common stock, in each index, and in the peer group (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on 7/3/2021 and tracks it through 6/27/2026.
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The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the repurchase plan of up to an aggregate of $600 million of common stock. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company did not repurchase any shares under the share repurchase program.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
For a description of the Company’s critical accounting policies and an understanding of Avnet and the significant factors that influenced the Company’s performance during the past three fiscal years, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with the description of the business appearing in Item 1 of this Report and the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes and schedule, and other information appearing in Item 8 of this Report. Discussions of fiscal 2024 items and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal years 2025 and 2024 are not included in this Form 10-K and can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2025. The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year. Fiscal years 2026, 2025 and 2024 each contained 52 weeks.
The discussion of the Company’s results of operations includes references to the impact of foreign currency translation. When the U.S. Dollar strengthens and the stronger exchange rates are used to translate the results of operations of Avnet’s subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies, the result is a decrease in U.S. Dollars of reported results. Conversely, when the U.S. Dollar weakens, the weaker exchange rates result in an increase in U.S. Dollars of reported results. In the discussion that follows, results excluding this impact, primarily for subsidiaries in EMEA and Asia, are referred to as “constant currency.”
In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”), the Company also discloses certain non-GAAP financial information, including:
The following table provides a reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income:
Years Ended
June 27, June 28, June 29,
(Thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1,457 1,463 3,130
Management believes that providing this additional information is useful to financial statement users to better assess and understand operating performance, especially when comparing results with prior periods or forecasting performance for future periods, primarily because management typically monitors the business with and without these adjustments to GAAP results. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to establish operational goals and, in many cases, for measuring performance for compensation purposes. However, any analysis of results on a non-GAAP basis should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.
Industry outlook
The Company’s operations subject it to tariffs and other trade protection measures. The U.S. administration has instituted certain changes, and may make additional changes, in trade policies that include the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, higher tariffs on imports into the U.S., and other measures affecting trade between the U.S. and other countries from which the Company imports. Due in part to these measures, some countries are changing their trade policies relating to goods imported from the U.S. These global trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions, together with
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any related downturns in the global economy, could dampen customer demand, increase market volatility, and impact currency exchange rates, all of which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial performance.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), including, among others, tariffs on imports of certain Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican goods, a universal baseline tariff on imports from most countries, and reciprocal tariffs on select countries. The global tariff landscape continues to shift rapidly, with changes impacting businesses and markets around the world.
The Company continues to monitor the situation, including any potential refunds of such tariffs, and evaluate the impact on its results of operations. No potential refunds have been recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements as the Company cannot reasonably estimate the financial impact.
Sales related to customer billings for various tariffs were less than one percent of total sales for fiscal 2026, fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024.
During fiscal 2026, the Company’s financial performance improved as demand for electronic components strengthened resulting in year-over-year sales growth across all regions and improved days of inventory on hand. The Company expects sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 will grow approximately 10% compared to fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 sales with expected sales growth across all Electronic Components regions and Farnell.
Results of Operations
Years Ended
2026 2025 Variance Variance %
($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)
Adjusted operating income 861 624 237 38.0
Other expense, net (7) (17) 11 (61.6)
Diluted earnings per share 4.01 2.75 1.26 45.8
Other Metrics
Gross profit margin 10.4 % 10.7 % (31) bps (0.3) %
Operating income margin 2.6 % 2.3 % 30 bps 0.3 %
Adjusted operating income margin 3.1 % 2.8 % 31 bps 0.3 %
Effective tax rate 28.5 % 4.1 % 2,433 bps 24.3 %
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Sales
Analysis of Sales: By Operating Group and Geography
The table below provides sales change rates for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025 as reported and on a constant currency basis by geographic region and operating group.
Sales
Year-Year %
Years Ended Sales Change in
June 27, % of June 28, % of Year-Year % Constant
2026 Total 2025 Total Change Currency
($ in millions)
Sales by Operating Group:
Sales by Geographic Region:
Total Avnet $ 27,632.7 $ 22,200.8
Avnet’s sales for fiscal 2026 were $27.63 billion, an increase of $5.43 billion, or 24.5%, from fiscal 2025 sales of $22.20 billion, with growth across all EC regions and Farnell. Sales in constant currency increased 22.4% year over year, driven by strong performance in both EC and Farnell operating groups across all end markets served.
EC sales in fiscal 2026 were $25.85 billion, representing a $5.10 billion increase, or 24.6% increase over prior year sales of $20.75 billion. EC sales increased 22.6% year over year in constant currency. All three EC regions contributed to this growth led by the Company’s Asia region. The increase in EC sales was mainly attributable to increased sales volumes and the mix of higher-priced components and to a lesser extent from increase in prices for certain memory-related products.
Farnell sales in fiscal 2026 were $1.78 billion, representing an increase of $335.0 million or 23.2%, compared to prior year sales of $1.45 billion. The year-over-year increase in sales in fiscal 2026 is primarily due to improvement in demand for single board computers and on-the-board electronic components. The increase in sales at Farnell was primarily driven by an increase in volume as increases in components pricing including certain memory-related products was a smaller contributor to sales growth during fiscal 2026.
Gross Profit
The Company’s gross profit and gross margin are primarily affected by sales volume, product mix, customer mix and pricing, and geographic sales mix. Gross profit increased $496.9 million, or 20.8% to $2.88 billion in fiscal 2026, compared to $2.38 billion in fiscal 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher sales in both operating groups, partially offset by year-over-year lower gross profit margin in the EC operating group. Gross profit margin decreased to 10.4% in fiscal 2026 or 31 basis points from fiscal 2025 gross profit margin of 10.7%.
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EC gross profit margin declined in fiscal 2026 compared with fiscal 2025 primarily due to a higher mix of sales from the lower-margin Asia region and changes in product and customer mix in the Western regions. Asia represented approximately 51% of EC sales in fiscal 2026, compared with 49% in fiscal 2025. EC gross profit margin decreased 44 basis points to 9.24% in fiscal 2026 from 9.68% in fiscal 2025.
Farnell gross profit margin was 27.73% in fiscal 2026, up 168 basis points year over year, primarily due to a higher mix of on-the-board electronic components and, to a lesser extent, an increase in component pricing for certain memory-related products during fiscal 2026.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A expenses”) in fiscal 2026 were $2.02 billion, an increase of $260.0 million, or 14.8%, from fiscal 2025. The year-over-year increase in SG&A expenses is primarily due to increases in variable operating expenses associated with higher sales volumes and the impact of changes in foreign currency translation rates.
Metrics that management monitors with respect to its operating expenses are SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales and as a percentage of gross profit. In fiscal 2026, SG&A expenses were 7.3% of sales 70.2% of gross profit, compared with 7.9% and 73.9%, respectively, in fiscal 2025. The year-over-year decrease in SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales and gross profit was primarily due to increased sales without a corresponding increase in SG&A expenses, partially offset by the decline in gross profit margin in EC as discussed above.
See Note 16 “Segment information” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the amount of selling, general and administrative expenses by operating group.
Restructuring, Integration and Other Expenses
The Company recorded total restructuring, integration, and other expenses in fiscal 2026 of $134.7 million consisting of $87.7 million of severance and other restructuring related expenses, and $47.0 million of integration and other costs primarily related to start-up costs associated with a new distribution center in EMEA, partially offset by a benefit due to a change in estimate from the settlement of an audit in Mexico. The largest component of the severance expense in fiscal 2026, was due to the announced closure of a distribution center in Germany that impacted approximately 350 employees. The closure is expected to be completed in the third quarter of fiscal 2027.
The after-tax impact of restructuring, integration, and other expenses were $96.1 million and $1.15 per share on a diluted basis.
During fiscal 2025 the Company recorded restructuring, integration, and other expenses of $108.3 million, which consists of restructuring costs of $56.1 million, integration and other costs of $14.5 million, a benefit of $6.0 million for changes in estimates for costs associated with prior year restructuring actions, and $43.7 million of other costs primarily related to the estimated contingent liability associated with the consumption tax audit in Mexico.
See Note 17, “Restructuring expenses” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to restructuring expenses.
Operating Income
Operating income increased $210.5 million, or 40.9%, to $724.8 million in fiscal 2026, compared with $514.3 million in fiscal 2025. Operating income margin increased 30 basis points to 2.6% in fiscal 2026 from 2.3% in fiscal
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2025. Adjusted operating income for fiscal 2026 was $860.9 million, an increase of $236.9 million or 38.0%, from fiscal 2025 adjusted operating income. Adjusted operating income margin increased 31 basis points to 3.1% in fiscal 2026 compared to 2.8% in fiscal 2025. These increases were primarily driven by operating leverage from higher sales.
EC operating income increased 26.9% to $898.5 million, and EC operating income margin increased 7 basis points to 3.5% in fiscal 2026. Farnell operating income increased 221.7% to $105.7 million in fiscal 2026. Farnell operating income margin increased 366 basis points to 5.9% in fiscal 2026. The increases in operating income and operating income margin in Farnell are due to higher sales and higher gross profit margin.
Interest and Other Financing Expenses, Netand Other Expense, Net
Interest and other financing expenses for fiscal 2026 was $250.7 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 1.8%, compared with interest and other financing expenses of $246.4 million in fiscal 2025. The increase in interest and other financing expenses in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 is primarily a result of higher average borrowings.
The Company had other expenses of $6.6 million in fiscal 2026, compared to other expenses of $17.3 million in fiscal 2025. The decrease in other expenses is primarily due to differences in foreign currency translation losses between the years.
Income Tax
Income tax expenses were $133.0 million in fiscal 2026, reflecting an effective tax rate of 28.5% as compared to income tax expenses of $10.4 million in fiscal 2025, reflecting an effective tax rate of 4.1%. The increase in the effective tax rate in fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025 was primarily related to the tax attribute carryforwards that were generated in fiscal 2025, but not in fiscal 2026.
See Note 9, “Income taxes” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on the effective tax rate.
Net Income
As a result of the factors described in the preceding sections of this MD&A, the Company’s net income in fiscal 2026 was $334.4 million, or earnings per share on a diluted basis of $4.01, compared with fiscal 2025 net income of $240.2 million, or earnings per share on a diluted basis of $2.75.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
Operating Activities
Net cash used for operating activities was $280.9 million in fiscal 2026, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $724.5 million in fiscal 2025. The $1.01 billion year-over-year decrease in operating cash flow was primarily due to cash used for working capital in fiscal 2026 to support sales growth. Cash used for working capital and other was $802.4 million during fiscal 2026, compared with cash generated from working capital of $402.2 million in fiscal 2025, primarily reflecting higher inventory purchases, the timing of payments for inventory purchases and higher accounts receivable due to increased sales and cash collection timing. The Company used $61.4 million of cash from operations to settle the consumption tax audit in Mexico during fiscal 2026. Other, net in fiscal 2025 included a $9.2 million gain recognized on the sale of a building during fiscal 2025.
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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by debt financing activities was $568.9 million in fiscal 2026, primarily reflecting $633.8 million of net proceeds from the issuance of Convertible Notes, $270.2 million of proceeds from term loans, $157.9 million of net borrowings under the Credit Facility, and $57.0 million of proceeds from other debts. These cash inflows were partially offset by the repayment of the $550.0 million 4.63% Notes in April 2026. In comparison, net debt repayments were $274.9 million in fiscal 2025.
The Company repurchased $138.3 million of common stock under its share repurchase plan during fiscal 2026, compared with $303.5 million during fiscal 2025. The Company paid cash dividends of $1.40 per share, or $114.4 million, during fiscal 2026, compared with $1.32 per share, or $113.3 million, during fiscal 2025.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $65.7 million during fiscal 2026, compared to fiscal 2025, primarily due to lower capital expenditures.
Financing Transactions
The Company maintains a diversified financing structure, including both short-term and long-term arrangements to support its operating requirements and supplement cash generated from operating activities. The Company seeks to reduce reliance on any single source of financing and to lower overall funding costs. These arrangements include public debt (“Notes”), convertible debt, short-term and long-term bank and term loans, a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), and an accounts receivable securitization program (the “Securitization Program”).
The Company has various lines of credit, financing arrangements, and other forms of bank debt in the U.S. and various foreign locations to fund the working capital, foreign exchange, overdraft, capital expenditure, and letter of credit needs of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Outstanding borrowings under such forms of debt at the end of fiscal 2026 was $162.6 million.
As an alternative form of liquidity outside of the United States, primarily in the Asia region, the Company sells certain of its trade accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis to financial institutions pursuant to factoring agreements. The Company accounts for these transactions as sales of receivables and presents cash proceeds as cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Fees for the sales of trade accounts receivable are classified within “Interest and other financing expenses, net” in the consolidated financial statements.
See Note 7, “Debt” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on financing transactions including the Credit Facility, the Securitization Program and the outstanding Notes as of June 27, 2026.
Covenants and Conditions
The Company’s Credit Facility includes covenants that limit, among other items, the Company’s ability to incur debt, repurchase shares, pay dividends, make investments and incur capital expenditures. The Credit Facility also includes a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a leverage ratio below a specified threshold. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of June 27, 2026.
The Company’s Securitization Program includes covenants related to the quality of the receivables sold. If these covenants are not satisfied, the Company may be unable to borrow additional funds, and the financial institutions may
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deem the noncompliance an amortization event under the Securitization Program agreements, which would permit the financial institutions to liquidate the accounts receivables to cover any outstanding borrowings. Circumstances that could affect the Company’s ability to satisfy these covenants and related conditions may be affected by the Company’s ongoing profitability, as well as other economic, market, and industry factors. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of June 27, 2026.
Management does not believe that the covenants under the Credit Facility or Securitization Program limit the Company’s ability to pursue its intended business strategy or its future financing needs.
See Liquidity below for further discussion of the Company’s availability under these various facilities.
Liquidity
The Company held cash and cash equivalents of $155.4 million as of June 27, 2026, of which $146.4 million was held outside the United States. As of June 28, 2025, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $192.4 million, of which $181.8 million was held outside of the United States.
During periods of weakening demand in the electronic components industry, the Company typically generates cash from operating activities. Conversely, during periods of higher growth, the Company generally uses cash to fund working capital requirements. For the fiscal year ended June 27, 2026, the Company used $280.9 million of cash in operating activities.
The Company’s liquidity is affected by a variety of factors, including normal business operations and general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory conditions, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Cash balances held outside the United States that cannot be remitted in a tax-efficient manner are generally used to support local working capital requirements, including inventory purchases, capital expenditures and other foreign business needs. In addition, local government regulations may restrict the Company’s ability to transfer funds among jurisdictions under certain circumstances. Management does not believe these restrictions would limit the Company’s ability to execute its intended business strategy.
In September 2025, the Company issued $650 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2030. The Company used the net proceeds to (i) reduce the Credit Facility by $533.8 million and (ii) repurchase $100 million of the Company’s common stock in privately negotiated transactions entered into in connection with the convertible debt offering.
In July 2026, subsequent to the end of fiscal 2026, the Company amended and extended its trade accounts receivable securitization program for two years. The amendment increased the maximum purchase limit under the Receivables Purchase Agreement from $500.0 million to $700.0 million, extended the facility termination date to July 1, 2028, and excluded certain receivables from the agreement. On August 12, 2026, subsequent to the end of fiscal 2026, the Company entered into a credit agreement (“2026 Term Loan”) for $375 million. The loan is priced at a variable interest rate and matures in July 2028. See Item 9B (other information) of this Annual Report for additional information regarding the 2026 Term Loan.
As of June 27, 2026, there were $557.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and $0.8 million in letters of credit issued, and $500.0 million outstanding under the Securitization Program. During fiscal 2026, the Company had an average daily balance outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $744.8 million and $476.8 million under the Securitization Program. During fiscal 2025, the Company had an average daily balance outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $1.00 billion and $490.5 million under the Securitization
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Program. As of June 27, 2026, the combined availability under the Credit Facility and the Securitization Program was $1.19 billion. Availability under the Securitization Program is subject to the Company having sufficient eligible trade accounts receivable in the United States to support desired borrowings.
The Company has the following contractual obligations outstanding as of June 27, 2026 (in millions):
Payments due by period
Less than More than
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years 5 years
(3) Excludes imputed interest on operating lease liabilities.
The Company purchases inventories in the normal course of business throughout the year through the issuance of purchase orders to suppliers. During fiscal 2026, the Company’s cost of sales, substantially all of which related to the underlying purchase of inventories was $24.8 billion and the Company had $6.1 billion of inventories as of June 27, 2026. The Company expects to continue to purchase sufficient inventory to meet its customers’ demands in fiscal year 2027, some of which relates to outstanding purchase orders at the end of fiscal 2026. Outstanding purchase orders with suppliers may be non-cancellable/non-returnable at the point where such orders are issued or may become non-cancellable at some point in the future, typically within 30 days to 90 days from the requested delivery date of inventories.
At June 27, 2026, the Company had an estimated liability for income tax contingencies of $123.9 million, which is not included in the above table. The settlement period for the remaining amount of the unrecognized tax benefits, including related accrued interest and penalties, cannot be determined, and therefore was not included in the table.
As of June 27, 2026, the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $225.8 million of shares of the Company’s common stock through the share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors. The Company may repurchase stock from time to time at the discretion of management, subject to strategic considerations, market conditions including share price and other factors. The Company may terminate or limit the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice. During fiscal 2026, the Company repurchased $138.3 million of common stock.
The Company has historically paid quarterly cash dividends on shares of its common stock, and future dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.35 per share, which resulted in $28.7 million of dividend payments during the quarter.
The Company continually monitors and reviews its liquidity position and funding needs. Management believes that the Company’s ability to generate operating cash flows through the liquidation of working capital in the future and available borrowing capacity, including capacity for the non-recourse sale of trade accounts receivable, will be sufficient to meet its future liquidity needs. Additionally, the Company believes that it has sufficient access to additional liquidity from the capital markets if necessary.
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During fiscal 2027 the Company may use cash for investing and financing activities including the payment of cash dividends and capital expenditures for distribution centers and information systems including digital tools and capabilities. The Company may also use cash in fiscal 2027 for share repurchases and for acquisitions.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based upon the Company’s continual evaluation of available information, including historical results and anticipated future events. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and that require significant judgments and estimates. Management believes the Company’s most critical accounting policies at the end of fiscal 2026 relate to the valuation of inventories and accounting for income taxes.
Valuation of Inventories
Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. Inventory cost includes the purchase price of finished goods, and any freight cost incurred to receive the inventory into the Company’s distribution centers. The Company’s inventories include electronic components sold into changing, cyclical, and competitive markets, so inventories may decline in market value or become obsolete.
The Company regularly evaluates inventories for expected customer demand, obsolescence, current market prices, and other factors that may render inventories less marketable. Write-downs are recorded so that inventories reflect the estimated net realizable value and take into account the Company’s contractual provisions with its suppliers, which may provide certain protections to the Company for product obsolescence and price erosion in the form of rights of return, stock rotation rights, obsolescence allowances, industry specific supplier rebate programs and price protections. Because of the large number of products and suppliers and the complexity of managing the process around price protections, supplier rebate programs and stock rotations, estimates are made regarding the net realizable value of inventories. Additionally, assumptions about future demand and market conditions, as well as decisions to discontinue certain product lines, impact the evaluation of whether to write-down inventories. If future demand changes or actual market conditions are less favorable than assumed, then management evaluates whether additional write-downs of inventories are required. In any case, actual net realizable values could be different from those currently estimated.
Accounting for Income Taxes
Management’s judgment is required in determining income tax expense, unrecognized tax benefit liabilities, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and valuation allowances recorded against net deferred tax assets. Recovering net deferred tax assets depends on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions. In addition, when assessing the need for valuation allowances, the Company considers historic levels and types of income, expectations and risk associated with estimates of future taxable income, and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. If the Company determines that it cannot realize all or part of its deferred tax assets in the future, it may record additional valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets with a corresponding increase to income tax expense in the period such determination is made. Similarly, if the Company determines that it can realize all or part of its deferred tax assets that have an associated valuation allowance established, the Company may release a valuation allowance with a corresponding benefit to income tax expense in the period such determination is made.
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The Company establishes contingent liabilities for potentially unfavorable outcomes of positions taken on certain tax matters. These liabilities are based on management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The anticipated and actual outcomes of these matters may differ, which may result in changes in estimates to such unrecognized tax benefit liabilities. To the extent such changes in estimates are necessary, the Company’s effective tax rate may fluctuate. In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense.
In determining the Company’s income tax expense, management considers current tax regulations in the numerous jurisdictions in which it operates, including the impact of tax law and regulation changes in the jurisdictions the Company operates in. The Company exercises judgment for interpretation and application of such current tax regulations. Changes to such tax regulations or disagreements with the Company’s interpretation or application by tax authorities in any of the Company’s major jurisdictions may have a significant impact on the Company’s income tax expense.
See Note 9, “Income taxes” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on income tax expense, valuation allowances and unrecognized tax benefits.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures: Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). The guidance is designed to improve financial reporting by requiring public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the financial statement notes at interim and annual reporting periods. ASU No. 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2028 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2024-03 on its disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU No. 2025-05”). This update introduces a practical expedient available to all entities when estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and contract assets arising from revenue recognized under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. With this expedient, entities may assume that the current conditions used to determine credit loss allowances for these assets will remain unchanged for the remainder of their lives. ASU 2025-05 will be effective for the Company starting in fiscal 2027, including interim periods in that year. Entities that choose to apply the practical expedient, along with any related accounting policy elections, must do so prospectively. The Company is currently assessing the potential effects of adopting ASU 2025-05 on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software,(Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU No. 2025-06”). This update modernizes the outdated guidance for accounting for software costs by aligning the accounting with how software is developed today. The effective date for the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, the Company’s Fiscal 2029, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either prospectively, retrospectively, or utilizing a modified transition approach. The Company is in the process of analyzing the impact of ASU No. 2025-06 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements (“ASU No. 2025-09”), which make certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance and to address several incremental hedge accounting issues arising from the global reference rate reform initiative. Among other amendments, these improvements include expanding the hedged risks permitted to be aggregated in a group of individual forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge and clarifying the circumstance under which a group of individual forecasted transactions can be considered to have a similar risk exposure. The amendments in ASU 2025-09 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, which for the Company would be the fiscal first quarter ending September 25, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments should be applied on a prospective basis for all hedging relationships. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new accounting standard could have on its hedge accounting policies and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements (“ASU No. 2025-11”). This update enhances the clarity and organization of interim reporting and the applicability of Topic 270. It also clarifies the required form and content of interim financial statements, including requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The standard is effective for interim reporting periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, which for the Company would be the first quarter of fiscal 2029, with early adoption permitted. Entities may apply the update either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2025-11 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company seeks to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility associated with changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates by entering financial arrangements, from time to time, which are intended to provide an economic hedge against all, or a portion of, the risks associated with such volatility. The Company continues to have exposure to such risks to the extent they are not economically hedged.
The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of the Company’s debt outstanding at June 27, 2026 (dollars in millions):
Fiscal Year
Liabilities:
(1) Excludes unamortized discounts and issuance costs.
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The following table sets forth the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt and the average interest rates at June 27, 2026, and June 28, 2025 (dollars in millions):
Carrying Value Fair Value at Carrying Value Fair Value at
Liabilities:
Average interest rate 3.9 % 5.0 %
Average interest rate 4.6 % 5.3 %
Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies, which subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Company uses economic hedges to reduce this risk utilizing natural hedging (i.e., offsetting receivables and payables in the same foreign currency) and creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments (primarily forward foreign currency exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than 60 days, but no longer than one year). The Company continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not economically hedged. The Company adjusts any economic hedges to fair value within the same line item in the consolidated statements of operations as the remeasurement of the underlying assets or liabilities being economically hedged. Therefore, the changes in valuation of the underlying items being economically hedged are offset by the changes in fair value of the forward foreign exchange contracts. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates under the forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 27, 2026, would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $20.0 million to the fair value of the forward foreign exchange contracts, which would generally be offset by an opposite effect on the underlying exposure being economically hedged. See Note 2, “Derivative financial instruments” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on derivative financial instruments.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Financial Statements
Page
1. Consolidated Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 238) 35
Avnet, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 44
2. Financial Statement Schedule:
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Avnet, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Avnet, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 27, 2026, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the year then ended, including the related notes and financial statement schedule for the year ended June 27, 2026 listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 27, 2026, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinion
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Revenue Recognition
As described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, management recognizes revenue at the point at which control of the underlying products are transferred to the customer. For electronic component and related product sales, transfer of control to the customer generally occurs upon product shipment but it may occur at a later date depending on the agreed upon sales terms (such as delivery at the customer's designated location, or when products that are consigned at customer locations are consumed). Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products. The Company’s sales for the year ended June 27, 2026 were $27.6 billion.
The principal consideration for our determination that performing procedures relating to revenue recognition is a critical audit matter is a high degree of auditor effort in performing procedures related to the Company’s revenue recognition.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the revenue recognition process. These procedures also included, among others, (i) reading a sample of customer agreements for relevant contractual terms; (ii) evaluating revenue recognized by either (a) testing the issuance and settlement of invoices and credit memos, tracing transactions not settled to a detailed listing of accounts receivable, and testing the completeness and accuracy of data provided by management or (b) testing, on a sample basis, revenue transactions by obtaining and inspecting source documents, such as contracts, purchase orders, invoices, proof of shipment, and cash receipts, as applicable; (iii) confirming, on a sample basis, outstanding customer invoice balances as of year-end and, for confirmations not returned, obtaining and inspecting source documents, such as contracts, purchase
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orders, invoices, proof of shipment or delivery, as applicable, and subsequent cash receipts, as applicable; (iv) testing credit memos, on a sample basis, by obtaining and inspecting source documents, which included support for the nature and amount of the selected credit memos.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
August 14, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Avnet, Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Avnet, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 28, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 28, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule II (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 28, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 28, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We had served as the Company’s auditor from 2002 to 2025.
Phoenix, Arizona
August 15, 2025
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 27, June 28,
(Thousands, except share
amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term operating lease liabilities 55,888 56,247
Long-term operating lease liabilities 207,111 159,449
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (375,394) (257,693)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended
June 27, June 28, June 29,
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
Gain on legal settlements and other — — 86,499
Earnings per share:
Shares used to compute earnings per share:
Cash dividends paid per common share $ 1.40 $ 1.32 $ 1.24
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years Ended
June 27, June 28, June 29,
(Thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years Ended June 27, 2026, June 28, 2025, and June 29, 2024
Accumulated
Common Common Additional Other Total
Stock- Stock- Paid-In Retained Comprehensive Shareholders’
Shares Amount Capital Earnings (Loss) Income Equity
(Thousands)
Translation adjustments and other — — — — (60,434) (60,434)
Cross-currency swap — — — — 6,608 6,608
Translation adjustments and other — — — — 304,255 304,255
Cross-currency swap — — — — (52,902) (52,902)
Translation adjustments and other — — — — (149,316) (149,316)
Cross-currency swap — — — — 23,224 23,224
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended
June 27, June 28, June 29,
(Thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Non-cash and other reconciling items:
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs 633,750 — —
Repayments of public notes (550,000) — —
Borrowings under term loan 270,161 — —
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Additional cash flow information (Note 15)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Avnet, Inc. and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Avnet”). All intercompany and intracompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified or combined to conform to the current period presentation.
Fiscal year — The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday closest to June 30th. Fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024 contain 52 weeks, and fiscal 2027 will contain 53 weeks. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “fiscal” or “year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year.
Management estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of sales and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less including money market funds to be cash equivalents.
Receivables – Receivables, predominately comprised of customer trade accounts, are reported at amortized cost, net of the allowance for credit losses in the consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the receivables’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected. The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses using relevant available information about expected credit losses, including information about historical credit losses, past events, current conditions, and other factors which may affect the collectability of receivables. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current receivable specific risk characteristics, such as changes in customer behavior, economic and industry changes, or other relevant factors. Expected credit losses are estimated on a pooled basis when similar risk characteristics exist.
Inventories — Inventories, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out or moving average cost basis, which approximates the first-in, first-out method. Inventory cost includes the purchase price of finished goods, and any freight cost incurred to receive the inventory into the Company’s distribution centers. The Company regularly reviews the cost of inventory against its estimated net realizable value, considering historical experience and any contractual rights of return, stock rotations, vendor rebates, excess, and obsolescence allowances, or price protections provided by the Company’s suppliers. It records the lower of cost or net realizable value write-down if any inventories have a cost in excess of such inventories’ estimated net realizable value.
Depreciation, amortization and useful lives — The Company reports property, plant, and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the assets, required installation costs, interest capitalized during the construction period, and any expenditure that substantially adds to the value or substantially extends the useful life of an existing asset. Additionally, the Company capitalizes qualified costs related to
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
software obtained or developed for internal use as a component of property, plant, and equipment. Software obtained for internal use has generally been enterprise-level business operations, logistics, and finance software that is customized to meet the Company’s specific operational requirements. The Company begins depreciation and amortization (“depreciation”) for property, plant, and equipment when an asset is both in the location and condition for its intended use.
Property, plant, and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are typically as follows: buildings (30 years); machinery, fixtures and equipment (2-10 years); information technology hardware and software (2-10 years); and leasehold improvements (over the applicable lease term or economic useful life, if shorter).
The Company amortizes intangible assets acquired in business combinations or asset combinations using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the intangible assets from the date of acquisition, which is generally between 5-10 years.
Long-lived asset impairment — Long-lived assets, including property, plant, equipment, intangible assets and operating lease assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of recognition and measurement of an impairment loss, long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities (“asset group”). An impairment is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset group and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. An impairment is measured as the amount by which an asset group’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers a long-lived asset to be abandoned when it has ceased use of such abandoned asset and if the Company has no intent to use or repurpose the asset in the future. The Company continually evaluates the carrying value and the remaining economic useful life of long-lived assets and adjusts the carrying value and remaining useful life when appropriate.
Leases — Substantially all the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and are predominately related to real property for distribution centers, office space, and integration facilities, with a lease term of up to 75 years. The Company’s equipment leases are primarily for automobiles, distribution center equipment and office equipment, which are not material to the consolidated financial statements.
The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Lease right-of-use assets (“Operating lease assets”) and associated liabilities (“Operating lease liabilities”) are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Certain lease agreements may include one or more options to extend or terminate a lease. Lease terms are inclusive of these options if it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options.
The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit borrowing rate, as such, the discount rate used to calculate present value is based upon an estimate of the Company’s secured borrowing rate, which varies based on the lease term and the currency of the lease payments. Lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included as a component of “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of operations. Lease payments are primarily fixed; however, certain lease agreements contain variable payments, which are expensed as incurred and not included in the measurement of operating lease assets and liabilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value assigned to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company does not amortize goodwill but instead tests goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter. If necessary, the Company records any impairment resulting from such goodwill impairment testing as a component of operating expenses. Impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, which is defined as the same, or one level below, an operating segment. The Company will perform an interim impairment test between required annual tests if facts and circumstances indicate that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit that has goodwill is less than its carrying value.
In performing goodwill impairment testing, the Company may first make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is not greater than its carrying value, the Company must perform a quantitative impairment test. The Company defines the fair value of a reporting unit as the price that would be received to sell the reporting unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the impairment test date. To determine the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company uses the income methodology of valuation, which includes the discounted cash flow method, and the market methodology of valuation, which considers values of comparable businesses to estimate the fair value of the Company’s reporting units.
Significant management judgment is required when estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting units from a market participant perspective (including forecasting of future operating results and the discount rates used in the discounted cash flow method of valuation) and in the selection of comparable businesses and related market multiples that are used in the market method of valuation. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the reverse is true, then the Company measures a goodwill impairment loss based on such difference.
The Company evaluates each quarter if facts and circumstances indicate that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of its reporting units is less than their carrying value, which would require the Company to perform an interim goodwill impairment test. Indicators the Company evaluates to determine whether an interim goodwill impairment test is necessary include, but are not limited to, (i) a sustained decrease in share price or market capitalization as of any fiscal quarter end, (ii) changes in macroeconomic or industry environments, (iii) the results of, and the amount of time passed since, the last goodwill impairment test, and (iv) the long-term expected financial performance of its reporting units.
Convertible Debt – The Company records its convertible debt as a liability, measured at amortized cost. Unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the Company’s convertible debt are presented in the consolidated balance sheets as a reduction of long-term debt. These issuance costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, which closely approximates the effective interest rate method, to interest expense over the term of the convertible debt. See Note 7, “Debt”, for further details.
Foreign currency translation — The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rates in effect at each balance sheet date, with the related translation adjustments reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss). Results of operations are translated using the average exchange rates prevailing throughout the reporting period. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the Avnet subsidiaries that are party to the transactions are remeasured at exchange rates in effect at each balance sheet date or upon settlement of the transaction. Gains and losses from such remeasurements are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of “Other expense, net.”
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Income taxes — The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax impact of differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized within income tax expense in the period in which the new tax rate is enacted. Based upon historical and estimated levels of future taxable income and analysis of other key factors, the Company may increase or decrease a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, as deemed necessary, to adjust such assets to their estimated net realizable value.
The Company establishes contingent liabilities for potentially unfavorable outcomes of positions taken on certain tax matters. These liabilities are based on management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant tax authorities. Differences between the estimated and actual outcomes of these matters may result in future changes in estimates to such unrecognized tax benefits. Any such changes in estimates may impact the Company’s effective tax rate. In accordance with the Company’s accounting policies, accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense.
Revenue recognition — Revenue is recognized at the point at which control of the underlying products are transferred to the customer, which includes determining whether products are distinct and separate performance obligations. For electronic component and related product sales, transfer of control to the customer generally occurs upon product shipment, but it may occur at a later date depending on the agreed upon sales terms (such as delivery at the customer's designated location, or when products that are consigned at customer locations are consumed). In limited instances, where products are not in stock and delivery times are critical, product is purchased from the supplier and drop-shipped to the customer. The Company typically takes control of the products when shipped by the supplier and then recognizes revenue when control of the product transfers to the customer. The Company does not have material product warranty obligations, because the assurance type product warranties provided by the component manufacturers are passed through to the Company’s customers.
For contracts related to the specialized manufacture of products for customers with no alternative use and for which the Company has an enforceable right to payment, including a reasonable profit margin, the Company recognizes revenue over time as control of the products transfer through the manufacturing process, which is typically over a few weeks. The contract assets associated with such specialized manufacturing products are not material.
Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products. The Company estimates different forms of variable consideration at the time of sale based on historical experience, current conditions, and contractual obligations. Revenue is recorded net of customer discounts and rebates. When the Company offers the right or has a history of accepting returns of product, historical experience is utilized to establish a liability for the estimate of expected returns and an asset for the right to recover the product expected to be returned. These adjustments are made in the same period as the underlying sales transactions.
The Company considers the following indicators amongst others when determining whether it is acting as a principal in the contract where revenue would be recorded on a gross basis: (i) the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified products or services; (ii) the Company has control of inventory and the related inventory risk before the specified products have been transferred to a customer or after transfer of control to the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
customer; and (iii) the Company has discretion in establishing the price for the specified products. If a transaction does not meet the Company’s indicators of being a principal in the transaction, then the Company is acting as an agent in the transaction and the associated revenues are recognized on a net basis.
The Company has contracts with certain customers where the Company's performance obligation is to arrange for the products or services to be provided by another party. In these arrangements, as the Company assumes an agency relationship in the transaction, revenue is recognized in the amount of the net fee associated with serving as an agent. These arrangements primarily relate to the sale of electronic component supply chain services or to a lesser extent supplier software services.
Sales tax and other tax amounts collected from customers for remittance to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue. The Company accounts for shipping and handling of product as a fulfillment activity. The Company does not have any payment terms that exceed one year from the point it has satisfied the related performance obligations. Tariffs are included in sales as the company has enforceable rights to additional consideration to cover the cost of tariffs. Other taxes imposed by governmental authorities on the company's revenue producing activities with customers, such as sales taxes and value added taxes, are excluded from net sales.
Vendor allowances and consideration —Consideration received from suppliers for price protection, product rebates, sell through incentives, marketing/promotional activities, or any other programs are recorded when earned (under the terms and conditions of such supplier programs) as adjustments to product costs or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending upon the nature and contractual requirements related to the consideration received. Some of these supplier programs require management to make estimates and may extend over multiple periods.