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TER (Teradyne) Degree of Operating Leverage : 3.28 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Teradyne Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.28. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

TER's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
71.59% of 996 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs TER: 3.28

Teradyne Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Teradyne Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Teradyne Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.91 1.47 1.92 2.46 2.93

Teradyne Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.83 2.36 758.84 2.93 3.28

Competitive Comparison of Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Teradyne Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Teradyne's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 658.93 (Mar. 2025) / 504.87 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2905.741 (Mar. 2025) / 2658.587 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.3051/0.093
=3.28***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Teradyne  (NAS:TER) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Teradyne Business Description

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Address
600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA, USA, 01864
Teradyne provides testing equipment, including automated test equipment for semiconductors, system testing for hard disk drives, circuit boards, and electronics systems and wireless testing for devices. The firm entered the industrial automation market in 2015, into which it sells collaborative and autonomous robots for factory applications. Teradyne serves numerous end markets and geographies directly and indirectly with its products, but its most significant exposure is to semiconductor testing. Teradyne serves vertically integrated, fabless, and foundry chipmakers with its equipment.
Executives
Mercedes Johnson director MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC, 8000 S FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716
Richard John Burns officer: President, Semiconductor Test MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 9 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Sanjay Mehta officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer C/O TERADYNE INC., 600 RIVERPARK DRIVE, NORTH READING MA 01864
Gregory Stephen Smith officer: President, Semiconductor Test 1 HUCKLEBERRY RD, HOPKINTON MA 01748-1054
Marilyn Matz director C/O LOGMEIN, INC., 320 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Ernest E Maddock director LAM RESEARCH, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Brad Robbins officer: President, LitePoint Corp. C O LITEPOINT, 965 WEST MAUDE AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ujjwal Kumar officer: President, Teradyne Robotics C/O TERADYNE, INC., 600 RIVERPARK DRIVE, NORTH READING MA 01864
Charles Jeffrey Gray officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary 600 RIVERPARK DRIVE, NORTH READING MA 01864
Mark E Jagiela director, officer: President and CEO 321 HARRISON AVE, C/O TERADYNE INC, BOSTON MA 02118
Peter Herweck director 600 RIVERPARK DRIVE, NORTH READING MA 01864
Paul J Tufano director C/O SOLECTRON CORPORATION, 847 GIBRALTAR DR., MILPITAS CA 95035
Ford Tamer director 3945 FREEDOM CIRCLE SUITE 1100, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Timothy E Guertin director C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC, 3100 HANSEN WAY M/S E-327, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Edwin J Gillis director C/O VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP, 350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043