Tech & Software · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Q3 earnings, acquisitions and buybacks: the week in tech releases
Third-quarter earnings dominated the week, with acquisitions, buybacks and guidance changes alongside a quantum system launch in Chicago.
Q3 2026 earnings made up most of the week's releases. Waters Corporation and EPAM Systems both reported results and adjusted their full-year outlooks, with Waters raising guidance and EPAM expanding its share repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion. Chunghwa Telecom says its results exceeded the high end of its quarterly guidance. Senstar Technologies reported 37% revenue growth, which it describes as a record.
Acquisitions and their costs ran through several reports. Waters announced it has acquired MOBILion Systems. ECARX completed its purchase of the Flyme software business, a payment that reduced its cash to US$53.7 million. Senstar cited Blickfeld integration costs in its operating expenses. Outside earnings, IBM unveiled an IBM Quantum System Two in Chicago, and Ceragon Networks added RADWIN's sub-6 GHz products to its portfolio.
Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Waters reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $1.767 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.10, and raised full-year guidance to total reported revenue of $6.479 billion to $6.497 billion. It also announced the acquisition of MOBILion Systems, Inc., a developer of SLIM high-resolution ion mobility separation technology.
EPAM Systems, Inc.
EPAM Reports Results for Third Quarter 2026
EPAM reported third quarter revenues of $1.426 billion, up 2.3% year-over-year, and GAAP diluted EPS of $2.53, and now expects full-year 2026 revenue growth of 3.5% to 3.7%. The Board approved a repurchase program of up to $1.8 billion through December 31, 2029, and EPAM expects to enter a $500 million accelerated share repurchase during the week of November 9, 2026.
ECARX Holdings Inc.
ECARX Announces Third Quarter 2026 Unaudited Financial Results
ECARX reported third-quarter revenue of US$240.8 million, up 10%, while its net loss widened to US$48.6 million and gross margin fell to 7.0% from 21.9%. The company attributes the margin decline mainly to rising memory costs. It also reports that cash fell to US$53.7 million after a US$191.5 million payment for the Flyme software business, and that it signed a non-binding MOU with Arm to co-develop AI compute platforms.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2026
Chunghwa Telecom reported third-quarter total revenue up 16.7% to NT$ 67.59 billion and net income attributable to stockholders of the parent up 29.5% to NT$ 12.22 billion. The company says a one-off gain from asset revitalization contributed to profit, and that enterprise ICT revenue rose 19% and IPLC revenue rose 33%.
Tucows Inc.
Tucows Reports Third Quarter Results In Line with Expectations with Progress on Balance Sheet Obligations
Tucows reported third-quarter net revenue of $100.0 million and a net loss of $10.3 million, narrower than $23.0 million a year earlier. Ting revenue rose to $22.3 million while Tucows Domain Services revenue declined to $63.9 million, and cash fell to $41.0 million from $60.2 million at the end of Q2 2026.
Senstar Technologies Corporation
Senstar Technologies Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Senstar reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $13.1 million, up 37%, and net income of $1.5 million, with LiDAR sales more than doubling year over year, according to the company. Operating expenses rose 29% to $6.8 million, partly due to the Blickfeld integration, and cash and short-term deposits fell to $8.4 million from $22.5 million at December 31, 2025.
IBM
IBM Unveils Its Most Advanced Quantum Computer in Chicago, Marking a Milestone for Illinois's Quantum Future
IBM, the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois and IQMP unveiled an IBM Quantum System Two, now operational at Hyde Park Labs and powered by the IBM Quantum Nighthawk chip. The system will anchor IQMP's National Quantum Algorithm Center, where participants including Deloitte, AbbVie and EPRI are working on drug discovery and power grid optimization.
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
Ceragon Expands its Multi-Vendor Wireless Portfolio with Sub-6 GHz Solutions, Strengthening its End-to-End Connectivity Offering
Ceragon Networks announced a collaboration under which it will serve as a global solution provider of RADWIN's sub-6 GHz wireless access offerings, adding them to its microwave and millimeter-wave portfolio. The products target business broadband, video surveillance, industrial connectivity and critical infrastructure, and will be sold through Ceragon's sales organization and channel partners.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not The Web Techno reporting.