Celestica's stronger hyperscaler switch and rack outlook points to more demand for Credo's AECs in the same buildout. Celestica beat its Q3 guide, raised FY26 and expects accelerating 2027 growth; that read-through suggests a strong Credo December print, a second-half FY27 inflection and likely a huge guide. x.com 

Credo's leading AEC position and vertical integration keep its optics thesis bullish despite SpaceX moving away from 1.6T AECs. That shift is a genuine risk, but xAI has been in Credo's AEC ecosystem the longest, which could support ZeroFlap optics and its telemetry software. Credo's VCSEL-based ALCs were still ramping toward 2027, giving it another route as customers move to transceivers. x.com  x.com  x.com 

MaxLinear's 1.6T roadmap threatens Credo's dominant AEC position with a specific share target. MaxLinear targets 20–30% of the 1.6T active electrical cable cycle, where its management estimates Credo has 93–99% share, initially across 1–2 US data centers. MaxLinear also reports 1.6T DSP and TIA design-win commitments, with initial revenue expected in 2027 and a stronger ramp in 2028. That competitive concern is behind Credo's pre-market drop. x.com 

MaxLinear's planned 1.6T AEC entry is too distant to justify the scale of Credo's selloff. Credo still has an estimated 90%+ AEC share and relationships with five of six major hyperscalers; MaxLinear expects initial revenue only in 2027 and a more meaningful ramp in 2028. Competition bears watching, but the market looks to be overreacting and Credo is starting to look ridiculously cheap. x.com  x.com 

Credo's near-total share of AI data-center cables and unchanged estimates make its lower multiple look like a fear-driven opportunity. Its stock went from 27x to 20x forward earnings while the supply chain building those systems guided 2027 revenue to double. Buyers this week will probably be very happy a year from now. x.com 

Credo is a trade rather than a long-term hold because co-packaged optics is the technology that closes the copper-to-optics gap its retimers and active electrical cables fill. If CPO ramps faster than expected in the 2027 architecture cycle, those products get designed out. That is not a 2026 problem, but it is why a decelerating hyper-growth chipmaker can't keep a 15x sales multiple forever. Customer concentration, which hit the stock before, adds risk, and Credo fits no AI endgame theme. x.com  … Show more

SpaceXAI's projected compute-led revenue could support a $4.3 trillion valuation by end-2027. On a conservative $250 billion revenue estimate, with 80% from AI compute and a 35% operating margin, profits would reach $87.5 billion; at 50 times earnings that implies about $322 a share, roughly double in a year. This depends on projected ARR of $500 billion to $1 trillion by end-2027. x.com 

SpaceX's AI compute buildout has more evidence of demand from big customers. Per Sawyer Merritt, Anthropic's IPO filing says it agreed to spend up to $120.5 billion on SpaceXAI compute through 2029, with payments of about $3.1 billion a month once all capacity is delivered, expected in December 2026. Either side may cancel on 90 days' notice after initial terms end in January and March 2027. x.com  x.com 

Credo Technology's customer concentration is a hidden leverage risk investors underestimate. With four customers driving nearly all sales and two above 60%, Credo has little bargaining power if a hyperscaler demands lower prices, delays deployments, dual-sources or spends less, and any change could crush the stock. The AI boom hides this until growth normalizes. The business, economics and balance sheet are excellent and the valuation reasonable; much depends on how long the AI buildout lasts. … Show more

Credo Technology's projected earnings acceleration adds a fundamental case to its optical-connectivity rerating thesis. Venu_7_ projects EPS rising from $0.31 in FY25 to $12.45 by FY29; that forecast, rather than realized earnings, underpins the call to own Credo. x.com