v3.26.1
Marketable Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities

7. Marketable Securities

Rambus invests its excess cash and cash equivalents primarily in U.S. government-sponsored obligations, non-U.S. government-sponsored obligations, corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes, time deposits and money market funds that mature within three years.

All cash equivalents and marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale. Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are summarized as follows:

 

 

As of March 31, 2026

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Cash

 

$

99,218

 

 

$

99,218

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash equivalents

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

134,324

 

 

 

134,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

16,050

 

 

 

16,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

184,226

 

 

 

184,501

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

(310

)

Non-U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

3,996

 

 

 

3,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes

 

 

447,543

 

 

 

448,225

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

(739

)

Total marketable securities

 

 

651,815

 

 

 

652,772

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

(1,049

)

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

$

786,139

 

 

$

787,096

 

 

$

92

 

 

$

(1,049

)

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Cash

 

$

67,833

 

 

$

67,833

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

 

47,277

 

 

 

47,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

16,936

 

 

 

16,932

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes

 

 

50,780

 

 

 

50,780

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(3

)

Total cash equivalents

 

 

114,993

 

 

 

114,989

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3

)

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

182,826

 

 

 

182,822

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3

)

Marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

15,540

 

 

 

15,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

161,361

 

 

 

161,231

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

(50

)

Non-U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

3,983

 

 

 

3,980

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes

 

 

398,121

 

 

 

397,755

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

(63

)

Total marketable securities

 

 

579,005

 

 

 

578,506

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

(113

)

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

$

761,831

 

 

$

761,328

 

 

$

619

 

 

$

(116

)

 

Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value on the balance sheets and classified along with cash as follows:

 

 

As of

 

(In thousands)

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Cash

 

$

99,218

 

 

$

67,833

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

114,993

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

134,324

 

 

 

182,826

 

Marketable securities

 

 

651,815

 

 

 

579,005

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

 

$

786,139

 

 

$

761,831

 

 

The Company continues to invest in highly rated, liquid debt securities. The Company holds all of its marketable securities as available-for-sale, marks them to market, and regularly reviews its portfolio to ensure adherence to its investment policy and to monitor individual investments for risk analysis, proper valuation, and impairment.

The estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses of cash equivalents and marketable securities classified by the length of time that the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross Unrealized Losses

 

(In thousands)

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

$

126,285

 

 

$

38,473

 

 

$

(309

)

 

$

(48

)

Corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes

 

 

338,170

 

 

 

88,597

 

 

 

(738

)

 

 

(65

)

Total cash equivalents and marketable securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months

 

 

464,455

 

 

 

127,070

 

 

 

(1,047

)

 

 

(113

)

12 months or greater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government bonds and notes

 

 

346

 

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

Corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes

 

 

1,665

 

 

 

1,660

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

Total marketable securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or greater

 

 

2,011

 

 

 

3,352

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

Total cash equivalents and marketable securities in a continuous unrealized loss position

 

$

466,466

 

 

$

130,422

 

 

$

(1,049

)

 

$

(116

)

 

The gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were not material in relation to the Company’s total available-for-sale portfolio. The gross unrealized losses can be primarily attributed to a combination of market conditions, as well as the demand for and duration of the U.S. government-sponsored obligations and corporate bonds, commercial paper and notes. The Company reasonably believes that there is no need to sell these investments and that it can recover the amortized cost of these investments. The Company has found no evidence of impairment due to credit losses in its portfolio. Therefore, these unrealized losses were recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The Company cannot provide any assurance that its portfolio of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets, which may require the Company in the future to record an impairment charge for credit losses which could adversely impact its financial results.

The contractual maturities of cash equivalents (excluding money market funds which have no maturity) and marketable securities are summarized as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

March 31, 2026

 

Due in less than one year

 

$

509,031

 

Due from one year through three years

 

 

142,784

 

Total

 

$

651,815

 

 

Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” for a discussion regarding the fair value of the Company’s cash equivalents and marketable securities.