Confluent, Inc. Stock Price, News & Analysis

Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) has unveiled new capabilities for Confluent Cloud that enhance data processing and security for AI and analytics applications. The key features include: Snapshot Queries: A new feature in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® that unifies batch and stream processing, enabling AI agents to analyze both historical and real-time data simultaneously. Security Enhancements: - CCN (Confluent Cloud Network) routing for secure private networking on AWS - IP Filtering for controlled access to public Flink pipelines These updates aim to help enterprises better leverage agentic AI by providing unified data processing capabilities and enhanced security features. The new features address the growing need for organizations to process both real-time and historical data while maintaining robust security measures for AI and analytics applications.

Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) has released its fourth annual Data Streaming Report, surveying 4,175 IT leaders across 12 countries. The report reveals that 89% of IT leaders believe Data Streaming Platforms (DSPs) facilitate AI adoption by addressing data access, quality, and governance challenges. As a result, 90% of IT leaders plan to increase DSP investments in 2025.

Key findings include: 87% expect increased DSP usage for AI systems, 86% consider data streaming a strategic priority, and 44% report a 5x ROI on data streaming (up from 41% in 2024). Additionally, 81% of IT leaders reduced costs and risks through a shift-left approach to data processing and governance.

Confluent reported strong Q1 2025 financial results, with subscription revenue reaching $261 million, up 26% year over year. Confluent Cloud revenue grew 34% to $143 million, while the company expanded its customer base to 1,412 clients with $100,000+ in ARR, a 12% increase.

Key financial highlights include total revenue of $271.1 million (25% growth) and improved GAAP operating loss of $(101.2) million. The company achieved a non-GAAP operating income of $11.6 million and positive adjusted free cash flow of $4.9 million.

Looking ahead, Confluent projects Q2 2025 subscription revenue between $267-268 million and FY 2025 subscription revenue of $1.10-1.11 billion. The company maintains its focus on data streaming innovation and AI applications, with CEO Jay Kreps emphasizing the mission-critical nature of their services despite macroeconomic uncertainty.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has announced the promotion of Ryan Mac Ban to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), following the retirement announcement of Erica Schultz, who served as President of Field Operations. In his expanded role, Mac Ban will lead the global field strategy, overseeing sales, sales engineering, customer success, and sales operations.

Mac Ban previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent. His extensive 20-year sales leadership experience includes notable positions at UiPath, where he achieved triple-digit revenue growth, and VMware, where he drove double-digit sales growth year over year as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Networking, Security and Automation. He also held leadership positions at Cisco, helping the company transition to a subscription-based business.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has been awarded the 2025 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Data & Analytics - Ingestion for the sixth time. The company's data streaming platform integrates with Google Cloud services including Vertex AI, Gemini models, BigQuery, and TensorFlow to enable real-time AI and analytics capabilities.

As a launch partner for the Google Cloud Startup Hub, Confluent will provide early-stage companies access to their platform and technical support. Key partnership developments include direct integration between Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink's AI Model Inference and Gemini models, availability of Confluent Cloud Enterprise clusters on Google Cloud Platform, and Confluent's participation as a launch partner for Google Distributed Cloud.

The company has completed Google Cloud's Solution Validation process and offers flexible purchasing options through Google Cloud Marketplace, where new customers receive $1,000 in Confluent credits for their first 30 days.

Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) has announced it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after the U.S. market close. The data streaming company will host a live video webcast to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET.

The earnings press release and supplemental materials will be available on the company's investor relations website before the webcast begins. A replay of the webcast will be accessible on the same platform shortly after the event concludes.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has announced major updates to Tableflow, their solution for accessing operational data from data lakes and warehouses. The platform now offers general availability of Apache Iceberg™ support and launched an early access program for Delta Lake through an expanded Databricks partnership.

Key enhancements include:

• Bring Your Own Storage flexibility for storing Iceberg or Delta tables
• Direct integrations with AWS Glue Data Catalog and Snowflake Open Catalog
• Seamless catalog management for analytical engines like Amazon Athena, EMR, and RedShift

Tableflow addresses a critical market need, as IDC predicts that by 2027, 70% of IT teams will refocus on AI-ready data infrastructure platforms after experiencing AI project failures. The platform aims to solve the challenge of disconnected data silos that impede effective AI model development by providing real-time business context to analytical systems.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has unveiled new capabilities in Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® to simplify real-time AI application development. The announcement introduces three key features: Flink Native Inference, which enables running open-source AI models directly in Confluent Cloud; Flink search, providing a unified interface for querying multiple vector databases; and built-in machine learning functions that bring AI-driven analytics to Flink SQL.

These innovations address the complexity in building real-time AI applications, as highlighted by McKinsey's report showing 92% of companies plan to increase AI investments over the next three years. The new features aim to streamline workflows, enhance security, and make AI-powered streaming intelligence more accessible to development teams.

The company also announced additional Confluent Cloud advancements, including Tableflow, Freight Clusters, Confluent for Visual Studio Code, and the Oracle XStream CDC Source Connector, further expanding its data streaming capabilities.

Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Cloud Computing Company (sccc by stc), marking its first managed service provider (MSP) partnership in Saudi Arabia. Through this collaboration, Confluent Platform will be available as a fully managed service, enabling real-time data streaming capabilities across key industries including finance, retail, healthcare, and public services.

The partnership aligns with Saudi Vision 2030, supporting the kingdom's technical innovation initiatives. sccc by stc will provide local specialists to customize streaming solutions and make Confluent's Apache Flink® streaming service available for faster insights and AI-based automation. The collaboration aims to help Saudi organizations transition from traditional batch-based data practices to real-time data streaming and processing.

As part of the Confluent OEM Program, sccc by stc can embed Confluent's enterprise-grade platform throughout their business, bringing real-time products and Kafka offerings to market with investment and risk.