CXApp Inc. (Nasdaq: CXAI) Reports Strong Q1'25 Customer Success Metrics and Adoption of Agentic AI based CXAI Platform
- 130%+ ARR expansion growth from three Fortune 500 client renewals
- Subscription revenue ratio increased to 99% from 87% year-over-year
- Gross margin improved to 88% from 82% year-over-year
- EPS improved significantly to ($0.08) from ($0.34) year-over-year
- Global expansion of CXAI platform deployment with major financial services customer
- Healthy balance sheet with access to capital reported
- Company still operating at a loss with negative EPS of ($0.08)
Insights
CXAI reports strong Q1 metrics with 99% subscription revenue, 88% margins, and 130%+ customer renewals, showing successful transition to high-margin SaaS model.
CXApp's Q1 2025 results demonstrate a successful pivot to a subscription-based business model with impressive financial metrics across the board. The company achieved
What's particularly promising is the
The EPS improvement from
CXAI's strategy appears focused on cross-selling additional products (CXAI Kiosk, CXAI VU) into existing accounts while expanding globally. The mention of deployments with "multiple sites globally" for a financial services customer hints at significant expansion potential within their current client base. Their partnership with Google Cloud for AI-based localization also suggests technology differentiation that could help sustain their high renewal rates.
While the company remains unprofitable, the substantial improvement in key SaaS metrics (subscription percentage, margins, retention) suggests they're executing a successful transition to a sustainable, high-margin business model built around AI-enhanced workplace experience solutions.
CXAI capitalizes on RTO mandates with AI-powered workplace platforms, showing strong product adoption and potential market leadership.
CXApp's Q1 results reflect perfect timing in the workplace technology market. The company has strategically positioned its platform at the intersection of two major enterprise trends: mandated Return-to-Office (RTO) initiatives and the demand for AI-enhanced employee experiences. Their "trifecta CXAI platform" - consisting of a mobile app, rules engine, and analytics system - addresses the comprehensive needs of large enterprises trying to manage complex office returns.
The CXAI Kiosk product appears to be gaining significant traction, described as becoming a "must have" for clients with RTO mandates. This hardware component likely serves as both an engagement point and data collection mechanism, creating a valuable physical presence within client offices that competitors without hardware offerings can't match. The global deployment plans suggest this could become a substantial revenue driver beyond the core software platform.
Their analytics platform CXAI VU represents a critical differentiator, as workplace analytics that demonstrate actual usage and engagement have become essential for companies justifying their real estate investments. CXApp is wisely focusing on measurable outcomes, highlighted by the CEO's emphasis on solving "real world problems" and driving "measurable outcomes."
The company's characterization of RTO as a "multi-billion problem" is accurate - enterprises are struggling with resistance to office returns, underutilized real estate, and maintaining corporate culture. What's notable is that CXApp has captured Fortune 500 clients (mentioned multiple times) who typically have the most complex workplace challenges spanning multiple locations and regions.
The mention of "agentic AI" capabilities suggests they're incorporating autonomous AI agents that can perform tasks without human intervention - a significant advance beyond simple automation. This could create substantial differentiation as competitors scramble to add basic AI features to their workplace platforms.
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CXAI Kiosk and CXAI VU being utilized for RTO (Return-to-Office) initiatives across large enterprises
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / CXApp Inc. (Nasdaq:CXAI), the global technology leader in employee workplace experiences announced its Q1 2025 financial results and update on its state-of-the-art technology platform CXAI ("Sky").
Chairman and CEO Khurram Sheikh commented," The CXAI platform anchored on customer experience (CX) and artificial intelligence (AI) is the most advanced technology solution solving the biggest problems in our industry post the pandemic - the Return to Office (RTO) and Employee Engagement. The first quarter in 2025 has seen a resurgence of RTO mandates and an increased interest in Agentic AI solutions that are transformational to employee experiences. We had a very successful quarter hitting our business objectives with three large expansion renewals as well as solid engagement on our CXAI platform's new products CXAI Kiosk and CXAI Vu."
The quarterly financials for the Company in Q1 2025 demonstrated significant progress of customer success metrics towards a highly profitable subscription and consumption platform model anchored on AI:
ARR Expansion Growth:
130% + Renewals for three large Fortune 500 clientsSubscription to One time Revenue split:
99% from87% in Q1 2024 - leading to more recurring revenueGross Margin (GM):
88% from82% in Q1 2024EPS: (.08) from (0.34) Q1 2024 primarily because of reduced Opex and reduced derivative liability
"Overall, the company has seen continued improvement in financial metrics as we start 2025. Our strong performance demonstrates the effectiveness of our shift toward a subscription-based model and our focus on customer success creating value through scalable, recurring revenue," said Joy Mbanugo, Chief Financial Officer of CXApp "With continuing focus on user engagement, operational resilience and our agentic AI platform, we're positioning CXAI for consistent, sustainable growth that aligns with the evolving needs of our clients."
The Company made amazing progress on existing customer growth, adoption and usage leading to high employee engagement with our large enterprise clients, some key highlights :
Three our largest customers renewed this quarter and increased their combined ARR by >
130% as they see incredible usage of our technology platform by their employees.After deploying our latest CXAI 1.5 platform last quarter, a leading financial services customer has renewed this quarter and now plans to launch multiple sites globally. This includes the trifecta CXAI platform offering of CXAI App, CXAI BTS (rule engine and content management system) and CXAI VU (analytics engine)
We are now engaged to deploy the CXAI Kiosk at multiple locations globally with many clients after our successful first customer deployment in Silicon Valley. This is starting to become a "must have" for our clients with RTO mandates.
We are deploying our AI-based localization capability in partnership with Google Cloud to all major customers in 2025
Khurram Sheikh, Founder, Chairman and CEO of CXApp Inc. expressed confidence on the Company's future, "We are excited to have achieved significant milestones in product delivery to meet our customers' expectations that has resulted in continued momentum in providing the best in class employee experience platform in the market. The amazing innovations from our team with our analytics platform CXAI VU and the upcoming agentic AI solutions position us well for 2025 and beyond to lead the revolution of transformational employee experiences."
Khurram Sheikh concluded, "RTO is a multi-billion problem and with our CXAI platform we are leading the industry with a disruptive offering. We're leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to enhance productivity, engagement, and efficiency in the enterprise. Our new generative AI capabilities allow us to automate complex workflows and offer our customers intelligent solutions that drive measurable outcomes solving real world problems. Some of the largest brands in the world in the Fortune 500 are our clients and we are working with them as partners to solve their problems and their commitment to renew and expand significantly with us establishes us as the leader in this emerging market."
"We have started 2025 on a positive note and we see significant expansion demand from existing customers for scaling our products in their footprint as well as new enterprise clients in our target markets. With our Silicon Valley based technology team and global customer success teams delivering amazing products and experiences today and a healthy balance sheet with access to capital, we are well-prepared to deliver on our commitments to shareholders, clients, and the broader market as the era of Agentic AI for employee experiences is realized."
We invite stakeholders, potential clients, and the media to join us on this exciting journey into the future of work. Sign up for our email list to stay updated on CXAI announcements and discover how our partnerships are setting new standards for employee experience innovation. For more information on how to engage with CXAI, including upcoming events, webinars, or demonstrations, please visit our website www.cxapp.com.
The release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, subscribe for or buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer or securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
About CXApp Inc.
CXApp Inc., is the global technology leader in employee workplace experiences. The Company is headquartered in the SF Bay Area and operates the CXAI SaaS platform that is anchored on the intersection of customer experience (CX) and artificial intelligence (AI) providing digital transformation for the workplace for enhanced experiences across people, places and things.
CXApp's customers include major Fortune 1000 Global Companies in the technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare, and media entertainment verticals.
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