Progress Software Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) reported exceptional Q3 2025 financial results, with revenue reaching $250 million, up 40% year-over-year. The company's Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) grew 47% to $849 million.

Key financial metrics include non-GAAP operating margin of 40% and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.50, up 19% year-over-year. The company maintained strong net retention at 100% and announced a $200 million increase in share repurchase authorization.

Progress raised its FY2025 guidance, now expecting revenue between $975-$981 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.50-$5.56. The company highlighted successful ShareFile integration and continued AI investments, including agentic RAG technology implementation across its product portfolio.

Positive

• Revenue grew 40% year-over-year to $250 million
• ARR increased 47% to $849 million
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS grew 19% to $1.50
• Net retention remained strong at 100%
• Board approved $200 million increase in share repurchase authorization
• Company raised full-year guidance for revenue, EPS, and cash flow
• Successfully integrated ShareFile, contributing to top and bottom-line results

Negative

• GAAP operating margin declined 500 basis points to 18%
• GAAP diluted EPS decreased 32% to $0.44
• Days sales outstanding increased to 55 days from 45 days year-over-year

Insights

Financial Analyst

Progress Software delivered exceptional Q3 results with 47% ARR growth, leading to raised full-year guidance despite some mixed GAAP metrics.

Progress Software's Q3 results showcase impressive growth metrics with $250 million in revenue, up 40% year-over-year, and ARR reaching $849 million, increasing 47%. The company's fundamentals demonstrate robust demand, with net retention holding steady at 100% – indicating successful customer retention while expanding the customer base.

The divergence between GAAP and non-GAAP results reveals the acquisition impact story. While GAAP operating margin contracted by 500 bps to 18% and GAAP EPS declined 32% to $0.44, non-GAAP metrics paint a more favorable picture with EPS growing 19% to $1.50. This discrepancy likely reflects significant integration costs and purchase accounting adjustments from the ShareFile acquisition.

Cash generation remains particularly strong with operating cash flow up 27% to $73.4 million and unlevered free cash flow jumping 40% to $88.6 million. Management is deploying this cash strategically – paying down debt, repurchasing $15 million in shares, and securing a larger $1.5 billion revolving credit facility.

The increased full-year guidance is noteworthy, with revenue now projected at $975-$981 million (up from $962-$974 million) and non-GAAP EPS at $5.50-$5.56 (up from $5.28-$5.40). This ~1.5% revenue guidance raise and ~3.5% EPS guidance raise reflect management's growing confidence in the business model's strength and successful ShareFile integration.

The lengthening DSO (days sales outstanding) from 45 to 55 days year-over-year bears watching, though it remained relatively stable sequentially. This could indicate changing payment terms from acquisitions rather than collection issues, especially given the strong cash flow performance.

09/29/2025 - 04:02 PM

Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR") of $849 million Grew 47% year-over-year
Revenue of $250 million Grew 40% year-over-year
Raises Full Year Guidance for Revenue, Earnings Per Share, and Cash Flow

BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS), the trusted provider of AI-powered digital experience and infrastructure software, today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights:

• Revenue of $250 million increased 40% year-over-year on an actual currency basis and 38% on a constant currency basis.
• Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR") of $849 million increased 47% year-over-year on a constant currency basis.
• Operating margin was 18% and non-GAAP operating margin was 40%.
• Diluted earnings per share was $0.44 compared to $0.65 in the same quarter last year, a decrease of 32%. 
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.50 compared to $1.26 in the same quarter last year, an increase of 19%.
  
  

"Our third quarter performance was truly exceptional," said Progress CEO, Yogesh Gupta. "Net retention remains strong at 100%, while ARR continues to grow steadily. Q3 was very solid in terms of revenue, earnings, cash flow, and execution. ShareFile is meaningfully contributing to top and bottom-line results as we successfully passed every major milestone on our integration plan. On the product front, we continue to invest and innovate in AI capabilities, including agentic RAG technology, which we are now embedding across our product portfolio to empower customers to extract more value from their own data using GenAI."

Additional financial highlights included:

	Three Months Ended
	GAAP											Non-GAAP
(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)	August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change			August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change
Revenue	$	249,795			$	178,686			40	%		$	249,795			$	178,686			40	%
Income from operations	$	43,874			$	40,349			9	%		$	99,423			$	74,123			34	%
Operating margin		18	%			23	%		(500) bps				40	%			41	%		(100) bps
Net income	$	19,413			$	28,464			(32	)%		$	65,723			$	55,216			19	%
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.44			$	0.65			(32	)%		$	1.50			$	1.26			19	%
Cash from operations (GAAP) / Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) / Unlevered free cash flow (non-GAAP)	$	73,446			$	57,658			27	%		$	74,428			$	57,525			29	%
												$	88,617			$	63,149			40	%

See Important Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Liquidity Measures, and Select Performance Metrics and a reconciliation of non-GAAP adjustments to Progress’ GAAP financial results at the end of this press release.

Other fiscal third quarter 2025 metrics and recent results included:

• Cash and cash equivalents were $99.0 million at the end of the quarter.
• Days sales outstanding was 55 days compared to 45 days in the fiscal third quarter of 2024 and 53 days in the fiscal second quarter of 2025.
• On September 23, 2025, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase authorization by $200.0 million to $242.2 million.
  
  

Anthony Folger, Progress CFO, said: "Our Q3 results reflect the durability of our revenue streams, cash flow, and earnings, highlighted by continued outperformance in the field, the successful integration of ShareFile, and ongoing expense control company-wide. ARR again grew and net retention remained at 100%. On the balance sheet, we continued to pay down debt aggressively and repurchased another $15 million of shares, while increasing liquidity with a new $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. We’re well positioned to close out FY25 and our positive outlook is reflected in our increased guidance."

2025 Business Outlook

Progress provides the following guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2025 and the fiscal fourth quarter ending November 30, 2025:

	Updated FY 2025 Guidance (September 29, 2025)				Prior FY 2025 Guidance (June 30, 2025)
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)	GAAP		Non-GAAP		GAAP		Non-GAAP
Revenue	$975 - $981		$975 - $981		$962 - $974		$962 - $974
Diluted earnings per share	$1.38 - $1.45		$5.50 - $5.56		$1.27 - $1.43		$5.28 - $5.40
Operating margin	15%		38% - 39%		15%		38% - 39%
Cash from operations (GAAP) / Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) / Unlevered free cash flow (non-GAAP)	$221 - $231		$232 - $242 $289 - $299		$218 - $230		$228 - $240 $285 - $296
Effective tax rate	19%		20%		17%		20%

	Q4 2025 Guidance
(in millions, except per share amounts)	GAAP		Non-GAAP
Revenue	$250 - $256		$250 - $256
Diluted earnings per share	$0.31 - $0.37		$1.29 - $1.35

Based on current exchange rates, the expected positive currency translation impact on our:

• Fiscal year 2025 business outlook compared to 2024 exchange rates is approximately $4.0 million on revenue.
• GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $0.03.
• Fiscal Q4 2025 business outlook compared to 2024 exchange rates is approximately $2.5 million on revenue.
• GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for fiscal Q4 2025 is approximately $0.01.
  
  

To the extent that there are changes in exchange rates versus the current environment and/or our expectations, this may have an impact on Progress' business outlook.

Conference Call

Progress will hold a conference call to review its financial results for the fiscal third quarter of 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, September 29, 2025. Participants must register for the conference call here: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI3c81d17f962244a88dfaf9ee6925ed85. The webcast can be accessed at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/axecrzfw/. The conference call will include comments followed by questions and answers. Attendees must register for the webcast and an archived version of the conference call and supporting materials will be available on the Progress website within the investor relations section after the live conference call.

About Progress

Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and digital experiences with agility and ease. Customers get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to succeed. Over 4 million developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of enterprises depend on Progress. Learn more at www.progress.com.

Progress and Progress Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended											Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change			August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change
Revenue:
Software licenses	$	63,437			$	57,850			10	%		$	172,677			$	175,929			(2	)%
Maintenance, SaaS, and professional services		186,358				120,836			54	%			552,488				362,519			52	%
Total revenue		249,795				178,686			40	%			725,165				538,448			35	%
Costs of revenue:
Cost of software licenses		2,833				2,700			5	%			8,745				7,928			10	%
Cost of maintenance, SaaS, and professional services		33,919				20,057			69	%			100,567				64,452			56	%
Amortization of acquired intangibles		10,784				6,307			71	%			31,743				21,564			47	%
Total costs of revenue		47,536				29,064			64	%			141,055				93,944			50	%
Gross profit		202,259				149,622			35	%			584,110				444,504			31	%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		51,850				37,141			40	%			152,823				114,141			34	%
Product development		49,432				34,720			42	%			142,377				105,143			35	%
General and administrative		28,308				20,503			38	%			79,568				63,830			25	%
Amortization of acquired intangibles		26,415				13,810			91	%			78,286				47,515			65	%
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		659				927			(29	)%			2,126				4,950			(57	)%
Restructuring expenses		907				308			194	%			8,979				3,308			171	%
Acquisition-related expenses		814				1,864			(56	)%			5,035				3,114			62	%
Total operating expenses		158,385				109,273			45	%			469,194				342,001			37	%
Income from operations		43,874				40,349			9	%			114,916				102,503			12	%
Other expense, net		(17,668	)			(6,070	)		191	%			(55,544	)			(20,489	)		171	%
Income before income taxes		26,206				34,279			(24	)%			59,372				82,014			(28	)%
Provision for income taxes		6,793				5,815			17	%			11,984				14,723			(19	)%
Net income	$	19,413			$	28,464			(32	)%		$	47,388			$	67,291			(30	)%
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.45			$	0.66			(32	)%		$	1.10			$	1.55			(29	)%
Diluted	$	0.44			$	0.65			(32	)%		$	1.07			$	1.52			(30	)%
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		42,988				42,872			—	%			43,099				43,296			—	%
Diluted		43,717				43,711			—	%			44,253				44,167			—	%
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	—			$	0.175			(100	)%		$	—			$	0.525			(100	)%

Stock-based compensation is included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, as follows:
Cost of revenue	$	1,486		$	834		78	%		$	4,241		$	2,732		55	%
Sales and marketing		3,275			2,169		51	%			9,970			6,939		44	%
Product development		4,709			3,199		47	%			14,103			10,255		38	%
General and administrative		6,500			4,356		49	%			19,080			15,085		26	%
Total	$	15,970		$	10,558		51	%		$	47,394		$	35,011		35	%

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(in thousands)	August 31, 2025			November 30, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,008		$	118,077
Accounts receivable, net		151,431			163,575
Unbilled receivables, current portion		35,930			34,672
Other current assets		49,176			52,489
Total current assets		335,545			368,813
Property and equipment, net		13,134			13,746
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		1,928,615			2,015,748
Right-of-use lease assets		27,727			30,894
Unbilled receivables, non-current portion		30,760			28,893
Other assets		85,930			68,872
Total assets	$	2,421,711		$	2,526,966
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	103,686		$	113,801
Convertible senior notes, current portion, net		358,619			—
Operating lease liabilities, current portion		8,788			9,202
Deferred revenue, current portion, net		298,716			332,142
Total current liabilities		769,809			455,145
Long-term debt, net		620,000			730,000
Convertible senior notes, non-current portion, net		440,713			796,267
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion		22,705			26,259
Deferred revenue, non-current portion, net		82,346			72,270
Other non-current liabilities		8,456			8,237
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital		372,052			354,592
Retained earnings		105,630			84,196
Total stockholders’ equity		477,682			438,788
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,421,711		$	2,526,966

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	19,413			$	28,464			$	47,388			$	67,291
Depreciation and amortization		40,121				23,108				118,898				78,181
Stock-based compensation		15,970				10,558				47,394				35,011
Other non-cash adjustments		(2,363	)			(6,128	)			(625	)			(5,613	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		305				1,656				(40,666	)			16,973
Net cash flows from operating activities		73,446				57,658				172,389				191,843
Capital expenditures		(1,055	)			(1,064	)			(2,840	)			(2,328	)
Repurchases of common stock, net of issuances		(11,720	)			(9,750	)			(49,068	)			(69,303	)
Dividend equivalent and dividend payments to stockholders		—				(7,692	)			(654	)			(23,814	)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(19,458	)			—				(20,653	)			—
Proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of payment of issuance costs		(5,961	)			—				(5,961	)			431,929
Repayment of revolving line of credit and principal payment on term loan		(40,000	)			—				(110,000	)			(371,250	)
Purchase of capped calls		—				—				—				(42,210	)
Other		1,750				3,141				(2,282	)			(9,112	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(2,998	)			42,293				(19,069	)			105,755
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		102,006				190,420				118,077				126,958
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	99,008			$	232,713			$	99,008			$	232,713

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP SELECTED FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024
Adjusted income from operations:
GAAP income from operations	$	43,874			$	40,349			$	114,916			$	102,503
Amortization of acquired intangibles		37,199				20,117				110,029				69,079
Stock-based compensation		15,970				10,558				47,394				35,011
Restructuring expenses		907				308				8,979				3,308
Acquisition-related expenses		814				1,864				5,035				3,114
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		659				927				2,126				4,950
Non-GAAP income from operations	$	99,423			$	74,123			$	288,479			$	217,965
Adjusted net income:
GAAP net income	$	19,413			$	28,464			$	47,388			$	67,291
Amortization of acquired intangibles		37,199				20,117				110,029				69,079
Stock-based compensation		15,970				10,558				47,394				35,011
Restructuring expenses		907				308				8,979				3,308
Acquisition-related expenses		814				1,864				5,035				3,114
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		659				927				2,126				4,950
Provision for income taxes		(9,239	)			(7,022	)			(34,484	)			(23,710	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	65,723			$	55,216			$	186,467			$	159,043
Adjusted diluted earnings per share:
GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	0.44			$	0.65			$	1.07			$	1.52
Amortization of acquired intangibles		0.85				0.46				2.49				1.56
Stock-based compensation		0.36				0.24				1.07				0.80
Restructuring expenses		0.02				0.01				0.20				0.07
Acquisition-related expenses		0.02				0.04				0.11				0.07
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		0.02				0.02				0.05				0.11
Provision for income taxes		(0.21	)			(0.16	)			(0.78	)			(0.53	)
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	1.50			$	1.26			$	4.21			$	3.60
Non-GAAP weighted avg shares outstanding - diluted		43,717				43,711				44,253				44,167

OTHER NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow
	Three Months Ended											Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change			August 31, 2025				August 31, 2024				% Change
Cash flows from operations	$	73,446			$	57,658			27	%		$	172,389			$	191,843			(10	)%
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,055	)			(1,064	)		(1	)%			(2,840	)			(2,328	)		22	%
Free cash flow		72,391				56,594			28	%			169,549				189,515			(11	)%
Add back: restructuring payments		2,037				931			119	%			15,158				4,287			254	%
Adjusted free cash flow	$	74,428			$	57,525			29	%		$	184,707			$	193,802			(5	)%
Add back: tax-effected interest expense		14,189				5,624			152	%			43,442				17,105			154	%
Unlevered free cash flow	$	88,617			$	63,149			40	%		$	228,149			$	210,907			8	%

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 GUIDANCE (Unaudited)
Fiscal Year 2025 Updated Non-GAAP Operating Margin Guidance
	Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2025
(in millions)	Low				High
GAAP income from operations	$	146.9			$	151.2
GAAP operating margins		15	%			15	%
Acquisition-related expense		5.8				5.8
Restructuring expense		10.3				10.3
Stock-based compensation		63.4				63.4
Amortization of acquired intangibles		145.5				145.5
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		3.4				3.4
Total adjustments(1)		228.4				228.4
Non-GAAP income from operations	$	375.3			$	379.6
Non-GAAP operating margin		38	%			39	%

⁽¹⁾ Total adjustments include preliminary estimates relating to the valuation of intangible assets acquired from ShareFile and Nuclia, and restructuring expenses. The final amounts will not be available until the Company's internal procedures and reviews are completed.

Fiscal Year 2025 Updated Non-GAAP Earnings per Share and Effective Tax Rate Guidance
	Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2025
(in millions, except per share data)	Low				High
GAAP net income	$	60.8			$	64.3
Adjustments (from previous table)		228.4				228.4
Income tax adjustment(2)		(46.5	)			(46.5	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	242.7			$	246.2
GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	1.38			$	1.45
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	5.50			$	5.56
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		44.1				44.3

2 Tax adjustment is based on a non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 20%, calculated as follows:
			Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2025
			Low				High
Non-GAAP income from operations			$	375.3			$	379.6
Other (expense) income				(71.8	)			(71.8	)
Non-GAAP income from continuing operations before income taxes				303.5				307.8
Non-GAAP net income				242.7				246.2
Tax provision			$	60.8			$	61.6
Non-GAAP tax rate				20	%			20	%

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 GUIDANCE (Unaudited)
Fiscal Year 2025 Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow Guidance
	Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2025
(in millions)	Low				High
Cash flows from operations (GAAP)	$	221			$	231
Purchases of property and equipment		(6	)			(6	)
Add back: restructuring payments		17				17
Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP)		232				242
Add back: tax-effected interest expense		57				57
Unlevered free cash flow (non-GAAP)	$	289			$	299

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES FOR Q4 2025 GUIDANCE (Unaudited)
Q4 2025 Non-GAAP Earnings per Share Guidance
	Three Months Ending November 30, 2025
	Low				High
GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	0.31			$	0.37
Acquisition-related expense		0.02				0.02
Restructuring expense		0.03				0.03
Stock-based compensation		0.36				0.36
Amortization of acquired intangibles		0.81				0.81
Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net		0.03				0.03
Total adjustments(1)		1.25				1.25
Income tax adjustment		(0.27	)			(0.27	)
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	1.29			$	1.35

⁽¹⁾ Total adjustments include preliminary estimates relating to the valuation of intangible assets acquired from ShareFile and Nuclia, and restructuring expenses. The final amounts will not be available until the Company's internal procedures and reviews are completed.

Important Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures, Liquidity Measures and Select Performance Metrics

Progress furnishes certain non-GAAP supplemental information to our financial results. We use such non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our period-over-period operating performance because our management team believes that excluding the effects of certain GAAP-related items helps to illustrate underlying trends in our business and provides us with a more comparable measure of our continuing business, as well as greater understanding of the results from the primary operations of our business. Management also uses such non-GAAP financial measures to establish budgets and operational goals, evaluate performance, and allocate resources. In addition, the compensation of our executives and non-executive employees is based in part on the performance of our business as evaluated by such non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future by: (i) providing more transparency for certain financial measures, (ii) presenting disclosure that helps investors understand how we plan and measure the performance of our business, (iii) affording a view of our operating results that may be more easily compared to our peer companies, and (iv) enabling investors to consider our operating results on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis (including following the integration period of our prior acquisitions). However, this non-GAAP information is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and should be considered in conjunction with our GAAP results as the items excluded from the non-GAAP information may have a material impact on Progress’ financial results. A reconciliation of non-GAAP adjustments to Progress' GAAP financial results is included in the tables above.

In the noted fiscal periods, we adjusted for the following items from our GAAP financial results to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures:

• Amortization of acquired intangibles - We exclude amortization of acquired intangibles because those expenses are unrelated to our core operating performance and the intangible assets acquired vary significantly based on the timing and magnitude of our acquisition transactions and the maturities of the businesses acquired. Adjustments include preliminary estimates relating to the valuation of intangible assets from ShareFile and Nuclia. The final amounts will not be available until the Company's internal procedures and reviews are completed.
• Stock-based compensation - We exclude stock-based compensation to be consistent with the way management and, in our view, the overall financial community evaluates our performance and the methods used by analysts to calculate consensus estimates. The expense related to stock-based awards is generally not controllable in the short-term and can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted. As such, we do not include these charges in operating plans.
• Restructuring expenses - In all periods presented, we exclude restructuring expenses incurred because those expenses distort trends and are not part of our core operating results. Adjustments include preliminary estimates relating to restructuring expenses from ShareFile. The final amounts will not be available until the Company's internal procedures and reviews are completed.
• Acquisition-related expenses - We exclude acquisition-related expenses in order to provide a more meaningful comparison of the financial results to our historical operations and forward-looking guidance and the financial results of less acquisitive peer companies. We consider these types of costs and adjustments, to a great extent, to be unpredictable and dependent on a significant number of factors that are outside of our control. Furthermore, we do not consider these acquisition-related costs and adjustments to be related to the organic continuing operations of the acquired businesses and are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the acquired assets. In addition, the size, complexity, and/or volume of past acquisitions, which often drives the magnitude of acquisition-related costs, may not be indicative of the size, complexity and/or volume of future acquisitions.
• Cyber vulnerability response expenses, net - We exclude certain expenses resulting from the MOVEit Vulnerability, as more thoroughly described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission since June 5, 2023. Expenses include costs to investigate and remediate these cyber related matters, as well as legal and other professional services related thereto. Expenses related to such cyber matters are provided net of expected insurance recoveries, although the timing of recognizing insurance recoveries may differ from the timing of recognizing the associated expenses. Costs associated with the enhancement of our cybersecurity program are not included within this adjustment. We expect to continue to incur legal and other professional services expenses in future periods associated with the MOVEit Vulnerability. Expenses related to such cyber matters are expected to result in operating expenses that would not have otherwise been incurred in the normal course of business operations. We believe that excluding these costs facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.
• Provision for income taxes - We adjust our income tax provision by excluding the tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments discussed above.
• Constant currency - Revenue from our international operations has historically represented a substantial portion of our total revenue. As a result, our revenue results have been impacted, and we expect will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. As exchange rates are an important factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, we present revenue growth rates on a constant currency basis, which helps improve the understanding of our revenue results and our performance in comparison to prior periods. The constant currency information presented is calculated by translating current period results using prior period weighted average foreign currency exchange rates.
  
  

In the noted fiscal periods, we also present the following liquidity measures:

• Adjusted free cash flow ("AFCF") and unlevered free cash flow ("Unlevered FCF") - AFCF is equal to cash flows from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, plus restructuring payments. Unlevered FCF is AFCF plus tax-effected interest expense on outstanding debt.
  
  

In the noted fiscal periods, we also present the following select performance metrics:

• Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR") - We disclose ARR as a performance metric to help investors better understand and assess the performance of our business because our mix of revenue generated from recurring sources currently represents the substantial majority of our revenues and is expected to continue in the future. We define ARR as the annualized revenue of all active and contractually binding term-based contracts from all customers at a point in time. ARR includes revenue from maintenance, software upgrade rights, public cloud, and on-premises subscription-based transactions and managed services. ARR mitigates fluctuations in revenue due to seasonality, contract term and the sales mix of subscriptions for term-based licenses and SaaS. We use ARR to understand customer trends and the overall health of our business, helping us to formulate strategic business decisions.
  
  We calculate the annualized value of annual and multi-year contracts, and contracts with terms less than one year, by dividing the total contract value of each contract by the number of months in the term and then multiplying by 12. Annualizing contracts with terms less than one-year results in amounts being included in our ARR that are in excess of the total contract value for those contracts at the end of the reporting period. We generally do not sell non-SaaS-based contracts with a term of less than one year unless a customer is purchasing additional licenses under an existing annual or multi-year contract. The expectation is that at the time of renewal, such contracts with a term less than one year will renew with the same term as the existing contracts being renewed, such that both contracts are co-termed. Historically, such contracts with a term of less than one year renew at rates equal to or better than annual or multi-year contracts.
  
  For SaaS-based contracts, there is a meaningful percentage of monthly auto-renewing contracts for which annualizing the contracts results in amounts being included in our ARR that are in excess of the total contract value for those contracts at the end of the reporting period.
  
  Revenue from term-based license and on-premises subscription arrangements include a portion of the arrangement consideration that is allocated to the software license that is recognized up-front at the point in time control is transferred under ASC 606 revenue recognition principles. ARR for these arrangements is calculated as described above. The expectation is that the total contract value, inclusive of revenue recognized as software license, will be renewed at the end of the contract term.
  
  The calculation is done at constant currency using the current year budgeted exchange rates for all periods presented.
  
  ARR is not defined in GAAP and is not derived from a GAAP measure. Rather, ARR generally aligns to billings (as opposed to GAAP revenue which aligns to the transfer of control of each performance obligation). ARR does not have any standardized meaning and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue and deferred revenue and is not intended to be combined with or to replace either of those items. ARR is not a forecast and the active contracts at the end of a reporting period used in calculating ARR may or may not be extended or renewed by our customers.

• Net Retention Rate ("NRR") - We calculate net retention rate as of a period end by starting with the ARR from the cohort of all customers as of 12 months prior to such period end ("Prior Period ARR"). We then calculate the ARR from these same customers as of the current period end ("Current Period ARR"). Current Period ARR includes any expansion and is net of contraction or attrition over the last 12 months but excludes ARR from new customers in the current period. We then divide the total Current Period ARR by the total Prior Period ARR to arrive at the net retention rate. Net retention rate is not calculated in accordance with GAAP and is not derived from a GAAP measure.
  
  

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Progress has identified some of these forward-looking statements with words like "believe," "may," "could," "would," "might," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "target," "anticipate" and "continue," the negative of these words, other terms of similar meaning or the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Progress' business outlook (including future acquisition activity) and financial guidance. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: (i) economic, geopolitical and market conditions can adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability, which in turn could adversely affect our stock price; (ii) our international sales and operations subject us to additional risks that can adversely affect our operating results, including risks relating to foreign currency gains and losses; (iii) we may fail to achieve our financial forecasts due to such factors as delays or size reductions in transactions, fewer large transactions in a particular quarter, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, or a decline in our renewal rates for contracts; (iv) if the security measures for our software, services, other offerings or our internal information technology infrastructure are compromised or subject to a successful cyber-attack, or if our software offerings contain significant coding or configuration errors or zero-day vulnerabilities, we may experience reputational harm, legal claims and financial exposure; and the results of inquiries, investigations and legal claims regarding the MOVEit Vulnerability remain uncertain, while the ultimate resolution of these matters could result in losses that may be material to our financial results for a particular period; (v) future acquisitions may not be successful or may involve unanticipated costs or other integration issues that could disrupt our existing operations; and (vi) expected synergies and benefits of the ShareFile acquisition may not be realized which could negatively impact our future results of operations and financial condition. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Progress' business, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2024. Progress undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

FAQ

What were Progress Software's (PRGS) key financial results for Q3 2025?

Progress Software reported revenue of $250 million (up 40% YoY), ARR of $849 million (up 47% YoY), and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.50 (up 19% YoY).

What is Progress Software's (PRGS) updated guidance for fiscal year 2025?

Progress Software raised guidance to revenue of $975-$981 million, non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.50-$5.56, and operating margin of 38-39%.

How much did Progress Software (PRGS) increase its share repurchase authorization in Q3 2025?

The Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization by $200.0 million to $242.2 million on September 23, 2025.

What was Progress Software's (PRGS) net retention rate in Q3 2025?

Progress Software maintained a strong net retention rate of 100% during Q3 2025.

What AI initiatives did Progress Software (PRGS) announce in Q3 2025?

Progress Software announced investments in AI capabilities, including agentic RAG technology, which is being embedded across their product portfolio to help customers extract more value from their data using GenAI.