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Pure Storage Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

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Pure Storage (PSTG) reported strong Q1 fiscal 2026 results with revenue reaching $778.5 million, up 12% year-over-year. Subscription services revenue grew 17% to $406.3 million, with subscription ARR reaching $1.7 billion. The company achieved a non-GAAP operating income of $82.7 million and operating margin of 10.6%. Key highlights include 70% growth in Storage as a Service TCV sales and strong cash position of $1.6 billion. Pure Storage announced CFO Kevan Krysler's planned departure and provided FY26 guidance projecting revenue of $3.515 billion with 11% YoY growth. The company launched new products including FlashBlade//EXA platform and Portworx Enterprise 3.3, while strengthening partnerships with Nutanix, NVIDIA, and Rubrik.
Pure Storage (PSTG) ha riportato solidi risultati nel primo trimestre fiscale 2026, con ricavi pari a 778,5 milioni di dollari, in crescita del 12% rispetto all'anno precedente. I ricavi dai servizi in abbonamento sono aumentati del 17%, raggiungendo 406,3 milioni di dollari, con un ARR da abbonamenti di 1,7 miliardi di dollari. L'azienda ha ottenuto un reddito operativo non-GAAP di 82,7 milioni di dollari e un margine operativo del 10,6%. Tra i punti salienti si evidenzia una crescita del 70% nelle vendite TCV di Storage as a Service e una solida posizione di cassa pari a 1,6 miliardi di dollari. Pure Storage ha annunciato la prevista uscita del CFO Kevan Krysler e ha fornito una guida per l'anno fiscale 26, prevedendo ricavi per 3,515 miliardi di dollari, con una crescita annua dell'11%. L'azienda ha lanciato nuovi prodotti, tra cui la piattaforma FlashBlade//EXA e Portworx Enterprise 3.3, rafforzando al contempo le partnership con Nutanix, NVIDIA e Rubrik.
Pure Storage (PSTG) reportó sólidos resultados en el primer trimestre fiscal 2026, con ingresos que alcanzaron los , un aumento del 12% interanual. Los ingresos por servicios de suscripción crecieron un 17%, llegando a $406.3 millones, con un ARR de suscripción de 1.7 mil millones de dólares. La compañía logró un ingreso operativo non-GAAP de 82.7 millones de dólares y un margen operativo del 10.6%. Entre los aspectos destacados se incluye un crecimiento del 70% en las ventas TCV de Storage as a Service y una sólida posición de efectivo de 1.6 mil millones de dólares. Pure Storage anunció la salida planificada del CFO Kevan Krysler y proporcionó una guía para el año fiscal 26, proyectando ingresos de 3.515 mil millones de dólares con un crecimiento interanual del 11%. La empresa lanzó nuevos productos, incluyendo la plataforma FlashBlade//EXA y Portworx Enterprise 3.3, mientras fortalecía sus alianzas con Nutanix, NVIDIA y Rubrik.
Pure Storage(PSTG)는 2026 회계연도 1분기 실적에서 매출 7억 7,850만 달러를 기록하며 전년 대비 12% 성장한 강력한 성과를 발표했습니다. 구독 서비스 매출은 17% 증가한 4억 630만 달러를 기록했으며, 구독 연간 반복 매출(ARR)은 17억 달러에 달했습니다. 회사는 비-GAAP 영업이익 8,270만 달러와 10.6%의 영업이익률을 달성했습니다. 주요 성과로는 Storage as a Service TCV 매출이 70% 성장하고 16억 달러의 탄탄한 현금 보유고가 포함됩니다. Pure Storage는 CFO 케반 크리스러의 예정된 퇴임을 발표하고, 2026 회계연도 매출 가이던스로 35억 1,500만 달러, 전년 대비 11% 성장을 전망했습니다. 또한 FlashBlade//EXA 플랫폼과 Portworx Enterprise 3.3 등 신제품을 출시하고 Nutanix, NVIDIA, Rubrik과의 파트너십을 강화했습니다.
Pure Storage (PSTG) a présenté de solides résultats pour le premier trimestre fiscal 2026, avec un chiffre d'affaires atteignant 778,5 millions de dollars, en hausse de 12 % par rapport à l'année précédente. Les revenus des services par abonnement ont augmenté de 17 %, atteignant 406,3 millions de dollars, avec un ARR d'abonnement de 1,7 milliard de dollars. L'entreprise a réalisé un résultat opérationnel non-GAAP de 82,7 millions de dollars et une marge opérationnelle de 10,6 %. Parmi les faits marquants figurent une croissance de 70 % des ventes TCV de Storage as a Service et une solide trésorerie de 1,6 milliard de dollars. Pure Storage a annoncé le départ prévu du CFO Kevan Krysler et a fourni des prévisions pour l'exercice 26, anticipant un chiffre d'affaires de 3,515 milliards de dollars avec une croissance annuelle de 11 %. La société a lancé de nouveaux produits, notamment la plateforme FlashBlade//EXA et Portworx Enterprise 3.3, tout en renforçant ses partenariats avec Nutanix, NVIDIA et Rubrik.
Pure Storage (PSTG) meldete starke Ergebnisse für das erste Quartal des Geschäftsjahres 2026 mit einem Umsatz von 778,5 Millionen US-Dollar, was einem Anstieg von 12 % gegenüber dem Vorjahr entspricht. Die Einnahmen aus Abonnementdiensten stiegen um 17 % auf 406,3 Millionen US-Dollar, wobei der Abonnement-ARR 1,7 Milliarden US-Dollar erreichte. Das Unternehmen erzielte ein Non-GAAP-Betriebsergebnis von 82,7 Millionen US-Dollar und eine operative Marge von 10,6 %. Zu den wichtigsten Highlights zählen ein Wachstum der Storage as a Service TCV-Verkäufe um 70 % und eine starke Cash-Position von 1,6 Milliarden US-Dollar. Pure Storage kündigte den geplanten Weggang des CFO Kevan Krysler an und gab eine Prognose für das Geschäftsjahr 26 mit einem Umsatz von 3,515 Milliarden US-Dollar und einem jährlichen Wachstum von 11 % ab. Das Unternehmen brachte neue Produkte auf den Markt, darunter die FlashBlade//EXA-Plattform und Portworx Enterprise 3.3, und stärkte Partnerschaften mit Nutanix, NVIDIA und Rubrik.
Positive
  • Revenue grew 12% YoY to $778.5 million with strong subscription services growth of 17%
  • Impressive 70% growth in Storage as a Service TCV sales
  • Healthy subscription ARR of $1.7 billion, up 18% YoY
  • Strong cash position with $1.6 billion in cash and marketable securities
  • Robust free cash flow of $211.6 million
  • Non-GAAP gross margin of 70.9% demonstrates operational efficiency
  • Strategic partnerships established with NVIDIA, Nutanix, and Rubrik
Negative
  • GAAP operating loss of $31.2 million with negative operating margin of 4.0%
  • Upcoming CFO transition could create temporary leadership uncertainty
  • Projected revenue growth rate for Q2 shows slight deceleration to 10.6% YoY

Insights

Pure Storage shows solid 12% revenue growth with strong recurring revenue streams and healthy margins despite slight GAAP operating loss.

Pure Storage delivered a solid Q1 performance with revenue reaching $778.5 million, representing a 12% year-over-year growth. The company's strategic pivot toward subscription-based offerings is clearly bearing fruit, with subscription services revenue growing at 17% to $406.3 million - now comprising approximately half of their total revenue.

The subscription annual recurring revenue (ARR) stands at $1.7 billion, up 18% year-over-year, demonstrating the company's successful execution of its subscription transition strategy. This shift is particularly significant as it creates more predictable revenue streams and typically enhances customer retention. The 70% growth in Storage as a Service TCV (Total Contract Value) sales further validates this strategic direction.

From a profitability perspective, Pure maintains impressive gross margins at 68.9% GAAP and 70.9% non-GAAP. However, the company reported a GAAP operating loss of $31.2 million, representing a margin of -4.0%. The non-GAAP operating income provides a more favorable picture at $82.7 million with a 10.6% margin.

Cash generation remains exceptionally strong with operating cash flow of $283.9 million and free cash flow of $211.6 million. The company maintains a healthy balance sheet with $1.6 billion in cash and equivalents. Pure is actively returning capital to shareholders, having repurchased 2.5 million shares worth approximately $120 million during the quarter.

Looking ahead, Pure Storage provided encouraging guidance for Q2FY26 with expected revenue of $845 million (10.6% YoY growth) and non-GAAP operating income of $125 million (14.8% margin). For the full fiscal year 2026, the company projects revenue of $3.515 billion (11% YoY growth) and non-GAAP operating income of $595 million (17.0% margin).

The announced departure of CFO Kevan Krysler after five years warrants attention, though the orderly transition process with him remaining until a successor is named should minimize disruption.

Pure Storage's AI-focused product innovations and strategic partnerships position it strongly in the high-growth enterprise storage market.

Pure Storage is strategically positioning itself at the intersection of two critical enterprise technology trends: the ongoing cloud transformation and the explosive growth of AI workloads. Their introduction of the FlashBlade//EXA platform directly addresses the intensive storage requirements of AI and high-performance computing applications, which demand unprecedented performance and metadata management capabilities.

The company's partnership strategy reveals a sophisticated ecosystem approach. The Nutanix collaboration creates an integrated solution for virtual workloads, expanding Pure's addressable market and creating stickier customer relationships. More significantly, their integration with NVIDIA's AI Data Platform and achievement of multiple NVIDIA certifications demonstrates Pure's commitment to becoming a foundational infrastructure provider for enterprise AI deployments.

Pure's evolution of its Portworx platform (version 3.3) to support VM workloads at an enterprise level shows they're bridging container and traditional virtualization environments - addressing a key challenge for enterprises navigating hybrid infrastructure models. This approach aligns with their stated strategy of enabling customers to "unify, virtualize and modernize their data footprints across all workloads."

The company's cybersecurity focus is evident in their expanded Rubrik partnership, emphasizing secure unstructured data management at scale. This timing is strategic given the heightened focus on cyber resilience across enterprises and increasing regulatory requirements around data protection.

Industry recognition through multiple awards validates Pure's technical leadership. Their placement on lists like CRN's AI 100 and Data Center 50 reinforces their market positioning as both an infrastructure provider and software-defined storage innovator.

Pure's technology strategy appears well-aligned with market demands, focusing on high-growth segments while maintaining their core focus on simplifying enterprise data management through their unified Purity Operating Environment.

Q1 total revenue growth of 12% year-over-year

Storage as a Service offerings TCV sales growth of 70%

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technologies and services, announced financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2026 ended May 4, 2025.

"Pure continues to demonstrate the superiority of our technology and strategy through our steady growth and the expansion of our products and services," said Pure Storage CEO and Chairman, Charles Giancarlo. "Pure's platform enables customers to unify, virtualize and modernize their data footprints, across all workloads, over the entire range of performance, capacity and formats, and all with our single, advanced Purity Operating Environment."

First Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenue $778.5 million, up 12% year-over-year
  • Subscription services revenue $406.3 million, up 17% year-over-year
  • Subscription annual recurring revenue (ARR) $1.7 billion, up 18% year-over-year
  • Remaining performance obligations (RPO) $2.7 billion, up 17% year-over-year
  • GAAP gross margin 68.9%; non-GAAP gross margin 70.9%
  • GAAP operating loss $(31.2) million; non-GAAP operating income $82.7 million
  • GAAP operating margin (4.0%); non-GAAP operating margin 10.6%
  • Operating cash flow $283.9 million; free cash flow $211.6 million
  • Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $1.6 billion
  • Returned approximately $120 million to stockholders through share repurchases of 2.5 million shares.

"Q1 FY26 was a solid start to the year, with strong revenue growth," said Pure Storage CFO, Kevan Krysler. "Looking ahead, we remain committed to executing on our strategic priorities, driving growth, and maintaining the flexibility to navigate evolving market conditions."

Leadership Update 

Pure also announced that Kevan Krysler has decided to leave the company after more than five years of service. Krysler will remain at Pure Storage until a successor has been named.

"I want to thank Kevan for his partnership, dedication and loyal service to Pure. Of his numerous contributions to the company, he helped grow the business to over $3 billion in revenue and led our transition to subscriptions, which are now roughly 50% of our revenue," Giancarlo continued.

First Quarter Company Highlights

  • Accelerating Innovation Through Product Advancements
    • Introduced the FlashBlade//EXA platform, the industry's leading data storage platform, designed to meet the rigorous demands of AI and high-performance computing, delivering unmatched performance, scalability, and metadata management.
    • Launched Portworx Enterprise 3.3, an enterprise-grade container data management platform that aims to support VM workloads at an enterprise level.
  • Strengthening Leadership with Deepened Industry Collaborations
    • Announced a partnership with Nutanix to provide a joint, integrated solution to provide customers with a seamless way to deploy and manage virtual workloads on a scalable, modern infrastructure.
    • Integrated the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design into its FlashBlade® line, cementing Pure Storage's position as a leader in enterprise data storage.
    • Achieved certifications from NVIDIA, including recognition as a high-performance storage platform for NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Partners; also secured NVIDIA-Certified Storage Partner approval at both the Foundation and Enterprise levels.
  • Delivering Cyber Resilience and Performance
    • Expanded its partnership with Rubrik to deliver a comprehensive solution to securely manage unstructured data at scale, providing bolstered protection against advanced threats, improved management capabilities, and exponential data efficiency.
  • Industry Recognition and Accolades

Second Quarter and FY26 Guidance

Q2FY26

Revenue

$845M

Revenue YoY Growth Rate

10.6 %

Non-GAAP Operating Income

$125M

Non-GAAP Operating Margin

14.8 %


FY26

Revenue

$3.515B

Revenue YoY Growth Rate

11 %

Non-GAAP Operating Income

$595M

Non-GAAP Operating Margin

17.0 %

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. Pure has not reconciled its guidance for non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are not within Pure's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Information

Pure will host a teleconference to discuss the first quarter fiscal 2026 results at 2:00 pm PT today, May 28, 2025. A live audio broadcast of the conference call will be available on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website. Pure will also post its earnings presentation and prepared remarks to this website concurrent with this release.

A replay will be available following the call on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website or for two weeks at 1-800-770-2030 (or 1-647-362-9199 for international callers) with passcode 5667482.

Additionally, Pure is scheduled to participate at the following investor conferences:

William Blair's 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time: 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET
Chief Technology Officer Rob Lee

Bank of America 2025 Global Tech Conference
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET
Chairman and CEO Charles Giancarlo
Chief Financial Officer Kevan Krysler

The presentations will be webcast live and archived on Pure's Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com.

Updated Date and Location for Product & Technology-Focused Meeting for Financial Analysts at Pure//Accelerate 2025 in New York

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Join us at Pure//Accelerate® 2025 in New York on September 25, 2025, as we make history, changing the future of storage and the industry. Pure Storage executives - including Pure Storage CEO, Charles Giancarlo - and partners will share insights, strategies, and their vision for the future.

The financial analyst meeting presentation will be webcast live and archived on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com.

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) delivers the industry's most advanced data storage platform to store, manage, and protect the world's data at any scale. With Pure Storage, organizations have ultimate simplicity and flexibility, saving time, money, and energy. From AI to archive, Pure Storage delivers a cloud experience with one unified Storage as-a-Service platform across on premises, cloud, and hosted environments. Our platform is built on our Evergreen architecture that evolves with your business – always getting newer and better with zero planned downtime, guaranteed. Our customers are actively increasing their capacity and processing power while significantly reducing their carbon and energy footprint. It's easy to fall in love with Pure Storage, as evidenced by the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including but not limited to our views relating to our opportunity relating to hyperscale and AI environments, our ability to meet hyperscalers' performance and price requirements, our ability to meet the needs of hyperscalers for the entire spectrum of their online storage use cases, the timing and magnitude of large orders, including sales to hyperscalers, the timing and amount of revenue from hyperscaler licensing and support services, future period financial and business results, demand for our products and subscription services, including Evergreen//One, the relative sales mix between our subscription and consumption offerings and traditional capital expenditure sales, our technology and product strategy, specifically customer adoption of FlashBlade//EXA, Pure Fusion™ and priorities around sustainability and energy saving benefits to our customers of using our products, our ability to perform during current macro conditions and expand market share, our sustainability goals and benefits, the impact of inflation, tariffs, economic or supply chain disruptions, our expectations regarding our product and technology differentiation, new technology investments and partnerships, and other statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2025. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of May 28, 2025, and Pure undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

Key Performance Metrics

Subscription ARR is a key business metric that refers to total annualized contract value of all active subscription agreements on the last day of the quarter, plus on-demand revenue for the quarter multiplied by four.

Total Contract Value (TCV) Sales, or bookings, of Pure's Evergreen//One and similar consumption- and subscription-based offerings is an operating metric, representing the value of orders received during the period.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Pure uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, and free cash flow.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses such as stock-based compensation expense, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt issuance costs related to debt, amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits, costs associated with the impairment and early exit of certain leased facilities, and unrealized gains and losses from mark-to-market adjustments on strategic investments that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. Pure believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures" and "Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow," included at the end of this release.

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)




At the End of



First Quarter of
Fiscal 2026


Fiscal 2025






Assets





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$           739,336


$           723,583

Marketable securities


839,748


798,237

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $959 and $940


411,319


680,862

Inventory


37,548


42,810

Deferred commissions, current


101,288


99,286

Prepaid expenses and other current assets


270,988


222,501

Total current assets


2,400,227


2,567,279

Property and equipment, net


503,527


461,731

Operating lease right-of-use-assets


138,423


146,655

Deferred commissions, non-current


230,989


229,334

Intangible assets, net


15,108


19,074

Goodwill


361,427


361,427

Restricted cash


19,046


12,553

Other assets, non-current


141,618


165,889

Total assets


$        3,810,365


$        3,963,942






Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity





Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$             83,858


$           112,385

Accrued compensation and benefits


142,333


230,040

Accrued expenses and other liabilities


157,733


156,791

Operating lease liabilities, current


41,266


43,489

Deferred revenue, current


969,321


953,836

Debt, current


100,000


100,000

Total current liabilities


1,494,511


1,596,541

Operating lease liabilities, non-current


129,735


137,277

Deferred revenue, non-current


858,224


841,467

Other liabilities, non-current


83,840


82,182

Total liabilities


2,566,310


2,657,467

Stockholders' equity:





Common stock and additional paid-in capital


2,625,231


2,674,533

Accumulated other comprehensive income


1,831


954

Accumulated deficit


(1,383,007)


(1,369,012)

Total stockholders' equity


1,244,055


1,306,475

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$        3,810,365


$        3,963,942

 

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)



First Quarter of Fiscal


2026


2025





Revenue:




Product

$           372,144


$           347,384

Subscription services

406,341


346,095

Total revenue

778,485


693,479

Cost of revenue:




Product (1)

141,050


100,753

Subscription services (1)

101,282


97,020

Total cost of revenue

242,332


197,773

Gross profit

536,153


495,706

Operating expenses:




Research and development (1)

221,740


193,820

Sales and marketing (1)

278,512


250,972

General and administrative (1)

67,072


76,787

Restructuring and impairment (2)


15,901

Total operating expenses

567,324


537,480

Loss from operations

(31,171)


(41,774)

Other income (expense), net

31,655


14,091

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

484


(27,683)

Income tax provision

14,479


7,326

Net loss

$           (13,995)


$           (35,009)





Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

$               (0.04)


$               (0.11)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to
common stockholders, basic and diluted

326,539


322,589

 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:





Cost of revenue -- product

$               3,266


$               2,782

Cost of revenue -- subscription services

7,162


8,871

Research and development

49,242


50,294

Sales and marketing

22,084


23,519

General and administrative

14,521


27,528

Total stock-based compensation expense

$             96,275


$           112,994



(2)

Includes expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment and lease impairment and abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.

 

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)



First Quarter of Fiscal


2026


2025





Cash flows from operating activities




Net loss

$                 (13,995)


$                 (35,009)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:




Depreciation and amortization

33,770


33,943

Stock-based compensation expense

96,275


112,994

Noncash portion of lease impairment and abandonment


3,270

Other

705


1,606

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:




Accounts receivable, net

269,542


238,768

Inventory

2,669


(1,705)

Deferred commissions

(3,657)


7,707

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(19,440)


(9,219)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

8,397


8,122

Accounts payable

(26,991)


(26,581)

Accrued compensation and other liabilities

(84,343)


(109,124)

Operating lease liabilities

(11,238)


(10,226)

Deferred revenue

32,242


6,954

Net cash provided by operating activities

283,936


221,500

Cash flows from investing activities




Purchases of property and equipment (1)

(72,346)


(48,818)

Purchase of strategic investment


(5,000)

Purchases of marketable securities

(114,896)


(160,123)

Sales of marketable securities

18,207


37,689

Maturities of marketable securities

57,253


127,857

Net cash used in investing activities

(111,782)


(48,395)

Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds from exercise of stock options

5,359


13,223

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

27,240


25,328

Principal payments on borrowings and finance lease obligations

(1,125)


(1,099)

Tax withholding on vesting of equity awards

(61,300)


(12,478)

Repurchases of common stock

(119,936)


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(149,762)


24,974

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

22,392


198,079

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

737,750


712,131

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$                760,142


$                910,210



(1)

 Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $6.9 million and $4.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and 2025.

 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures


The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):




First Quarter of Fiscal 2026


First Quarter of Fiscal 2025



GAAP

results


GAAP

gross

margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

gross

margin (b)


GAAP

results


GAAP

gross

margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

gross

margin (b)
































$      3,266


(c)










$      2,782


(c)











240


(d)










296


(d)











208


(e)










20


(e)











3,306


(f)










3,306


(f)





Gross profit --
product


$  231,094


62.1 %


$      7,020




$  238,114


64.0 %


$  246,631


71.0 %


$      6,404




$  253,035


72.8 %
































$      7,162


(c)










$      8,871


(c)











743


(d)










867


(d)











632


(e)










309


(e)





Gross profit --
subscription services


$  305,059


75.1 %


$      8,537




$  313,596


77.2 %


$  249,075


72.0 %


$    10,047




$  259,122


74.9 %
































$    10,428


(c)










$    11,653


(c)











983


(d)










1,163


(d)











840


(e)










329


(e)











3,306


(f)










3,306


(f)





Total gross profit


$  536,153


68.9 %


$    15,557




$  551,710


70.9 %


$  495,706


71.5 %


$    16,451




$  512,157


73.9 %



(a)

GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(b)

Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(c)

To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d)

To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e)

To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(f)

To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

 

The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):



First Quarter of Fiscal 2026


First Quarter of Fiscal 2025


GAAP

results


GAAP

operating

margin (a)


Adjustment




Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)


GAAP

results


GAAP

operating

margin (a)


Adjustment



Non-

GAAP

results


Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)





























$    96,275


(c)










$  112,994


(c)









8,615


(d)










9,400


(d)









3,536


(e)










3,536


(e)









5,489


(f)










9,855


(f)




















6,375


(g)




Operating income (loss)

$   (31,171)


(4.0 %)


$  113,915




$   82,744


10.6 %


$   (41,774)


(6.0 %)


$  142,160



$ 100,386


14.5 %





























$    96,275


(c)










$  112,994


(c)









8,615


(d)










9,400


(d)









3,536


(e)










3,536


(e)









5,489


(f)










9,855


(f)




















6,375


(g)









153


(h)










153


(h)









(2,435)


(i)















Net income
(loss)

$   (13,995)




$  111,633




$   97,638




$   (35,009)




$  142,313



$ 107,304


























Net income (loss) per share -- diluted

$       (0.04)








$       0.29




$     (0.11)







$       0.32



Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation -- diluted

326,539




9,470


(j)


336,009




322,589




15,959


(j)

338,548





(a)

GAAP operating margin is defined as GAAP operating loss divided by revenue.

(b)

Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by revenue.

(c)

To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d)

To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e)

To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

(f)

To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(g)

To eliminate lease impairment and abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.

(h)

To eliminate amortization expense of debt issuance costs related to our debt.

(i)

To eliminate unrealized gain from mark-to-market adjustment on strategic investment.

(j)

To include effect of dilutive securities (employee stock options, restricted stock, and shares from employee stock purchase plan).



 

Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):



First Quarter of Fiscal


2026


2025

Net cash provided by operating activities

$               283,936


$               221,500

Less: purchases of property and equipment (1)

(72,346)


(48,818)

Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$               211,590


$               172,682



(1)

Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $6.9 million and $4.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and 2025.

 

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