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Twilio raises 2026 revenue growth outlook to 20%

Twilio raised its full-year 2026 revenue-growth, non-GAAP operating-income and free-cash-flow outlooks while issuing fourth-quarter ranges.

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Twilio Inc. (TWLO) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.56 billion, up 20% year over year, including 16% organic growth. GAAP gross profit was $760.5 million, up 20%, and GAAP income from operations was $148.6 million, up 263%. Diluted GAAP net income per share was $1.00, compared with $0.23 in Q3 2025. Free cash flow was $369.6 million, compared with $247.5 million a year earlier.

For Q4 2026, Twilio guided to revenue of $1.595 billion to $1.605 billion, non-GAAP income from operations of $300 million to $310 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.48 to $1.53. It raised its full-year 2026 reported revenue growth outlook to 20% and organic revenue growth outlook to 15%, and raised its non-GAAP income from operations and free cash flow ranges to $1.19 billion to $1.20 billion each. Twilio repurchased $127.2 million of shares in Q3; approximately $700 million of its $2.0 billion authorization remained available as of September 30, 2026.

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  • Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 revenue-growth outlook rose to 20%; organic-growth outlook rose to 15%.
  • Moderate pointQ3 revenue reached $1.56 billion, up 20% year over year.
  • Moderate pointGAAP income from operations rose 263% year over year to $148.6 million.

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Filing Explained

At September 30, 2026, Twilio reported cash and equivalents of $1,061,531 thousand, short-term marketable securities of $1,829,940 thousand, and long-term debt of $993,606 thousand.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Revenue $1.56 billion Q3 2026; up 20% year over year
GAAP gross profit $760.5 million Q3 2026; up 20% year over year
GAAP income from operations $148.6 million Q3 2026; up 263% year over year
GAAP diluted net income per share $1.00 Q3 2026; compared with $0.23 in Q3 2025
Free cash flow $369.6 million Q3 2026; compared with $247.5 million in Q3 2025
Q4 revenue guidance $1.595 billion to $1.605 billion Fourth quarter 2026
Q4 non-GAAP income from operations guidance $300 million to $310 million Fourth quarter 2026
Shares repurchased $127.2 million Third quarter 2026
Organic Revenue Growth financial
"Organic Revenue Growth (Y/Y)"
Organic revenue growth is the increase in a company's sales that comes from its existing products and services, without including any gains from acquisitions or selling off parts of the business. It reflects the company’s ability to attract more customers or encourage existing customers to buy more over time. For investors, it indicates the company's underlying strength and efficiency in expanding its core operations.
Non-GAAP income from operations financial
"Non-GAAP income from operations growth (Y/Y)"
Non-GAAP income from operations is a measure of a company's profit from its core business activities, calculated without including certain expenses or income that are typically added back or excluded in standard accounting reports. It provides a clearer picture of how well the company's main operations are performing by removing items like one-time costs or gains that might distort the overall results. Investors use it to better understand the company's ongoing profitability, separate from unusual or non-recurring items.
Free cash flow financial
"we define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities"
Free cash flow is the amount of money a company has left over after paying all its expenses and investing in its business, like buying equipment or updating facilities. It shows how much cash is available to reward shareholders, pay down debt, or save for future growth. This helps investors understand if a company is financially healthy and able to grow.
Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate financial
"Our DBNE compares the total revenue in a quarter from all individual customer accounts"
Dollar-based net expansion rate measures how much recurring revenue from an existing group of customers has grown or shrunk over a set period, after accounting for upsells, downgrades and lost customers. Think of it like tracking the income from a garden you already planted — if each plant produces more fruit over time the garden’s value rises; for investors, a rate above 100% signals healthy organic growth and lower risk, while a rate below 100% warns of customer erosion.
Revenue $1.56 billion Up 20% reported and 16% organic year over year
GAAP gross profit $760.5 million Up 20% year over year
GAAP income from operations $148.6 million Up 263% year over year
GAAP diluted net income per share $1.00 Compared with $0.23 in Q3 2025
Free cash flow $369.6 million Compared with $247.5 million in Q3 2025
Guidance

For Q4 2026, revenue of $1.595 billion to $1.605 billion, non-GAAP income from operations of $300 million to $310 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.48 to $1.53. For FY 2026, reported revenue growth outlook is 20%, organic revenue growth outlook is 15%, and non-GAAP income from operations and free cash flow are each expected to be $1.19 billion to $1.20 billion.

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How much revenue did TWLO report in Q3 2026?

Twilio reported $1.56 billion in Q3 2026 revenue, up 20% year over year and 16% on an organic basis. GAAP gross profit was $760.5 million, up 20% year over year.

What did TWLO forecast for Q4 2026?

Twilio guided to revenue of $1.595 billion to $1.605 billion, non-GAAP income from operations of $300 million to $310 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.48 to $1.53. The earnings-per-share guidance assumes no impact from volatility of foreign exchange rates.

What was TWLO's Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate in Q3 2026?

Twilio's Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate was 114% in Q3 2026, compared with 109% in Q3 2025. The measure compares revenue in a quarter from qualifying customer accounts with revenue from those same accounts in the same quarter of the prior year.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2026
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 Twilio Inc.
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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2026, Twilio Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 2.02 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1        Press release issued by Twilio Inc. dated October 29, 2026
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


TWILIO INC.
October 29, 2026By:/s/ Aidan Viggiano
Name:Aidan Viggiano
Title:Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit 99.1
Twilio Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

•Revenue of $1.56 billion, up 20% reported and 16% organic year-over-year
•GAAP gross profit of $761 million, up 20% year-over-year
•Non-GAAP gross profit of $768 million, up 18% year-over-year
•GAAP Income from Operations of $149 million
•Non-GAAP Income from Operations of $326 million
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 29, 2026--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the infrastructure for customer engagement in the AI era, reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
“Q3 was a great quarter for Twilio, driven by disciplined execution and broad-based strength across our product portfolio,” said Khozema Shipchandler, CEO of Twilio. “Consumer AI has accelerated AI development, and its adoption demands fast, reliable infrastructure built for AI speed. Twilio is well positioned to capitalize on this moment and meet this demand.”

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

•Revenue of $1.56 billion, up 20% year-over-year. Organic revenue growth was 16% year-over-year.

•GAAP gross profit of $760.5 million, up 20% year-over-year.

•Non-GAAP gross profit of $767.8 million, up 18% year-over-year.

•GAAP income from operations of $148.6 million, up 263% year-over-year.

•Non-GAAP income from operations of $325.7 million, up 39% year-over-year.

•GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $1.00 based on 161.7 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $0.23 based on 159.2 million weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2025.

•Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $1.65 based on 161.7 million non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding, compared with non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, of $1.25 based on 159.2 million non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2025.

•Net cash provided by operating activities of $389.2 million and free cash flow of $369.6 million, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $263.6 million and free cash flow of $247.5 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Key Metrics
•Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate of 114% for the third quarter of 2026 compared to Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate of 109% for the third quarter of 2025.

•5,625 employees as of September 30, 2026.

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Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Q3 2026
Results
Revenue
$1,560
Y/Y Revenue Growth
20%
Y/Y Organic Revenue Growth
16%
Amount
MarginY/Y Growth
GAAP gross profit
$76149%20%
Non-GAAP gross profit
$76849%18%
GAAP income from operations
$14910%263%
Non-GAAP income from operations
$32621%39%
Net cash provided by operating activities
$38925%
Free cash flow$37024%
GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders
$161
Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders$267
GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted
$1.00
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted
$1.65
Share Repurchase Program
In January 2025, Twilio’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which Twilio may repurchase up to $2.0 billion in aggregate value of its outstanding Class A common stock (“common stock”). The program is set to expire on December 31, 2027. During the third quarter of 2026, Twilio repurchased $127.2 million in aggregate value of shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2026, Twilio has completed approximately $1.3 billion of aggregate repurchases and has approximately $700 million of the originally authorized amount available for future repurchases.
Outlook
For the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2026, Twilio is initiating a revenue range of $1.595 to $1.605 billion, which implies a reported revenue growth range of 17% to 17.5% and an organic revenue growth range of 11% to 12% year-over-year. Twilio expects fourth quarter non-GAAP gross profit to be similar to its organic revenue growth range. In addition, Twilio is initiating a fourth quarter non-GAAP income from operations range of $300 to $310 million. Lastly, Twilio expects fourth quarter non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in a range of $1.48 to $1.53, based on non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 163 million.
Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts
Q4 2026
Guidance
Revenue$1,595 - $1,605
Y/Y Revenue Growth
17% - 17.5%
Y/Y Organic Revenue Growth
11% - 12%
Non-GAAP income from operations$300 - $310
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (1)
$1.48 - $1.53
Non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding
163

(1) Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance assumes no impact from volatility of foreign exchange rates.
For fiscal year 2026, Twilio is raising its reported revenue growth outlook to 20% compared with 18% to 18.5% previously, and its organic revenue growth range outlook to 15% year-over-year compared with 13% to 13.5% previously. In addition, Twilio expects full-year non-GAAP gross profit growth to be similar to its organic revenue growth range. Lastly, Twilio is raising its 2026 non-GAAP income from operations range to $1.19 billion to $1.20 billion compared to $1.135 billion to $1.155 billion previously, and raising its 2026 free cash flow range to $1.19 billion to $1.20 billion compared to $1.135 billion to $1.155 billion previously.
Dollars in millions
FY26
Guidance
Y/Y Revenue Growth
20%
Y/Y Organic Revenue Growth
15%
Non-GAAP income from operations$1,190 - $1,200
Free cash flow
$1,190 - $1,200
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Conference Call Information
Twilio is hosting a Q&A conference call today, October 29, 2026, to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results. The conference call will begin at 2:00 p.m. (PT) / 5:00 p.m. (ET), and investors and analysts should register for the webcast in advance by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/322yprpw. The live webcast of the conference call, as well as a replay, and Twilio’s supplemental earnings presentation, will be available on the investor relations website.
Twilio uses its investor relations website, its X feed (@twilio) and its LinkedIn page as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
About Twilio Inc.
Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) provides the infrastructure for customer engagement in the AI era. By combining global communications, memory, and AI orchestration with identity, governance, and observability, Twilio enables businesses to deliver continuous, contextual, personal, and secure conversations across every channel and participant—human or AI.
Across 180+ countries, hundreds of thousands of the most innovative companies—from the Fortune 500 to startups—and millions of developers, rely on Twilio’s global platform across messaging, voice, email, and beyond, to power trusted customer experiences that drive real results. For more information about Twilio visit www.twilio.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the accompanying conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “can,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call include, but are not limited to, statements about: our future financial and operating performance and outlook, including our expected financial and operating results, guidance and targets, including the assumptions underlying such guidance and targets; our anticipated strategies and business plans and our ability to successfully execute them; our ability to drive growth, profitability and free cash flow; our ability to maintain cost discipline and drive operating leverage; future investments and expenses; our expectations regarding carrier fees, and our related actions, and the impact of such fees on our financial and operating performance, including guidance; our expectations regarding our margins, including regarding price actions, product mix and growth in higher-margin products; our expectations regarding capital returns to shareholders and our capital allocation strategy, including share repurchases and potential mergers and acquisitions; our expectations regarding revenue from ISVs and self-serve customers; our expectations regarding our cross-sell, upsell and solution selling efforts; our pipeline of new business; the benefits our customers derive from our products; our ability to expand into new and existing markets; our innovation roadmap and the development, release and adoption of our products (and the timing thereof); the effects of our go-to-market efforts to drive profitable growth and capture market share; our expectations related to being a foundational infrastructure layer in the AI era and our vision, strategy and expected benefits related to AI opportunities; and our expectations regarding the macroeconomic environment. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things: the impact of global economic and political conditions and uncertainties; the accuracy of our forecasts and metrics; fluctuations in our results of operations and the levels of our customers’ usage of our platform; our ability to attract and retain customers and expand their usage of our platform; our ability to develop new products and integrate our products with third-party products effectively; our ability to manage our growth and strategic changes to our business; our ability to compete effectively in intensely competitive markets; the occurrence of and our ability to manage cybersecurity breaches and other incidents impacting our networks and systems or those of our third-party service providers; our ability to manage changes in network service provider fees and optimize our network service provider coverage and connectivity; the rapidly evolving AI landscape; and our compliance with industry standards, laws and regulations.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Should any of these risks materialize, or should our assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual financial results could differ materially from our projections or those implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call.
All forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date on which the statements were made, or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release and the accompanying conference call include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those listed below. We use these non-GAAP
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financial measures to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance, facilitate period-to-period comparisons of results of operations and assist in comparisons with other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. We believe organic revenue and organic revenue growth are useful in understanding the ongoing results of our operations. We believe free cash flow and free cash flow margin provide useful supplemental information to help investors understand underlying trends in our business and our liquidity.

These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered substitutes for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included at the end of this press release. We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalents for certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures presented in this press release and the accompanying conference call, or a GAAP reconciliation, as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding forward-looking GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results.

Non‑GAAP Gross Profit and Non‑GAAP Gross Margin. For the periods presented, we define non‑GAAP gross profit and non‑GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles and payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation.

Non‑GAAP Income from Operations and Non‑GAAP Operating Margin. For the periods presented, we define non‑GAAP income from operations and non‑GAAP operating margin as GAAP income from operations and GAAP operating margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, loss on net assets divested, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, charitable contributions, restructuring costs, impairment of long-lived assets, gains or losses on lease termination, and impairment loss on prepaid assets.

Non‑GAAP Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders and Non‑GAAP Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders. For the periods presented, we define non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders and non‑GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (which we refer to as “non-GAAP diluted earnings per share”) as GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and GAAP net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, loss on net assets divested, acquisition and divestiture related expenses, losses (gains) on strategic investments, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, accretion of debt discount and issuance costs, provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments, income tax benefit related to acquisitions, charitable contributions, share of losses from equity method investment, impairment of equity method investment, restructuring costs, impairment of long-lived assets, gains or losses on or impairment of strategic investments, gains or losses on lease termination, and impairment loss on prepaid assets.

Organic Revenue. For the periods presented, we define organic revenue as GAAP revenue, excluding (i) revenue from each acquired business and revenue from incremental increases to application-to-person (“A2P”) fees imposed by major U.S. carriers on our core messaging business, in each case until the beginning of the first full quarter following the one-year anniversary of the closing date of such acquisition or the initial date such fees were charged and (ii) revenue from each divested business beginning in the quarter of the closing date of such divestiture; provided that (a) if an acquisition closes or such fees are initially charged on the first day of a quarter, such revenue will be included in organic revenue beginning on the one-year anniversary of the closing date of such acquisition or the initial date such fees were charged and (b) if a divestiture closes on the last day of a quarter, such revenue will be included in organic revenue for that quarter. As used in this definition, A2P fees refers to fees imposed by U.S. mobile carriers for A2P messages delivered to their subscribers, and we pass these fees to our messaging customers at cost.

Organic Revenue Growth. For the periods presented, we calculate organic revenue growth by dividing (i) organic revenue for the period presented less organic revenue in the comparative period by (ii) organic revenue in the comparative period. If revenue from certain acquisitions, divestitures or A2P fees is included or excluded in organic revenue in the period presented, then revenue from the same acquisitions, divestitures and A2P fees is included or excluded in organic revenue in the comparative period for purposes of the organic revenue growth calculation. As a result, organic revenue used in this calculation for the comparative period will not always equal organic revenue reported for the comparative period.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin. For the periods presented, we define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities, excluding capitalized software development costs and purchases of long-lived assets, and we define free cash flow margin as free cash flow divided by revenue.

Operating Metrics

We review a number of operational and financial metrics, including Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate (“DBNE”), to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. Our DBNE is not based on any standardized industry methodology and is not necessarily calculated in the same manner or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Similarly, our DBNE may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly titled metrics of our competitors due to differences in methodology. The numbers that we use to calculate DBNE are based on internal data. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable judgments and estimates for the applicable period of measurement, there are
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inherent challenges in measuring usage. We regularly review and may adjust our processes for calculating our internal metrics to improve their accuracy. If investors or analysts do not perceive our metrics to be accurate representations of our business, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, our reputation, business, results of operations, and financial condition would be harmed.

Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate. Our DBNE compares the total revenue in a quarter from all individual customer accounts, as identified by a unique account identifier, for which we have recognized at least $5 of revenue in the last month of the quarter, to revenue from those same accounts in the same quarter in the prior year. A single customer organization may constitute multiple unique customer accounts if it has multiple account identifiers. To calculate DBNE, we first identify the cohort of such customer accounts in the same quarter of the prior year. DBNE is the quotient obtained by dividing the revenue generated from that cohort in a quarter, by the revenue generated from that same cohort in the corresponding quarter in the prior year. When we calculate DBNE for periods longer than one quarter, we use the average of the applicable quarterly DBNEs for each of the quarters in such period. Revenue from acquisitions does not impact the DBNE calculation until the quarter following the one-year anniversary of the applicable acquisition, unless the acquisition closing date is the first day of a quarter. Revenue from divestitures does not impact the DBNE calculation beginning in the quarter the divestiture closed, unless the divestiture closing date is the last day of a quarter.

We believe that measuring DBNE provides an important indication of the performance of our efforts to increase revenue from existing customers. Our ability to drive growth and generate incremental revenue depends, in part, on our ability to maintain and grow our relationships with existing customers and to increase their use of the platform. An important way in which we have historically tracked performance in this area is by measuring the DBNE for such customer accounts. Our DBNE increases when these customers increase their usage of a product, extend their usage of a product to new applications or adopt a new product. Our DBNE decreases when these customers cease or reduce their usage of a product or when we lower usage prices on a product. As our customers grow their businesses and extend the use of our platform, they sometimes create multiple customer accounts with us for operational or other reasons. As such, when we identify a significant customer organization (defined as a single customer organization generating more than 1% of revenue in a quarterly reporting period) that has created a new customer account, this new account is tied to, and revenue from this new account is included with, the original customer account for the purposes of calculating this metric.
Source: Twilio Inc.
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TWILIO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations                
(In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30,
20262025
Revenue$1,559,536 $1,300,402 
Cost of revenue799,006 668,325 
Gross profit760,530 632,077 
Operating expenses:
Research and development280,367 262,311 
Sales and marketing216,646 220,627 
General and administrative114,887 108,191 
Total operating expenses611,900 591,129 
Income from operations
148,630 40,948 
Other expenses, net:
Share of losses from equity method investment(25,489)(27,506)
Other income, net
15,988 19,242 
Total other expenses, net(9,501)(8,264)
Income before benefit from income taxes139,129 32,684 
Benefit from income taxes22,028 4,564 
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$161,157 $37,248 
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic$1.04 $0.24 
Diluted$1.00 $0.23 
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic154,378,183 153,119,639 
Diluted161,746,027 159,209,951 

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TWILIO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                    
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
As of September 30,As of December 31,
20262025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,061,531 $682,335 
Short-term marketable securities1,829,940 1,788,007 
Accounts receivable, net755,015 636,736 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets338,971 469,650 
Total current assets3,985,457 3,576,728 
Property and equipment, net183,870 176,963 
Operating right-of-use assets25,740 39,031 
Equity method investment225,180 301,642 
Intangible assets, net105,301 142,065 
Goodwill5,291,893 5,291,787 
Other long-term assets230,008 222,648 
Deferred tax asset1,059,490 20,026 
Total assets$11,106,939 $9,770,890 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$61,624 $85,089 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities646,245 608,119 
Deferred revenue and customer deposits157,046 158,677 
Operating lease liability, current26,583 35,123 
Total current liabilities891,498 887,008 
Operating lease liability, noncurrent36,811 54,162 
Long-term debt, net993,606 992,287 
Other long-term liabilities14,431 15,887 
Total liabilities1,936,346 1,949,344 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock— — 
Common stock155 152 
Additional paid-in capital16,657,626 16,148,190 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(16,520)15,668 
Accumulated deficit(7,470,668)(8,342,464)
Total stockholders’ equity9,170,593 7,821,546 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$11,106,939 $9,770,890 
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TWILIO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20262025
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
$1,318,505 $79,688 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization91,414 147,901 
Non-cash reduction to the right-of-use asset14,206 16,634 
Net amortization of investment premium and discount(5,908)(11,473)
Stock-based compensation
432,339 446,693 
Amortization of deferred commissions48,910 56,895 
Provision for doubtful accounts15,101 6,361 
Value of shares of Class A common stock issued and donated to charity12,328 7,118 
Share of losses from equity method investment77,058 72,199 
Impairment of capitalized internal‑use software development costs
13,957 6,642 
Tax benefit related to release of valuation allowance(937,077)— 
Impairment loss on prepaid assets32,771 — 
Other adjustments1,924 204 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(133,381)(30,942)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets93,142 77,596 
Deferred tax asset(82,243)(1,667)
Other long-term assets(57,462)(62,592)
Accounts payable(24,720)(59,798)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities33,929 3,939 
Deferred revenue and customer deposits(1,631)3,484 
Operating lease liabilities(26,730)(26,868)
Other long-term liabilities(1,677)(325)
Net cash provided by operating activities
914,755 731,689 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired and payments related to prior period acquisitions(685)— 
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments(751,923)(780,234)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments
688,244 1,043,977 
Capitalized software development costs(47,968)(37,964)
Purchases of long-lived assets
(12,168)(4,402)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(124,500)221,377 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on finance leases(193)(5,255)
Value of equity awards withheld for tax liabilities(62)(213)
Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock and related costs(448,296)(670,472)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and shares of Class A common stock issued under ESPP37,293 26,280 
Net cash used in financing activities
(411,258)(649,660)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH378,997 303,406 
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH—Beginning of period682,534 431,437 
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH —End of period$1,061,531 $734,843 
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TWILIO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures                    
(In thousands, except percentages)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
20262025
GAAP gross profit$760,530 $632,077 
GAAP gross profit growth (Y/Y)
20 %
GAAP gross margin49 %49 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation3,248 4,305 
Amortization of acquired intangibles3,484 15,446 
Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation538 269 
Non-GAAP gross profit$767,800 $652,097 
Non-GAAP gross profit growth (Y/Y)
18 %
Non-GAAP gross margin49 %50 %
Three Months Ended September 30,
20262025
GAAP income from operations$148,630 $40,948 
GAAP income from operations growth (Y/Y)
263 %
GAAP operating margin10 %3 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation153,916 158,169 
Amortization of acquired intangibles8,713 26,858 
Acquisition related expenses
22 — 
Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation8,877 3,429 
Charitable contributions5,527 5,104 
Restructuring costs 46 — 
Non-GAAP income from operations$325,731 $234,508 
Non-GAAP income from operations growth (Y/Y)
39 %
Non-GAAP operating margin21 %18 %
Three Months Ended September 30,
20262025
GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders
$161,157 $37,248 
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation153,916 158,169 
Amortization of acquired intangibles8,713 26,858 
Acquisition related expenses
22 — 
Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation8,877 3,429 
Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs444 427 
Provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments(97,304)(60,483)
Charitable contributions5,527 5,104 
Share of losses from equity method investment
25,489 27,506 
Restructuring costs 46 — 
Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders$266,887 $198,258 


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TWILIO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures                    
(In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
20262025
GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted*
$1.00 $0.23 
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation0.95 0.99 
Amortization of acquired intangibles0.05 0.17 
Acquisition related expenses
— — 
Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation0.05 0.02 
Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs— — 
Provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments(0.60)(0.38)
Charitable contributions0.03 0.03 
Share of losses from equity method investment
0.16 0.17 
Restructuring costs — — 
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted$1.65 $1.25 
Weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted
161,746,027159,209,951

* Some columns may not add due to rounding

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TWILIO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures                    
(In thousands, except percentages)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2026
Organic Revenue
GAAP Revenue$1,559,536 
A2P Revenue
(53,128)
Acquisition Revenue
(1,760)
Organic Revenue$1,504,648 
GAAP Revenue Growth (Y/Y)20 %
Organic Revenue Growth (Y/Y)
16%1

¹ Organic revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025, when used as the denominator for Organic Revenue Growth for the three months ended September 30, 2026 is equal to reported revenue. Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $1.30 billion.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
20262025
Free cash flow and free cash flow margin
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities$389,164 $263,563 
Operating cash flow margin
25 %20 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Capitalized software development costs(14,585)(13,812)
Purchase of long-lived assets
(4,950)(2,235)
Free cash flow$369,629 $247,516 
Free cash flow margin
24 %19 %
GAAP net cash used in investing activities$(30,064)$(161,502)
GAAP net cash used in financing activities$(120,830)$(347,952)


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TWILIO INC.
Supplemental Stock-Based Compensation Expense Information         
(In thousands, except percentages)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
20262025
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Cost of revenue$3,248 $4,305 
Research and development79,204 86,020 
Sales and marketing35,313 36,304 
General and administrative36,151 31,540 
Total$153,916 $158,169 
Stock-Based Compensation Expense as a % of Revenue
9.9 %12.2 %
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