Salesforce, Inc CRM delivered a solid first-quarter fiscal 2027 non-GAAP earnings of $3.88 per share, up 50.4% year over year. The bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 24.4%.
Salesforce’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 9.5%.
Revenues rose 13.3% year over year to $11.13 billion and exceeded the consensus mark by 0.68%. Results reflected continued customer demand for Salesforce’s agentic offerings, with Agentforce ARR surpassing the $1 billion milestone.
Salesforce’s Q1 Performance in Detail
Subscription and support revenues (95.1% of total revenues) increased 13.9% year over year to $10.59 billion, accounting for the bulk of total revenues. Professional services and other revenues (4.9% of total revenues) totaled $540 million, indicating relatively stable services activity during the quarter.
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Within the updated revenue disclosure framework, Agentforce Apps revenue was $6.91 billion, while Data 360, Headless Platform and Other contributed $3.68 billion. Regionally, the Americas (65% of total revenues) generated revenues of $7.23 billion and grew 11.8% year over year. Europe (24.7% of total revenues) delivered revenues of $2.75 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 17.8%, while Asia Pacific (10.25 of total revenues) contributed revenues of $1.15 billion, up 12% year over year.
Profitability also improved. Non-GAAP operating income totaled $3.87 billion, up 22% from the year-ago quarter’s $3.17 billion. Moreover, the non-GAAP operating margin expanded 250 basis points to 34.8%, supported by operating leverage and disciplined spending. Management emphasized productivity gains from the internal adoption of AI tooling, even as it continued to invest in go-to-market capacity.
Salesforce’s Balance Sheet & Other Details
Salesforce exited the fiscal first quarter with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $8.93 billion, down from $9.57 billion at the end of the previous quarter. CRM generated an operating cash flow of $6.70 billion and a free cash flow of $6.56 billion in the first quarter.
As of April 30, the current remaining performance obligation (Crpo) was $33.6 billion, up 13.5% year over year. The company returned $27.5 billion to shareholders during the quarter, including $27.1 billion in share repurchases and $365 million in dividends. CRM also launched a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase program, with an upfront delivery of 103 million shares, which management said boosted both GAAP and non-GAAP per-share results in the quarter.
Salesforce Lifts FY27 Revenue Outlook
Looking ahead, Salesforce raised the midpoint of its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $45.9-$46.2 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRM’s fiscal 2027 revenues is pegged at $46.1 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 10.89%.
The company reiterated non-GAAP operating margin guidance of 34.3%, reflecting higher restructuring.
For the second quarter, Salesforce expects revenues of $11.27-$11.35 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $3.25-$3.27 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRM’s second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenues is pegged at $13.18, indicating year-over-year growth of 5.25%.
Management expects momentum in Agentforce, Data 360 and Slack to continue, while noting that Marketing and Commerce weakness, along with softer Tableau bookings and renewals, remains a key item to watch.
Zacks Rank and Other Stocks to Consider
Currently, CRM carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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