CRM's Q1 performance reflects the success of its go-to-market strategy and integration of gen AI into its offerings, driving traction in its product line.
Salesforce's results weren't enough to shed lingering growth fears.
Salesforce shares slumped despite topping fiscal first-quarter estimates and raising its full-year outlook due to artificial intelligence tailwinds. Salesforce's results come a day after it announced plans to buy data management company Informatica for $8 billion.
Salesforce's NYSE: CRM stock price is rebounding from the April lows, and the move is just getting started. The company is a leader in AI-assisted data management and CRM services, an industry that is still in the earliest phases of adoption.
CRM outpaces ADBE with stronger AI growth, better valuation, and steadier earnings, giving CRM the edge in cloud software stocks.
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) has recently published its Q1 fiscal 2026 results (with the fiscal year concluding in January), announcing sales of $9.83 billion and earnings per share of $2.58. Both figures exceeded consensus projections of $9.75 billion and $2.53, respectively.
Salesforce Inc's (NYSE:CRM, ETR:FOO) results after hours offered reassurance on several fronts: steady top-line growth, expanding margins, and further evidence that its shift towards artificial intelligence is beginning to bear fruit. For UK investors with indirect holdings through global funds and ETFs, the numbers merit attention, not least because of the company's strategic pivot and the surprise revival of large-scale acquisitions.
Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM ) Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call May 28, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Spencer - EVP of Finance and Strategy and IR Marc Benioff - Chair, CEO and Co-Founder Robin Washington - Chief Operating and Financial Officer Miguel Milano - President & Chief Revenue Officer Srini Tallapragada - President & Chief Engineering Officer Conference Call Participants Keith Weiss - Morgan Stanley Brent Thill - Jefferies Raimo Lenschow - Barclays Brad Sills - Bank of America Brad Zelnick - Deutsche Bank Kash Rangan - Goldman Sachs Mark Murphy - JPMorgan Operator Welcome to Salesforce First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results Conference Call. All lions have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Salesforce.com (CRM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Salesforce.com (CRM) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.44 per share a year ago.
Brent Thill, Jefferies tech sector lead, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Salesforce quarterly results and earnings call.
The company is focused on improving the monetization of its Agentforce platform, which uses AI to automate business tasks.