SAP: An Intriguing Way To Play The Software Sell-Off
German business-software group SAP said it would hand out around 2.92 billion euros in dividends on its 2025 earnings.
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SAP stock plummeted 15% on January 29—the sharpest single-day decline since October 2020. What caused this decline?
SAP SE (SAP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Shares in German tech giant SAP have reportedly seen their largest one-day loss since 2020. The decline came as the company rattled investors over the health of its cloud computing business, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Jan. 29).
German software giant SAP shares tumbled nearly 17% in early trading on Thursday after the company reported weaker-than-expected growth in its cloud contract backlog for the fourth quarter, marking its biggest daily drop in more than five years. SAP reported Q4 non-IFRS earnings per share of €1.62, up 16% from a year earlier, slightly below analysts' expectations of €1.76.
SAP's Q4 EPS jumps 16% as cloud bookings and AI drive profits, but shares sink after cloud backlog and 2026 guidance miss expectations.
SAP SE (SAP) Q4 2025 Press Conference Call Transcript
Shares in Europe's largest software maker SAP were set for their steepest daily fall since October 2020 on Thursday, down over 10% after results failed to stem a slide that has wiped around $150 billion off its market value from its 2025 peak.
Shares of SAP were hammered on Thursday as the German software giant reported slower backlog growth than expected in the fourth quarter and also guided to a slight deceleration this year.
It's the biggest daily fall since October 26 2020, when stock dropped 22% following disappointing third quarter results