Gitlab Shares Down Despite Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y

GitLab GTLB reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 25 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 25%. The company reported earnings of 23 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.

Total revenues of $244.35 million beat the consensus mark by 2.41% and increased 25% year over year. The upside can be attributed to the strong demand for its DevSecOps platform.

GitLab shares plunged 8.74% in pre-market trading.

GitLab’s Top-Line Details

Subscriptions, self-managed, and SaaS (91.4% of total revenues) revenues increased 27.4% year over year to $223.3 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.92%. License, self-managed, and other revenues (8.6% of total revenues) rose 1.4% year over year to $21.1 million.

GitLab Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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SaaS revenues contributed 31% to total revenues and surged 36% year over year, driven by the strong adoption of GitLab Dedicated, AI integration and expanding customer engagement.

Customers with more than $5K of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) increased to 10,475, up 10% year over year. Customers with more than $100K of ARR increased to 1,405, up 23% year over year, demonstrating GTLB’s ability to attract and retain large enterprise customers.

The dollar-based Net Retention Rate was 119% in the reported quarter.

Total Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO) surged 27% year over year to $1 billion. The current RPO increased 28% year over year to $659.1 million.

GitLab’s Operating Details

On a non-GAAP basis, research & development expenses increased 13.2% year over year to $53.2 million. Sales and marketing expenses were up 12% year over year to $87.6 million. General and administrative expenses increased 17% year over year to $32 million in the reported quarter.  

Operating income was $43.7 million on a non-GAAP basis compared with the year-ago quarter’s $25.9 million.

GitLab’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

As of Oct. 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $1.20 billion compared with $1.16 billion as of July 31, 2025.

In the reported quarter, the company generated a cash flow from operations of $31.4 million compared with $49.4 million in the previous quarter.

As of Oct. 31, 2025, the adjusted free cash flow was $27.24 million compared with $49.4 million as of July 31, 2025.

GitLab Initiates Q4 & FY26 Guidance

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, GitLab expects revenues between $251 million and $252 million, indicating approximate growth of 19% year over year.

Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $38-$39 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Non-GAAP earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter are expected to be between 22 cents and 23 cents per share. 

For fiscal 2026, GitLab expects revenues between $946 million and $947 million, indicating growth of approximately 25% year over year.

Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $147-$148 million for fiscal 2026. 

Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be between 88 cents and 89 cents per share.

GitLab’s Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider

Currently, GitLab has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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