AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), today announced financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2027, ended July 31, 2026.


"Q2 was the best quarter in CrowdStrike's history," said George Kurtz, CrowdStrike’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "Delivering record Falcon Flex results, record net new ARR, and accelerating growth—the Falcon is soaring. We're raising our full year fiscal 2027 net new ARR growth outlook by 630 basis points. The Mythos moment translated into mass-market acceptance that AI adoption needs security, and that's CrowdStrike. Every enterprise will run on AI, and securing it is the largest market opportunity in our history."
Commenting on the company's financial results, Burt Podbere, CrowdStrike's Chief Financial Officer, added, "Q2 was a record-breaking quarter. We achieved record net new ARR of $333 million alongside record net new ARR from new logos, increased dollar-based gross and net retention rates, and Q2 record cash flow from operations and free cash flow. Given our strong Q2 results and record Q3 pipeline, we are raising our full-year fiscal 2027 net new ARR growth outlook to 34% at the midpoint, positioning us for continued durable, profitable growth."
Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Highlights
Recent Highlights
Financial Outlook
CrowdStrike is providing the following guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2027 (ending October 31, 2026) and increasing its guidance for fiscal year 2027 (ending January 31, 2027).
Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits, costs (recoveries) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net, strategic plan related charges (benefits), net, losses (gains) and other expense (income) from strategic investments, and losses (gains) on deferred compensation assets, and is adjusted for its long-term non-GAAP effective tax rate. The company has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items are out of the company's control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, diluted, is not available without unreasonable effort.
| Q3 FY27 Guidance |
| Full Year FY27 Guidance |
Annual recurring revenue | $6,184.4 - $6,188.4 million |
| $6,603.0 - $6,611.9 million |
Total revenue | $1,523.2 - $1,529.2 million |
| $5,991.1 - $6,011.1 million |
Non-GAAP income from operations | $372.7 - $375.9 million |
| $1,497.2 - $1,508.4 million |
Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike | $325.4 - $327.9 million |
| $1,302.7 - $1,311.6 million |
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, diluted | $0.31 |
| $1.25 - $1.26 |
Weighted average shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted | 1,048 million |
| 1,044 million |
Non-GAAP tax rate | 21.0% |
| 21.0% |
These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially as a result of many factors. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Conference Call Information
CrowdStrike will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its earnings results for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 and outlook for its fiscal third quarter and fiscal year 2027 today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time). A recorded webcast of the event will also be available for one year on the CrowdStrike Investor Relations website ir.crowdstrike.com.
Date: | August 26, 2026 |
Time: | 2:00 p.m. Pacific time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern time |
Webcast link: | crowdstrike-fiscal-second-quarter-2027-results-conference-call.open-exchange.net/registration |
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding CrowdStrike’s future growth and future financial and operating performance, including CrowdStrike’s financial outlook for the third quarter fiscal 2027, fiscal year 2027, and beyond; product developments; strategic partnerships; and anticipated tax rate. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: risks associated with the content configuration update CrowdStrike released on July 19, 2024 for its Falcon sensor that resulted in system crashes for certain Windows systems (the “July 19 Incident”); risks associated with managing CrowdStrike’s rapid growth; CrowdStrike’s ability to identify and effectively implement necessary changes to address execution challenges; risks associated with new or existing products and services, including the risk of defects, errors, or vulnerabilities; CrowdStrike's ability to respond to an intensely competitive and rapidly evolving market; length and unpredictability of sales cycles; CrowdStrike’s ability to attract new and retain existing customers; CrowdStrike’s ability to complete and successfully integrate acquisitions; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new or existing products and services; CrowdStrike’s ability to collaborate and integrate its products with offerings from other parties to deliver benefits to customers; industry trends; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for security products and services; and general market, political, economic, and business conditions, including those related to a deterioration in macroeconomic conditions, inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and conflicts, public health crises and volatility in the banking and financial services sector.
Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect CrowdStrike’s financial results are included in the filings CrowdStrike makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from time to time, particularly under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including CrowdStrike’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and subsequent filings.
Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to CrowdStrike as of the date hereof, and CrowdStrike does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
CrowdStrike believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to CrowdStrike’s financial condition and results of operations. For further information regarding these non-GAAP measures, including the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please refer to the financial tables below, as well as the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Change in Non-GAAP Measures Presentation” sections of this press release.
Channels for Disclosure of Information
CrowdStrike intends to announce material information to the public through the CrowdStrike Investor Relations website ir.crowdstrike.com, SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and public webcasts. CrowdStrike uses these channels, as well as social media and its blog, to communicate with its investors, customers, and the public about the company, its offerings, and other issues. It is possible that the information CrowdStrike posts on social media and its blog could be deemed to be material information. As such, CrowdStrike encourages investors, the media, and others to follow the channels listed above, including the social media channels listed on CrowdStrike’s investor relations website, and to review the information disclosed through such channels. Any updates to the list of disclosure channels through which CrowdStrike will announce information will be posted on the investor relations page on CrowdStrike’s website.
Reports Referenced and Disclaimers
About CrowdStrike Holdings
CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data.
Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.
Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.
CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.
For more information, please visit: ir.crowdstrike.com
© 2026 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services.
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||
|
| 2026 |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
| 2026 |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Subscription | $ | 1,400,291 |
|
| $ | 1,102,945 |
|
| $ | 2,721,144 |
|
| $ | 2,153,713 |
|
Professional services |
| 70,606 |
|
|
| 66,007 |
|
|
| 135,382 |
|
|
| 118,673 |
|
Total revenue |
| 1,470,897 |
|
|
| 1,168,952 |
|
|
| 2,856,526 |
|
|
| 2,272,386 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Subscription (1)(2)(6) |
| 310,691 |
|
|
| 252,451 |
|
|
| 599,154 |
|
|
| 493,811 |
|
Professional services (1)(6) |
| 63,311 |
|
|
| 56,100 |
|
|
| 117,125 |
|
|
| 102,615 |
|
Total cost of revenue |
| 374,002 |
|
|
| 308,551 |
|
|
| 716,279 |
|
|
| 596,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Gross profit |
| 1,096,895 |
|
|
| 860,401 |
|
|
| 2,140,247 |
|
|
| 1,675,960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Sales and marketing (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) |
| 509,973 |
|
|
| 446,580 |
|
|
| 998,647 |
|
|
| 885,791 |
|
Research and development (1)(3)(4)(5)(6) |
| 444,200 |
|
|
| 342,533 |
|
|
| 852,526 |
|
|
| 673,459 |
|
General and administrative (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) |
| 175,954 |
|
|
| 176,745 |
|
|
| 352,906 |
|
|
| 340,880 |
|
Total operating expenses |
| 1,130,127 |
|
|
| 965,858 |
|
|
| 2,204,079 |
|
|
| 1,900,130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Loss from operations |
| (33,232 | ) |
|
| (105,457 | ) |
|
| (63,832 | ) |
|
| (224,170 | ) |
Interest expense(7) |
| (6,047 | ) |
|
| (6,823 | ) |
|
| (12,163 | ) |
|
| (13,538 | ) |
Interest income |
| 43,881 |
|
|
| 50,850 |
|
|
| 84,423 |
|
|
| 96,230 |
|
Other income (expense), net(8)(9) |
| (669 | ) |
|
| (2,722 | ) |
|
| 34,568 |
|
|
| (6,618 | ) |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes |
| 3,933 |
|
|
| (64,152 | ) |
|
| 42,996 |
|
|
| (148,096 | ) |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
| (1,373 | ) |
|
| 5,971 |
|
|
| (8,276 | ) |
|
| 27,077 |
|
Net income (loss) |
| 5,306 |
|
|
| (70,123 | ) |
|
| 51,272 |
|
|
| (175,173 | ) |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest |
| — |
|
|
| 30 |
|
|
| 18,192 |
|
|
| (756 | ) |
Net income (loss) attributable to CrowdStrike | $ | 5,306 |
|
| $ | (70,153 | ) |
| $ | 33,080 |
|
| $ | (174,417 | ) |
Net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.01 |
|
| $ | (0.07 | ) |
| $ | 0.03 |
|
| $ | (0.17 | ) |
Diluted | $ | 0.01 |
|
| $ | (0.07 | ) |
| $ | 0.03 |
|
| $ | (0.17 | ) |
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Basic |
| 1,019,448 |
|
|
| 999,634 |
|
|
| 1,017,225 |
|
|
| 996,730 |
|
Diluted |
| 1,044,469 |
|
|
| 999,634 |
|
|
| 1,038,033 |
|
|
| 996,730 |
|
____________________________ | ||
(1) | Includes stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes as follows (in thousands): | |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Subscription cost of revenue | $ | 34,500 |
| $ | 24,296 |
| $ | 59,550 |
| $ | 49,279 |
Professional services cost of revenue |
| 13,780 |
|
| 9,431 |
|
| 24,012 |
|
| 19,648 |
Sales and marketing |
| 95,931 |
|
| 72,095 |
|
| 170,009 |
|
| 141,511 |
Research and development |
| 158,697 |
|
| 107,779 |
|
| 293,240 |
|
| 219,994 |
General and administrative |
| 96,093 |
|
| 63,064 |
|
| 169,817 |
|
| 111,861 |
Total stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes (1) | $ | 399,001 |
| $ | 276,665 |
| $ | 716,628 |
| $ | 542,293 |
(2) | Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets, including purchased patents, as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Subscription cost of revenue | $ | 12,032 |
| $ | 6,372 |
| $ | 23,210 |
| $ | 12,749 |
Sales and marketing |
| 860 |
|
| 915 |
|
| 1,720 |
|
| 1,831 |
General and administrative |
| 393 |
|
| 340 |
|
| 760 |
|
| 681 |
Total amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ | 13,285 |
| $ | 7,627 |
| $ | 25,690 |
| $ | 15,261 |
(3) | Includes acquisition-related expenses, net as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Sales and marketing | $ | 98 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 400 |
| $ | 77 |
Research and development |
| 641 |
|
| 183 |
|
| 961 |
|
| 257 |
General and administrative |
| 5,934 |
|
| 1,081 |
|
| 12,881 |
|
| 1,473 |
Total acquisition-related expenses, net | $ | 6,673 |
| $ | 1,264 |
| $ | 14,242 |
| $ | 1,807 |
(4) | Includes mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | |||||
Sales and marketing | $ | 318 |
| $ | 456 |
| $ | 625 |
| $ | 270 |
|
Research and development |
| 68 |
|
| 356 |
|
| 161 |
|
| 240 |
|
General and administrative |
| 64 |
|
| 1 |
|
| 205 |
|
| (14 | ) |
Total mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities | $ | 450 |
| $ | 813 |
| $ | 991 |
| $ | 496 |
|
(5) | Includes costs, net, such as legal fees, remediation costs, sensor testing costs, and insurance receivables among others, associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||||
Sales and marketing | $ | (107 | ) |
| $ | 88 |
| $ | (94 | ) |
| $ | 620 |
Research and development |
| — |
|
|
| 250 |
|
| 6 |
|
|
| 787 |
General and administrative |
| (14,421 | ) |
|
| 35,318 |
|
| 3,688 |
|
|
| 73,976 |
Total costs (recoveries) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net | $ | (14,528 | ) |
| $ | 35,656 |
| $ | 3,600 |
|
| $ | 75,383 |
(6) | Includes strategic plan related charges as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Subscription cost of revenue | $ | — |
| $ | 3,563 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 3,563 |
Professional services cost of revenue |
| — |
|
| 3,345 |
|
| — |
|
| 3,345 |
Sales and marketing |
| — |
|
| 8,723 |
|
| — |
|
| 8,723 |
Research and development |
| — |
|
| 16,696 |
|
| — |
|
| 16,696 |
General and administrative |
| — |
|
| 6,057 |
|
| — |
|
| 12,678 |
Total strategic plan related charges | $ | — |
| $ | 38,384 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 45,005 |
(7) | Includes amortization of debt issuance costs and discount as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Interest expense | $ | 372 |
| $ | 546 |
| $ | 744 |
| $ | 1,093 |
Total amortization of debt issuance costs and discount | $ | 372 |
| $ | 546 |
| $ | 744 |
| $ | 1,093 |
(8) | Includes gains (losses) and other income (expense) from strategic investments as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | |||||
Other income (expense), net | $ | — |
| $ | 60 |
| $ | 36,384 |
| $ | (1,512 | ) |
Total gains (losses) and other income (expense) from strategic investments | $ | — |
| $ | 60 |
| $ | 36,384 |
| $ | (1,512 | ) |
(9) | Includes gains on deferred compensation assets as follows (in thousands): |
| Three Months Ended July 31, |
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||||
Other income (expense), net | $ | 450 |
| $ | 813 |
| $ | 991 |
| $ | 496 |
Total gains on deferred compensation assets | $ | 450 |
| $ | 813 |
| $ | 991 |
| $ | 496 |
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
| July 31, 2026 |
| January 31, 2026 | ||||
Assets |
|
|
| ||||
Current assets: |
|
|
| ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,013,847 |
|
| $ | 5,230,125 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses |
| 1,038,575 |
|
|
| 1,361,844 |
|
Deferred contract acquisition costs, current |
| 389,070 |
|
|
| 447,455 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
| 513,686 |
|
|
| 379,695 |
|
Total current assets |
| 6,955,178 |
|
|
| 7,419,119 |
|
Strategic investments |
| 69,263 |
|
|
| 76,832 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
| 1,174,851 |
|
|
| 976,331 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
| 68,389 |
|
|
| 69,860 |
|
Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent |
| 805,537 |
|
|
| 655,658 |
|
Goodwill |
| 2,251,426 |
|
|
| 1,363,294 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
| 273,235 |
|
|
| 136,702 |
|
Other long-term assets |
| 427,122 |
|
|
| 388,888 |
|
Total assets | $ | 12,025,001 |
|
| $ | 11,086,684 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
| ||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
| ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 114,487 |
|
| $ | 105,319 |
|
Accrued expenses |
| 220,069 |
|
|
| 181,089 |
|
Accrued payroll and benefits |
| 418,070 |
|
|
| 389,690 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, current |
| 22,067 |
|
|
| 18,232 |
|
Deferred revenue |
| 3,497,144 |
|
|
| 3,421,051 |
|
Other current liabilities |
| 157,851 |
|
|
| 68,811 |
|
Total current liabilities |
| 4,429,688 |
|
|
| 4,184,192 |
|
Long-term debt |
| 746,216 |
|
|
| 745,471 |
|
Deferred revenue, noncurrent |
| 1,345,066 |
|
|
| 1,332,387 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent |
| 51,896 |
|
|
| 56,374 |
|
Other liabilities, noncurrent |
| 312,610 |
|
|
| 295,655 |
|
Total liabilities |
| 6,885,476 |
|
|
| 6,614,079 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
| ||||
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
| ||||
Common stock, Class A and Class B |
| 512 |
|
|
| 507 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
| 6,335,490 |
|
|
| 5,694,169 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
| (1,249,962 | ) |
|
| (1,283,042 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
| 15,684 |
|
|
| 16,756 |
|
Total CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
| 5,101,724 |
|
|
| 4,428,390 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
| 37,801 |
|
|
| 44,215 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
| 5,139,525 |
|
|
| 4,472,605 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 12,025,001 |
|
| $ | 11,086,684 |
|
Investor Relations Contact
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Andrew Nowinski
investors@crowdstrike.com
Press Contact
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Jake Schuster
press@crowdstrike.com
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