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Snowflake Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Fall
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Key Takeaways
Snowflake beat Q4 earnings and revenue estimates with 30% sales growth, but shares dipped after hours.
SNOW posted 125% net revenue retention and 21% customer growth to 13,328, with RPO up 42%.
Snowflake guides for 27% product revenue growth in Q1 and FY2026, targeting 12.5% operating margin.
Snowflake (SNOW - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 32 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 19.18%. The company reported earnings of 30 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Revenues of $1.28 billion beat the consensus mark by 2.42% and rose 30.1% year over year. Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan) contributed 78%, 16%, and 6% to revenues, respectively.
Snowflake shares have plunged 0.81% in after-hours trading.
SNOW’s Q4 Details
Snowflake’s product revenues were $1.22 billion, which accounted for 96% of total revenues. The figure represents a year-over-year increase of 30%. Professional Services and other revenues were $57.4 million, which contributed 4% of total revenues, representing a 32% year-over-year increase.
In the fiscal fourth quarter, Snowflake saw a net revenue retention rate of 125% for existing customers. The company reported 21% year-over-year growth in the number of customers, reaching 13,328 in the fiscal fourth quarter. The company now has 733 customers with trailing 12-month product revenues greater than $1 million (up 27% year over year) and 790 Forbes Global 2000 customers. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the company added 740 net new customers, representing 40% year-over-year growth.
The non-GAAP gross margin contracted 90 basis points (bps) year over year to 71.7%. Product gross margin was 75% in the reported quarter.
Research & development expenses, as a percentage of revenues, decreased 290 bps on a year-over-year basis to 20.5%. General & administrative expenses, as a percentage of revenues, were 5.5%, down 100 bps year over year. Sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of revenues, expanded 160 bps on a year-over-year basis to 34.9%.
Operating margin expanded 140 bps on a year-over-year basis to 10.8%.
SNOW’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Details
As of Jan. 31, 2026, Snowflake had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $4.02 billion compared with $3.36 billion as of Oct. 31, 2025.
The remaining performance obligations at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 were $9.77 billion, up 42% year over year.
The adjusted free cash flow was $782.2 million in the reported quarter.
SNOW Offers Positive Guidance
For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues in the range of $1.262-$1.267 billion. The projection range indicates year-over-year growth of 27%. The operating margin is expected to be 9% for the fiscal first quarter.
For fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues of $5.660 billion, indicating 27% year-over-year growth. The company anticipates a product gross margin of 75%, an operating margin of 12.5% and a free cash flow margin of 23%.
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Snowflake Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Fall
Key Takeaways
Snowflake (SNOW - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of 32 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 19.18%. The company reported earnings of 30 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
Revenues of $1.28 billion beat the consensus mark by 2.42% and rose 30.1% year over year. Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan) contributed 78%, 16%, and 6% to revenues, respectively.
Snowflake shares have plunged 0.81% in after-hours trading.
SNOW’s Q4 Details
Snowflake’s product revenues were $1.22 billion, which accounted for 96% of total revenues. The figure represents a year-over-year increase of 30%. Professional Services and other revenues were $57.4 million, which contributed 4% of total revenues, representing a 32% year-over-year increase.
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In the fiscal fourth quarter, Snowflake saw a net revenue retention rate of 125% for existing customers. The company reported 21% year-over-year growth in the number of customers, reaching 13,328 in the fiscal fourth quarter. The company now has 733 customers with trailing 12-month product revenues greater than $1 million (up 27% year over year) and 790 Forbes Global 2000 customers. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the company added 740 net new customers, representing 40% year-over-year growth.
The non-GAAP gross margin contracted 90 basis points (bps) year over year to 71.7%. Product gross margin was 75% in the reported quarter.
Research & development expenses, as a percentage of revenues, decreased 290 bps on a year-over-year basis to 20.5%. General & administrative expenses, as a percentage of revenues, were 5.5%, down 100 bps year over year. Sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of revenues, expanded 160 bps on a year-over-year basis to 34.9%.
Operating margin expanded 140 bps on a year-over-year basis to 10.8%.
SNOW’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Details
As of Jan. 31, 2026, Snowflake had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $4.02 billion compared with $3.36 billion as of Oct. 31, 2025.
The remaining performance obligations at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 were $9.77 billion, up 42% year over year.
The adjusted free cash flow was $782.2 million in the reported quarter.
SNOW Offers Positive Guidance
For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues in the range of $1.262-$1.267 billion. The projection range indicates year-over-year growth of 27%. The operating margin is expected to be 9% for the fiscal first quarter.
For fiscal 2027, Snowflake expects product revenues of $5.660 billion, indicating 27% year-over-year growth. The company anticipates a product gross margin of 75%, an operating margin of 12.5% and a free cash flow margin of 23%.
SNOW’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Snowflake has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector are ATN International (ATNI - Free Report) , Broadcom (AVGO - Free Report) , and Credo Technology (CRDO - Free Report) . While Credo Technology sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), ATN International and Broadcom carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
ATN International is set to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on March 5. ATN International shares have surged 79.8% in the trailing six-month period.
Broadcom is slated to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on March 4. Broadcom shares have gained 10.6% in the trailing six-month period.
Credo Technology is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2026 results on March 2. Credo Technology shares have gained 4.7% in the trailing six-month period.