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Snowflake (SNOW) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Snowflake Inc. (SNOW - Free Report) reported $1.55 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 35.1%. EPS of $0.62 for the same period compares to $0.35 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.91% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.47 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45, the EPS surprise was +37.78%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Snowflake performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Remaining performance obligations: $9 billion versus $9.48 billion estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Customers with trailing 12-month product revenue greater than $1 million: 828 compared to the 818 average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Revenue- Product revenue: $1.49 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $1.42 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +36.8%.
  • Revenue- Professional services and other revenue: $54.93 million versus $60.04 million estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.8% change.
  • Non-GAAP product gross profit: $1.11 billion compared to the $1.06 billion average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • Non-GAAP professional services and other revenue gross profit (loss): $-4.24 million versus $1.1 million estimated by five analysts on average.
  • GAAP product gross profit: $1.06 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.01 billion.
  • GAAP professional services and other revenue gross loss: $-20.73 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-14.57 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Snowflake here>>>

Shares of Snowflake have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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