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CRM Earnings September 2026
September 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
CRM Earnings September 2026
CRM Quarterly Earnings: Non-GAAP EPS $5.90 (vs $3.27 consensus), revenue $11.35bn (vs $11.32bn consensus), reported August 26, 2026 (earlier than the September 2 estimated date) (Wednesday, at 12:00 pm ET (5:00 pm London)).
Date to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date.
- Consensus
- Early estimate: EPS ~$3.09
- Actual
- Non-GAAP EPS $5.90
Updated
Salesforce reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on August 26, 2026, posting non-GAAP earnings per share of $5.90 against a consensus estimate of $3.27 and revenue of $11.35 billion versus $11.32 billion expected, a report that came out earlier than this page’s estimated September 2, 2026 date.
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise software group behind the world’s most widely used customer relationship management platform, is scheduled to report its next quarterly results on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with the earnings release expected around 12:00 pm ET (5:00 pm London time) followed by a management call for investors. Salesforce has not yet confirmed the exact date, so this is the market’s best estimate based on the company’s usual reporting pattern. Full schedule and background: CRM quarterly earnings.
Markets watch this release closely because Salesforce is one of the largest pure-play enterprise software companies globally, and its results are treated as a bellwether for corporate technology spending, AI adoption in business software, and the health of the “software as a service” sector more broadly. A strong or weak quarter can move sentiment across the wider technology sector in the United States, and feeds into how investors in Europe and Asia price other cloud and AI-linked stocks, since many hold similar names in global technology and growth funds.
What is Salesforce’s quarterly earnings report?
Every quarter, Salesforce publishes its financial results covering revenue, profit, subscription growth and forward guidance for its Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Data Cloud, and its newer Agentforce artificial intelligence products. The report is prepared by Salesforce’s finance team and released as a press statement and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, followed by a live earnings call where chief executive Marc Benioff and chief financial officer typically discuss results and answer questions from Wall Street analysts. This particular report is expected to cover the company’s second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year (the three months to around July 31, 2026).
When is the CRM earnings report and how to follow it
Based on Salesforce’s recent pattern of reporting on a Wednesday after the market closes, the release is estimated for September 2, 2026, with the results statement typically followed by a live broadcast roughly two to five hours later. Salesforce normally streams its earnings call on its Investor Relations website, and a replay is usually made available afterwards. Because the exact date has not been confirmed by the company, investors should treat early September as an estimate rather than a fixed date; Salesforce typically announces its exact earnings date around two to three weeks in advance through a press release.
What to expect
Consensus figures for this specific quarter have not yet been widely published, since the reporting date itself remains unconfirmed. However, analysts surveyed by data providers were, as of mid-2026, projecting earnings per share of around $3.09 and revenue of roughly $11.3 billion for Salesforce’s next quarterly report, according to nextearningsdate.com. These figures will likely be refined closer to the confirmed release date as more analysts publish updated estimates.
Investors are likely to focus on growth in Salesforce’s Data Cloud and Agentforce artificial intelligence products, the pace of margin expansion, remaining performance obligation (a measure of contracted future revenue), and any change to full-year guidance. Currency movements, particularly a stronger dollar against the pound and euro, are also a recurring swing factor for Salesforce’s international revenue given its large customer base outside the United States.
| Quarter | Revenue | EPS | vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 (reported May 27, 2026) | Not separately confirmed here | $3.88 | Beat estimate of $2.96 |
| Q4 FY2026 (reported February 25, 2026) | $11.2 billion | $3.81 | Not verified |
| Q3 FY2026 (reported December 3, 2025) | Not separately confirmed here | $3.25 | Not verified |
| Q2 FY2026 (reported September 3, 2025) | $10.24 billion | $2.91 | Not verified |
Figures are drawn from Salesforce’s own SEC filings and earnings coverage by nextearningsdate.com and public.com. Some revenue figures for individual quarters were not independently verified and are marked accordingly.
What the outcome could mean
| Scenario | Likely market read | Plain-English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Beat on earnings and revenue with raised guidance | Shares likely to rise; positive read-through for other enterprise software stocks | Salesforce is growing faster than expected and management is more confident about the coming year |
| In line with analyst estimates | Muted reaction, attention shifts to guidance and AI product commentary | The business is performing broadly as expected, with no major surprises either way |
| Miss on earnings, revenue or guidance | Shares likely to fall; could weigh on sentiment across cloud and software peers | Growth or profitability is slowing, which may raise questions about corporate technology spending |
What It Means for Your Money
Salesforce is a large constituent of major US stock indices, so many people are exposed to its results indirectly through workplace pensions, index funds and diversified investment portfolios, even if they have never bought the shares directly. A sharp move in Salesforce’s share price on the back of this report can influence the broader technology sector and, by extension, the value of pension pots holding US equity funds in the UK and Europe. Currency effects matter too: because Salesforce earns significant revenue outside the United States, a stronger or weaker dollar against the pound and euro can affect both the company’s reported results and how much a UK or European investor’s dollar-denominated holdings are worth when converted back. For consumers, the report has limited direct effect on everyday prices, mortgages or savings rates, but a broad tech sell-off tied to disappointing enterprise software results can occasionally spill over into wider market sentiment and borrowing costs if it feeds into a broader risk-off mood.
Related events
- Salesforce’s prior quarterly report, released May 27, 2026
- Broader US technology and software sector earnings in the same reporting window
- US Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, which influence valuations across growth and technology stocks
Frequently Asked Questions
When will Salesforce report its next earnings?
The report is estimated for September 2, 2026, though Salesforce has not yet confirmed the exact date; the company usually announces it two to three weeks in advance.
What was Salesforce’s most recent earnings result?
In its most recent report, for the quarter ended around April 2026, Salesforce posted earnings per share of $3.88, beating the average analyst estimate of $2.96, according to public.com.
Is there a consensus forecast for this specific quarter yet?
A firm consensus for this exact reporting date has not yet been published, but early estimates from data providers point to earnings per share of around $3.09 on revenue of roughly $11.3 billion.
Where can I watch the Salesforce earnings call?
Salesforce typically streams its earnings call live on its Investor Relations website, with a replay available afterwards for those unable to watch live.
Why does Salesforce’s earnings report matter beyond its own shareholders?
As one of the largest enterprise software companies globally, its results are often used as a gauge of corporate technology and artificial intelligence spending, which can influence sentiment across the wider software and technology sector.
Results: Salesforce second-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings
Salesforce reported its second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after the market close, earlier than the September 2, 2026 date this page had estimated. The company had confirmed the earlier date in a separate announcement, and the market had already priced in the outcome by the time this preview’s estimated date arrived.
| Measure | Consensus | Actual | Prior (Q1 FY2027) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-GAAP EPS | $3.27 | $5.90 | $3.88 |
| Revenue | $11.32 billion | $11.35 billion, up 11% year on year | Not separately confirmed here |
The headline earnings figure beat the average analyst estimate compiled by LSEG and Zacks by roughly 80%, according to CNBC and Zacks. Most of that gap came from a one-off $2.6 billion accounting gain on Salesforce’s equity stake in artificial intelligence company Anthropic, rather than from the underlying software business. Stripping out that gain, the beat against the operating consensus was closer to 3%, a healthy but far smaller margin.
Revenue growth of 11% was broadly in line with expectations and included a contribution from the Informatica acquisition. Salesforce raised its full-year fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to a range of $46.1 billion to $46.4 billion and reported that annualised revenue from its Agentforce artificial intelligence products topped $1.5 billion, up 240% year on year, addressing investor concerns raised ahead of the print about the pace of AI-linked monetisation.
Market Reaction
Salesforce shares jumped around 22% to 23% on Thursday, August 27, 2026, marking one of the stock’s best single trading days on record, according to CNBC and the Motley Fool. The rally was driven by the combination of the earnings beat, the raised full-year guidance and news of an expanded partnership with Anthropic, and it lifted sentiment across other enterprise software and cloud stocks on the day.
Despite the surge, Salesforce shares remained down for the year to date, having fallen sharply earlier in 2026 on concerns about slowing subscription growth, so the move was widely read by commentators as a partial recovery rather than a change in the stock’s longer-term trend. There was no reported disproportionate move in broader technology indices, the dollar or Treasury yields directly attributable to the release, since this was a single-company earnings event rather than a macroeconomic data point.
What this means for your money now
For anyone holding US index funds, technology funds or a workplace pension with US equity exposure, Salesforce’s rebound added to returns in late August 2026, though the stock remained below its level from earlier in the year, so the net effect over a longer period was more muted than the single-day headline suggests. There is no direct effect on mortgages, savings rates or everyday prices from this release; the main channel for ordinary savers is indirect, through the value of pension and investment funds that hold Salesforce or broader technology exposure.