- Snowflake shares popped on Thursday and climbed to their highest in over a year a day after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue.
- Sales climbed 26% surpassing $1 billion in a quarter for the first time.
Snowflake shares jumped 12% on Thursday, climbing to their highest level since early last year after the data analytics company reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
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WATCH HERERevenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2026 jumped 26% to $1.04 billion from $828.7 million a year earlier, and topped the $1.01 billion average LSEG estimate. It's the first time the company, which went public in 2020, has recorded more than $1 billion in sales in a quarter.
Adjusted earnings per share of 24 cents exceeded the 21-cent average analyst estimate, according to LSEG. Snowflake reported a net loss of $430 million, a loss of $1.29 a share, widening from a loss of $317 million, or 95 cents a share, a year earlier.
Snowflake has been adding artificial intelligence services into its cloud-based data analytics platform, which the company said in its earning release late Wednesday has helped it reach 11,000 customers.
Analysts at Cantor highlighted the significance of two new $100 million deals that closed in the quarter after slipping from the prior period, noting that "churn concerns were abated."
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The firm reiterated its buy recommendation on the stock, writing that it has "confidence Snowflake should continue to execute on a beat-and-raise strategy as the year progresses and continue to show leverage in the model."
With Thursday's rally, Snowflake shares are up 29% for the year, while the Nasdaq is down close to 2%.
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