Cloudflare (NET) Q3 2026 Earnings Review: Faster sales growth lifts the full-year outlook
Earnings results
- EPS beat
Adjusted profit per share: $0.38 · Consensus: $0.35.
- Revenue beat
Actual: $782.51 million · Consensus: $734.31 million.
- Guidance raised
2026 revenue: $2.963–2.964 billion vs $2.864–2.870 billion; adjusted profit per share: $1.35 vs $1.25–1.26.
What the company reported
Cloudflare reported 39% revenue growth and raised its full-year sales and adjusted earnings outlook after the November 5 close, signaling that faster demand is translating into higher operating profit, while lower gross and free-cash-flow margins remain a constraint.
Q3 2026 earnings recap
Cloudflare raised its 2026 outlook as revenue growth accelerated to 39%, giving investors stronger evidence that demand is translating into higher adjusted operating profit.
- Quarterly revenue reached $782.5 million and adjusted profit per share rose to $0.38, both above forecasts, while the reported net loss widened to $34.1 million.
- The new full-year sales outlook is about $2.96 billion, up from about $2.87 billion, making fourth-quarter delivery of $845–846 million the next key test.
- Adjusted operating margin rose to 17.5% from 15.3%, but gross margin fell and free cash flow slipped to 10% of sales from 13%, showing that faster growth still requires investment.
- Shares traded at $293.05 before open on November 6, up 19.9% from the November 5 close after the earnings release.
- The November 5 close was below the 20-day and 50-day price averages, so the next regular-session close will help show whether the rebound can hold.
- Even before the rebound, the stock valued the business at roughly 30 times projected 2026 sales, leaving little room for growth or margin disappointments.
Watch whether Cloudflare can meet its higher sales outlook while turning more revenue into cash, as competition and investment costs remain risks.
Financials, technicals and earnings
Charts through Nov 5, 2026.
Technical setup and risks
The November 5 close was below its 20-day and 50-day averages; watch whether the post-earnings rebound holds during regular trading, with the recent $233.6 low and prior $257.8–266.70 trading area as reference levels, not guaranteed turning points.
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