Salesforce.com Inc (CRM) — the earnings record
As of the 2026-08-26 card — updated after each print. An investment research diary, not advice.
The record at a glance
Reactions across the covered prints span -12.9% to +25.3% — the beat column and the reaction column frequently disagree, which is the whole reason the record scores them separately. The street carries est revenue ~$11.46B into the next print.
Print by print
| Date | EPS | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | 2026-08-26 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| May 26 | 2026-05-27 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Feb 26 | 2026-02-25 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Dec 25 | 2025-12-03 | ✓ beat | ✗ miss |
| Sep 25 | 2025-09-03 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| May 25 | 2025-05-28 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Feb 25 | 2025-02-26 | ✓ beat | ✗ miss |
| Dec 24 | 2024-12-03 | ✗ miss | ✓ beat |
| Aug 24 | 2024-08-28 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| May 24 | 2024-05-29 | ✓ beat | ✗ miss |
| Feb 24 | 2024-02-28 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
The per-print reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read live on the full CRM print-record card — free registration.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-08-26
Quick answers
How often does Salesforce.com Inc beat earnings estimates?
Across the last 11 covered prints (as of the 2026-08-26 card), Salesforce.com Inc beat EPS estimates 10 of 11 times and revenue estimates 8 of 11 times, with 7 double beats.
How does CRM stock react to earnings?
Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 5 of the last 11 prints resolved up (beyond +3%), 2 flat, 4 down — reactions spanning -12.9% to +25.3%. Beat-or-miss and reaction are scored separately because they frequently disagree.
What was CRM's biggest earnings reaction?
+25.3% over the three sessions after the Aug 26 print (2026-08-26).
When does Salesforce.com Inc report earnings next?
2026-12-02 (Window closed 31 August: +25.3% — the record’s largest reaction, back to back with May’s +18.1%. Next print 2 December — est EPS $3.43 · est revenue ~$11.46B). The full print-record card — reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read — updates after each print; registration is free. An investment research diary, not advice.
Mentioned on Closelooknet
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Long reads
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101 and glossary
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- Agentic Accounting: When AI Moves from R&D to Cost of Goods Sold
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- Agentic AI Adoption Curve: Where We Are and What Comes Next
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- Agentic AI: Who Eats Whose Lunch — A Concrete Winner/Loser Map
Key vulnerable categories: Tier-1 customer support: Zendesk, Intercom — agents handle routine tickets better and cheaper Basic CRM: Low-end Salesforce use cases — agents manage contacts and follow-ups natively Project management…
- Agentic Winners 40: Who Captures AI's Value
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- SaaSpocalypse: Why Agentic AI Destroys the SaaS Pricing Moat
A customer paying $150/seat/month for a CRM doesn't need a CRM if an agent handles the entire sales workflow.
- Work-as-a-Service: The Post-SaaS Business Model
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Dailies
- AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slip
- Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarter
- Bonds — the long end breaks: 30-year at 5.56%, gold -3.9%; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta moves in
- Nvidia — up 2.7% in a red market; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta hires its CEO, gold slides 3.8%
- AI Credit — Oracle invokes force majeure on a New Mexico data center; the 30-year hits 5.45%
- Rates — the 10-year closes at 5.11% and the 5-year hits 5%; Tokyo reopens higher, chip-equipment makers lead
- Nasdaq - a second record close as memory jumps 5-7% and banks, card networks and software are sold
- Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is bought
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