Cloudflare Inc (NET) — the earnings record
As of the 2026-08-06 card — updated after each print. An investment research diary, not advice.
The record at a glance
Reactions across the covered prints span -27.3% to +21.9% — the beat column and the reaction column frequently disagree, which is the whole reason the record scores them separately. The street carries est revenue ~$0.66B into the next print.
Print by print
| Date | EPS | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 2026-05-07 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Feb 26 | 2026-02-10 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Oct 25 | 2025-10-30 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Jul 25 | 2025-07-31 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| May 25 | 2025-05-08 | ✗ miss | ✓ beat |
| Feb 25 | 2025-02-06 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Nov 24 | 2024-11-07 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Aug 24 | 2024-08-01 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| May 24 | 2024-05-02 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Feb 24 | 2024-02-08 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
The per-print reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read live on the full NET print-record card — free registration.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-08-06
Quick answers
How often does Cloudflare Inc beat earnings estimates?
Across the last 10 covered prints (as of the 2026-08-06 card), Cloudflare Inc beat EPS estimates 9 of 10 times and revenue estimates 10 of 10 times, with 9 double beats.
How does NET stock react to earnings?
Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 5 of the last 10 prints resolved up (beyond +3%), 2 flat, 3 down — reactions spanning -27.3% to +21.9%. Beat-or-miss and reaction are scored separately because they frequently disagree.
What was NET's biggest earnings reaction?
-27.3% over the three sessions after the May 26 print (2026-05-07).
When does Cloudflare Inc report earnings next?
2026-08-06 (est EPS $0.27 · est revenue ~$0.66B). 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.
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Dailies
- Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69
Software is today’s laggard rather than its leader: the software ETF flat at $105.41, Microsoft −0.5% at $494.39, ServiceNow −0.8%, Amazon flat, while the security names hold their bid — Palo Alto +1.2%, Cloudflare +0.8%, CrowdStrike +0.5%.
- Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their lines
Security keeps the bid on day two: CrowdStrike +2.9% to $242.15, SentinelOne +2.3%, Zscaler +1.8% to $195.14, ServiceNow +1.9%, Okta +1.0%, Salesforce +0.7%, Cloudflare +0.7%, Fortinet +0.6%, Palo Alto +0.5% — the software ETF flat at…
- AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%
The software ETF is up 4.5% at $106.07, its best day of the year, and the security names that Sunday’s Weekly said were being sold on price and bought on flow are up 12% to 15%: Zscaler +14.8%, SentinelOne +14.6%, CrowdStrike +14.7%, Palo…
- Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%
The other half of the sort did not benefit: the software ETF fell 0.6% to $101.20, its sixth losing session in a row, with Cloudflare −1.0% to $311.17, Datadog −1.6%, Meta −1.4% after Wednesday’s gains.
- Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave back
Under the fall, the midday flip held into the close: Cloudflare +10.5% on its OpenAI security service, Datadog +7.2%, Meta +6.6% on its Muse agent, Marvell +4.3%, Astera Labs +4.0%, while Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC and ASML slipped and AMD…
- Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%
The iShares software ETF is up 0.5% at $102.38, its first gain in six sessions, with ServiceNow +2.1%, Salesforce +0.6%, Datadog +0.5% and Shopify +0.3% after two heavy days; Cloudflare −0.2% at $313 and Meta −0.2% at $652 are holding…
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
The semiconductor ETFs opened higher and have given it all back, Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC and ASML are lower, and the buying has moved to names with a catalyst: Cloudflare +9% on an OpenAI security partnership, Datadog +6%, Meta +6% on its…
- Chips up, software down: Nvidia leads a split rebound while the bond market catches its breath
The selling has spread to the whole AI-software group: Cloudflare (NET), Datadog (DDOG), ServiceNow (NOW) and Samsara (IOT), which reports tomorrow, are all lower, and together they are the main weight on the software ETF.
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