Salesforce Q2 Earnings: Taking A Look At Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Salesforce (CRM - Free Report) reported $11.35 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.8%. EPS of $5.90 for the same period compares to $2.91 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.25% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.27, the EPS surprise was +80.43%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Salesforce performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Remaining performance obligation (RPO) - Current: $33.50 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $33.31 billion.

• Remaining performance obligation (RPO) - Total: $66.30 billion versus $67.69 billion estimated by four analysts on average.

• Remaining performance obligation (RPO) - Noncurrent: $32.80 billion compared to the $34.28 billion average estimate based on four analysts.

• Revenues- Professional services and other: $525 million compared to the $525.15 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.9% year over year.

• Revenues- Subscription and support: $10.82 billion versus the 10-analyst average estimate of $10.78 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.7%.

• Revenues- Subscription and support- Agentforce Apps: $7.19 billion versus $7.17 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +217.3% change.

• Revenues- Subscription and support- Data 360, Headless Platform, & Other: $3.62 billion versus $3.62 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +73.6% change.

Shares of Salesforce have returned +13.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.