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CrowdStrike · Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

CRWD · Information Technology

Filed 2026-03-03 · CY2026 Q1 · Company’s FY2026 Q1 · 7,052 words

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CrowdStrike closed fiscal 2026 with ending ARR of $5.25 billion, net new ARR of $1.01 billion, and accelerating growth. The company delivered record operating and free cash flow for the quarter and year. Management raised FY27 ARR guidance on a record Q1 pipeline and positioned AI security as a generational growth opportunity. Falcon Flex accounts reached $1.69 billion in ARR, up over 120% year-over-year. The company achieved positive GAAP net income in Q4 for the first time.

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CrowdStrike Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

•T1Surpasses $5 billion ending ARR milestone, accelerates to 24% year-over-year growth to reach $5.25 billion

•Net new ARR grows 47% year-over-year and reaches a record $331 million in Q4

•Achieves positive GAAP net income and record non-GAAP net income in the quarter

•Delivers record operating and free cash flow for both the quarter and year

•T2Reaches $1.69 billion in ending ARR from Falcon Flex accounts, up over 120% year-over-year

AUSTIN, Texas - March 3, 2026 -- CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026, ended January 31, 2026.

"FY26 will go down in our history books as CrowdStrike's best year yet," said George Kurtz, CrowdStrike's Founder and CEO. "We achieved $5.25 billion in ending ARR - the fastest and only pure-play cybersecurity software company to achieve this milestone - driven by a record $1.01 billion of net new ARR, our first year exceeding $1 billion of net new ARR. We also delivered record operating and free cash flow for both the quarter and year. Our record results showcase the durability of our growth and cash flow generation. T3As enterprises rapidly adopt AI, CrowdStrike is mission-critical infrastructure - securing AI across every layer from GPU to agent to prompt. T4The AI revolution is creating a massive growth opportunity for CrowdStrike, one that our technology, team, and ecosystem are well positioned to continue winning.”

Commenting on the company's financial results, Burt Podbere, CrowdStrike's CFO added, "CrowdStrike delivered a record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026, exceeding expectations across all guided metrics. T5The combination of accelerating growth, expanding profitability, and record cash flow generation puts CrowdStrike in rare air. With exceptional momentum across the business and a record Q1 pipeline entering FY27, we have strong conviction to once again raise our FY27 ARR outlook. The AI revolution represents a new, generational growth opportunity for CrowdStrike, and we are confident in our ability to deliver durable, profitable growth as we scale to our goal of $20 billion ending ARR in FY36."

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights

•Revenue: Total revenue was $1.31 billion, a 23% increase, compared to $1.06 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Subscription revenue was $1.24 billion, a 23% increase, compared to $1.01 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) grew 24% year-over-year to $5.25 billion as of January 31, 2026, of which $330.7 million was net new ARR added in the quarter.

•Subscription Gross Margin: GAAP subscription gross margin was 79%, compared to 77% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. T6Non-GAAP subscription gross margin was 81%, compared to 80% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Income/Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations was $6.9 million, compared to $79.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP income from operations was $325.8 million, compared to $224.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Net Income/Loss Attributable to CrowdStrike: GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike was $38.7 million, compared to a loss of $86.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike, diluted, was $0.15, compared to a loss of $0.35 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike was $289.1 million, compared to $205.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike per share, diluted, was $1.12, compared to $0.81 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Cash Flow: Net cash generated from operations was $497.9 million, compared to $345.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Free cash flow was $376.4 million, compared to $239.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Cash and Cash Equivalents grew to $5.23 billion as of January 31, 2026.

Full Year Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights

•Revenue: Total revenue was $4.81 billion, a 22% increase, compared to $3.95 billion in fiscal 2025. Subscription revenue was $4.56 billion, a 21% increase, compared to $3.76 billion in fiscal 2025.

•Subscription Gross Margin: GAAP subscription gross margin was 78% for both fiscal 2026 and 2025. Non-GAAP subscription gross margin was 81%, compared to 80% in fiscal 2025.

•Income/Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations was $293.3 million, compared to $116.4 million in fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP income from operations was $1.05 billion, compared to $879.9 million in fiscal 2025.

•Net Income/Loss Attributable to CrowdStrike: GAAP net loss attributable to CrowdStrike was $162.5 million, compared to $15.2 million in fiscal 2025. GAAP net loss per share attributable to CrowdStrike, diluted, was $0.65, compared to $0.06 in fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike was $956.6 million, compared to $814.6 million in fiscal 2025. Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike per share, diluted, was $3.73, compared to $3.24 in fiscal 2025.

•Cash Flow: Net cash generated from operations was $1.61 billion, compared to $1.38 billion in fiscal 2025. Free cash flow was $1.24 billion, compared to $1.07 billion in fiscal 2025.

Share Repurchases

Subsequent to January 31, 2026 and through March 2, 2026, the Company repurchased 143,801 shares of its Class A common stock under its existing Share Repurchase Program at an average price of $351.97 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $50.6 million. As of March 2, 2026, approximately $949.4 million remained available for future share repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program.

Recent Highlights

•CrowdStrike’s T7module adoption rates were 50%, 34%, and 24% for six or more, seven or more, and eight or more modules, respectively, as of January 31, 2026.

•Announced the general availability of Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR).

•Acquired SGNL, a leader in Continuous Identity.

•Acquired Seraphic Security, a leader in browser runtime security.

•Announced the general availability of FalconID, extending the Falcon platform with zero-friction, phishing-resistant MFA.

•Achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, validating CrowdStrike’s disciplined, externally audited approach to the responsible design, development, and operation of AI-powered cybersecurity.

•Announced an expansion of a strategic alliance with Microsoft that allows organizations to purchase the Falcon platform on Microsoft Marketplace using their existing Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment.

•Revealed a strategic partnership with VAST Data, combining VAST’s native data-layer governance and platform-level controls with CrowdStrike’s enterprise-grade threat detection and automated response.

•T8Announced new regional cloud deployments planned for Saudi Arabia, India, and the United Arab Emirates, with additional geographies to follow.

•Signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Saudi Arabia with Aramco.

•Announced an integration that connects Falcon Shield with the Qualtrics XM Platform to provide organizations with real-time visibility and automated protection for user activity, permission, configurations, and data access.

•Selected by NordVPN to power its Threat Protection Pro™ feature, bringing industry-leading threat intelligence trusted by enterprises and governments to millions of consumers worldwide.

•Delivered 100% detection and 100% protection with no false positives in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations.

•Recognized as a Customers’ Choice 2025 in the Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms’, ‘Voice of the Customer for Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Tools’, ‘Voice of the Customer for External Attack Surface Management’ and ‘Voice of the Customer’ for User Authentication’ reports1.

•Announced the findings of a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study2, showing that customers who replaced legacy endpoint security with CrowdStrike achieved a 273% return on investment (ROI) by reducing breach risk and simplifying security operations.

•Named Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Company of the Year for Cloud Workload Security (CWS) and the 2025 Company of the Year for Global SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) for the second consecutive time3.

Financial Outlook

CrowdStrike is providing the following guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 (ending April 30, 2026) and guidance for fiscal year 2027 (ending January 31, 2027).

Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits, costs (recoveries) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net, strategic plan related charges (benefits), net, losses (gains) and other expense (income) from strategic investments, and losses (gains) on deferred compensation assets, and is adjusted for our long-term non-GAAP effective tax rate. The company has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items are out of the company's control or cannot be reasonably predicted.

Accordingly, a reconciliation for non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, diluted, is not available without unreasonable effort.

Q1 FY27

Guidance

Full Year FY27

Guidance

G1G2Annual recurring revenue

$5,501.8 - $5,503.8 million

$6,465.8 - $6,516.4 million

G3G4Total revenue

$1,360.0 - $1,364.0 million

$5,867.6 - $5,927.6 million

G5G6Non-GAAP income from operations

$308.0 - $310.4 million

$1,422.2 - $1,462.2 million

G7G8Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike

$275.2 - $277.1 million

$1,241.0 - $1,271.1 million

G9G10Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, diluted

$1.06 - $1.07

$4.78 - $4.90

G11G12Weighted average shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted

259 million

260 million

G13G14Non-GAAP tax rate

21.0%

21.0%

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially as a result of many factors. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Conference Call Information

CrowdStrike will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its earnings results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 and outlook for its fiscal first quarter and fiscal year 2027 today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time). A recorded webcast of the event will also be available for one year on the CrowdStrike Investor Relations website ir.crowdstrike.com.

Date:

March 3, 2026

Time:

2:00 p.m. Pacific time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Webcast link:

crowdstrike-fiscal-fourth-quarter-2026-results-conference-call.open-exchange.net/registration

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding CrowdStrike’s future growth and future financial and operating performance, including CrowdStrike’s financial outlook for the fiscal first quarter, fiscal year 2027 and beyond, product developments and anticipated tax rate. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: risks associated with the content configuration update CrowdStrike released on July 19, 2024 for its Falcon sensor that resulted in system crashes for certain Windows systems (the “July 19 Incident”); risks associated with managing CrowdStrike’s rapid growth; CrowdStrike’s ability to identify and effectively implement necessary changes to address execution challenges; risks associated with new or existing products and services, including the risk of defects, errors, or vulnerabilities; CrowdStrike's ability to respond to an intensely competitive and rapidly evolving market; length and unpredictability of sales cycles; CrowdStrike’s ability to attract new and retain existing customers; CrowdStrike’s ability to complete and successfully integrate acquisitions; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new or existing products and services; CrowdStrike’s ability to collaborate and integrate its products with offerings from other parties to deliver benefits to customers; industry trends; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for security products and services; and general market, political, economic, and business conditions, including those related to a deterioration in macroeconomic conditions, inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and conflicts, public health crises and volatility in the banking and financial services sector.

Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect CrowdStrike’s financial results are included in the filings CrowdStrike makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from time to time, particularly under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including CrowdStrike’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and subsequent filings.

Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to CrowdStrike as of the date hereof, and CrowdStrike does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

CrowdStrike believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to CrowdStrike’s financial condition and results of operations. For further information regarding these non-GAAP measures, including the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please refer to the financial tables below, as well as the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Change in Non-GAAP Measures Presentation” sections of this press release.

Channels for Disclosure of Information

CrowdStrike intends to announce material information to the public through the CrowdStrike Investor Relations website ir.crowdstrike.com, SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and public webcasts. CrowdStrike uses these channels, as well as social media and its blog, to communicate with its investors, customers, and the public about the company, its offerings, and other issues. It is possible that the information CrowdStrike posts on social media and its blog could be deemed to be material information. As such, CrowdStrike encourages investors, the media, and others to follow the channels listed above, including the social media channels listed on CrowdStrike’s investor relations website, and to review the information disclosed through such channels. Any updates to the list of disclosure channels through which CrowdStrike will announce information will be posted on the investor relations page on CrowdStrike’s website.

Reports Referenced and Disclaimers

1.Gartner®, Peer Insights™, Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 23 January 2026, Peer Community Contributor

Gartner®, Peer Insights™, Voice of the Customer for Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Tools, 23

January 2026, Peer Community Contributor

Gartner®, Peer Insights™, Voice of the Customer for External Attack Surface Management, 31 December 2025, Peer

Community Contributor

Gartner®, Peer Insights™, Voice of the Customer for User Authentication, 22 January 2026, Peer Community

Contributor

2.A Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ study commissioned by CrowdStrike, January 2026. The results are based on a composite organization representative of interviewed customers.

3.Frost & Sullivan 2026 Company of the Year for Cloud Workload Security (CWS) and Frost and Sullivan 2025 Company of the Year for Global SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM).

Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

GARTNER and PEER INSIGHTS are trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and its affiliates.

The Gartner content described herein (the “Gartner Content”) represents research opinion or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. ("Gartner"), and is not a representation of fact. Gartner Content speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this Earnings Press Release), and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Content are subject to change without notice.

About CrowdStrike Holdings

CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data.

Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.

Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.

CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.

For more information, please visit: ir.crowdstrike.com

© 2026 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services.

Investor Relations Contact

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Andrew Nowinski

investors@crowdstrike.com

669-721-0742

Press Contact

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Jake Schuster

press@crowdstrike.com

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CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Revenue

Subscription

$

1,242,265

$

1,008,316

$

4,564,683

$

3,761,480

Professional services

63,110

50,222

247,322

192,144

Total revenue

1,305,375

1,058,538

4,812,005

3,953,624

Cost of revenue

Subscription (1)(2)(6)

265,109

228,719

1,015,915

834,578

Professional services (1)(6)

50,804

43,662

203,014

155,594

Total cost of revenue

315,913

272,381

1,218,929

990,172

Gross profit

989,462

786,157

3,593,076

2,963,452

Operating expenses

Sales and marketing (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

464,795

409,065

1,831,254

1,523,001

Research and development (1)(3)(4)(5)(6)

367,727

312,318

1,384,770

1,075,587

General and administrative (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

163,840

144,079

670,344

481,264

Total operating expenses

996,362

865,462

3,886,368

3,079,852

Loss from operations

(6,900)

(79,305)

(293,292)

(116,400)

Interest expense(7)

(7,552)

(6,664)

(28,021)

(26,311)

Interest income

47,856

46,597

194,969

196,174

Other income (expense), net(8)(9)

3,750

(1,095)

(645)

5,101

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

37,154

(40,467)

(126,989)

58,564

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

(3,621)

46,268

34,176

71,130

Net income (loss)

40,775

(86,735)

(161,165)

(12,566)

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

2,084

(449)

1,337

2,675

Net income (loss) attributable to CrowdStrike

$

38,691

$

(86,286)

$

(162,502)

$

(15,241)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.15

$

(0.35)

$

(0.65)

$

(0.06)

Diluted

$

0.15

$

(0.35)

$

(0.65)

$

(0.06)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders:

Basic

252,566

246,933

250,576

244,750

Diluted

258,133

246,933

250,576

244,750

_____________________________

(1)Includes stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Subscription cost of revenue

$

23,935

$

24,362

$

97,263

$

77,448

Professional services cost of revenue

9,769

9,610

38,941

32,468

Sales and marketing

78,949

71,785

296,502

247,947

Research and development

120,864

112,830

449,297

350,501

General and administrative

68,679

55,524

248,568

195,220

Total stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes (1)(2)

$

302,196

$

274,111

$

1,130,571

$

903,584

(2)Includes amortization of acquired intangible assets, including purchased patents, as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Subscription cost of revenue

$

6,998

$

6,153

$

26,307

$

21,976

Sales and marketing

860

846

3,590

2,654

General and administrative

314

340

1,336

1,374

Total amortization of acquired intangible assets

$

8,172

$

7,339

$

31,233

$

26,004

(3)Includes acquisition-related expenses, net as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Sales and marketing

$

56

$

—

$

407

$

—

Research and development

722

—

1,789

477

General and administrative

5,808

1,475

11,840

5,550

Total acquisition-related expenses, net

$

6,586

$

1,475

$

14,036

$

6,027

(4)Includes mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Sales and marketing

$

148

$

147

$

712

$

331

Research and development

70

51

567

253

General and administrative

54

—

133

27

Total mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

$

272

$

198

$

1,412

$

611

(5)Includes costs, net, such as legal fees, remediation costs, sensor testing costs, and insurance receivables among others, associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Sales and marketing

$

258

$

3,214

$

1,065

$

21,396

Research and development

(1)

2,230

2,387

6,780

General and administrative

15,917

15,564

114,278

31,886

Total costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

$

16,174

$

21,008

$

117,730

$

60,062

(6)Includes strategic plan related charges (benefits) as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Subscription cost of revenue

$

(115)

$

—

$

3,442

$

—

Professional services cost of revenue

(100)

—

3,271

—

Sales and marketing

(165)

—

8,975

—

Research and development

(214)

—

16,573

—

General and administrative

(100)

—

12,516

—

Total strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

$

(694)

$

—

$

44,777

$

—

(7)Includes amortization of debt issuance costs and discount as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Interest expense

$

546

$

546

$

2,186

$

2,186

Total amortization of debt issuance costs and discount

$

546

$

546

$

2,186

$

2,186

(8)Includes gains (losses) and other income (expense) from strategic investments as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Other income (expense), net

$

4,168

$

(898)

$

2,674

$

5,350

Total gains (losses) and other income (expense) from strategic investments

$

4,168

$

(898)

$

2,674

$

5,350

(9)Includes gains on deferred compensation assets as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Other income, net

$

272

$

198

$

1,412

$

611

Total gains on deferred compensation assets

$

272

$

198

$

1,412

$

611

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

January 31,

January 31,

2026

2025

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

5,230,125

$

4,323,295

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses

1,361,844

1,128,564

Deferred contract acquisition costs, current

447,455

347,042

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

379,695

314,444

Total current assets

7,419,119

6,113,345

Strategic investments

76,832

72,544

Property and equipment, net

976,331

788,640

Operating lease right-of-use assets

69,860

42,763

Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent

655,658

500,908

Goodwill

1,363,294

912,805

Intangible assets, net

136,702

133,114

Other long-term assets

388,888

137,459

Total assets

$

11,086,684

$

8,701,578

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

105,319

$

130,887

Accrued expenses

181,089

191,349

Accrued payroll and benefits

389,690

319,243

Operating lease liabilities, current

18,232

13,811

Deferred revenue

3,421,051

2,733,005

Other current liabilities

68,811

72,755

Total current liabilities

4,184,192

3,461,050

Long-term debt

745,471

743,983

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

1,332,387

995,672

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

56,374

31,107

Other liabilities, noncurrent

295,655

150,849

Total liabilities

6,614,079

5,382,661

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ Equity

Common stock, Class A and Class B

127

124

Additional paid-in capital

5,694,549

4,409,503

Accumulated deficit

(1,283,042)

(1,120,540)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

16,756

(9,593)

Total CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity

4,428,390

3,279,494

Non-controlling interest

44,215

39,423

Total stockholders’ equity

4,472,605

3,318,917

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

11,086,684

$

8,701,578

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

Operating activities

Net loss

$

(161,165)

$

(12,566)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

250,218

187,952

Amortization of intangible assets

31,233

26,004

Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs

449,413

318,837

Non-cash operating lease cost

17,197

15,283

Stock-based compensation expense

1,096,679

861,391

Deferred income taxes

(14,797)

(9,903)

Realized gains on strategic investments

(4,161)

(6,321)

Accretion of short-term investments purchased at a discount

—

2,285

Non-cash interest expense

5,444

3,763

Change in fair value of strategic investments

1,579

1,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions

Accounts receivable, net

(232,528)

(274,219)

Deferred contract acquisition costs

(703,707)

(584,484)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(206,157)

(190,232)

Accounts payable

(11,267)

84,939

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

22,587

218,518

Accrued payroll and benefits

61,610

85,873

Operating lease liabilities

(13,692)

(15,657)

Deferred revenue

1,023,863

669,264

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,612,349

1,381,727

Investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment

(302,108)

(254,852)

Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs

(68,751)

(58,969)

Purchases of strategic investments

(10,767)

(19,702)

Proceeds from sales of strategic investments

5,217

12,507

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(382,268)

(310,257)

Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments

—

97,300

Purchases of deferred compensation investments

(6,009)

(2,721)

Proceeds from the sale of deferred compensation investments

207

106

Net cash used in investing activities

(764,479)

(536,588)

Financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

3,163

3,983

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan

125,834

99,616

Distributions to non-controlling interest holders

(2,545)

(4,891)

Capital contributions from non-controlling interest holders

6,000

8,500

Net cash provided by financing activities

132,452

107,208

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

9,629

(5,278)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

989,951

947,069

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, at beginning of period

4,324,666

3,377,597

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, at end of period

$

5,314,617

$

4,324,666

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

GAAP subscription revenue

$

1,242,265

$

1,008,316

$

4,564,683

$

3,761,480

GAAP professional services revenue

63,110

50,222

247,322

192,144

GAAP total revenue

$

1,305,375

$

1,058,538

$

4,812,005

$

3,953,624

GAAP subscription gross profit

$

977,156

$

779,597

$

3,548,768

$

2,926,902

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

23,935

24,362

97,263

77,448

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

6,998

6,153

26,307

21,976

Strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

(115)

—

3,442

—

Non-GAAP subscription gross profit

$

1,007,974

$

810,112

$

3,675,780

$

3,026,326

GAAP subscription gross margin

79

%

77

%

78

%

78

%

Non-GAAP subscription gross margin

81

%

80

%

81

%

80

%

GAAP professional services gross profit

$

12,306

$

6,560

$

44,308

$

36,550

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

9,769

9,610

38,941

32,468

Strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

(100)

—

3,271

—

Non-GAAP professional services gross profit

$

21,975

$

16,170

$

86,520

$

69,018

GAAP professional services gross margin

19

%

13

%

18

%

19

%

Non-GAAP professional services gross margin

35

%

32

%

35

%

36

%

Total GAAP gross margin

76

%

74

%

75

%

75

%

Total Non-GAAP gross margin

79

%

78

%

78

%

78

%

GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses

$

464,795

$

409,065

$

1,831,254

$

1,523,001

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

(78,949)

(71,785)

(296,502)

(247,947)

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

(860)

(846)

(3,590)

(2,654)

Acquisition-related expenses, net

(56)

—

(407)

—

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

(148)

(147)

(712)

(331)

Costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

(258)

(3,214)

(1,065)

(21,396)

Strategic plan related benefits (charges), net

165

—

(8,975)

—

Non-GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses

$

384,689

$

333,073

$

1,520,003

$

1,250,673

GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

36

%

39

%

38

%

39

%

Non-GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

29

%

31

%

32

%

32

%

GAAP research and development operating expenses

$

367,727

$

312,318

$

1,384,770

$

1,075,587

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

(120,864)

(112,830)

(449,297)

(350,501)

Acquisition-related expenses, net

(722)

—

(1,789)

(477)

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

(70)

(51)

(567)

(253)

Benefits (costs) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

1

(2,230)

(2,387)

(6,780)

Strategic plan related benefits (charges), net

214

—

(16,573)

—

Non-GAAP research and development operating expenses

$

246,286

$

197,207

$

914,157

$

717,576

GAAP research and development operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

28

%

30

%

29

%

27

%

Non-GAAP research and development operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

19

%

19

%

19

%

18

%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

GAAP general and administrative operating expenses

$

163,840

$

144,079

$

670,344

$

481,264

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

(68,679)

(55,524)

(248,568)

(195,220)

Acquisition-related expenses, net

(5,808)

(1,475)

(11,840)

(5,550)

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

(314)

(340)

(1,336)

(1,374)

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

(54)

—

(133)

(27)

Costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

(15,917)

(15,564)

(114,278)

(31,886)

Strategic plan related benefits (charges), net

100

—

(12,516)

—

Non-GAAP general and administrative operating expenses

$

73,168

$

71,176

$

281,673

$

247,207

GAAP general and administrative operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

13

%

14

%

14

%

12

%

Non-GAAP general and administrative operating expenses as a percentage of revenue

6

%

7

%

6

%

6

%

GAAP loss from operations

$

(6,900)

$

(79,305)

$

(293,292)

$

(116,400)

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

302,196

274,111

1,130,571

903,584

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

8,172

7,339

31,233

26,004

Acquisition-related expenses, net

6,586

1,475

14,036

6,027

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

272

198

1,412

611

Costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

16,174

21,008

117,730

60,062

Strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

(694)

—

44,777

—

Non-GAAP income from operations

$

325,806

$

224,826

$

1,046,467

$

879,888

GAAP operating margin

(1)

%

(7)

%

(6)

%

(3)

%

Non-GAAP operating margin

25

%

21

%

22

%

22

%

GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes

(3,621)

46,268

34,176

71,130

Income tax adjustments(4)

80,474

13,337

220,107

165,362

Non-GAAP provision for income taxes(3)

$

76,853

$

59,605

$

254,283

$

236,492

GAAP net income (loss) attributable to CrowdStrike

$

38,691

$

(86,286)

$

(162,502)

$

(15,241)

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

302,196

274,111

1,130,571

903,584

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

8,172

7,339

31,233

26,004

Acquisition-related expenses, net

6,586

1,475

14,036

6,027

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount

546

546

2,186

2,186

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

272

198

1,412

611

Costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

16,174

21,008

117,730

60,062

Strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

(694)

—

44,777

—

Losses (gains) and other expense (income) from strategic investments attributable to CrowdStrike

(2,084)

449

(1,337)

(2,675)

Gains on deferred compensation assets

(272)

(198)

(1,412)

(611)

Income tax adjustments(4)

(80,474)

(13,337)

(220,107)

(165,362)

Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike

$

289,113

$

205,305

$

956,587

$

814,585

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP basic net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders

252,566

246,933

250,576

244,750

GAAP basic net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders

$

0.15

$

(0.35)

$

(0.65)

$

(0.06)

GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders

$

0.15

$

(0.35)

$

(0.65)

$

(0.06)

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes(1)(2)

1.17

1.09

4.41

3.59

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

0.03

0.03

0.12

0.10

Acquisition-related expenses, net

0.03

0.01

0.05

0.02

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount

—

—

0.01

0.01

Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities

—

—

0.01

—

Costs associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net

0.06

0.08

0.46

0.24

Strategic plan related charges (benefits), net

—

—

0.17

—

Losses (gains) and other expense (income) from strategic investments attributable to CrowdStrike

(0.01)

—

(0.01)

(0.01)

Gains on deferred compensation assets

—

—

(0.01)

—

Income tax adjustments(4)

(0.31)

(0.05)

(0.86)

(0.66)

Other(5)

—

—

0.03

0.01

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders

$

1.12

$

0.81

$

3.73

$

3.24

Weighted-average shares used to calculate Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders

258,133

253,281

256,476

251,385

____________________________

1. Effective February 1, 2025, employer payroll taxes related to employee stock-based award transactions are included as part of stock-based compensation expense. These payroll taxes are excluded from CrowdStrike's non-GAAP results as they are tied to the timing and size of the vesting or exercise of the underlying stock-based awards and the price of our common stock at the time of vesting or exercise, which may vary from period to period independent of the operating performance of our business. Prior period has been recast to reflect this change.

2. Stock-based compensation expense has been revised to reflect immaterial prior period adjustments.

3. Effective second quarter fiscal year 2026, we adopted a 21.0% long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate, reduced from the previous rate of 22.5%, in connection with the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This rate reflects the anticipated tax benefit from earning income outside the U.S. while retaining intellectual property within the U.S. The change is applied prospectively, and the tax rate for prior periods remains unchanged.

4. Adjustments are related to the difference between the GAAP provision for income taxes and non-GAAP provision for income taxes.

5. For periods in which we had diluted non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, the sum of the impact of individual reconciling items may not total to diluted non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders because of rounding differences.

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended January 31,

Year Ended January 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

GAAP net cash provided by operating activities

$

497,869

$

345,722

$

1,612,349

$

1,381,727

Purchases of property and equipment

(102,465)

(87,211)

(302,108)

(254,852)

Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs

(17,255)

(17,703)

(68,751)

(58,969)

Purchases of deferred compensation investments

(1,752)

(906)

(6,009)

(2,721)

Proceeds from the sales of deferred compensation investments

(34)

(65)

(207)

(106)

Free cash flow

$

376,363

$

239,837

$

1,235,274

$

1,065,079

GAAP net cash used in investing activities

$

(122,976)

$

(325,019)

$

(764,479)

$

(536,588)

GAAP net cash provided by financing activities

$

51,358

$

46,386

$

132,452

$

107,208

GAAP net cash provided by operating activities as a percentage of revenue

38

%

33

%

34

%

35

%

Purchases of property and equipment as a percentage of revenue

(8)

%

(8)

%

(6)

%

(6)

%

Capitalized internal-use software and website development costs as a percentage of revenue

(1)

%

(2)

%

(1)

%

(1)

%

Purchases of deferred compensation investments as a percentage of revenue

—

%

—

%

—

%

—

%

Proceeds from the sale of deferred compensation investments

—

%

—

%

—

%

—

%

Free cash flow margin

29

%

23

%

26

%

27

%

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Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to determining results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), CrowdStrike believes the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating its operating performance. CrowdStrike uses the following non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. CrowdStrike believes that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations, as these measures eliminate the effects of certain variables unrelated to CrowdStrike’s overall operating performance. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.

Other companies, including companies in CrowdStrike’s industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of CrowdStrike’s non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.

Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate CrowdStrike’s business.

Change in Non-GAAP Measures Presentation

Effective as of February 1, 2025, the beginning of our fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, CrowdStrike began presenting employer payroll taxes related to employee stock-based award transactions as part of stock-based compensation expense in the GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation. These payroll taxes are excluded from CrowdStrike's non-GAAP results as they are tied to the timing and size of the vesting or exercise of the underlying stock-based awards and the price of CrowdStrike's common stock at the time of vesting or exercise, which may vary from period to period. In addition, effective second quarter fiscal year 2026, CrowdStrike adopted a 21.0% long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate, reduced from the previous rate of 22.5%, in connection with the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This rate reflects the anticipated tax benefit from earning income outside the United States (U.S.) while retaining intellectual property within the U.S. The change is applied prospectively, and the tax rate for prior periods remains unchanged.

Non-GAAP Subscription Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Subscription Gross Margin

CrowdStrike defines non-GAAP subscription gross profit and non-GAAP subscription gross margin as GAAP subscription gross profit and GAAP subscription gross margin, respectively, excluding stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and strategic plan related charges (benefits), net.

Non-GAAP Income from Operations

CrowdStrike defines non-GAAP income from operations as GAAP income (loss) from operations excluding stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits, costs (recoveries) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net, and strategic plan related charges (benefits), net.

Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike defines non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike as GAAP net income (loss) attributable to CrowdStrike excluding stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits, costs (recoveries) associated with the July 19 Incident and related matters, net, strategic plan related charges (benefits), net, losses (gains) and other expense (income) from strategic investments, and losses (gains) on deferred compensation assets, and is adjusted for our long-term non-GAAP effective tax rate.

Non-GAAP Net Income per Share Attributable to CrowdStrike Common Stockholders, Diluted

CrowdStrike defines non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, as non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike divided by the weighted-average shares outstanding, which includes the dilutive effect of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that CrowdStrike defines as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software and website development costs, purchases of deferred compensation investments, and proceeds from sale of deferred compensation investments. CrowdStrike monitors free cash flow as one measure of its overall business performance, which enables CrowdStrike to analyze its future performance without the effects of non-cash items and allows CrowdStrike to better understand the cash needs of its business. While CrowdStrike believes that free cash flow is useful in evaluating its business, free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that has limitations as an analytical tool, and free cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to, or substitute for, net cash provided by operating activities in accordance with GAAP.

The utility of free cash flow as a measure of CrowdStrike’s liquidity is further limited as it does not represent the total increase or decrease in CrowdStrike’s cash balance for any given period. In addition, other companies, including companies in CrowdStrike's industry, may calculate free cash flow differently or not at all, which reduces the usefulness of free cash flow as a tool for comparison.

Explanation of Operational Measures

Annual Recurring Revenue

ARR is calculated as the annualized value of CrowdStrike’s customer subscription contracts as of the measurement date, assuming any contract that expires during the next 12 months is renewed on its existing terms. To the extent that CrowdStrike is negotiating a renewal with a customer after the expiration of the subscription, CrowdStrike continues to include that revenue in ARR if CrowdStrike is actively in discussion with such an organization for a new subscription or renewal, or until such organization notifies CrowdStrike that it is not renewing its subscription.

Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

CrowdStrike's dollar-based net retention rate compares its ARR from a set of subscription customers against the same metric for those subscription customers from the prior year. CrowdStrike's dollar-based net retention rate reflects customer renewals, expansion, contraction and churn, and excludes revenue from its incident response and proactive services. Dollar-based net retention rate as of period end is calculated by starting with the ARR from all subscription customers as of 12 months prior to such period end, or Prior Period ARR. CrowdStrike then calculates the ARR from these same subscription customers as of the current period end, or Current Period ARR. Current Period ARR includes any expansion and is net of contraction or churn over the trailing 12 months, but excludes revenue from new subscription customers in the current period. CrowdStrike then divides the Current Period ARR by the Prior Period ARR to arrive at its dollar-based net retention rate.

Dollar-Based Gross Retention Rate

Dollar-based gross retention rate as of the period end is calculated by starting with the ARR from all subscription customers as of 12 months prior to such period, or Prior Period ARR. CrowdStrike then deducts from the Prior Period ARR any ARR from subscription customers who are no longer customers as of the current period end, or Current Period Remaining ARR. CrowdStrike then divides the total Current Period Remaining ARR by the total Prior Period ARR to arrive at its dollar-based gross retention rate, which is the percentage of ARR from all subscription customers as of the year prior that is not lost to customer churn.

Definition of Module Adoption Rates

Module adoption rates are calculated by taking the total number of customers with six or more, seven or more, and eight or more modules, respectively, divided by the total number of subscription customers (excluding Falcon Go customers). Falcon Go customers are defined as customers who have subscribed with the Falcon Go bundle, a package designed for organizations with 100 endpoints or less.

Mentions · how they’re counted

CategoryUnderlinedWord counterModel’s count
AI

AI, artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, large language model, LLM

7712
Layoffs

layoffs, RIF, headcount reduction, workforce optimization, restructuring

0—0
Recession

recession, downturn, contraction, slowdown

220
Tariffs

tariff, trade war, trade barriers, trade restrictions, trade policy

000
Buybacks

share repurchase, buyback program

4—2

Underlines use the same word lists the scores use. AI, recession and tariffs follow Palanor’s word counter, so those counts match it exactly on the same text. Layoffs and buybacks use the terms the model was given. The model’s count is an estimate by meaning, not by string, so it can differ from the underlines.

Source: SEC EDGAR · public domain · Highlights by Palanor