Marc Benioff, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce,speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025.
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Salesforce shares rose 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the cloud software vendor reported results and issued guidance that surpassed Wall Street projections.
Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus:
- Earnings per share: $5.90 adjusted
- Revenue: $11.35 billion vs. $11.32 billion expected
Salesforce’s revenue increased 11% from a year earlier in the fiscal second quarter, which ended on July 31, according to a statement. Net income of $3.53 billion, or $4.29 a share, jumped 87% from $1.89 billion, or $1.96 a share a year ago.
The company pointed to a $2.6 billion gain on strategic investments from a stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. In May Anthropic said it had raised equity funding that valued the company at $965 billion.
For the fiscal third quarter earnings, Salesforce said adjusted earning will be between $3.42 and $3.44 per share, with $11.42 billion to $11.50 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated $3.38 in adjusted EPS and $11.41 billion in revenue.
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