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Snowflake Inc. (SNOW): verified earnings note

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FY2027 Q2 (CY2026 Q2, ended 2026-07-31) · press release: 8-K 0001640147-26-000033 · 10-Q/10-K · models: claude-sonnet-5-5 (writing), claude-haiku-5-5 (paragraph selection) · generated 2026-11-04

What happened

✓Snowflake reported FY2027 Q2 revenue of $1.55 billion.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $1.55B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Structured claim: metric revenue, period FY2027 Q2, value 1.55 usd_billions, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓Product revenue was $1.49 billion in the quarter.
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Press release P3:
Product revenue of $1.49 billion in the second quarter, representing 37% year-over-year growth
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027 Q2, value 1.49 usd_billions, cites press_release:P3
✓GAAP gross margin was 67.0%.
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XBRL GrossProfit · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $1.04B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $1.55B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Recomputed as gross_profit / revenue × 100 = 67.02%
Structured claim: metric gross_margin, period FY2027 Q2, value 67.0 percent, cites xbrl:GrossProfit
✓GAAP operating loss was $263 million.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = -$263.0M · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Structured claim: metric operating_income, period FY2027 Q2, value 263 usd_millions, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓Diluted EPS was a loss of $0.55.
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XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $-0.55 · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Structured claim: metric eps_diluted, period FY2027 Q2, value 0.55 usd_per_share, cites xbrl:EarningsPerShareDiluted
✓Free cash flow was $83.8 million.
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XBRL (derived) · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $83.8M · derived: operating cash flow − capex · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Structured claim: metric free_cash_flow, period FY2027 Q2, value 83.8 usd_millions, cites xbrl:(derived)

What changed vs last quarter / last year

✓Revenue grew 35.1% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $1.55B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2025-07-31) = $1.14B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Recomputed as (FY2027 Q2 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 35.09%
Structured claim: metric revenue_yoy, period FY2027 Q2, value 35.1 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓Revenue rose 11.2% sequentially.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $1.55B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2027 Q1 (ended 2026-04-30) = $1.39B · filing 0001640147-26-000030
Recomputed as (FY2027 Q2 / FY2027 Q1 − 1) × 100 = 11.20%
Structured claim: metric revenue_qoq, period FY2027 Q2, value 11.2 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓Free cash flow rose 43.9% year over year.
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XBRL (derived) · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $83.8M · derived: operating cash flow − capex · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL (derived) · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2025-07-31) = $58.2M · derived: operating cash flow − capex · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Recomputed as (FY2027 Q2 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 43.91%
Structured claim: metric free_cash_flow_yoy, period FY2027 Q2, value 43.9 percent, cites xbrl:(derived)
✓Remaining performance obligations grew 30.4% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $9.00B · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2025-07-31) = $6.90B · filing 0001640147-25-000187
Recomputed as (FY2027 Q2 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 30.43%
Structured claim: metric rpo_yoy, period FY2027 Q2, value 30.4 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation
⚠Sales and marketing expense rose 21.9% year over year. Source says 21.85%
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Why: stated 21.9 percent, XBRL gives 21.846%
XBRL SellingAndMarketingExpense · FY2027 Q2 (ended 2026-07-31) = $611.6M · filing 0001640147-26-000037
XBRL SellingAndMarketingExpense · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2025-07-31) = $502.0M · filing 0001640147-26-000037
Recomputed as (FY2027 Q2 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 21.85%
Structured claim: metric sm_yoy, period FY2027 Q2, value 21.9 percent, cites xbrl:SellingAndMarketingExpense

Management's explanation and guidance

✓The CFO highlighted accelerating growth alongside margin expansion, saying "Q2 marks our third consecutive quarter of product revenue growth acceleration".
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Press release P12:
"Q2 marks our third consecutive quarter of product revenue growth acceleration, driven by strength in both our core data platform and a meaningful step-up in AI revenue," said Brian Robins, CFO of Snowflake. "Importantly, we delivered this accelerating growth while expanding operating margin. Balancing growth with discipline remains a top priority, and we are raising our full-year product revenue growth guidance to 36% year-over-year."
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value Q2 marks our third consecutive quarter of product revenue growth acceleration , cites press_release:P12
◦Management attributed growth to the core data platform and a step-up in AI revenue.
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Press release P12:
"Q2 marks our third consecutive quarter of product revenue growth acceleration, driven by strength in both our core data platform and a meaningful step-up in AI revenue," said Brian Robins, CFO of Snowflake. "Importantly, we delivered this accelerating growth while expanding operating margin. Balancing growth with discipline remains a top priority, and we are raising our full-year product revenue growth guidance to 36% year-over-year."
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P12
✓Full-year FY2027 product revenue guidance was raised to $6,070 million.
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Press release P27:
•Product revenue of $6,070 million, representing 36% year-over-year growth, up from previous guidance of $5,840 million, or 31% year-over-year growth
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027, value 6,070 usd_millions, cites press_release:P27
✓Full-year non-GAAP operating margin guidance was raised to 14.5%.
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Press release P29:
•Non-GAAP operating margin2 of 14.5%, up from previous guidance of 13.5%
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027, value 14.5 percent, cites press_release:P29
✓Q3 non-GAAP operating margin is guided to 15.5%.
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Press release P24:
•Non-GAAP operating margin2 of 15.5%
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027 Q3, value 15.5 percent, cites press_release:P24

What to watch next quarter

◦Q3 product revenue is guided to growth of 37% to 38% year over year, so watch whether acceleration continues.
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Press release P23:
•Product revenue of $1,588 million to $1,593 million, representing 37% to 38% year-over-year growth
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P23
◦Watch adoption of AI products CoCo and CoWork, which management says drive new workloads and consumption.
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Press release P11:
"Snowflake delivered another strong quarter, with product revenue of $1.49 billion, up 37% year-over-year, as Snowflake continues to power the enterprise AI revolution," said Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake. "AI continues to compound our advantages, creating a flywheel effect across the business. CoWork and CoCo are driving transformational outcomes for our customers, while fueling rapid adoption, user growth, new workloads, and overall platform consumption. Our rapid pace of innovation, tight go-to-market execution, and operational discipline position us well to capture the opportunity ahead. The Agentic Enterprise runs on Snowflake, and we're just getting started."
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P11
✓CoCo surpassed 9,100 accounts, a figure to track for continued adoption.
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Press release P14:
•AI Momentum: CoCo surpassed 9,100 accounts1, adding more than 2,000 accounts in the quarter alone, while CoWork expanded to 5,800 accounts1.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027 Q2, value 9,100 count, cites press_release:P14
✓Net revenue retention was 126%, a figure to monitor for durability of expansion.
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Press release P6:
•Net revenue retention rate of 126%
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2027 Q2, value 126 percent, cites press_release:P6