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CRM stock analysis: filings, institutional holders, and operating trends
Salesforce sells CRM, data cloud, marketing, commerce, analytics, integration, and AI agent software to enterprise customers. This page connects filing evidence with ownership, insider activity, forecasts, ETFs, and peer context so each dataset can be checked against the others.
Deterministic, source-linked commentary
What the latest evidence says about CRM
CRM's current operating picture begins with the latest company report. 10-Q covers CY2026Q1. quarterly revenue was $11.1B; year-over-year growth was 13.3%; operating margin was 21.1%; trailing free cash flow was $15.6B. Read together, these figures test whether scale is translating into profit and cash. Verify periods and company footnotes in the original SEC EDGAR filing.
Salesforce is easier to assess when each disclosure is read on its own clock. Use institutional ownership, insider filings, earnings analysis alongside the filing. Company facts can update before 13F positions, so align every source date and report period before treating a difference as a change in fundamentals.
Business model
Company snapshot
Salesforce sells CRM, data cloud, marketing, commerce, analytics, integration, and AI agent software to enterprise customers. The latest standardized snapshot records $41.46B of trailing revenue, $7.97B of net income, and $15.64B of free cash flow. These figures describe the reported company, while valuation and price require a separate market-data timestamp.
Operating lines
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
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A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
Geographic revenue mix
The current standardized filing dataset does not extract a comparable geographic revenue table for every issuer. Review the latest 10-K segment note for domestic and international mix, concentration, foreign-exchange sensitivity, and country-specific regulation.
10-Q · 2026-05-28
What the latest filing shows
Revenue for the latest standardized quarter was $11.13B, while diluted EPS was 2.42. Revenue changed 13.3% from the comparable period. Gross margin was 76.9% and operating margin was 21.1%. Margin direction matters because it shows whether growth is translating into operating leverage or requiring more cost to support.
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CRM earnings calls, releases, and filing evidence
Earnings calls
No authorized call transcript summary is available yet for this ticker.
Filings & announcements
Q1 FY2027 · Earnings Release Summary
Revenue: $11.1B, +13% Y/Y; Subscription + support: $10.6B, +14% Y/Y; cRPO: $33.6B, +14% Y/Y
Source: Salesforce fiscal Q1 2027 results · 2026-05-27Earnings history
| Date | Period | Status | Revenue | EPS | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Q1 FY2027 | Reported | $11.1B | $3.88, | Salesforce fiscal Q1 2027 results |
CY2026Q1
Earnings analysis
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY2026Q1 | $11.13B | $2.11B | 2.42 | 21.1% |
| TTM | $41.46B | $7.97B | 8.16 | 21.2% |
| CY2025 | $41.53B | $7.46B | See filing | 20.1% |
Salesforce's fiscal Q1 2027 report should be read as a stock-outlook reset, not just a beat-or-miss event. The key facts are $11.1B revenue, revenue grew about 13% year over year, cash generation stayed strong, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both a major part of the bull case, and management maintained a growth-and-margin framework while adding AI and data-cloud execution points. Bottom line: the report improves the setup only if those numbers support whether Agentforce and Data Cloud can restart durable growth without weakening Salesforce's margin discipline.
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Peer comparison
| Company | TTM revenue | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Tracked holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRMSalesforce | $41.46B | 13.3% | 21.2% | 0 |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | $34.62B | 37.8% | 9.9% | 4 |
| INTCIntel | $52.76B | 7.2% | -11.2% | 0 |
| MUMicron Technology | $54.86B | 196.3% | 47.8% | 0 |
| CSCOCisco | $60.22B | 12% | 23.8% | 0 |
| ORCLOracle Corporation | $62.3B | 21.7% | 30.2% | 0 |
| AVGOBroadcom | $65.18B | 29.5% | 40.7% | 0 |
CRM's 13.3% revenue growth and 21.2% operating margin should be read against peers using the same reporting definitions. A higher margin may reflect pricing power or business mix, while a lower margin can reflect investment, cyclicality, or weaker economics.
10-K · 2026-03-02
Key risk factors disclosed in the latest 10-K
The categories below are a deterministic research checklist anchored to Salesforce's industry and latest annual filing. They summarize areas investors should locate in Item 1A; they do not replace the company's exact legal disclosure.
- Demand and product-cycle risk: Enterprise software can experience changing customer demand, replacement cycles, and competitive product launches that affect revenue timing.
- Competition and execution: Market share depends on product quality, pricing, distribution, innovation, and management's ability to convert investment into durable customer demand.
- Supply chain and counterparties: Supplier concentration, logistics disruption, component availability, and customer concentration can affect delivery schedules, costs, and working capital.
- Regulation and litigation: Antitrust, privacy, securities, labor, tax, environmental, and industry-specific rules may change costs or restrict products and business practices.
- Financial and market risk: Foreign exchange, interest rates, credit conditions, investment values, and capital-allocation decisions can affect reported earnings and valuation.
Shareholder returns
Dividend and buyback history
Dividend
Salesforce reported $1.56B of dividends paid over the trailing period and $365M in the latest standardized quarter. These are company cash outflows, not a per-share forward yield.
Share buybacks
The standardized snapshot does not currently expose a reliable repurchase authorization and share-count bridge for every issuer. Compare diluted shares outstanding across filings and read the capital-return note before concluding that buybacks reduced the share base.
Research workflow
Common research questions about CRM
Who is the largest tracked institutional holder of CRM?
The current tracked-manager sample does not identify an active CRM holder. The CRM ownership page will reflect a matching position when one enters the filing dataset.
What does recent insider activity show for CRM?
No recent Form 4 transaction appears in the current CRM window. Check the CRM Form 4 history for later company-officer or director filings.
What business does Salesforce operate?
Salesforce sells CRM, data cloud, marketing, commerce, analytics, integration, and AI agent software to enterprise customers. The CRM company snapshot connects that business description with reported revenue, profit, and cash flow.
How does CRM compare with a close operating peer?
CRM's revenue growth is 13.3% and its operating margin is 21.2%. Compare those figures with AMD research using the same definitions.
What do the latest financials say about CRM?
10-Q reports $41.5B of trailing revenue, with revenue growth of 13.3% and an operating margin of 21.2%. The supporting period and source are listed in the CRM filing section.
How strong is CRM's cash return profile?
Salesforce reported $1.6B of trailing dividends paid alongside $15.6B of free cash flow. The CRM capital-return section separates company cash outflows from a forward per-share yield.
Which reported changes matter most for the CRM outlook?
Without a dedicated forecast, the key CRM evidence is the direction of revenue, margin, cash flow, and company guidance. The CRM earnings section keeps those reported changes together.
Primary and reference data
Sources and methodology
- Filings: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, 13F-HR.
- Fundamentals: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts; market references may use yfinance and Finnhub where explicitly available.
- ETF: Issuer disclosures and the locally dated ETF holdings snapshot.
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Disclaimer: Informational only; not investment, legal, or tax advice. Cross-check material facts against original filings before acting.
Reference notes
Data notes
Reporting dates
Use filing dates, report periods, and source links together for CRM. A company filing, a 13F disclosure, a Form 4 transaction, and an earnings release can describe different time windows, so the date beside each row matters before comparing signals.
Ownership context
13F rows are delayed public long-equity snapshots from a selected manager universe. They are useful for seeing which tracked institutions reported exposure, but they do not show every hedge, short position, cash balance, or trade made after the quarter ended.
Insider transactions
Form 4 activity should be read by transaction type, role, value, and remaining ownership. Open-market purchases and sales are different from grants, option exercises, gifts, or tax withholding, and the original SEC filing is still the controlling document.
Earnings and forecasts
Earnings pages and forecast pages are linked when a supported article exists. Treat those pages as context for reported numbers, guidance, margins, and scenario assumptions, then return to the table data when you need the underlying source date or filing trail.