PagerDuty (PD) PD Q2 Financial Results Summary

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# PagerDuty (PD) Q2 2026 Financial Results Summary

On September 3, 2025, PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD), a leader in digital operations management, announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on July 31, 2025.

## Financial Highlights
– **Revenue**: $123.4 million, reflecting an increase of **6.4%** year over year.
– **Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)**: Reached $499 million, an increase of **5%** year over year.
– **Operating Income**: Reported at $3.6 million with an operating margin of **2.9%**.
– **Non-GAAP Operating Income**: $31.4 million, resulting in a non-GAAP operating margin of **25.4%**.
– **Net Income per Diluted Share**: $0.10, a significant recovery from a net loss of $0.14 in the same quarter last year.
– **Non-GAAP Net Income per Diluted Share**: $0.30, compared to $0.21 from the prior year.
– **Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities**: $34.0 million; **Free Cash Flow**: $30.2 million.
– **Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments**: Totaled $567.9 million as of July 31, 2025.

## Key Metrics
– **Customers with ARR exceeding $100,000**: Increased to **868**, representing a **6%** increase from **820** in Q2 2024.
– **Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate**: Recorded at **102%**, down from **106%** the previous year.
– **Total Paid Customers**: Grew to **15,322** compared to **15,044** a year ago.
– **Total Customers**: More than **33,000**, indicating a growth of approximately **13%** year over year.
– **Remaining Performance Obligations**: Amounted to **$425 million**, with an expected revenue recognition of **69%** over the next 12 months.

## Corporate Updates
– PagerDuty appointed **Todd McNabb** as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global go-to-market strategy, effective September 29, 2025.
– Launched an **AI-powered chat-first integration** with Amazon Q Business.
– Noteworthy recognition includes:
– **Leader and Outperformer** status in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Incident Response Platforms for the third consecutive year.
– **AIOps Platform of the Year** at the 2025 AI Breakthrough Awards.

## Financial Outlook
For the third quarter of fiscal 2026, PagerDuty anticipates:
– **Total Revenue**: Between **$124 million** and **$126 million**, indicating a growth rate of **4% – 6%** year over year.
– **Non-GAAP Net Income per Diluted Share**: Estimated between **$0.24** and **$0.25** based on approximately **94 million** diluted shares.

For the full fiscal year 2026, expected guidance:
– **Total Revenue**: Between **$493 million** and **$497 million**, maintaining a growth rate of **5% – 6%** year over year.
– **Non-GAAP Net Income per Diluted Share**: Estimated at **$1.00 – $1.04**, an increase from the previous guidance of **$0.95 – $1.00**.

## Dividend & Share Repurchase
– No quarterly dividend was declared during this period.
– PagerDuty did repurchase common stock, amounting to **$27.2 million** in preceding quarters, indicating active management of shareholder returns.

## Conclusion
PagerDuty’s Q2 fiscal 2026 results reflect continued growth and profitability strides, underscoring its position as a leader within the increasingly complex landscape of digital operations management. The company remains optimistic about future performance underpinned by strategic appointments and innovations in AI technology.

Three months ended July 31, Six months ended July 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenue $123,411 $115,935 $243,216 $227,107
Cost of revenue(1) 19,001 20,080 38,185 39,423
Gross profit 104,410 95,855 205,031 187,684
Operating expenses:
Research and development(1) 30,897 35,088 64,945 72,611
Sales and marketing(1) 44,456 50,966 94,501 99,465
General and administrative(1) 25,491 25,828 52,346 53,368
Total operating expenses 100,844 111,882 211,792 225,444
Income (loss) from operations 3,566 -16,027 -6,761 -37,760
Interest income 6,149 7,516 12,160 14,496
Interest expense -2,286 -2,363 -4,650 -4,511
Other income (expense), net 120 117 234 -134
Income (loss) before provision for 7,549 -10,757 983 -27,909
income taxes
(Benefit from) provision for -1,865 427 -1,052 620
income taxes
Net income (loss) $9,414 $-11,184 $2,035 $-28,529
Net loss attributable to redeemable -161 -272 -378 -478
non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to $9,575 $-10,912 $2,413 $-28,051
PagerDuty, Inc.
Less: Adjustment attributable to -202 2,330 -867 9,247
redeemable non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to $9,777 $-13,242 $3,280 $-37,298
PagerDuty, Inc. common stockholders
Weighted-average shares used in
calculating net income (loss) per
share:
Basic 92,600 93,289 91,997 93,082
Diluted 94,198 93,289 93,895 93,082
Net income (loss) per share
attributable to PagerDuty, Inc.
common stockholders
Basic $0.11 $-0.14 $0.04 $-0.40
Diluted $0.10 $-0.14 $0.03 $-0.40
Three months ended July 31, Six months ended July 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Cost of revenue $1,213 $1,508 $2,310 $3,264
Research and development 9,560 11,842 19,400 23,064
Sales and marketing 5,285 8,116 11,504 16,063
General and administrative 9,902 10,900 18,499 22,915
Total $25,960 $32,366 $51,713 $65,306
Assets July 31, 2025 January 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $339,712 $346,460
Investments 228,142 224,366
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for credit losses of $1,125 and $1,103 70,401 107,350
as of July 31, 2025 and January 31,
2025, respectively
Deferred contract costs, current 19,004 19,787
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 14,489 13,757
Total current assets 671,748 711,720
Property and equipment, net 25,211 21,335
Deferred contract costs, non-current 25,089 25,279
Lease right-of-use assets 8,266 6,806
Goodwill 137,401 137,401
Intangible assets, net 17,727 20,865
Other assets 6,089 3,860
Total assets $891,531 $927,266
Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling
interest, and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $7,046 $7,329
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities 15,016 20,322
Accrued compensation 28,419 37,505
Deferred revenue, current 227,014 243,269
Lease liabilities, current 3,646 3,307
Convertible senior notes, net, current 57,426
Total current liabilities 281,