NASDAQ$NTNX

Nutanix Inc A · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Nutanix reported solid demand for its cloud platform, with bookings slightly ahead of expectations, 18% YoY ARR growth, and strong free cash flow performance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.

Nutanix delivered a strong first quarter for fiscal year 2026, exceeding booking expectations and achieving 18% year-over-year ARR growth. The company also reported solid free cash flow performance and continued progress with key partnerships, despite a revenue shift from Q1 into future periods.

  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) grew by 18% year-over-year to $2.28 billion.
  • Free Cash Flow for the quarter was $174.5 million, an increase from $151.9 million in the prior year.
  • Non-GAAP Operating Margin was 19.7%, slightly down from 20.0% in the previous year.
  • The company expanded partnerships with Dell and Microsoft, integrating its cloud platform with Dell PowerStore and Azure Virtual Desktop.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$671M

Previous: $591M+13.5%
EPS

$0.21

Previous: $0.42-50.0%
Annual Recurring Revenue

$2.28B

No prior period
Avg Contract Duration

3.1

No prior period
GAAP Gross Margin

87.0%

No prior period
Non-GAAP Gross Margin

88.0%

No prior period
GAAP Operating Margin

7.4%

No prior period
Non-GAAP Operating Margin

19.7%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$22.3M

Previous: -$9.83M-127.0%
Free Cash Flow

$62.1M

Previous: $152M-59.1%
Net Income

$62.1M

Previous: $29.9M+107.5%
Operating Income

$49.3M

Previous: $27.3M+81.0%
Gross Profit

$583M

Previous: $508M+14.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$780M

Previous: $717M+8.9%
Total Assets

$3.32B

Previous: $2.18B+52.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Nutanix · Revenue · Quarterly

$671M

Q1 2026+13.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 12 of 14 quarters(86%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nutanix · $502M total across 2 segments · Q1 2024

  • Subscription Revenue
    $479M+19.0%
  • Professional Services & Other
    $22.8M+2.5%

Forward guidance

Nutanix provided an optimistic outlook for Q2 fiscal 2026 and the full fiscal year 2026, raising free cash flow guidance, despite anticipating continued revenue shifts into future periods.

Tailwinds

  • Raised full-year free cash flow guidance to $800 - $840 million.
  • Underlying demand and business fundamentals remain unchanged.
  • Anticipates Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue between $705 - $715 million.
  • Projects Q2 fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP Operating Margin between 20.5% to 21.5%.
  • Full fiscal year 2026 revenue expected to be $2.82 - $2.86 billion.

Headwinds

  • Anticipates some revenue shift from Q1 into future periods to continue.
  • The revenue shift has been factored into Q2 and updated full-year revenue guidance.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin for Q2 is projected to be slightly lower than the full fiscal year outlook.
  • The company is unable to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP without unreasonable efforts.
  • Future results are subject to risks including market evolution, competition, and macroeconomic uncertainty.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

20 / 38 earnings

Positive

+29.5%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-33.7%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026
Q2 2026+4.0%+5.9%-2.2%
Q1 2026-17.8%-19.7%-10.1%
Q4 2025-5.1%-3.6%+10.8%
Q3 2025-3.9%-1.5%-4.5%
Q2 2025+10.4%+11.1%+2.4%
Q1 2025-8.4%-10.3%-12.5%
Q4 2024+18.3%+18.8%+12.0%
Q3 2024-21.5%-26.1%-20.8%
Q2 2024+8.5%+12.4%+6.0%
Q1 2024+6.4%+9.8%+17.7%
Q4 2023+13.3%+13.1%+13.2%
Q3 2023+16.2%+15.3%+7.1%
Q2 2023-7.4%-13.8%-11.6%
Q1 2023+12.5%+11.3%-4.0%
Q4 2022+23.3%+20.0%+15.0%
Q3 2022-21.2%-19.4%-26.1%
Q2 2022-2.1%-13.3%+3.9%
Q1 2022+6.4%+4.5%-1.9%
Q4 2021+9.5%+17.1%+5.8%
Q3 2021+3.0%+1.7%+29.0%
Q2 2021-6.8%-3.9%-15.7%
Q1 2021-0.9%-1.4%+16.6%
Q4 2020+29.5%+30.1%+0.6%
Q3 2020-6.5%-1.6%-7.2%
Q2 2020-32.9%-30.6%-51.2%
Q1 2020+14.2%+27.5%+10.1%
Q4 2019+25.6%+26.7%+37.1%
Q3 2019-16.7%-16.8%-23.0%
Q2 2019-33.7%-33.4%-25.7%
Q1 2019+3.3%+7.2%-4.3%
Q4 2018-7.9%-7.8%-30.1%
Q3 2018-6.7%-7.7%-3.4%
Q2 2018+6.6%+21.1%+34.7%
Q1 2018+10.9%+4.9%+8.5%
Q4 2017+0.5%-2.7%+2.2%
Q3 2017+12.3%+4.0%+10.7%
Q2 2017-25.2%-30.4%-38.9%
Q1 2017-4.0%-16.7%-21.5%
Q4 2016
Q3 2016
Q2 2016
Q1 2016
Q4 2015
Q3 2015
Q2 2014
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Q4 2014
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