NASDAQ$PEGA

Pegasystems Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Pegasystems reported strong cash flow and margin expansion.

Pegasystems Inc. released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, highlighting outstanding cash flow and margin expansion. Cash flow from operations and free cash flow both reached $180 million. ACV grew 9% year over year, and Pega Cloud gross margin expanded to 77%.

  • Cash flow from operations and free cash flow both reached $180 million.
  • Annual contract value (ACV) grows 9% year over year.
  • Pega Cloud gross margin expands to 77%.
  • Released Pega GenAI Blueprint™, a revolutionary technology.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$330M

Previous: $325M+1.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.48

Previous: $0.23+108.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$604K

Previous: -$11.5M+94.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$12.7M

Previous: -$32.3M+60.5%
Net Income

-$12.1M

Previous: -$20.8M+41.6%
Operating Income

-$20.4M

Previous: -$22.2M+8.1%
Gross Profit

$235M

Previous: $228M+3.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$292M

Previous: $168M+73.4%
Total Assets

$1.51B

Previous: $1.28B+17.9%
R&D Expense

$72.1M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$34.8M

Previous: $42.6M-18.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Pegasystems · Revenue · Quarterly

$330M

Q1 2024+1.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Pegasystems · $332M total across 4 segments · Q3 2023

  • Pega Cloud
    $118M+21.2%
  • Maintenance
    $83.5M+7.8%
  • Subscription license
    $74.3M+138.9%
  • Consulting
    $56M+0.8%

Forward guidance

Given our financial strength and differentiated GenAI capabilities, we are in a great position to accelerate profitable growth.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+3.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

39 / 66 earnings

Positive

+42.2%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-28.0%

Q3 2010

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.5%-6.4%-12.6%
Q4 2025-11.9%+1.9%-1.3%
Q3 2025+15.0%+16.8%-4.6%
Q2 2025+1.4%-0.2%+11.8%
Q1 2025+28.8%+32.5%+39.7%
Q4 2024-19.6%-18.9%-32.1%
Q3 2024+13.4%+13.9%+29.8%
Q2 2024+9.7%+4.9%+11.7%
Q1 2024-0.4%+2.6%+1.1%
Q4 2023+42.2%+34.1%+28.3%
Q3 2023+4.7%+7.3%+34.0%
Q2 2023-9.7%-3.3%-12.0%
Q1 2023+3.7%+6.2%+7.9%
Q4 2022+27.3%+21.7%+18.3%
Q3 2022+9.5%+11.7%+12.3%
Q2 2022-13.2%-12.8%-21.8%
Q1 2022+11.5%+6.1%-26.5%
Q4 2021-18.5%-18.4%-21.2%
Q3 2021-7.5%-6.4%-10.2%
Q2 2021-5.0%-5.2%+3.0%
Q1 2021-1.8%-4.1%-8.6%
Q4 2020-2.0%+0.4%-20.2%
Q3 2020-4.2%-8.5%+6.7%
Q2 2020+9.7%+11.9%+22.5%
Q1 2020+7.7%+4.9%+22.5%
Q4 2019+9.7%+11.1%-15.8%
Q3 2019-4.9%-3.5%+1.8%
Q2 2019+4.9%+2.0%+3.3%
Q1 2019-6.0%-5.8%-5.3%
Q4 2018+9.5%+11.4%+9.3%
Q3 2018+4.4%-3.9%-6.2%
Q2 2018+1.5%+2.3%+9.2%
Q1 2018+2.2%-3.1%-1.9%
Q4 2017+11.6%+6.7%+9.7%
Q3 2017-7.7%-7.3%-11.7%
Q2 2017-10.2%-3.0%-3.9%
Q1 2017+13.9%+24.1%+32.9%
Q4 2016+4.7%+4.1%+1.3%
Q3 2016+10.1%+8.8%+15.2%
Q2 2016-4.7%-5.1%-3.6%
Q1 2016-2.1%
Q4 2015+8.4%
Q3 2015+7.9%
Q2 2015+13.4%
Q1 2015+2.1%
Q4 2014-14.0%
Q3 2014-11.0%
Q2 2014+9.7%
Q1 2014+10.9%
Q4 2013-11.7%
Q3 2013+26.6%
Q2 2013+4.8%
Q1 2013+5.3%
Q4 2012+7.9%
Q3 2012-0.2%
Q2 2012+0.4%
Q1 2011-12.1%
Q1 2012-3.3%
Q4 2011+29.7%
Q4 2009+29.7%
Q3 2011-28.0%
Q3 2010-28.0%
Q4 2010+22.2%
Q2 2010+22.2%
Q2 2011+22.2%
Q1 2010-10.8%

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