Snowflake Inc. · SNOW · FY2027 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Snowflake raises FY27 guidance as AI products accelerate growth

The quarter supports the case that resilient enterprise demand and AI adoption can sustain Snowflake's growth trajectory: product revenue growth accelerated to 37%, AI products contributed materially to the acceleration, and guidance was raised. The counterevidence is that durability, model costs, margin effects, and execution remain unresolved.

Reported After market closeNYSETechnology $115.22B market cap
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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.62 Consensus $0.45
EPS surprise +38.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.55B Consensus $1.48B
Revenue surprise +4.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +16.6% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move +15.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 5.1× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -6.7% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Snowflake moved from the prior quarter's 34% product-revenue growth and $5.84 billion FY27 product-revenue guidance to 37% growth and $6.07 billion guidance. Management also raised the full-year operating margin outlook from 13.5% to 14.5%; the current analysis highlights Cortex Code and CoWork, the Observe acquisition, and additional product capabilities as the next execution focus.

Guidance delta

Management raised FY27 product revenue guidance to $6.07 billion and full-year operating margin guidance to 14.5%; GAAP profitability is targeted for Q4 FY28.

Key takeaways

  • Product revenue grew 37% year over year, the third consecutive quarter of accelerating growth.
  • Cortex Code and CoWork were identified as contributing roughly half of Q2 revenue acceleration.
  • Net revenue retention was 126%, and Snowflake added 692 net new customers, including 14 Global 2000 accounts.

Management priorities

  • Scale Cortex Code, CoWork, Cortex AI Gateway, Cortex Sense, and the Arctic model family.
  • Launch more than 33 product capabilities in H1 FY27 and deepen AI integration across sales and engineering.
  • Expand data-sharing and zero-copy partnerships to support ecosystem adoption.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
SNOW REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $713M Q3 '24 actual $734M, beat Q4 '24 estimate $760M Q4 '24 actual $775M, beat Q1 '25 estimate $788M Q1 '25 actual $829M, beat Q2 '25 estimate $853M Q2 '25 actual $869M, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1B Q2 '26 actual $1B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1B Q3 '26 actual $1B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1B Q4 '26 actual $1B, beat Q1 '27 estimate $1B Q1 '27 actual $1B, beat Q2 '27 estimate $1B Q2 '27 actual $2B, beat Q3 '27 estimate $2B Q4 '27 estimate $2B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy53 ratings
Bullish4381.1%
Neutral917.0%
Bearish11.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$332.43Current
$121Low
$309.54Average
$525High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Macquarie Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 4, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainSep 4, 2026
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainSep 4, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainSep 3, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $332.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Argus ResearchJoseph Bonner$450$347.4 +35.4%Sep 4, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$436$356.47 +31.2%Sep 3, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$425$370.96 +27.8%Sep 3, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$440$374.72 +32.4%Sep 3, 2026
D.A. DavidsonGil Luria$450$372.06 +35.4%Sep 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Snowflake Inc. delivers a cloud-centric data platform to customers across both the United States and international markets. The company's core offering, known as the Data Cloud, enables users to unify disparate data sources into a singular, reliable foundation. This unified data then facilitates the extraction of crucial business intelligence, the creation of innovative data-driven applications, and secure data sharing. This adaptable platform serves a wide array of organizations, encompassing various sizes and industries. Originating in 2012, the enterprise was initially recognized as Snowflake Computing, Inc., before officially rebranding to Snowflake Inc. in April 2019. Its principal operations are conducted from Bozeman, Montana.

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