Netskope Announces Strong Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Financial Results

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Netskope Announces Strong Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Financial Results
  • Annual Recurring Revenue increased 29% year-over-year to $845 million
  • Q1 revenue increased 28% year-over-year to $202 million

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Netskope, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 ended April 30, 2026.

“We started fiscal year 2027 with strong ARR growth of 29% year-over-year, a testament to the critical role Netskope plays in securing the modern enterprise,” said Sanjay Beri, CEO of Netskope. “The rise of AI is exponentially increasing the pace and potency of attacks and the misuse of sensitive data, while most organizations deploying agents have little or no policy controls in place to do so securely. This is the era that Netskope was built for. Our fundamental right to win is rooted in the AI-native fabric of our extensive Netskope One platform, providing the semantic intent and context needed to secure broad AI usage including autonomous agents at scale. Netskope is empowering our customers to close the AI Security Gap without compromising performance. This deep technological moat differentiates us from our competitors and has strongly positioned us for the massive market opportunity created by the AI Supercycle.”

First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Highlights

  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): ARR grew 29% year-over-year to $845 million as of April 30, 2026.
  • Revenue: Q1 revenue was $201.6 million, an increase of 28% year-over-year.
  • Gross Profit and Margin: GAAP gross profit was $148.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to $109.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and GAAP gross margin was 74%, compared to 69% for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Non-GAAP gross profit was $154.6 million, compared to $116.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and non-GAAP gross margin was 77%, compared to 74% for the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
  • Loss from Operations and Operating Margin: GAAP loss from operations was ($108.7) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to a loss of ($45.4) million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and GAAP operating margin was (54%), compared to (29%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Non-GAAP loss from operations was ($29.2) million, compared to a loss of ($28.6) million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and non-GAAP operating margin was (14%), compared to (18%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
  • Net Loss Per Share: GAAP net loss per share was ($0.29) in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to ($0.76) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Non-GAAP net loss per share was ($0.06), compared to ($0.28) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
  • Cash Flow: Net cash used in operations was ($53.9) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to $25.6 million provided by operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Free cash flow was ($57.2) million, compared to $17.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and free cash flow margin was (28%), compared to 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
  • Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities: Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2027 was $1.1 billion.

Recent Business Highlights

  • Announced the Launch of Netskope One AgentSkope, an architectural foundation that allows organizations to easily deploy Netskope AI agents capable of running end-to-end security and networking workflows autonomously to assist security and networking teams bogged down by capacity constraints, complexity and manual triage, freeing up skilled staff to focus on strategic initiatives. The initial launch includes six agents:
    • Netskope DLP AISecOps Agent
    • Netskope Insider Threat AISecOps Agent
    • Netskope Private Access AIOps Agent
    • Netskope DEM Data Intelligence Agent
    • Netskope DEM Insights Agent
    • Netskope CCI Insights Agent
  • Announced the Launch of Netskope AI Command Center, bringing end-to-end operational intelligence that broadens and unifies how customers discover AI, manage risks, and autonomously remediate issues across the entire enterprise AI ecosystem.
  • Additionally, Netskope announced an expanded Global Partnership with Deloitte to Deliver Managed SASE Services. Deloitte will leverage Netskope technology to provide managed SASE capabilities to enterprises seeking to transform their infrastructure, modernize security and networking, and drive secure AI adoption.

We also announced new and expanded collaborations across AI security:

  • Joining Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, using Anthropic’s most advanced AI model, Claude Mythos, to find vulnerabilities in code at unprecedented speed and scale while working together to secure and defend organizations at AI speed.
  • Integrating with Anthropic’s Compliance API, which enables organizations to build security directly into their Claude workflows. By surfacing Claude activity within the Netskope One Platform, organizations can govern Claude using the same risk frameworks, DLP profiles, and compliance controls they already operate, without adding operational overhead.
  • Participating in OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program, which includes access to GPT-5.5-Cyber in limited preview. We view this as a vital force multiplier that turns AI potential into immediate operational impact, accelerating time from novel attack behavior to stronger protections for the thousands of enterprises that rely on Netskope today.
  • Announcing Netskope AI Guardrails Solution Powered by Google Cloud TPUs to deliver performance and security for AI workflows. The new solution uses Netskope One AI Guardrails to enable enterprise deployment of high-performance generative AI and autonomous agentic workflows at scale on Google Cloud.

Planned CFO Transition

Additionally, as a next step in Netskope’s long-term succession planning process, Chief Financial Officer Drew Del Matto – working closely with the CEO & Board of Directors – has announced his intention to retire following a distinguished 40-year career, including seven years helping guide Netskope through a period of significant growth and transformation. To ensure a seamless leadership transition, Mr. Del Matto intends to remain in his current role as CFO while the Company conducts a comprehensive search for his successor, and then to transition to an advisory role for a period thereafter.

Financial Outlook

Netskope is providing the following guidance for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2027:

For the second quarter of fiscal 2027, we expect:

  • Revenue of $213 million to $215 million, representing approximately 25% to 26% growth year-over-year
  • Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately (14%) to (15%)
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share of ($0.06) to ($0.07), using approximately 410 million weighted average common stock outstanding

For the full year of fiscal 2027, we now expect:

  • Total revenue of $879 million to $883 million, representing approximately 24% to 25% growth year-over-year
  • Non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 77%
  • Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately (9.5%) to (10.0%)
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share of ($0.18), using approximately 415 million weighted average common stock outstanding
  • Free cash flow margin of 2% to 4%

These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items that may be incurred in the future, such as stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, the effect of which may be significant.

Conference Call

Netskope will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to discuss its financial results and outlook. The conference call will be available via live webcast and replay at the Investor Relations section of Netskope’s website at investors.netskope.com.

Supplemental Financial and Other Information:

Supplemental financial information can be accessed through Netskope’s investor relations website at investors.netskope.com.

Conference Participation Schedule

Netskope will participate and present at the following upcoming investor conferences. Details of the events are as follows:

  • FBN Virtual Conference – Friday, June 5, 2026, 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  • Mizuho Technology Conference, New York, NY – Wednesday, June 10, 2026. 1:05 p.m. Eastern Time

About Netskope

Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK), a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era, addresses the needs of both security and networking teams by providing optimized access and real-time, context-based security for the AI ecosystem inclusive of agents, applications, tools, LLMs, people, devices, and data. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain full visibility and control over cloud, AI, SaaS, web, and private applications – providing security and accelerating performance without trade-offs. Learn more at netskope.com, netskope.ai, on LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial and operating performance, including our GAAP and non-GAAP guidance and financial outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 and full year fiscal 2027, the market opportunity created by AI and the demand for AI security products. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including but not limited to: macroeconomic influences and instability, geopolitical events, operations and financial results and the economy in general; risks associated with scaling our business and managing our rapid growth; our ability to expand our partner relationships; our ability to identify and effectively implement the necessary changes to address execution challenges; our limited experience with new products and the risks associated with new product offerings, including adoption by customers and the discovery of software bugs; our ability to attract and retain new customers; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new products as well as existing products; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for security, networking, analytics and AI products and our ability to innovate and remain competitive; length of sales cycles; risks related to the use of AI in our platform; and general market, political, economic and business conditions, as well as those risks and uncertainties included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Netskope as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm analysts’ expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates on the progress of the current financial quarter.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to GAAP financial measures, this press release includes non-GAAP financial measures that we use to evaluate our business performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss per share, free cash flow and free cash flow margin, and their respective definitions are presented below.

There are limitations to the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Our management believes that our non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and income that may not be indicative of our ongoing core operating performance. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods.

For a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures presented for historical periods to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information” included at the end of this press release. We encourage you to review the reconciliation in conjunction with the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented. In future periods, we may exclude similar items, may incur income and expenses similar to these excluded items and may include other expenses, costs and non-recurring items.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin

We define non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense and related taxes, and amortization of acquired intangible assets. We define non-GAAP gross margin as non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Loss from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin

We define non-GAAP loss from operations as GAAP loss from operations excluding stock-based compensation expense and related taxes and amortization of acquired intangible assets. We define non-GAAP operating margin as non-GAAP loss from operations as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Net Loss

We define non-GAAP net loss as GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and related taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, gain or loss on fair value changes in convertible notes, and non-GAAP provision for (benefit from) income taxes.

Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share

We define non-GAAP net loss per share as GAAP net loss per share adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and related taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, gain or loss on fair value changes in convertible notes, and non-GAAP provision for (benefit from) income taxes.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchase of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software. Free cash flow margin is determined by dividing free cash flow by revenue. We believe free cash flow and free cash flow margin serve as valuable indicators of liquidity, as it provides our management, board of directors, and investors with insight into our ability to generate cash from our operations, strategic initiatives, and strengthening our balance sheet.

ARR

We define ARR as the annualized value of our cloud subscription contracts that are active as of the measurement date, assuming any contract that expires during the next 12 months is renewed on its existing terms. Provided that we are actively negotiating a renewal or new agreement with a customer after the expiration of a contract, we continue to include that contract’s annualized value in ARR until the customer notifies us of their decision not to renew. ARR excludes non-recurring components of revenue such as professional services, training, sales of hardware, and other non-recurring revenue.

Investor Relations Contact:
Floris van der Veer
IR@netskope.com

Media Relations Contact:
Tim Whitman
press@netskope.com

 
NETSKOPE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
  April 30,   January 31,  
    2026       2026    
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 205,850     $ 432,583    
Marketable securities   897,338       725,603    
Accounts receivable, net   136,131       158,278    
Inventories   5,226       4,902    
Deferred contract acquisition costs   55,089       54,048    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   71,725       73,553    
Total current assets   1,371,359       1,448,967    
Property and equipment, net   91,859       93,876    
Operating lease right-of-use assets   31,258       32,096    
Intangible assets, net   21,248       21,403    
Goodwill   61,083       61,083    
Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent   101,139       100,798    
Other assets, noncurrent   13,061       14,069    
Total assets $ 1,691,007     $ 1,772,292    
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $ 23,867     $ 14,436    
Accrued compensation and benefits   55,627       99,880    
Deferred revenue   520,602       532,732    
Operating lease liabilities, current   9,945       10,769    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   22,227       23,715    
Total current liabilities   632,268       681,532    
Deferred revenue, noncurrent   132,234       143,126    
Convertible notes   713,321       720,960    
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent   23,339       23,424    
Other liabilities, noncurrent   14,329       8,719    
Total liabilities   1,515,491       1,577,761    
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock            
Class A common stock   6       6    
Class B common stock   34       34    
Additional paid-in capital   2,967,830       2,888,202    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (46,958 )     (64,811 )  
Accumulated deficit   (2,745,396 )     (2,628,900 )  
Total stockholders’ equity   175,516       194,531    
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,691,007     $ 1,772,292    
         

NETSKOPE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended April 30,  
  2026   2025  
Revenue $ 201,592     $ 157,736    
Cost of revenue(1)   53,337       48,223    
Gross profit   148,255       109,513    
Operating expenses:        
Sales and marketing(1)   105,682       69,376    
Research and development(1)   105,714       67,881    
General and administrative(1)   45,596       17,614    
Total operating expenses   256,992       154,871    
Loss from operations   (108,737 )     (45,358 )  
Other income (expense), net:        
Loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes   (12,225 )     (33,429 )  
Other income, net   7,522       1,999    
Loss before provision for income taxes   (113,440 )     (76,788 )  
Provision for income taxes   3,056       2,454    
Net loss $ (116,496 )   $ (79,242 )  
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted $ (0.29 )   $ (0.76 )  
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted   400,493,597       104,706,962    
         
(1)Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:        
Cost of revenue $ 3,997     $ 506    
Sales and marketing   14,364       3,373    
Research and development   31,235       5,308    
General and administrative   26,432       904    
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 76,028     $ 10,091    
         

NETSKOPE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended April 30,  
    2026       2025    
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $ (116,496 )   $ (79,242 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:        
Stock-based compensation expense   76,028       10,091    
Depreciation and amortization   10,059       13,929    
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs   15,336       12,313    
Non-cash operating lease expenses   3,607       3,147    
(Accretion of discount) amortization of premium on investments   (2,069 )     (274 )  
Loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes   12,225       33,429    
Deferred income tax benefit         (84 )  
Other   (18 )     30    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable   22,147       79,656    
Inventories   (364 )     103    
Deferred contract acquisition costs   (16,718 )     (13,492 )  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   873       (5,953 )  
Other non-current assets   118       (2,195 )  
Accounts payable   8,019       2,833    
Accrued compensation and benefits   (43,632 )     (26,477 )  
Operating lease liabilities   (3,678 )     (2,781 )  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (1,938 )     4,607    
Deferred revenue   (23,022 )     (4,690 )  
Other non-current liabilities   5,610       642    
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (53,913 )     25,592    
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of property and equipment   (2,159 )     (7,410 )  
Capitalized internal-use software   (1,094 )     (726 )  
Purchases of intangible assets   (2,300 )        
Purchases of marketable securities   (444,973 )     (8,214 )  
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities   273,347       37,865    
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (177,179 )     21,515    
Cash flows from financing activities        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan   12,272          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options   5,820       6,604    
Payments for withholding taxes upon settlement of equity awards   (14,623 )        
Payments for holdback consideration on business combination         (1,197 )  
Payments for deferred offering costs         (666 )  
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,469       4,741    
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   (227,623 )     51,848    
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period   433,769       167,197    
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 206,146     $ 219,045    
         

NETSKOPE, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP To NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended April 30,  
  2026   2025  
Gross profit reconciliation:            
Gross profit $ 148,255     $ 109,513    
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   4,067       520    
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   2,309       6,082    
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 154,631     $ 116,115    
Gross margin   74 %     69 %  
Non-GAAP gross margin   77 %     74 %  
             
Sales and marketing expense reconciliation:            
Sales and marketing expense $ 105,682     $ 69,376    
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   (14,728 )     (3,403 )  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   (146 )     (516 )  
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense $ 90,808     $ 65,457    
Sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenue   52 %     44 %  
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenue   45 %     41 %  
             
Research and development expense reconciliation:            
Research and development expense $ 105,714     $ 67,881    
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   (31,643 )     (5,345 )  
Non-GAAP research and development expense $ 74,071     $ 62,536    
Research and development expense as a percentage of revenue   52 %     43 %  
Non-GAAP research and development expense as a percentage of revenue   37 %     40 %  
             
General and administrative expense reconciliation:            
General and administrative expense $ 45,596     $ 17,614    
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   (26,642 )     (905 )  
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense $ 18,954     $ 16,709    
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue   23 %     11 %  
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue   9 %     11 %  
             
Loss from operations reconciliation:            
Loss from operations $ (108,737 )   $ (45,358 )  
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   77,080       10,173    
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   2,455       6,598    
Non-GAAP loss from operations $ (29,202 )   $ (28,587 )  
Operating margin   (54 )%     (29 )%  
Non-GAAP operating margin   (14 )%     (18 )%  
             
Net loss reconciliation:            
Net loss $ (116,496 )   $ (79,242 )  
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   77,080       10,173    
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   2,455       6,598    
Loss on fair value changes in convertible notes   12,225       33,429    
Provision for income taxes   297          
Non-GAAP net loss $ (24,439 )   $ (29,042 )  
             
Basic and diluted EPS reconciliation:            
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.29 )   $ (0.76 )  
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes   0.19       0.10    
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   0.01       0.06    
Loss on fair value changes in convertible notes   0.03       0.32    
Provision for income taxes            
Non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.06 )   $ (0.28 )  
Note: Certain figures may not sum due to rounding.            
             

NETSKOPE, INC.
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION
(in thousands, except percentages)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended April 30,  
    2026       2025    
Reconciliation of cash (used in) provided by operating activities to free cash flow        
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ (53,913 )   $ 25,592    
Purchase of property and equipment   (2,159 )     (7,410 )  
Capitalized internal-use software   (1,094 )     (726 )  
Free cash flow $ (57,166 )   $ 17,456    
         
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities $ (177,179 )   $ 21,515    
         
Net cash provided by financing activities $ 3,469     $ 4,741    
         
Operating cash flow margin   (27 )%     16 %  
Free cash flow margin   (28 )%     11 %  
Note: Certain figures may not sum due to rounding.