As of March 31, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had liability-classified awards related to stock-based compensation based on a fixed monetary amount of $18.9 million and $51.3 million, respectively. The liability as of September 30, 2025 was settled via the issuance of shares in the first quarter of 2026.
4. Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock
EPS
The following table presents the calculation for both basic and diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Six months ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
590,723 |
|
|
$ |
162,644 |
|
|
$ |
757,241 |
|
|
$ |
244,876 |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic |
|
|
118,185 |
|
|
|
120,177 |
|
|
|
118,764 |
|
|
|
120,210 |
|
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units |
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
677 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted |
|
|
118,553 |
|
|
|
120,854 |
|
|
|
119,277 |
|
|
|
121,000 |
|
Earnings per share—Basic |
|
$ |
5.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
6.38 |
|
|
$ |
2.04 |
|
Earnings per share—Diluted |
|
$ |
4.98 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
6.35 |
|
|
$ |
2.02 |
|
There were 0.3 million and 0.1 million anti-dilutive shares for the three and six months ended March 31, 2026, respectively. There were 0.3 million and 0.2 million anti-dilutive shares for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, respectively.
Common Stock Repurchases
Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026 (the “current authorization”), and $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. The amount remaining under the current authorization for repurchases as of March 31, 2026 is set forth in Part II, Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this Quarterly Report.
On March 17, 2026, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("ASR") with a major financial institution ("Bank") to repurchase $375 million of our outstanding common stock as a part of our existing share repurchase program. The ASR was funded with proceeds from the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. Upon execution of the ASR, we paid the Bank $375 million and received an initial delivery of 1.9 million shares, which represented 80% ($300 million) of the value of the ASR contract.
The remaining $75 million represents the amount held back by the Bank pending final settlement of the ASR, which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2026. Upon settlement of the ASR, the total shares repurchased will equal $375 million divided by the average daily volume weighted-average price of our common stock during the term of the ASR less a fixed per-share discount. Settlement may occur in cash or shares at our election. We accounted for the ASR as an equity transaction; accordingly, this $75 million was recorded as a reduction to Additional paid-in capital in the second quarter of 2026.
In addition to the ASR repurchases described above, in the second quarter and first six months of 2026, we repurchased 1.6 million shares for $250 million and 2.8 million shares for $450 million, respectively, through open market transactions. In the second quarter and first six months of 2026, we also paid $1.1 million in excise taxes related to share repurchases. In the second quarter and first six months of 2025, we repurchased 0.5 million shares for $75 million and 0.8 million shares for $150 million, respectively, through open market transactions.
All shares repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued.
5. Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisition and transaction-related costs in the second quarter and first six months of 2026 totaled $26.5 million and $37.1 million, respectively, compared to $0.6 million and $0.8 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively. These costs are classified in General and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Kepware and ThingWorx Divestiture
On March 13, 2026, we sold our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 2025 with Parrot US Buyer, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Purchaser”), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with TPG Global, LLC. Total consideration for the transaction was $530.8 million, of which $523.3 million was received as cash proceeds in the second quarter of 2026 and $7.5 million is expected to be received in 2026. Consideration is subject to final working capital and indebtedness adjustments.
Additional future contingent consideration of up to $125 million may be received by PTC in certain circumstances following a sale of the Business by Purchaser. We have elected to defer the recognition of gains associated with contingent consideration unless and until they become realizable.
Goodwill was allocated to the sold businesses based on a relative fair value allocation of total goodwill. The assets and liabilities of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses were classified as held for sale in the first quarter of 2026. Upon closing the transaction, we sold $68.2 million of net assets and recognized a gain on the sale of $462.6 million, which is included in Other income, net. This resulted in tax expense of $102.4 million included in our income tax provision.
In connection with this divestiture, we entered into a transition services agreement ("TSA") with Purchaser, whereby we agreed to provide certain transition services for up to 12 months from the date of sale. Income related to the TSA offsets the operating costs to provide these services and is recognized as a reduction of the related operating expenses. TSA income was not material in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,403,009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,493,316 |
|
Intangible assets with finite lives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased software |
|
$ |
545,687 |
|
|
$ |
394,974 |
|
|
$ |
150,713 |
|
|
$ |
639,104 |
|
|
$ |
472,357 |
|
|
$ |
166,747 |
|
Capitalized software |
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Customer lists and relationships |
|
|
1,090,276 |
|
|
|
470,332 |
|
|
|
619,944 |
|
|
|
1,149,262 |
|
|
|
505,202 |
|
|
|
644,060 |
|
Trademarks and trade names |
|
|
31,882 |
|
|
|
19,303 |
|
|
|
12,579 |
|
|
|
38,179 |
|
|
|
24,323 |
|
|
|
13,856 |
|
Other |
|
|
3,486 |
|
|
|
3,486 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,019 |
|
|
|
4,019 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total intangible assets with finite lives |
|
$ |
1,694,208 |
|
|
$ |
910,972 |
|
|
$ |
783,236 |
|
|
$ |
1,853,441 |
|
|
$ |
1,028,778 |
|
|
$ |
824,663 |
|
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,186,245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,317,979 |
|
Changes in Goodwill were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
Balance, October 1, 2025 |
|
$ |
3,493,316 |
|
Divestiture of businesses |
|
|
(82,204 |
) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
(8,103 |
) |
Balance, March 31, 2026 |
|
$ |
3,403,009 |
|
Credit Agreement
Our credit facility consists of (i) a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, (ii) a $500 million term loan credit facility, and (iii) an incremental facility pursuant to which we may incur additional term loan tranches or increase the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2026, unused commitments under our revolving credit facility were $1,006.3 million and the amount available to borrow was $989.2 million. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of our credit facility approximates its book value. PTC and certain foreign subsidiaries are eligible borrowers under the credit facility. As of March 31, 2026, $46.3 million was borrowed by an eligible foreign subsidiary borrower. We were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility as of March 31, 2026.
Loans under the credit facility bear interest at variable rates. As of March 31, 2026, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding was 5.1%. A quarterly revolving commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility is required, ranging from 0.175% to 0.325% per annum, based upon our total leverage ratio.
Interest
We incurred interest expense on our debt of $15.3 million and $32.6 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2026, respectively, and $19.6 million and $41.7 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively. The average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was approximately 4.7% during the second quarter and first six months of 2026, and 4.9% and 4.8% during the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
We enter into standard indemnification agreements with our customers and business partners in the ordinary course of our business. Under such agreements, we typically indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims by any third party with respect to our products. Indemnification may also cover other types of claims, including claims relating to certain data breaches. These agreements typically limit our liability with respect to indemnification claims other than intellectual property infringement claims. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims relating to such indemnity agreements have been minimal and, accordingly, we believe the estimated fair value of liabilities under these agreements is immaterial.
We warrant that our software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with our standard published specifications during the term of the license. Additionally, we generally warrant that our consulting services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards and, in the case of fixed price services, the agreed-upon specifications. In most cases, liability for these warranties is capped. If necessary, we would provide for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history; however, we have not incurred significant cost under our product or services warranties. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these liabilities is immaterial.
12. Segments
We operate as a single operating and reportable segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates financial performance and allocates resources based on consolidated results, including consolidated net income. The total assets of the segment are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Business Overview
PTC is a global software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We employ over 7,000 people and support more than 30,000 customers globally.
We primarily serve customers in the following industry verticals:
•Federal, Aerospace and Defense
•Electronics and High Tech
•Medical Technology and Life Sciences
Our customers are focused on improving their competitiveness in the face of global competition and increasing product complexity, and our suite of software offerings is a strategic enabler of this and their digital transformation initiatives. Given the breadth and openness of our portfolio, we enable the Intelligent Product Lifecycle: establishing a strong product data foundation in the engineering department and democratizing the access and use of that data across the enterprise to drive cross-functional collaboration, accelerate new product introduction timelines, and deliver higher product quality. By embracing the Intelligent Product Lifecycle, our customers establish the quality, consistency, and traceability of product data, ensuring the data is up-to-date, accessible, reliable, and actionable. Our customers can then go on to use this data to break down silos, streamline workflows, and achieve interoperability across departments, functions, and systems. This includes the growing emphasis on AI-driven transformation across our customers’ teams, operations, and processes. A product data foundation is the backbone of AI-driven transformation.
Our business is based on a subscription model and approximately 95% of our 2025 and 2026 year-to-date revenue was recurring in nature. Compared to a perpetual license model, our subscription model naturally drives higher customer engagement and retention and provides better business predictability. This, in turn, enables us to make steady and sustained investments to support our customers and pursue mid-to-long-term growth opportunities.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this document that are not historic facts, including statements about our future operating, financial and growth expectations, potential stock repurchases, and the anticipated benefits of the sale of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses (the “divestiture”) are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include: the macroeconomic and/or global manufacturing climates may not improve or may deteriorate due to, among other factors, the effects of import tariffs, threats of additional and reciprocal import tariffs, global trade and geopolitical tensions and uncertainty, including the recent military conflict in Iran, volatile foreign exchange rates, high interest rates or increases in interest rates, inflation, and tightening of credit standards and availability, any of which could cause customers to delay or reduce purchases of new software, adopt competing software solutions, reduce the number of subscriptions they carry, or delay payments to us, which would adversely affect our ARR (Annual Run Rate) and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our investments in our software solutions, including the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into our software solutions, may not drive expansion of those solutions and/or generate the ARR and/or cash flow we expect if those capabilities are not made available when or as we expect, if customers are slower to adopt those solutions than we
expect, or if customers adopt competing solutions; customers may not build the product data foundations essential for the AI-driven transformation of their business when or as we expect, which could adversely affect our ARR and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our go-to-market realignment and related initiatives may not generate the ARR and/or financial results or cash flow when or as we expect; the proceeds we receive under the Transition Services Agreement entered into in connection with the divestiture may be lower than expected and/or may not offset our expenses and/or the cash flow impact of the divestiture to the extent expected; the divestiture and/or performance of the Transition Services Agreement may disrupt our business to a greater extent than we expect; other uses of cash or our credit facility limits could limit or preclude the return of excess cash to shareholders by way of share repurchases, or could change the amount and timing of any share repurchases; and foreign exchange rates may differ materially from those we expect. In addition, our assumptions concerning our future GAAP and non-GAAP effective income tax rates are based on estimates and other factors that could change, including changes to tax laws in the U.S. and other countries and the geographic mix of our revenue, expenses, and profits. Other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are described below throughout or referenced in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this report.
Our Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our discussion of results includes discussion of our ARR operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and disclosure of our results on a constant currency basis. ARR and our non-GAAP financial measures are described below in Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The methodology used to calculate constant currency disclosures is described in Results of Operations - Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations. You should read those sections to understand our operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and constant currency disclosures.
Given the divestiture of our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses in Q2’26, we are also providing ARR excluding those divested businesses, which removes ARR attributable to those businesses from the applicable prior periods to facilitate meaningful period-to-period comparisons of our continuing business.
Executive Overview
We completed the divestiture of our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses on March 13, 2026. We received $523 million upon closing of the transaction and recognized a $463 million gain on the sale. Refer to Note 5. Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional detail.
ARR grew 3% (1% constant currency) to $2.36 billion as of the end of Q2’26 compared to Q2’25, with growth impacted by the Q2'26 divestiture of Kepware and ThingWorx. Excluding the divested businesses from Q2'25 ARR, ARR growth would have been 11% (8.5% constant currency).
Cash provided by operating activities grew 14% to $321 million in Q2'26 compared to Q2'25. Free cash flow grew 14% to $318 million in Q2'26 compared to Q2'25. In Q2'26, we made $5 million of divestiture-related payments. Our cash flow growth is attributable to resilient top-line growth due to our subscription business model and operational discipline. In Q2'26, we used $626 million to repurchase outstanding shares, including $375 million paid upon entry into an Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement (ASR).
Revenue grew 22% (15% constant currency) to $774 million in Q2'26 compared to Q2'25, reflecting the value and duration of contracts that commenced in the period. Operating margin grew by approximately 310 basis points in Q2'26 compared to Q2'25, reflecting higher revenue and continued operating discipline, offset by the impact of divestiture-related charges of $27 million. Diluted earnings per share grew 270% to $4.98 in Q2'26 compared to Q2'25, primarily driven by the Q2'26 recognition of a $360 million gain, net of tax on the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture.
Results of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
Actual |
|
|
Constant Currency(1) |
|
ARR |
|
$ |
2,364.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,290.1 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
ARR excluding divested businesses(2) |
|
$ |
2,364.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,136.0 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recurring revenue(3) |
|
$ |
743.4 |
|
|
$ |
601.5 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
Perpetual license |
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
Professional services |
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
29.0 |
|
|
|
(17 |
)% |
|
|
(21 |
)% |
Total revenue |
|
|
774.3 |
|
|
|
636.4 |
|
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
Total cost of revenue |
|
|
113.6 |
|
|
|
106.3 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
Gross margin |
|
|
660.7 |
|
|
|
530.1 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
Operating expenses |
|
|
364.9 |
|
|
|
306.6 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
295.8 |
|
|
$ |
223.5 |
|
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating income(1) |
|
$ |
410.7 |
|
|
$ |
299.3 |
|
|
|
37 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
Operating margin |
|
|
38.2 |
% |
|
|
35.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP operating margin(1) |
|
|
53.0 |
% |
|
|
47.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
4.98 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1) |
|
$ |
2.69 |
|
|
$ |
1.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
320.9 |
|
|
$ |
281.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(2.7 |
) |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
318.2 |
|
|
$ |
278.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data) |
|
Six months ended |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
Actual |
|
|
Constant Currency(1) |
|
ARR |
|
$ |
2,364.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,290.1 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
ARR excluding divested businesses(2) |
|
$ |
2,364.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,136.0 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recurring revenue(3) |
|
$ |
1,400.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,125.9 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
Perpetual license |
|
|
12.6 |
|
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
(18 |
)% |
|
|
(19 |
)% |
Professional services |
|
|
46.9 |
|
|
|
60.4 |
|
|
|
(22 |
)% |
|
|
(24 |
)% |
Total revenue |
|
|
1,460.1 |
|
|
|
1,201.5 |
|
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
Total cost of revenue |
|
|
231.4 |
|
|
|
218.1 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
Gross margin |
|
|
1,228.8 |
|
|
|
983.4 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
Operating expenses |
|
|
711.8 |
|
|
|
644.4 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
516.9 |
|
|
$ |
339.0 |
|
|
|
52 |
% |
|
|
40 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating income(1) |
|
$ |
720.3 |
|
|
$ |
490.6 |
|
|
|
47 |
% |
|
|
38 |
% |
Operating margin |
|
|
35.4 |
% |
|
|
28.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP operating margin(1) |
|
|
49.3 |
% |
|
|
40.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
6.35 |
|
|
$ |
2.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1) |
|
$ |
4.61 |
|
|
$ |
2.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
590.7 |
|
|
$ |
519.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
585.7 |
|
|
$ |
514.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)See Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of our GAAP results to our non-GAAP financial measures and Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations below for a description of how we calculate our results on a constant currency basis.
(2)ARR excluding divested businesses excludes ARR attributable to the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses from the prior‑year period to facilitate period‑to‑period comparison following the Q2'26 divestiture of those businesses.
(3)Recurring revenue is comprised of on-premises subscription, perpetual support, SaaS, and hosting services revenue.
Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations
Approximately 55% of our revenue and 30% of our expenses are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Because we report our results of operations in U.S. Dollars, currency translation, particularly changes in the Euro, Yen, Shekel, and Rupee relative to the U.S. Dollar, affects our reported results. Our constant currency disclosures are calculated by multiplying the results in local currency for the quarterly periods for FY'26 and FY'25 by the exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2025.
If reported results for the six months ended March 31, 2026 were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been higher by $23 million, revenue would have been higher by $3 million, and expenses would have been materially consistent. If reported results for the six months ended March 31, 2025 were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been higher by $68 million, revenue would have been higher by $50 million, and expenses would have been higher by $17 million.
Revenue
Under ASC 606, the value, mix, and duration of contract types (support, SaaS, on-premises subscription) commencing in any given period can have a material impact on revenue in the period, and as a result can impact the comparability of reported revenue period over period. We recognize revenue for the license portion of on-premises subscription contracts when we deliver the licenses to the customer, typically on the start date, and we recognize revenue on the support portion of on-premises subscription contracts and stand-alone support contracts ratably over the term. Revenue from our cloud services (primarily SaaS) contracts is recognized ratably. Over time, as we expand our SaaS offerings, release additional cloud functionality into our products, and migrate customers from on-premises subscriptions to SaaS, a higher portion of our revenue would be recognized ratably. Given the different value, mix, and duration of contracts commencing in any period, year-over-year or sequential revenue can vary significantly.
Revenue by Line of Business
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Actual |
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Constant Currency |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Actual |
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Constant Currency |
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License |
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$ |
362.7 |
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$ |
254.4 |
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43 |
% |
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34 |
% |
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$ |
632.4 |
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$ |
427.1 |
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48 |
% |
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41 |
% |
Support and cloud services |
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387.6 |
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353.0 |
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10 |
% |
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5 |
% |
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780.8 |
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714.0 |
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9 |
% |
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6 |
% |
Software revenue |
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750.3 |
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607.4 |
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24 |
% |
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17 |
% |
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1,413.2 |
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1,141.1 |
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24 |
% |
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19 |
% |
Professional services |
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24.0 |
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29.0 |
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(17 |
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(21 |
)% |
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46.9 |
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60.4 |
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(22 |
)% |
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(24 |
)% |
Total revenue |
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$ |
774.3 |
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$ |
636.4 |
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22 |
% |
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15 |
% |
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$ |
1,460.1 |
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$ |
1,201.5 |
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22 |
% |
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17 |
% |
Software revenue growth in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods was driven by license revenue growth, which was driven by the value and duration of contracts that commenced in the period.
Support and cloud services revenue growth in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods was mainly driven by growth in both CAD and PLM.
Professional services revenue decreased in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 as we continue to execute on our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
Software Revenue by Product Group
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March 31, 2025 |
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Constant Currency |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Constant Currency |
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PLM |
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$ |
470.0 |
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$ |
368.4 |
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28 |
% |
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21 |
% |
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$ |
879.9 |
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$ |
692.0 |
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27 |
% |
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23 |
% |
CAD |
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280.3 |
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239.0 |
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17 |
% |
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10 |
% |
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533.3 |
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449.1 |
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19 |
% |
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14 |
% |
Software revenue |
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$ |
750.3 |
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$ |
607.4 |
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24 |
% |
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17 |
% |
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$ |
1,413.2 |
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$ |
1,141.1 |
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24 |
% |
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19 |
% |
PLM software revenue growth in Q2'26 was driven by Windchill license revenue growth in the Americas. PLM software revenue growth in the first six months of FY'26 was driven by license revenue growth in Europe and the Americas, primarily in Windchill.
PLM ARR decreased 1% (3% constant currency) from Q2’25 to Q2'26, reflecting the impact of the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. Excluding Kepware and ThingWorx from Q2'25 ARR, PLM ARR growth would have been 11% (9% constant currency), primarily driven by Windchill and Codebeamer.
PLM ARR decreased 5% (5% constant currency) in the Americas and grew 4% (1% decrease in constant currency) in Europe and 3% (4% constant currency) in Asia Pacific. Excluding Kepware and ThingWorx from Q2'25 ARR, PLM ARR growth would have been 15% (9% constant currency) in Europe, 15% (16% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 7% (7% constant currency) in the Americas, primarily driven by Windchill in each region and Codebeamer in Europe and Asia Pacific.
CAD software revenue growth in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 was driven by Creo license revenue growth in the Americas.
CAD ARR grew 10% (8% constant currency) from Q2’25 to Q2’26, primarily driven by Creo. CAD ARR grew 13% (7% constant currency) in Europe, 10% (11% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 8% (7% constant currency) in the Americas, primarily driven by Creo in each region.
Gross Margin
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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License gross margin |
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$ |
350.7 |
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$ |
243.5 |
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44 |
% |
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$ |
607.0 |
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$ |
406.0 |
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50 |
% |
License gross margin percentage |
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97 |
% |
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96 |
% |
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96 |
% |
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95 |
% |
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Support and cloud services gross margin |
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$ |
310.7 |
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$ |
282.7 |
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10 |
% |
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$ |
624.7 |
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$ |
572.3 |
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9 |
% |
Support and cloud services gross margin percentage |
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80 |
% |
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80 |
% |
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80 |
% |
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80 |
% |
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Professional services gross margin |
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$ |
(0.7 |
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$ |
4.0 |
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(118 |
)% |
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$ |
(3.0 |
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$ |
5.2 |
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(158 |
)% |
Professional services gross margin percentage |
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(3 |
)% |
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14 |
% |
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(6 |
)% |
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9 |
% |
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Total gross margin |
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$ |
660.7 |
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$ |
530.1 |
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25 |
% |
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$ |
1,228.8 |
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$ |
983.4 |
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25 |
% |
Total gross margin percentage |
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85 |
% |
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83 |
% |
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84 |
% |
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82 |
% |
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Non-GAAP gross margin(1) |
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$ |
675.6 |
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$ |
543.7 |
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24 |
% |
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$ |
1,257.6 |
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$ |
1,011.3 |
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24 |
% |
Non-GAAP gross margin percentage(1) |
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87 |
% |
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85 |
% |
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86 |
% |
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84 |
% |
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(1)Non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to GAAP results under Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
License gross margin growth in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 was in line with license revenue growth. Cost of license revenue was higher in the first six months of FY'26 compared to the first six months of FY'25, primarily due to higher royalty expenses.
Support and cloud services gross margin growth in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods was in line with support and cloud services revenue growth. Cost of support and cloud services revenue increased 9% and 10% in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26,
respectively, compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods, primarily due to higher cloud and software subscription-related costs and compensation-related costs.
Professional services gross margin decreased in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods, primarily due to a sharper decrease in professional services revenue than in professional services expense. The decreases in professional services revenue and costs are due to our continued execution on our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
Operating Expenses
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Sales and marketing |
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$ |
140.1 |
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$ |
125.0 |
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12 |
% |
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$ |
281.0 |
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$ |
282.6 |
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(1 |
)% |
% of total revenue |
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18 |
% |
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20 |
% |
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19 |
% |
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24 |
% |
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Research and development |
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$ |
124.1 |
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$ |
111.0 |
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12 |
% |
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$ |
244.1 |
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$ |
226.5 |
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8 |
% |
% of total revenue |
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16 |
% |
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17 |
% |
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17 |
% |
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19 |
% |
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General and administrative |
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$ |
88.6 |
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$ |
55.0 |
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61 |
% |
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$ |
162.6 |
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$ |
108.3 |
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50 |
% |
% of total revenue |
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11 |
% |
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9 |
% |
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11 |
% |
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9 |
% |
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Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
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$ |
12.0 |
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$ |
11.4 |
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6 |
% |
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$ |
24.1 |
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$ |
22.8 |
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6 |
% |
% of total revenue |
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2 |
% |
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2 |
% |
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2 |
% |
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2 |
% |
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Impairment and other charges, net |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
4.2 |
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(100 |
)% |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
4.2 |
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(100 |
)% |
% of total revenue |
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0 |
% |
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1 |
% |
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0 |
% |
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0 |
% |
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Total operating expenses |
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$ |
364.9 |
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$ |
306.6 |
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19 |
% |
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$ |
711.8 |
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$ |
644.4 |
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10 |
% |
Total headcount decreased 4% between Q2’25 and Q2’26 due to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture.
Operating expenses in Q2'26 increased compared to Q2'25, primarily due to the following:
•$27 million in charges associated with the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture (included in General and administrative);
•a $19 million increase in compensation expense (excluding stock-based compensation expense), driven by headcount growth prior to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture, annual merit increases and severance costs; and
•a $15 million increase in stock-based compensation, driven by the timing and value of grants and the increase in the number of performance-based grants.
Operating expenses in the first six months of FY'26 increased compared to the first six months of FY'25, primarily due to the following:
•$37 million in charges associated with the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture (included in General and administrative);
•a $25 million increase in compensation expense (excluding stock-based compensation expense and severance expense), driven by headcount growth prior to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture and annual merit increases;
•a $17 million increase in stock-based compensation, driven by the timing and value of grants and the increase in the number of performance-based grants; and
•a $7 million increase in travel-related expenses;
partially offset by:
•a $14 million decrease in severance costs primarily related to our FY'25 go-to-market realignment (which was mainly included in Sales and marketing); and
•a $7 million decrease in outside services, driven by FY'25 consulting services related to our go-to-market realignment and other corporate initiatives.
Interest Expense
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March 31, 2025 |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Percent Change |
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Interest expense |
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$ |
15.3 |
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$ |
19.6 |
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(22 |
)% |
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$ |
32.6 |
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$ |
41.7 |
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(22 |
)% |
Interest expense in FY'26 and FY'25 includes interest on our revolving credit facility, term loan, and senior notes due in 2028. Interest expense in Q2'25 and the first six months of FY'25 also included interest on our senior notes due in 2025, which were redeemed in Q2'25. Interest expense decreased in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods due to lower debt balances and lower interest rates.
Other Income
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March 31, 2025 |
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Percent Change |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Percent Change |
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Interest income |
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$ |
1.2 |
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$ |
0.8 |
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55 |
% |
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$ |
2.0 |
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$ |
1.7 |
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17 |
% |
Other income (expense), net |
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|
465.1 |
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0.6 |
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75,529 |
% |
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463.4 |
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(0.6 |
) |
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73,199 |
% |
Other income, net |
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$ |
466.3 |
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$ |
1.4 |
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33,424 |
% |
|
$ |
465.4 |
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$ |
1.1 |
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43,439 |
% |
Other income, net increased in Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods due to the Q2'26 recognition of a $463 million gain on the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture.
Income Taxes
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Percent Change |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Percent Change |
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Income before income taxes |
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$ |
746.8 |
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$ |
205.2 |
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|
264 |
% |
|
$ |
949.8 |
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$ |
298.4 |
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|
218 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
156.1 |
|
|
$ |
42.6 |
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|
266 |
% |
|
$ |
192.5 |
|
|
$ |
53.5 |
|
|
|
260 |
% |
Effective income tax rate |
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|
21 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
|
The effective tax rate for the first six months of FY'26 was higher than the effective tax rate for the corresponding prior-year period primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income before taxes. For Q2'26 and the first six months of FY'26, the provision for income taxes includes tax expense of $102 million on the gain on sale of $463 million related to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. The effective tax rate for the first six months of FY'26 also reflected a net income tax benefit of $7 million related to IRS procedural guidance, as described below. The first six months of FY'25 included a benefit of $10 million associated with the impact of tax reserves related to prior years in a foreign jurisdiction.
In the first six months of FY'26, our rate included the effects of IRS procedural guidance requiring consent for previously automatic changes of accounting method. In 2024, we requested consent from the IRS to change our tax accounting method for the treatment of certain deductions. In Q1'26, upon receiving consent from the IRS, we released the reserve established in 2025 related to the procedural guidance, which resulted in a net income tax benefit of $7 million for the reversal of the associated accrued interest and indirect effects on GILTI and FDII in 2024.
On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The Act includes changes to U.S. tax law that are applicable to us beginning in FY'26. These changes include provisions allowing accelerated tax deductions for qualified property and research expenditures. Our financials reflect the impact of the provisions of the Act that are applicable beginning FY'26.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as set forth under the heading Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In accordance with recently issued accounting pronouncements, we will be required to comply with certain changes in accounting rules and regulations. Refer to Note 1. Basis of Presentation to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference, for all recently issued accounting pronouncements. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software and ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets and have not yet determined whether they will have a material impact.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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(in millions) |
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
439.1 |
|
|
$ |
184.4 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
439.7 |
|
|
$ |
185.0 |
|
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(in millions) |
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Six months ended |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
590.7 |
|
|
$ |
519.7 |
|
Net cash provided by investing activities |
|
$ |
535.0 |
|
|
$ |
6.7 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
$ |
(866.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(551.1 |
) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
We invest our cash with highly rated financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Due to the stability of our subscription model and consistency of annual, up-front billing, we aim to maintain a low cash balance. Cash balances are higher as of Q2'26 compared to Q4'25, reflecting the timing of expected tax payments and payment of divestiture-related charges associated with the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. A significant portion of our cash is generated and held outside the U.S. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $27 million in the U.S., $269 million in Europe, $122 million in Asia Pacific (including India) and $21 million in other countries. We have substantial cash requirements in the U.S. but believe that the combination of our existing U.S. cash and cash equivalents, cash available under our revolving credit facility, future U.S. operating cash inflows, and our ability to repatriate cash to the U.S. will be sufficient to meet our ongoing U.S. operating expenses and known capital requirements.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased $71 million in the first six months of FY'26 compared to the same period in FY'25. Growth was driven by higher collections, partially offset by higher tax payments and higher payroll and related payments. Additionally, the first six months of FY'26 included $15 million of divestiture-related payments.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities in the first six months of FY'26 was driven by $523 million in consideration received for the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities in the first six months of FY'26 was driven by $826 million of repurchases of common stock, including $375 million associated with the ASR entered into in Q2'26. Cash used in financing activities in the first six months of FY'25 included net payments of $360 million on our outstanding debt, including the redemption of our 2025 senior notes primarily using a draw on our credit facility, and $150 million of repurchases of common stock.
Outstanding Debt
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(in millions) |
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March 31, 2026 |
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September 30, 2025 |
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4.000% Senior notes due 2028 |
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$ |
500.0 |
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|
$ |
500.0 |
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Credit facility revolver line |
|
|
243.8 |
|
|
|
231.3 |
|
Credit facility term loan |
|
|
456.3 |
|
|
|
468.8 |
|
Total debt |
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes |
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
Total debt, net of issuance costs |
|
$ |
1,198.0 |
|
|
$ |
1,197.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undrawn under credit facility revolver |
|
$ |
1,006.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,018.8 |
|
Undrawn under credit facility revolver available to borrow |
|
$ |
989.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,001.7 |
|
As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility and the note indenture. As of March 31, 2026, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding under the credit facility was 5.1%.
Our credit facility and our senior notes are described in Note 10. Debt to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of March 31, 2026, $25 million of our debt associated with the credit facility term loan was classified as current.
Share Repurchases
Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, and $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. All shares of our common stock repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued. In Q2'26, we entered into an ASR to repurchase $375 million of our outstanding common stock as described in Note 4. Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock. Final settlement of the ASR is expected to occur in Q3'26.
Future Expectations
We believe that existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash inflows from operations and amounts available under the credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next twelve months and to meet our known long-term capital requirements.
Our expected uses and sources of cash could change, our cash position could be reduced, and we could incur additional debt obligations if we retire other debt, engage in strategic transactions, or repurchase shares, any of which could be commenced, suspended, or completed at any time. Any such repurchases or retirement of debt will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved in any debt retirement or issuance, share repurchases, or strategic transactions may be material.
Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Operating Measure
ARR
ARR (Annual Run Rate) represents the annualized value of our portfolio of active subscription software, SaaS, hosting, and support contracts as of the end of the reporting period. We calculate ARR as follows:
•We consider a contract to be active when the product or service contractual term commences (the “start date”) until the right to use the product or service ends (the “expiration date”). Even if the contract with the customer is executed before the start date, the contract will not count toward ARR until the customer right to receive the benefit of the products or services has commenced.
•For contracts that include annual values that change over time, we include in ARR only the annualized value of components of the contract that are considered active as of the date of the ARR calculation. We do not include any future committed increases in the contract value as of the date of the ARR calculation.
•As ARR includes only contracts that are active at the end of the reporting period, ARR does not reflect assumptions or estimates regarding future contract renewals or non-renewals.
•Active contracts are annualized by dividing the total active contract value by the contract duration in days (expiration date minus start date), then multiplying that by 365 days (or 366 days for leap years).
We believe ARR is a valuable operating measure to assess the health of a subscription business because it is aligned with the amount that we invoice the customer on an annual basis. We generally invoice customers annually for the current year of the contract. A customer with a one-year contract will typically be invoiced for the total value of the contract at the beginning of the contractual term, while a customer with a multi-year contract will be invoiced for each annual period at the beginning of each year of the contract.
ARR increases by the annualized value of active contracts that commence in a reporting period and decreases by the annualized value of contracts that expire in the reporting period.
As ARR is not annualized recurring revenue, it is not calculated based on recognized or unearned revenue and is not affected by variability in the timing of revenue under ASC 606, particularly for on-premises license subscriptions where a substantial portion of the total value of the contract is recognized as revenue at a point in time upon the later of when the software is made available, or the subscription term commences.
ARR should be viewed independently of recognized and unearned revenue and is not intended to be combined with, or to replace, either of those items. Investors should consider our ARR operating measure only in conjunction with our GAAP financial results.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we use them and exclude the items identified below are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2025.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in the discussion of our results of operations and the respective most directly comparable GAAP measures are:
•non-GAAP gross margin—GAAP gross margin
•non-GAAP operating income—GAAP operating income
•non-GAAP operating margin—GAAP operating margin
•non-GAAP net income—GAAP net income
•non-GAAP diluted earnings per share—GAAP diluted earnings per share
•free cash flow—cash flow from operations
The non-GAAP financial measures other than free cash flow exclude, as applicable: stock-based compensation expense; amortization of acquired intangible assets; acquisition and transaction-related charges included in General and administrative expenses; Impairment and other charges (credits), net; non-operating charges (credits), net; and income tax adjustments as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 and as reflected in the reconciliation tables.
The items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures often have a material impact on our financial results, certain of those items are recurring, and other items often recur. Accordingly, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables reconcile each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most closely comparable GAAP measure on our financial statements.
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
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Three months ended |
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Six months ended |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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GAAP gross margin |
|
$ |
660.7 |
|
|
$ |
530.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,228.8 |
|
|
$ |
983.4 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
11.4 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets included in cost of revenue |
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
|
|
|
16.4 |
|
Non-GAAP gross margin |
|
$ |
675.6 |
|
|
$ |
543.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,257.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,011.3 |
|
GAAP operating income |
|
$ |
295.8 |
|
|
$ |
223.5 |
|
|
$ |
516.9 |
|
|
$ |
339.0 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
68.6 |
|
|
|
51.5 |
|
|
|
126.5 |
|
|
|
107.4 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
19.8 |
|
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
39.8 |
|
|
|
39.3 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
26.5 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
Impairment and other charges, net |
|
|
— |
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|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
— |
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|
|
4.2 |
|
Non-GAAP operating income |
|
$ |
410.7 |
|
|
$ |
299.3 |
|
|
$ |
720.3 |
|
|
$ |
490.6 |
|
GAAP net income |
|
$ |
590.7 |
|
|
$ |
162.6 |
|
|
$ |
757.2 |
|
|
$ |
244.9 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
68.6 |
|
|
|
51.5 |
|
|
|
126.5 |
|
|
|
107.4 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
19.8 |
|
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
39.8 |
|
|
|
39.3 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
26.5 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
Impairment and other charges, net |
|
|
— |
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|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
— |
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|
|
4.2 |
|
Non-operating credits, net(1) |
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|
(464.6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(463.9 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax adjustments(2) |
|
|
78.4 |
|
|
|
(21.7 |
) |
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|
53.3 |
|
|
|
(46.4 |
) |
Non-GAAP net income |
|
$ |
319.3 |
|
|
$ |
216.8 |
|
|
$ |
550.0 |
|
|
$ |
350.1 |
|
GAAP diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
4.98 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
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$ |
6.35 |
|
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$ |
2.02 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
|
1.06 |
|
|
|
0.89 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
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|
|
0.01 |
|
Impairment and other charges, net |
|
|
— |
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|
0.03 |
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|
|
— |
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|
0.03 |
|
Non-operating credits, net(1) |
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|
(3.92 |
) |
|
|
— |
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|
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(3.89 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax adjustments(2) |
|
|
0.66 |
|
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(0.18 |
) |
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|
0.45 |
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|
|
(0.38 |
) |
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.69 |
|
|
$ |
1.79 |
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$ |
4.61 |
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$ |
2.89 |
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|
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|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
320.9 |
|
|
$ |
281.3 |
|
|
$ |
590.7 |
|
|
$ |
519.7 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(2.7 |
) |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
318.2 |
|
|
$ |
278.5 |
|
|
$ |
585.7 |
|
|
$ |
514.2 |
|
(1)In Q2'26, we recognized gains of $462.6 million on the sale of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses and $2.0 million related to the finalization of contingent consideration associated with the FY'22 sale of a portion of our PLM services business. In Q1'26, we recognized a $0.8 million financing charge related to a debt commitment agreement associated with our anticipated divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
(2)Income tax adjustments reflect the tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments which are calculated by applying the applicable tax rate by jurisdiction to the non-GAAP adjustments listed above. Additionally, in Q2'25, adjustments exclude a $4.9 million benefit related to the tax impact of tax reserves related to prior years in foreign jurisdictions, of which $4.2 million was a non-cash benefit. In the first six months of FY'25, adjustments exclude a $10.4 million benefit related to the tax impact of tax reserves related to prior years in a foreign jurisdiction.
Operating margin impact of non-GAAP adjustments:
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Three months ended |
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Six months ended |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2025 |
|
GAAP operating margin |
|
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38.2 |
% |
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|
35.1 |
% |
|
|
35.4 |
% |
|
|
28.2 |
% |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
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2.7 |
% |
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|
3.3 |
% |
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
Impairment and other charges, net |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating margin |
|
|
53.0 |
% |
|
|
47.0 |
% |
|
|
49.3 |
% |
|
|
40.8 |
% |
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposure as described in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management maintains disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period ended March 31, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.