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1Q27 revenue/PATMI met our expectations at 23%/26% of our FY27e forecasts. Revenue grew 13% YoY to US$11.1bn, driven by higher subscription sales. PATMI spiked 37% YoY, driven by higher operating leverage.
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We expect FY27e growth of 11% YoY, led by Platform Cloud (+30%) and supported by early Agentic AI adoption, where token usage is already growing rapidly. Expected reacceleration in 2H27e is driven by larger AI-led deal wins and strong monetisation across premium SKUs, seat expansion, and usage-based credits, while margins improve from AI-driven efficiency and disciplined headcount growth.
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We maintain a BUY recommendation with a higher DCF target price of US$270 (prev. US$253). We raised FY26e revenue estimates by 1% on stronger Platform Cloud growth, but cut PATMI by 6% due to higher expected interest expense (US$793mn finance cost at 3% rate) from the recently increased US$25bn debt, with LT debt rising to US$39bn from US$10bn QoQ. The higher TP reflects an 11% reduction in the share count due to the ASR, while WACC and terminal growth assumptions remain unchanged. Salesforce remains a leading enterprise CRM with a recurring subscription base and deep customer integration, expanding into AI-driven workflows via Data Cloud and Agentforce.
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