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JFrog Ltd.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 29% to $163.8 million: Second-quarter revenue was $163.8 million, up from $127.2 million a year earlier and from $154.0 million in the first quarter. Source
  • Cloud revenue reached 53% of revenue: Cloud revenue was $87.5 million, up 53% year-over-year. Cloud was 53% of total revenue, against 45% a year earlier and 51% in the first quarter. Source
  • Customers above $1 million ARR reached 97: Customers with ARR above $1 million rose to 97 from 80 in the first quarter and 61 a year earlier. Customers above $100,000 ARR reached 1,291. Source
  • Net dollar retention rose to 121%: Trailing four-quarter net dollar retention was 121%, against 118% a year earlier and 120% in the first quarter. Management attributed it to security demand and cloud consumption. Source
  • Remaining performance obligations up 38%: Remaining performance obligations were $659.0 million at June 30, 2026, up from $574.9 million at March 31, 2026. Source
  • Full-year revenue range raised: The full-year 2026 revenue range moved to $648 million to $652 million from $628 million to $632 million. Source

“Q2 reflected the strength of our strategy and the disciplined execution of the JFrog team,”

Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Co-founder of JFrog

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceThird quarter 2026$164 million to $166 millionNew
Non-GAAP operating income SourceThird quarter 2026$27 million to $29 millionNew
Non-GAAP diluted EPS SourceThird quarter 2026$0.22 to $0.24, assuming approximately 130 million weighted average diluted sharesNew
Revenue SourceFiscal year 2026$648 million to $652 millionRaised from $628 million to $632 million
Non-GAAP operating income SourceFiscal year 2026$116 million to $120 millionRaised from $112 million to $116 million
Non-GAAP diluted EPS SourceFiscal year 2026$0.96 to $1.00, assuming approximately 129 million weighted average diluted sharesRaised from $0.93 to $0.97, assuming approximately 128 million weighted average diluted shares

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP diluted EPS ranges were all raised from the first-quarter ranges. Source
  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 ranges for revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP diluted EPS were provided. Source
  • New: A JFrog plugin developed with Anthropic for Claude Code, not mentioned in the first-quarter release. Source
  • New: Positioning as a Leader in the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 29% to $163.8 million: Second-quarter revenue was $163.8 million, up from $127.2 million a year earlier and from $154.0 million in the first quarter. Source
  • Cloud revenue reached 53% of revenue: Cloud revenue was $87.5 million, up 53% year-over-year. Cloud was 53% of total revenue, against 45% a year earlier and 51% in the first quarter. Source
  • GAAP operating loss narrowed to $13.2 million: The GAAP operating loss was $13.2 million, or 8.1% of revenue, against a $26.0 million loss a year earlier. GAAP net loss was $4.2 million, or $0.03 per share. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 19.9%: Non-GAAP operating income was $32.6 million, up from $19.4 million a year earlier. The margin was down from 21.4% in the first quarter. Source

Products, customers and partners

  • Customers above $1 million ARR reached 97: Customers with ARR above $1 million rose to 97 from 80 in the first quarter and 61 a year earlier. Customers above $100,000 ARR reached 1,291. Source
  • Enterprise+ subscription reached 59% of revenue: Revenue from customers on the end-to-end Enterprise+ subscription was 59%, up from 55% a year earlier and 58% in the first quarter. Source
  • Anthropic plugin brings governance to Claude Code: The company delivered a JFrog plugin with Anthropic to bring software supply chain governance and security to Claude Code. Source
  • Cursor plugin reached over one million developers: Security solutions were delivered to more than one million AI developers through the Cursor coding agent plugin. Source
  • Gartner names JFrog a Leader: The company said it is positioned as a Leader in the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security. Source

“AI is fundamentally reshaping how software is created, accelerating the volume of software artifacts flowing into production and increasing the need for trusted security, governance, and distribution.”

Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Co-founder of JFrog

Demand, retention and contracted revenue

  • Net dollar retention rose to 121%: Trailing four-quarter net dollar retention was 121%, against 118% a year earlier and 120% in the first quarter. Management attributed it to security demand and cloud consumption. Source
  • Remaining performance obligations up 38%: Remaining performance obligations were $659.0 million at June 30, 2026, up from $574.9 million at March 31, 2026. Source
  • Deferred revenue added $44.3 million: The change in deferred revenue was a $44.3 million inflow in operating cash flow in the quarter, against $6.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Accounts receivable used $22.3 million: Accounts receivable was a $22.3 million use of operating cash in the quarter. Accounts receivable on the balance sheet were $136.0 million at June 30, 2026. Source

Costs, margins and operating expenses

  • Gross margin higher on both bases: GAAP gross margin was 77.9%, up from 76.3% a year earlier. Non-GAAP gross margin was 83.2%, compared with 83.1%. Source
  • Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense rose: Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense was $48.0 million, against $40.4 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP research and development was $38.9 million, against $32.1 million. Source
  • Share-based compensation near $39.6 million: Share-based compensation was $39.6 million, against $38.0 million a year earlier. The company excludes it from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Total GAAP operating expenses reached $140.9 million: GAAP total operating expenses were $140.9 million, against $123.0 million a year earlier. GAAP general and administrative expense was $25.7 million. Source

“we believe JFrog is well positioned to capture this long-term opportunity while continuing to execute with discipline and efficiency.”

Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Co-founder of JFrog

Cash, capital and shareholder returns

  • Cash and investments reached $824.5 million: Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $824.5 million at June 30, 2026, up from $741.2 million at March 31, 2026. Source
  • Free cash flow reached $53.7 million: Operating cash flow was $57.1 million and free cash flow was $53.7 million, against $35.5 million a year earlier. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Source
  • Capital expenditure rose to $3.3 million: Purchases of property and equipment were $3.3 million in the quarter, against $0.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • Share repurchases of $2.0 million in quarter: Treasury shares at cost were $2.0 million at June 30, 2026, after the board's first-quarter authorization of up to $300 million for share repurchases. Source

Strategy and platform direction

  • Platform framed as system of record: The company describes its Liquid Software vision as a platform that is the system of record for software artifacts, binaries and AI assets. Source
  • Enterprise standardization drives cloud and security: Management said cloud adoption and demand for security solutions continue as enterprises standardize on JFrog as their system of record. Source
  • AI coding agents raise trust requirements: Management linked AI coding agents and more sophisticated cyber threats to a higher bar for trust in software. Source

Guidance and the full-year view

  • Full-year revenue range raised: The full-year 2026 revenue range moved to $648 million to $652 million from $628 million to $632 million. Source
  • Full-year operating income and EPS raised: Full-year non-GAAP operating income moved to $116 million to $120 million, and non-GAAP diluted EPS to $0.96 to $1.00, on about 129 million shares. Source
  • Third-quarter ranges given for first time: Third-quarter 2026 ranges were provided: revenue of $164 million to $166 million and non-GAAP operating income of $27 million to $29 million. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net revenue retention (trailing four quarters) Source121%
Remaining performance obligations Source$659.0 million
Cloud revenue Source$87.5 million
Customers with ARR of $1 million or more Source97
Customers with ARR of $100,000 or more Source1,291
Organizations served Sourceapproximately 6,600

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.