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JFrog Ltd.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 4 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 31% year-over-year: Total revenue was $179.2 million, up 31% from a year earlier. The statements of operations present all revenue as subscription revenue. Source
  • Full-year figures raised on three measures: Full-year 2026 revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP diluted EPS ranges were each raised from the prior release. Source
  • Cloud revenue grew 60%: Cloud revenue was $101.5 million, up 60% year-over-year, and 57% of total revenue against 46% a year earlier. Source
  • Net dollar retention reached 124%: Trailing four-quarter net dollar retention was 124%, against 118% a year earlier and 121% in the second quarter. Management linked it to security demand and cloud consumption. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 22.7%: Non-GAAP operating income was $40.7 million, a 22.7% margin against 18.7% a year earlier. GAAP operating loss narrowed to $1.8 million from $21.6 million. Source
  • Remaining obligations grew 60%: Remaining performance obligations were $812.4 million, up 60% year-over-year, against $659.0 million at June 30, 2026. Source
  • Free cash flow was $66.5 million: Operating cash flow was $69.3 million and free cash flow $66.5 million. Nine-month free cash flow was $157.5 million, against $92.4 million. Source

“AI agents are writing code faster than any developer can review it. Every output becomes an artifact that must be stored, secured, and governed,”

Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Co-founder of JFrog

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefourth quarter 2026between $183 million and $185 millionNew
Non-GAAP operating income Sourcefourth quarter 2026between $36.2 million and $38.2 millionNew
Non-GAAP diluted EPS Sourcefourth quarter 2026between $0.28 and $0.30New
Weighted average diluted shares Sourcefourth quarter 2026approximately 131 millionNew
Revenue Sourcefiscal year 2026between $680 million and $682 millionRaised from between $648 million to $652 million
Non-GAAP operating income Sourcefiscal year 2026between $142.5 million and $144.5 millionRaised from between $116 million and $120 million
Non-GAAP diluted EPS Sourcefiscal year 2026between $1.14 and $1.16Raised from between $0.96 and $1.00
Weighted average diluted shares Sourcefiscal year 2026approximately 129 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year revenue range raised from the prior release. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP operating income range raised from the prior release. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP diluted EPS range raised from the prior release. Source
  • New guidance: Fourth-quarter 2026 ranges given for revenue, operating income and diluted EPS. Source
  • New: Zero-Touch Remediation and a self-healing supply chain security ecosystem introduced. Source
  • New: Partnership with Wiz announced to connect code, cloud and runtime. Source
  • New: Agentic workforce security capabilities added to the platform. Source
  • New: Refundable R&D tax credits recognized following new tax legislation enacted in the quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 31% year-over-year: Total revenue was $179.2 million, up 31% from a year earlier. The statements of operations present all revenue as subscription revenue. Source
  • Net income positive versus prior loss: GAAP net income was $6.6 million, against a net loss of $16.4 million a year earlier. Nine-month GAAP net loss narrowed to $5.9 million from $56.6 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS reached $0.32: GAAP diluted EPS was $0.05 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.32, against $0.22 non-GAAP a year earlier. Source
  • Nine-month subscription revenue higher: Total subscription revenue for the nine months was $496.9 million, against $386.5 million in the same period of 2025. Source
  • Full-year figures raised on three measures: Full-year 2026 revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP diluted EPS ranges were each raised from the prior release. Source

Cloud and subscription mix

  • Cloud revenue grew 60%: Cloud revenue was $101.5 million, up 60% year-over-year, and 57% of total revenue against 46% a year earlier. Source
  • Enterprise+ share of revenue rose: Customers on the end-to-end Enterprise+ subscription accounted for 61% of total revenue, up from 56% a year earlier. Source
  • Self-managed license revenue slightly lower: Self-managed and SaaS subscription revenue was $171.6 million, against $128.9 million. Self-managed license revenue was $7.6 million, against $8.0 million. Source

“Enterprises are standardizing on the JFrog Platform as a system of record for their software supply chain; a control plane that gives users both, under one Platform. Our Q3 performance reflects this momentum.”

Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Co-founder of JFrog

Customers and retention

  • Net dollar retention reached 124%: Trailing four-quarter net dollar retention was 124%, against 118% a year earlier and 121% in the second quarter. Management linked it to security demand and cloud consumption. Source
  • Customers above $1 million ARR rose: Customers with ARR above $1 million numbered 112, up from 71 a year earlier and 97 in the second quarter. Source
  • Customers above $100K ARR rose: Customers with ARR above $100,000 numbered 1,357, against 1,121 a year earlier and 1,291 in the second quarter. Source

Costs and margins

  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 22.7%: Non-GAAP operating income was $40.7 million, a 22.7% margin against 18.7% a year earlier. GAAP operating loss narrowed to $1.8 million from $21.6 million. Source
  • GAAP gross margin rose to 79.6%: GAAP gross margin was 79.6%, against 77.4% a year earlier. Non-GAAP gross margin was 83.6%, against 83.9%. Source
  • Non-GAAP R&D and S&M costs rose: Non-GAAP research and development was $44.5 million, against $34.8 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP sales and marketing was $47.9 million, against $40.8 million. Source
  • Share-based compensation was $41.8 million: Share-based compensation expense was $41.8 million, against $40.9 million a year earlier, and $121.0 million for the nine months. Source
  • Refundable tax credit reduced GAAP R&D: A $3.6 million refundable R&D tax credit for the first three quarters of 2026 reduced GAAP research and development. The company excludes it from non-GAAP results. Source

Demand and remaining obligations

  • Remaining obligations grew 60%: Remaining performance obligations were $812.4 million, up 60% year-over-year, against $659.0 million at June 30, 2026. Source
  • Current deferred revenue increased: Current deferred revenue was $387.9 million at September 30, 2026, against $351.5 million at June 30, 2026 and $309.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Receivables rose from year-end: Accounts receivable, net was $137.0 million at September 30, 2026, against $119.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Free cash flow was $66.5 million: Operating cash flow was $69.3 million and free cash flow $66.5 million. Nine-month free cash flow was $157.5 million, against $92.4 million. Source
  • Cash and investments reached $880.9 million: Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $880.9 million at September 30, 2026, against $824.5 million at June 30, 2026. Source
  • Operating lease right-of-use assets rose: Operating lease right-of-use assets were $109.3 million, against $14.2 million at June 30, 2026. Noncurrent operating lease liabilities were $102.8 million. Source
  • Qwak holdback payments continued: Key employee holdback payments of $5.7 million appear in each period shown, under an arrangement with key employees of Qwak AI Ltd., acquired in July 2024. Source

Share count and buybacks

  • No repurchases in the quarter: No ordinary shares were repurchased in the third quarter. The nine-month repurchase total was $2.0 million, the same amount shown for the second quarter. Source
  • Treasury shares held at cost: Treasury shares at cost were $2.0 million at September 30, 2026, against nil at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Diluted share count rose: Weighted-average diluted shares were 129.5 million in the quarter, against 117.3 million a year earlier, when the company reported a GAAP net loss. Source

Product and partnership launches

  • Zero-Touch Remediation introduced: Zero-Touch Remediation and a self-healing supply chain security ecosystem were introduced with seven named partners, applying verified fixes for known vulnerabilities automatically. Source
  • Agentic workforce security extended: The platform was extended to secure the agentic workforce with AI Asset Scanning, Agent Guard and support for Microsoft’s Agent Package Manager. Source
  • Wiz partnership connects code to runtime: A partnership with Wiz connects code, cloud and runtime in one source of truth, to help teams remediate threats before exploitation. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net dollar retention (trailing four quarters) Source124%
Remaining performance obligations Source$812.4 million
Customers with ARR above $1 million Source112
Customers with ARR above $100K Source1,357
Cloud revenue Source$101.5 million
Total subscription revenue Source$179.2 million

Other quarters

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.