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ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 lowered, 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 5% to $318.0M: Revenue was $318.0 million, up 5% year-over-year. Nine-month revenue was $930.4 million, against $905.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • GAAP operating margin rose to 21%: GAAP operating income was $67.5 million, a 21% margin, against $43.5 million and 14% a year earlier. Adjusted operating income was $117.7 million, a 37% margin. Source
  • Full-year revenue guidance raised: Full-year GAAP revenue guidance is $1.237 - $1.240 billion, up from $1.215 - $1.225 billion. Q4 GAAP revenue is guided at $307 - $310 million. Source
  • Upmarket share of ACV reached 73%: 73% of ACV was Upmarket, up from 72% at June 30. Upmarket ACV grew 6% year-over-year. Source
  • Net revenue retention rose to 90%: Net revenue retention improved sequentially to 90%, from 89% at June 30. The rate compares ACV at the end of a twelve-month period with ACV at its start for the same customers. Source
  • GTM Workspace launched: ZoomInfo launched GTM Workspace, an AI-powered execution engine meant to move sales, account management and customer success teams from reactive to proactive work in one workspace. Source
  • Q3 buybacks totalled $86.6 million: The company repurchased 8.3 million shares in the quarter at an average $10.46. Nine-month repurchases of common stock were $331.3 million. Source

“We delivered strong Q3 results with record revenue, accelerating Upmarket momentum, and improving net revenue retention, validating our strategic focus and the value we deliver to customers,”

Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo Founder and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
GAAP revenue SourceQ4 2025$307 - $310 millionNew
GAAP revenue SourceFY 2025$1.237 - $1.240 billionRaised from $1.215 - $1.225 billion
Adjusted operating income SourceQ4 2025$117 - $120 millionNew
Adjusted operating income SourceFY 2025$440 - $443 millionRaised from $433 - $437 million
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceQ4 2025$0.27 - $0.29New
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceFY 2025$1.04 - $1.06Raised from $0.99 - $1.01
Unlevered free cash flow SourceFY 2025$424 - $444 millionRaised from $422 - $442 million
Weighted average shares outstanding SourceQ4 2025331 millionNew
Weighted average shares outstanding SourceFY 2025341 millionLowered from 346 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year GAAP revenue guidance rose from $1.215 - $1.225 billion to $1.237 - $1.240 billion. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP adjusted operating income guidance rose from $433 - $437 million to $440 - $443 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS guidance rose from $0.99 - $1.01 to $1.04 - $1.06. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP unlevered free cash flow guidance rose from $422 - $442 million to $424 - $444 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year weighted average shares outstanding guidance fell from 346 million to 341 million. Source
  • New guidance: Fourth quarter 2025 guidance was provided for revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted diluted EPS and weighted average shares. Source
  • New: The company launched ZoomInfo GTM Workspace, an AI-powered execution engine for revenue teams. Source
  • New: Salesforce announced Agentforce Sales at Dreamforce with data and agentic integrations to ZoomInfo. Source

Revenue and profit growth

  • Revenue rose 5% to $318.0M: Revenue was $318.0 million, up 5% year-over-year. Nine-month revenue was $930.4 million, against $905.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • GAAP operating margin rose to 21%: GAAP operating income was $67.5 million, a 21% margin, against $43.5 million and 14% a year earlier. Adjusted operating income was $117.7 million, a 37% margin. Source
  • Diluted EPS rose to $0.12: Diluted EPS was $0.12, against $0.07 a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.28, the same as the prior-year quarter. Source

Full-year guidance raised

  • Full-year revenue guidance raised: Full-year GAAP revenue guidance is $1.237 - $1.240 billion, up from $1.215 - $1.225 billion. Q4 GAAP revenue is guided at $307 - $310 million. Source
  • Profit and EPS guidance raised: Full-year adjusted operating income guidance is $440 - $443 million, up from $433 - $437 million. Adjusted diluted EPS guidance is $1.04 - $1.06, up from $0.99 - $1.01. Source
  • Q4 2025 guidance provided: Q4 guidance covers revenue of $307 - $310 million, adjusted operating income of $117 - $120 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.27 - $0.29. Q4 unlevered free cash flow is not guided. Source
  • Share count and free cash flow guidance: Full-year weighted average shares guidance is 341 million, down from 346 million. Unlevered free cash flow guidance is $424 - $444 million, up from $422 - $442 million. Source

“We’re building the future of go-to-market - connecting intelligence, automation, and execution in one system for go-to-market teams and the AI agents serving them.”

Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo Founder and CEO

Upmarket and customer growth

  • Upmarket share of ACV reached 73%: 73% of ACV was Upmarket, up from 72% at June 30. Upmarket ACV grew 6% year-over-year. Source
  • Customers above $100,000 ACV rose: Customers with $100,000 or more in ACV reached 1,887, up three from 1,884 in the prior quarter and up 78 year-over-year. Source
  • Net revenue retention rose to 90%: Net revenue retention improved sequentially to 90%, from 89% at June 30. The rate compares ACV at the end of a twelve-month period with ACV at its start for the same customers. Source

Products and AI go-to-market

  • GTM Workspace launched: ZoomInfo launched GTM Workspace, an AI-powered execution engine meant to move sales, account management and customer success teams from reactive to proactive work in one workspace. Source
  • Salesforce Agentforce integration announced: ZoomInfo presented on stage at Dreamforce, where Salesforce announced Agentforce Sales with data and agentic integrations to ZoomInfo. Source
  • Gartner ABM recognition: ZoomInfo was recognized as the only vendor in the customers’ choice quadrant of the 2025 Gartner Voice of the Customer Report for ABM Platforms. Source

Costs and margins

  • Restructuring costs fell sharply: Restructuring and transaction-related expenses were $4.7 million, against $16.8 million a year earlier. General and administrative expense was $47.9 million, against $60.6 million. Source
  • Restructuring tied to severance and leases: The company said the quarter's restructuring and transaction-related expense related primarily to employee severance, termination benefits and lease restructuring activities. Source
  • Equity compensation declined: Equity-based compensation expense was $29.9 million, against $36.6 million a year earlier. Nine-month equity-based compensation was $89.2 million, against $104.2 million. Source

Cash flow and capital returns

  • Operating cash flow rose; free cash flow fell: Operating cash flow was $93.8 million, up 415% year-over-year. Unlevered free cash flow was $95.3 million, down 14%. Source
  • Q3 buybacks totalled $86.6 million: The company repurchased 8.3 million shares in the quarter at an average $10.46. Nine-month repurchases of common stock were $331.3 million. Source
  • Diluted share count fell: Shares used for adjusted diluted EPS were 334 million for the quarter, against 371 million a year earlier. Source

Financing and balance sheet

  • Cash balance at quarter end: Cash and cash equivalents were $124.8 million at September 30, against $171.0 million at June 30. Short-term investments were $10.2 million. Source
  • Nine-month financing outflows: Nine-month financing included $331.3 million of share repurchases and $23.1 million of tax receivable agreement payments. Net cash used in financing was $265.4 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2025

  • Investor conferences in November: Executives are scheduled to attend the Stifel 2025 Midwest Conference on Nov. 6, 2025 and the Wells Fargo TMT Summit on Nov. 18, 2025. Source
  • Investor conferences in December: Executives are scheduled to attend the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference on Dec. 3, 2025 and the Nasdaq Investor Conference on Dec. 9, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Customers with $100,000+ ACV Source1,887
Upmarket share of ACV Source73%
Upmarket ACV growth, year-over-year Source6%
Net revenue retention Source90%
Companies served Sourcemore than 35,000 companies worldwide

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management expects that the variability of excluded items, such as stock-based compensation, taxes and restructuring, may significantly and unpredictably affect future GAAP results. Source
  • Financial: Management noted that unlevered free cash flow is not residual cash available for discretionary spending, because the company has mandatory debt service requirements. Source

Other quarters

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