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Atlassian Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release, letter to shareholders. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 lowered, 8 new, 3 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 23% to $1.6 billion: Total revenue was $1,586.3 million, up 23% from $1,286.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Paid seats, ARPU and cross-sell drove growth: Growth came mainly from paid seat expansion, higher average revenue per user, and cross-sell of additional products. Source
  • Cloud revenue rose 26% to $1,067 million: Cloud revenue was $1,067.0 million, up 26% year-over-year and up from $997.7 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Teamwork Collection passed 1 million seats: Teamwork Collection passed 1 million seats and 1,000 customers, with seat counts up 10%+ over standalone app footprints. Source
  • Record deals above $1 million ACV: Record count of deals above $1 million in ACV, up nearly 2x year-over-year. Source
  • GAAP operating margin improved to (3%): GAAP operating loss was $47.7 million, against $57.5 million a year earlier; non-GAAP operating margin was 27%. Source
  • Free cash flow was $168.5 million: Operating cash flow was $177.8 million and free cash flow was $168.5 million, an 11% free cash flow margin. Source
  • DX added about 75 basis points to Cloud growth: DX closed on November 10, 2025 and contributed about 75 basis points to Cloud revenue growth. Source

“Companies from the largest enterprises in the world, to the most innovative startups, rely on the Atlassian platform every day to power workflows across their organizations and unleash teamwork and knowledge at scale.”

Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian’s CEO and co-Founder

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026$1,689 million to $1,697 millionNew
Cloud revenue growth SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026approximately 23.0%New
Data Center revenue growth SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026approximately 33.5%New
Marketplace and other revenue growth SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026approximately 5.0%New
Gross margin SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026approximately 85.5% GAAP; approximately 88.0% non-GAAPNew
Operating margin SourceThird quarter of fiscal year 2026approximately 0.0% GAAP; approximately 27.5% non-GAAPNew
Total revenue growth SourceFiscal year 2026approximately 22.0%Raised from approximately 20.8%
Cloud revenue growth SourceFiscal year 2026approximately 24.3%Raised from approximately 22.5%
Data Center revenue growth SourceFiscal year 2026approximately 20.0%Kept
Marketplace and other revenue growth SourceFiscal year 2026approximately 6.0%Raised from approximately 5.0%
GAAP gross margin SourceFiscal year 202684.0%Kept
Non-GAAP gross margin SourceFiscal year 202687.0%Raised from 86.5%
GAAP operating margin SourceFiscal year 2026approximately (3.0%)Lowered from approximately (2.0%)
Non-GAAP operating margin SourceFiscal year 2026approximately 25.5%Kept
Diluted share count SourceFiscal year 2026increase of less than 1%New
Share repurchases SourceSecond half of fiscal year 2026 versus first half~2-3XNew
Cloud growth from migrations SourceFiscal year 2026mid-to-high single-digit contribution

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Total revenue growth guidance for fiscal year 2026 raised to approximately 22.0% from 20.8%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Cloud revenue growth guidance for fiscal year 2026 raised to approximately 24.3% from 22.5%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Marketplace and other revenue growth guidance for fiscal year 2026 raised to approximately 6.0% from 5.0%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Non-GAAP gross margin guidance for fiscal year 2026 raised to 87.0% from 86.5%. Source
  • Guidance lowered: GAAP operating margin guidance for fiscal year 2026 lowered to approximately (3.0%) from (2.0%). Source
  • New guidance: Targets for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 were provided; the prior release gave targets for the second quarter only. Source
  • Guidance kept: Non-GAAP operating margin guidance stays at approximately 25.5%, with GAAP gross margin at 84.0% and Data Center growth at 20.0% also unchanged. Source
  • New: The acquisition of DX closed on November 10, 2025. Source
  • New: Founders will pause the selling plans that have been in place since the IPO. Source
  • New: Anil Sabharwal was appointed to the Board of Directors. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 23% to $1.6 billion: Total revenue was $1,586.3 million, up 23% from $1,286.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Subscription revenue grew 24%: Subscription revenue grew 24% and was the driver of revenue growth in the quarter, per the shareholder letter. Source
  • Paid seats, ARPU and cross-sell drove growth: Growth came mainly from paid seat expansion, higher average revenue per user, and cross-sell of additional products. Source
  • Profit ran ahead of expectations: Management attributed gross profit and operating income to revenue outperformance and lower-than-expected operating costs. Source

Segments and deployment

  • Cloud revenue rose 26% to $1,067 million: Cloud revenue was $1,067.0 million, up 26% year-over-year and up from $997.7 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Data Center growth tied to revenue timing: Data Center revenue was $435.6 million, up 20%, helped by the end-of-life revenue recognition impact and price increases, partly offset by migrations. Source
  • Marketplace revenue rose 8%: Marketplace and other revenue was $83.7 million, up 8%, from third-party app sales for Cloud and Data Center. Source

“our investments across enterprise, AI and system of work are yielding results and deeper, long-term customer commitments to the Atlassian platform.”

Joe Binz, Atlassian’s CFO

Products and customers

  • Teamwork Collection passed 1 million seats: Teamwork Collection passed 1 million seats and 1,000 customers, with seat counts up 10%+ over standalone app footprints. Source
  • Service Collection passed 65,000 customers: Service Collection passed 65,000 customers, including half of the Fortune 500, while the enterprise business grew 60% in the quarter. Source
  • Record deals above $1 million ACV: Record count of deals above $1 million in ACV, up nearly 2x year-over-year. Source
  • Half of users are non-technical teams: About half of users sit in finance, HR, marketing, operations and other non-technical teams. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • GAAP operating margin improved to (3%): GAAP operating loss was $47.7 million, against $57.5 million a year earlier; non-GAAP operating margin was 27%. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating income reached $430.2 million: Non-GAAP operating income was $430.2 million, against $335.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Gross margin rose two points: GAAP gross margin was 85% and non-GAAP 88%, up two points on higher cloud gross margin, partly offset by cloud mix shift. Source
  • Operating expenses rose 25%: GAAP operating expenses rose 25% year-over-year, driven by higher employment costs and two acquisitions. Source
  • Headcount rose by 537: Headcount ended the quarter at 14,626, up 537, mainly from Sales and R&D hiring, including DX and BCNY additions. Source

“We had a fantastic Q2. We’re building a bloody great business.”

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO and Co-founder

Demand, pipeline and usage

  • Paid seat expansion rates stayed stable: Paid seat expansion rates remained stable as customers keep using the AI-powered platform across their organizations. Source
  • Enterprise deals concentrated late in quarter: Larger enterprise deals are expected to land toward the end of Q2 and Q4, with cash collected in the following quarter. Source
  • Rovo passed 5 million monthly users: Rovo passed 5 million monthly active users; Teamwork Graph reached over 100 billion objects and connections, with record agent and token use. Source

Data Center transition

  • Data Center growth to slow in FY27: Management expects Data Center revenue growth to slow meaningfully in FY27 as the FY26 end-of-life revenue recognition benefit is lapped. Source
  • Migrations run over multiple years: Data Center customers are expected to migrate to Cloud over several years, using hybrid deployments to move teams over time. Source
  • Quarterly Data Center growth varies: Data Center growth rates vary quarter to quarter with the volume of Cloud migrations and the number of large deals. Source

Cash flow and collections

  • Free cash flow was $168.5 million: Operating cash flow was $177.8 million and free cash flow was $168.5 million, an 11% free cash flow margin. Source
  • Free cash flow fell 51%: Free cash flow decreased 51%, mainly from timing of cash collections and tax payments, plus higher severance and acquisition payments. Source
  • Collections lag from billing transition: Collections growth was affected by the move from upfront to annual billing on multi-year agreements, implemented in the second half of FY25. Source
  • December billings collected in Q3: A larger share of Q2 billings landed in December, so the related cash is collected in Q3. Source

Share repurchases and capital return

  • January buybacks exceeded all of Q2: Management said it had repurchased more shares in January alone than in all of Q2. Source
  • Founders pause selling plans: The founders will pause the selling plans in place since the IPO, as management stated. Source
  • Free cash flow funds buybacks: Management intends to use free cash flow to return capital to shareholders on an opportunistic basis. Source

Strategy, acquisitions and people

  • DX added about 75 basis points to Cloud growth: DX closed on November 10, 2025 and contributed about 75 basis points to Cloud revenue growth. Source
  • Software Collection launched: Software Collection launched and DX joined the team; management described a record second quarter for the collection. Source
  • Anil Sabharwal joined the board: Anil Sabharwal, Google VP of Product, was appointed to the board; he has held senior roles at Google for 17 years. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 February 2026

  • Operating expense growth to slow in H2: Management expects operating expense growth to modestly decelerate in the second half as headcount growth moderates and efficiencies build. Source
  • Data Center growth higher in Q3, lower in Q4: Data Center growth is expected to be higher in Q3 from a larger expiry base and lower in Q4 as migrations increase. Source
  • Free cash flow margin higher in H2: Management expects free cash flow margin in the second half to be significantly higher than in the first half. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Customers with >$10,000 Cloud ARR Source55,369, up 12% year-over-year
Net revenue retention (Cloud) Source120%+
Remaining performance obligations Source$3.8 billion, up 44%; current RPO $2.7 billion, up 30%
Customers Source350,000+
Customers with over $1 million ARR Source600+, up almost 40%
Cloud revenue Source$1,067 million, up 26%
Subscription revenue growth Source24%

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Guidance contemplates negative effects on paid seat expansion, cross-sell, upsell and retention, given macroeconomic uncertainty and the enterprise go-to-market evolution. Source
  • Operational: Guidance assumes Cloud infrastructure and support cost optimization offsets mix shift to Cloud and rising AI processing costs as Rovo usage grows. Source
  • Demand: Management expects more Data Center migrations and moderating seat expansion to add headwinds to fiscal 2027 Data Center growth. Source
  • Financial: Third-party Marketplace apps on Cloud currently carry a lower take rate than apps on Data Center. Source
  • Financial: The DX acquisition is expected to be slightly dilutive to fiscal 2026 operating margin. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Paid seat expansion, cross-sell and customer retention all exceeded management's expectations in the quarter. Source
  • On track: Migrations, realized pricing and upsell to higher value editions were in line with management's expectations. Source
  • Ahead: Data Center revenue growth exceeded management's expectations, mainly from a greater volume of in-quarter renewals. Source
  • Not stated: Management says it remains committed to delivering operating margin expansion over time. Source

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.