Salesforce (CRM) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2027 results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 26th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $3.27 per share and revenue of $11.3301 billion for the quarter. Salesforce has set its FY 2027 guidance at 14.060-14.120 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2027 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The CRM provider reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $0.75. The business had revenue of $11.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.05 billion. Salesforce had a return on equity of 18.72% and a net margin of 18.73%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.58 EPS. On average, analysts expect Salesforce to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Salesforce Stock Performance

NYSE CRM opened at $209.19 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $171.32 billion, a PE ratio of 24.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $175.23 and a 200-day moving average of $181.44. Salesforce has a 52-week low of $146.32 and a 52-week high of $269.11.

Salesforce Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 11th. Salesforce’s payout ratio is currently 20.37%.

Institutional Trading of Salesforce

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CRM. Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in Salesforce by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 17,781 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $4,710,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in Salesforce during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Salesforce by 84.9% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 773,553 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $204,922,000 after buying an additional 355,108 shares in the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Salesforce in the 4th quarter valued at about $158,000. Finally, Blue Sparrow LLC DE acquired a new position in shares of Salesforce in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $18,862,000. 80.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Salesforce

Here are the key news stories impacting Salesforce this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG Research reaffirmed its Buy rating and set a $255 price target, implying substantial upside from recent trading levels. The bullish view reflects confidence in Salesforce’s AI opportunity and earnings outlook. Benzinga article
• Positive Sentiment: One analyst argues Salesforce remains undervalued, citing its AI-enabled growth potential, modest valuation and significant share repurchases. The company’s reported $27.5 billion buyback has reduced shares outstanding and could provide support for earnings per share and the stock. Salesforce Forcing Itself Higher Through Massive Buybacks And AI-Led Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect AI cloud demand, acquisitions and disciplined spending to support second-quarter results, with revenue growth forecast at approximately 10.6%. Salesforce is also being discussed as a potential beneficiary of broader enterprise AI adoption. Salesforce Set to Report Q2 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Salesforce has rallied toward the $210 area and is testing a resistance zone near its June high. A strong earnings reaction could determine whether the recent advance continues or stalls. Salesforce Stock Hits a Crucial Resistance Ahead of Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: The main risk is that Salesforce’s earnings report fails to demonstrate a meaningful sales-growth reacceleration. Analysts and investors remain cautious about slower software growth, elevated AI expectations and the possibility that the broader AI trade could weaken. Salesforce Earnings Due: Will Sales Growth Reacceleration Hold Up?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded Salesforce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on Salesforce from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Salesforce from $194.00 to $173.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Scotiabank downgraded Salesforce from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Susquehanna assumed coverage on shares of Salesforce in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Salesforce has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $249.87.

About Salesforce

Salesforce, founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global provider of cloud-based software focused on customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise applications. The company popularized the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for CRM and has built a broad portfolio of products designed to help organizations manage sales, service, marketing, commerce and analytics through a unified, cloud-first platform.

Core offerings include Sales Cloud for sales automation, Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing and engagement, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce.