Cloud-based customer relationship management software company providing business applications for sales, service, marketing, and analytics.
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Company and Market Context
Company Profile & Ownership
Salesforce, Inc. provides customer relationship management technology services that connect companies and customers together in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Agentforce, which enables customers to build, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade, autonomous AI agents at scale, enabling humans and agents to work together; Agentforce Sales, an integrated platform that brings together the power of humans with AI agents to help sales teams for selling, managing, and automating entire sales processes; Agentforce Service, which enables companies in every industry to bring all of their customer, employee, IT, and field service needs onto one integrated AI-powered platform; Data 360, a data engine that gives AI agents their context and serves as the foundation for how customers unify service offerings, making their data actionable for both humans and agents; Informatica, an AI-powered data management platform that enables customers to discover, integrate, govern, and deliver trusted data at scale across hybrid and multi-cloud environments; and Slack, a conversational interface for the agentic enterprise where people and agents work together, connecting knowledge, actions, and data in real time. It also provides marketing platforms; commerce services, which empower shopping experiences across various customer touchpoints; integration and analytics solutions; Salesforce Starter, a suite for small and medium-sized businesses that brings sales, service, marketing, and commerce together; and a field service solution that enables companies to connect service agents, dispatchers, and mobile employees through one centralized platform to schedule and dispatch work, as well as track and manage jobs. It serves financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, automotive, and government sectors. Salesforce, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Company profile record
Salesforce.com Inc
Common Stock · Information Technology · Application Software
Company
- Company / asset
- Salesforce.com Inc
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Application Software
- HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Head office
- Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Mr. Marc R. Benioff
- CEO year born
- 1965
- Full-time employees
- 83.3K
- Fiscal year end
- January
- IPO date
- 2004-06-23
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- USD 184.7B
- P/E
- 19.1x
- Revenue (Q3 26)
- USD 11.3B
- Profit (Q3 26)
- USD 3.5B
- Dividend Yield
- 0.5%
- Revenue (FY 26)
- USD 41.5B
- Shares in public float
- 797.5M
- Insider ownership
- 2.98%
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- CRM.NYSE
- Listing
- 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
- Ticker Currency
- USD
- Income Statement Currency
- USD
- Balance Sheet Currency
- USD
- Cash Flow Currency
- USD
- EPS Currency
- USD
- Contract Type
- SPOT
- ISIN
- US79466L3024
- Asset ID
- equity_0a557cc4-0ccd-5e41-9b75-24b09b77f67e
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
Latest: 821.0M | Max: 1.0B | Min: 738.0M
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
97.14%
797.5M latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
2.98%
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
0.05%
Latest reported short interest / float
Top Holders
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Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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| Reporting date | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | 738,000,000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 785,000,000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 879,000,000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 939,000,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1,001,000,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 981,000,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 975,000,000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 962,000,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | 821,000,000 |
Top Holders
Available reported ownership records.
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| Holder | Shares | Ownership | Reported date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 79,691,184 | 9.68% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 59,333,776 | 7.21% | 2026-03-31 |
| State Street Corp | 48,953,388 | 5.95% | 2026-03-31 |
| Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 31,675,603 | 3.85% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 24,723,793 | 3% | 2026-08-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 22,225,157 | 2.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 21,685,935 | 2.64% | 2026-08-31 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 19,419,407 | 2.36% | 2026-03-31 |
| Harris Associates L.P. | 16,151,269 | 1.96% | 2026-06-30 |
| Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC | 14,612,068 | 1.78% | 2026-06-30 |
| Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 12,659,217 | 1.54% | 2026-03-31 |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 11,742,835 | 1.43% | 2026-06-30 |
| Bank of America Corp | 11,724,790 | 1.42% | 2026-03-31 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 10,893,881 | 1.32% | 2026-08-31 |
| Fidelity 500 Index | 10,578,290 | 1.29% | 2026-07-31 |
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
The company has transitioned from chasing top-line expansion at all costs toward disciplined cash generation. For fiscal 2026, revenue expanded nearly ten percent to $41.5 billion, while trailing twelve-month free cash flow reached an impressive $15.15 billion. Recurring enterprise software billings demonstrate strong customer retention, showing that the core platform remains an essential operational tool across corporate America. However, headline numbers require careful reading. Recent net income was flattered by an unrealized $2.6 billion accounting gain on a strategic artificial intelligence investment rather than operating growth alone. Furthermore, organic revenue expansion sits closer to seven percent once recent acquisitions are excluded. Cash generation remains formidable, but investors should focus on core subscription billings rather than accounting windfalls.
The company has transitioned from chasing top-line expansion at all costs toward disciplined cash generation. For fiscal 2026, revenue expanded nearly ten percent to $41.5 billion, while trailing twelve-month free cash flow reached an impressive $15.15 billion. Recurring enterprise software billings demonstrate strong customer retention, showing that the core platform remains an essential operational tool across corporate America. However, headline numbers require careful reading. Recent net income was flattered by an unrealized $2.6 billion accounting gain on a strategic artificial intelligence investment rather than operating growth alone. Furthermore, organic revenue expansion sits closer to seven percent once recent acquisitions are excluded. Cash generation remains formidable, but investors should focus on core subscription billings rather than accounting windfalls.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: USD 41.5B | Max: USD 41.5B | Min: USD 126.0M
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: 23x
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Operating profitability has experienced a permanent structural transformation over recent years. Operating margins rose from under two percent in fiscal 2020 to 21.5% in fiscal 2026, while gross margins held firm at an elite 77.7%. This expansion reflects strict post-activist cost discipline, including streamlined sales teams, reduced real estate footprints, and automated internal support workflows. Looking ahead, the key question is whether new artificial intelligence features can maintain these elite margins. Running complex reasoning models introduces third-party computing expenses that traditional software did not have. However, strong enterprise pricing power and customer transition toward usage-based billing should protect cash generation, keeping free cash flow margins near thirty-five percent.
Operating profitability has experienced a permanent structural transformation over recent years. Operating margins rose from under two percent in fiscal 2020 to 21.5% in fiscal 2026, while gross margins held firm at an elite 77.7%. This expansion reflects strict post-activist cost discipline, including streamlined sales teams, reduced real estate footprints, and automated internal support workflows. Looking ahead, the key question is whether new artificial intelligence features can maintain these elite margins. Running complex reasoning models introduces third-party computing expenses that traditional software did not have. However, strong enterprise pricing power and customer transition toward usage-based billing should protect cash generation, keeping free cash flow margins near thirty-five percent.
Profitability Margins
Latest: 77.7% | Max: 77.7% | Min: 0.7%
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2026-01-31
Gross Margin
77.7%
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
21.5%
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
18.0%
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
34.7%
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | 8,391,984,000 | 323,000,000 | 1,698,240,000 |
| 2018-01-31 | 10,480,012,000 | 127,478,000 | 2,203,938,000 |
| 2019-01-31 | 13,282,000,000 | 1,110,000,000 | 2,803,000,000 |
| 2020-01-31 | 17,098,000,000 | 126,000,000 | 3,688,000,000 |
| 2021-01-31 | 21,252,000,000 | 4,072,000,000 | 4,091,000,000 |
| 2022-01-31 | 26,492,000,000 | 1,444,000,000 | 5,283,000,000 |
| 2023-01-31 | 31,352,000,000 | 208,000,000 | 6,313,000,000 |
| 2024-01-31 | 34,857,000,000 | 4,136,000,000 | 9,498,000,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | 37,895,000,000 | 6,197,000,000 | 12,434,000,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | 41,525,000,000 | 7,457,000,000 | 14,402,000,000 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
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| Period end | P/E (times earnings) | Earnings basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 23.37 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2025-01-31 | 53.04 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2024-01-31 | 66.26 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2023-01-31 | 792.2 | Annual net income |
| 2022-01-31 | 161.1 | Annual net income |
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | 73.92 | 2.6 | 3.85 | 20.24 |
| 2018-01-31 | 73.54 | 2.25 | 1.22 | 21.03 |
| 2019-01-31 | 74.02 | 4.03 | 8.36 | 21.1 |
| 2020-01-31 | 75.23 | 1.18 | 0.74 | 21.57 |
| 2021-01-31 | 74.41 | 2.14 | 19.16 | 19.25 |
| 2022-01-31 | 73.48 | 7.03 | 5.45 | 19.94 |
| 2023-01-31 | 73.34 | 9.33 | 0.66 | 20.14 |
| 2024-01-31 | 75.5 | 14.38 | 11.87 | 27.25 |
| 2025-01-31 | 77.19 | 19.01 | 16.35 | 32.81 |
| 2026-01-31 | 77.68 | 21.47 | 17.96 | 34.68 |
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