Key Highlights

  • Cloudflare shares are up 15.53% in pre-market trading, near $328.60, after closing Wednesday at $284.43
  • Q2 2026 revenue reached $696.1 million, up 36% year over year, beating the $664.7 million estimate
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.29 beat the $0.27 estimate
  • Large customer growth accelerated to eight-year highs
  • Full-year 2026 revenue guidance was raised to $2.86 billion to $2.87 billion

What Happened

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) shares are up 15.53% in pre-market trading, near $328.60, after closing Wednesday at $284.43. Cloudflare is a San Francisco based global cloud services provider that delivers an integrated connectivity cloud combining security, performance, and network services for businesses of all sizes.

Q2 2026 revenue reached $696.1 million, up 36% year over year, beating the $664.7 million estimate. Adjusted EPS of $0.29 beat the $0.27 estimate, with operating income of $96.1 million and free cash flow of $56.4 million, up 69% year over year.

Guidance Raised, Enterprise Wins Highlighted

Management raised full-year 2026 guidance to $2.86 billion to $2.87 billion in revenue and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.25 to $1.26. Large customer growth accelerated to eight-year highs, with 4,698 customers spending over $100,000 annually, and dollar-based net retention rose to 120%.

The company highlighted major enterprise wins across application services, zero trust, and its Workers developer platform, including multiple million-dollar contracts, and surpassed 7.4 million developers on its platform, with nearly 2 million added in the quarter alone. The results prompted several analyst price target increases.

Conclusion

Cloudflare's 15.53% pre-market surge reflects strong investor reaction to an across-the-board beat and raised guidance, even as some investors weigh recent insider selling and the stock's already elevated valuation.

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