Cloudflare 10-Q: Q3 Revenue Up 39% to $782.5M, But Capitalization Plan Enjoined by Chancery Court
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Summary
Cloudflare's Q3 10-Q confirms 39% revenue growth to $782.5 million with non-GAAP operating margin of 17.5%, and newly discloses that a Delaware court has preliminarily enjoined its co-founder Capitalization Changes amid eight stockholder lawsuits.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · NET
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Q3 Revenue Grows 39% to $782.5M
Revenue rose to $782.5 million from $562.0 million a year earlier, with dollar-based net retention of 122% and paying customers over $100,000 annualized revenue up to 5,006 from 4,009.
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Margins: Non-GAAP Up, Gross Margin Down
Non-GAAP income from operations was $137.1 million (17.5% of revenue) versus $85.9 million (15.3%), but gross margin fell to 71% from 74% as cost of revenue rose 54% to $225.3 million. GAAP loss from operations widened to $67.9 million.
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Capitalization Changes Enjoined by Court
Eight stockholder complaints challenge the Capitalization Changes; on October 16, 2026 the Court of Chancery preliminarily enjoined implementation, and defendants are awaiting a Delaware Supreme Court decision on whether to accept an interlocutory appeal.
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Balance Sheet and Cash Generation
Cash and equivalents of $1,969.5 million plus $3,159.2 million of available-for-sale securities; free cash flow was $82.1 million for the quarter and $222.5 million year-to-date. Remaining performance obligations totaled $2,876.8 million.
Analysis · NET · Technology
The headline numbers were already out via this evening's 8-K, so the incremental news is in the detail. Revenue growth accelerated to 39% and non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 17.5% from 15.3%, but gross margin fell to 71% from 74% as cost of revenue rose 54% — a reminder that AI-driven capacity spend is compressing the unit economics even as top-line growth reaccelerates. The bigger new item is legal: eight stockholder suits challenge the co-founder Capitalization Changes, and the Delaware Court of Chancery preliminarily enjoined implementation on October 16, 2026, with an interlocutory appeal now awaiting acceptance by the Delaware Supreme Court. That puts the dual-class restructuring — and the Class C split that would halve the Class A share price — on hold indefinitely, a governance overhang the market has not yet priced through an SEC filing.
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