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Earnings in 7 days · May 7, 2026 · After close
Signal
Mixed11
Price
1
Move-3.33%Selling pressure
Volume
1
Volume0.6× avgNormal activity
Technical
1
RSIRSI 52Momentum positive
PRICE
Prev Close
211.97
Open
211.33
Day Range199.67 – 211.33
199.67
211.33
52W Range120.46 – 260.00
120.46
260.00
61% of range
VOLUME & SIZE
Avg Volume
4.7M
FUNDAMENTALS
P/E Ratio
-706.6x
Not profitable
EPS (TTM)
Div Yield
No dividend
Beta
2.50
High vol
Performance
1D
+1.66%
5D
+3.42%
1M
+4.41%
3M
+17.51%
6M
-6.78%
YTD
+7.52%
1Y
+73.42%
Best: 1Y (+73.42%)Worst: 6M (-6.78%)
Quick Read
TrendInsufficient MA data
Momentum
BULLISH
revenue +30% YoY · 75% gross margin
Valuation
FAIR
P/E not available
Health
MODERATE
CR 2.0 · FCF $0.92/sh
Bullish
Key MetricsTTM
Market Cap$71.94B
Revenue TTM$2.17B
Net Income TTM-$102.27M
Free Cash Flow$324.32M
Gross Margin74.7%
Net Margin-4.7%
Operating Margin-9.4%
Return on Equity-7.5%
Return on Assets-1.7%
Debt / Equity2.54
Current Ratio1.98
EPS TTM$-0.29
Alpha SignalsFull Analysis →
What Moves This Stock

Dollar-based net retention rate (DBNRR) - measures expansion revenue from existing customers, typically 115-125% range indicating healthy upsell momentum

Large customer additions (>$100K ARR accounts) - signals enterprise market penetration and validates platform beyond SMB origins

Workers platform adoption metrics - developer signups, compute minutes, and R2 storage usage indicate success in higher-margin serverless computing market competing with AWS Lambda/Cloudflare

Operating margin trajectory - path to sustained profitability as company scales past $2B+ revenue with current -9.4% operating margin

Macro Sensitivity
Economic Cycle

moderate - Enterprise IT spending correlates with GDP growth and corporate profitability, but cybersecurity and infrastructure services demonstrate relative resilience during downturns due to mission-critical nature. SMB segment (35-40% of revenue) shows higher cyclicality as smaller businesses reduce discretionary spending. However, secular tailwinds from cloud migration, zero-trust adoption, and edge computing provide growth floor even in recessions. Estimated 60-70% correlation to enterprise software spending cycles.

Interest Rates

High sensitivity through multiple channels: (1) Valuation multiple compression - at 31x Price/Sales, growth stocks face significant re-rating pressure when risk-free rates rise and investors demand higher equity risk premiums; (2) Customer budget constraints - rising rates reduce corporate IT budgets as financing costs increase; (3) Competitive dynamics - lower rates benefit as company invests heavily in R&D and network expansion, requiring $300M annual capex that becomes more expensive to finance. Current 2.41 debt/equity ratio means interest expense impacts path to profitability.

Key Risks

Hyperscaler vertical integration - AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud expanding native edge computing and security capabilities could commoditize Cloudflare's core offerings, particularly as enterprises consolidate vendors

Technology disruption from decentralized networks or alternative edge architectures that bypass traditional CDN/security models

Regulatory fragmentation - data localization requirements across EU, China, and other jurisdictions increase compliance costs and could fragment the unified global network advantage

Investor Profile

growth - Investors focus on revenue growth (29.8% YoY), market share gains in large TAM ($135B+ addressable market across security, edge computing, networking), and long-term margin expansion potential. Negative earnings and minimal FCF yield (0.4%) make this unsuitable for value or income investors. Momentum traders attracted during periods of accelerating revenue growth or major product launches. Typical holders include growth-focused mutual funds, technology-specialist hedge funds, and venture capital crossover funds comfortable with 5-7 year investment horizons.

Watch on Earnings
Enterprise software spending indices (IDC, Gartner IT spending forecasts) as leading indicator for customer budget availabilityCybersecurity incident frequency and severity - major breaches drive urgency for zero-trust adoption and DDoS protection upgradesAWS Lambda and Azure Functions usage growth - competitive benchmark for serverless computing market expansionInternet traffic growth rates (Cisco VNI, Akamai State of the Internet) indicating total addressable market expansion
Health Radar
2 watch4 concern
22/100
Liquidity
1.98Watch
Leverage
2.54Concern
Coverage
-23.2xConcern
ROE
-7.5%Concern
ROIC
-4.0%Concern
Cash
$944MWatch
ANALYST COVERAGE30 analysts
BUY
+14.7%upside to target
L $140.00
Med $235.00consensus
H $300.00
Buy
2273%
Hold
620%
Sell
27%
22 Buy (73%)6 Hold (20%)2 Sell (7%)
Full report →
Stock Health
Composite Score
5 of 5 signals bullish
10/10
Technicals
RSI RangeRSI 52 — Bullish momentum
Volume
Volume FlowAccumulation — institutional buying
Fundamentals
Last EarningsBeat estimates
Analyst ConsensusBuy
LiquidityCurrent Ratio 1.98 — healthy liquidity
Upcoming Events
EEarnings ReportMay 1, 2026
Tomorrow
DEx-Dividend DateJul 29, 2026
In 90 days
PDividend PaymentJul 31, 2026
In 92 days
Technicals
Technical SetupBULLISH
Technicals →

Trend

UptrendDeath Cross · 50D trails 200D by 1.8%

+2.7% vs SMA 50 · +0.9% vs SMA 200

Momentum

RSI52.0
Neutral territory
MACD+2.23
Above zero — bullish momentum · expanding
Market Position
Price Levels
52W High
$260.0+26.9%
Current
$204.9
EMA 50
$200.1-2.3%
EMA 200
$197.3-3.7%
52W Low
$120.5-41.2%
52-Week RangeMid-range
$120.561th %ile$260.0
Squeeze SetupVolume-based
Moderate Squeeze Setup

Accumulation pattern present — more buying days than selling over the past 20 sessions. Volume conditions support gradual price improvement.

20-Day Money Flow
Acc days:3
Dist days:2
Edge:+1 acc
Volume Context
Avg Vol (50D)3.5M
Recent Vol (5D)
3.3M-7%

Based on volume distribution analysis. Direct short interest data (short float %, days to cover) is not available in current data sources.

Earnings & Analysts

ANALYST ESTIMATES

Consensus of 25 analysts
Analyst revisions:EPS↓ Revised DownRevenue↓ Revised Down

Analyst consensus estimates · Actuals replace estimates as reported

YearRevenue Est.Rev GthEPS Est.EPS GthRangeAnalysts
FY2025
$2.1B
$2.1B$2.2B
$0.91
±1%
High25
FY2026(current)
$2.8B
$2.8B$2.9B
+30.1%$1.12+22.9%
±2%
High25
FY2027
$3.5B
$3.5B$3.8B
+27.2%$1.43+27.0%
±13%
High25
Range confidence:Tight (high)ModerateWide (low)
Earnings HistoryNET
Last 8Q
+14.2%avg beat
Beat 7 of 8 quartersMissed 1 Estimates rising
+21%
Q2'24
+42%
Q3'24
+11%
Q4'24
+6%
Q1'25
-2%
Q2'25
+15%
Q3'25
+17%
Q4'25
+3%
Q1'26
Beat
Miss
Estimate
Deeper color = bigger beat/miss
Analyst Activity
All ratings →
Consensus weakening
30d23
90d33
Wells FargoOverweight
Apr 15
UPGRADE
KeyBancOverweight → Sector Weight
Apr 15
DOWNGRADE
Wolfe ResearchPeer Perform
Apr 15
DOWNGRADE
Goldman SachsBuy → Sell
Apr 15
DOWNGRADE
Piper SandlerNeutral → Overweight
Apr 14
UPGRADE
BTIGNeutral → Buy
Feb 4
UPGRADE
Goldman SachsSell → Buy
Jan 2
UPGRADE
UBSUnderperform → Neutral
Jun 25
UPGRADE
GuggenheimNeutral
May 5
UPGRADE
Wells FargoOverweight → Buy
Oct 17
UPGRADE
Wells FargoEqual-Weight → Overweight
Oct 17
UPGRADE
Credit SuisseOutperform
Jan 23
UPGRADE
Insider Activity
SEC Filings →
0 Buys/6 SellsNet Selling
NET SELLERS$0 bought · $53.2M sold · 30d window
Ledbetter CarlDir
$2.2M
Apr 28
SELL
Zatlyn MichelleDir
$631K
Apr 20
SELL
Zatlyn MichelleDir
$140K
Apr 20
SELL
Zatlyn MichelleDir
$1.3M
Apr 22
SELL
Zatlyn MichelleDir
$753K
Apr 20
SELL
Zatlyn MichelleDir
$1.6M
Apr 21
SELL
Financials

INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP

1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA
1.4M
2
PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
402K
3
WHITTIER TRUST CO
341K
4
USS Investment Management Ltd
296K
5
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA
274K
6
Handelsbanken Fonder AB
177K
7
AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK PLC
162K
8
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC
145K
News & Activity

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About

cloudflare is the simplest way to make websites faster, safer and smarter. millions of websites have signed up for our service, including large enterprises, major consumer destinations, and government agencies. with offices in san francisco and london, cloudflare operates a highly-available global network that has security measures built into every layer and regularly clocks in lightning-fast speeds. our network also: ...serves hundreds of billions of page views per month ...reaches 90% of the world’s population in less than .23 seconds ...sees more than 750m unique ips per month ...has successfully defended against the largest ddos attack publicly recorded we're on a mission to build a better web - and we need smart, talented people to join our team. our team works on the forefront of leading technologies including nginx, go and lua programming languages. we're a strong supporter of the open source community and regularly share our technology learnings at https://blog.cloud

Industry
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
CEO
Matthew Prince
Daniella VallurupalliVice President & Head of Global Communications
Dane KnechtSenior Vice President of Emerging Technology & Incubation
Mark F. AndersonPresident of Revenue
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