Pegasystems Earnings Calls
| Release date | Apr 21, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | $0.649 |
| EPS actual | $0.460 |
| EPS Surprise | -29.12% |
| Revenue estimate | 455.616M |
| Revenue actual | 429.973M |
| Revenue Surprise | -5.63% |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | $0.720 |
| EPS actual | $0.760 |
| EPS Surprise | 5.56% |
| Revenue estimate | 491.84M |
| Revenue actual | 504.317M |
| Revenue Surprise | 2.54% |
| Release date | Oct 21, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.180 |
| EPS actual | $0.300 |
| EPS Surprise | 66.67% |
| Revenue estimate | 494.602M |
| Revenue actual | 381.35M |
| Revenue Surprise | -22.90% |
| Release date | Jul 22, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.244 |
| EPS actual | $0.280 |
| EPS Surprise | 14.71% |
| Revenue estimate | 361.882M |
| Revenue actual | 384.512M |
| Revenue Surprise | 6.25% |
Last 4 Quarters for Pegasystems
Below you can see how PEGA performed 4 days prior and 4 days after releasing the earnings report. Also, you can see the pre-estimates and the actual earnings. This information can give you a slight idea of what you might expect for the next quarter's release.
| Release date | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Price on release | $50.92 |
| EPS estimate | $0.244 |
| EPS actual | $0.280 |
| EPS surprise | 14.71% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | $50.31 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | $50.91 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $52.21 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $51.34 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $50.92 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $58.01 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $58.08 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | $58.83 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $59.95 |
| 4 days before | 1.21% |
| 4 days after | 17.73% |
| On release day | 13.92% |
| Change in period | 19.16% |
| Release date | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Price on release | $57.05 |
| EPS estimate | $0.180 |
| EPS actual | $0.300 |
| EPS surprise | 66.67% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | $55.24 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | $54.59 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $53.38 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | $54.79 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $57.05 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $65.59 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $65.64 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $66.27 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $66.64 |
| 4 days before | 3.28% |
| 4 days after | 16.81% |
| On release day | 14.97% |
| Change in period | 20.64% |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Price on release | $43.03 |
| EPS estimate | $0.720 |
| EPS actual | $0.760 |
| EPS surprise | 5.56% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Feb 04, 2026 | $39.26 |
| Feb 05, 2026 | $38.20 |
| Feb 06, 2026 | $40.12 |
| Feb 09, 2026 | $41.84 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $43.03 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $37.93 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $40.59 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $43.85 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $44.50 |
| 4 days before | 9.60% |
| 4 days after | 3.42% |
| On release day | -11.85% |
| Change in period | 13.35% |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Price on release | $39.29 |
| EPS estimate | $0.649 |
| EPS actual | $0.460 |
| EPS surprise | -29.12% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | $42.75 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $43.28 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $43.61 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $43.80 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $39.29 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $37.48 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $35.25 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $37.33 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $36.77 |
| 4 days before | -8.09% |
| 4 days after | -6.41% |
| On release day | -4.61% |
| Change in period | -13.99% |
Pegasystems Earnings Call Transcript Summary of Q1 2026
Key points for investors:
- Product momentum: Pegasystems is positioning Blueprint AI as a core differentiator — a design-time and development-time 'harness' that produces governed, enterprise-ready workflows and reduces time-to-value. New "vibe coding" tooling and AI assistants are integrated into Blueprint to accelerate design and reduce required Pega expertise. Management expects Blueprint to materially accelerate pipeline formation and shorten sales cycles, particularly for new logos and legacy modernization projects.
- Cloud transition and ACV growth: Pega Cloud continues to scale rapidly. Pega Cloud revenue grew year-over-year (Q1 Pega Cloud revenue $151M → $205M) and Pega Cloud ACV grew ~29% YoY to just over $900M, representing ~56% of total ACV and moving toward a $1B ACV milestone. Management expects cloud mix to continue increasing (targeting significantly higher cloud mix over time), which will pressure term & maintenance revenue recognition near-term but improve recurring subscription metrics long-term.
- Financials & capital allocation: Free cash flow was strong at $207M in Q1. Management returned >80% of free cash flow in Q1 via $167M buybacks (3.5M shares) and $5M in dividends. Buybacks are portrayed as accretive and a sign of confidence in durable cash flow.
- Revenue/ACV cadence: 2026 is expected to be back-end loaded — renewals and pipeline conversion are weighted to H2, so investors should expect variability quarter-to-quarter and more ACV/term license activity later in the year. Q1 ACV was modestly below expectations but near plan.
- AI positioning & risk/opportunity: Management argues enterprise customers will favor governed, explainable AI embedded within workflow platforms (a "harness" approach) rather than ad-hoc LLM-driven executions due to cost, unpredictability and governance concerns. They see AI as increasing demand for platforms that provide predictability, governance and long-term evolvability.
- Macro & regional notes: Geopolitical events (government shutdown, regional conflicts) created some timing/processing delays (notably in government deals and EMEA-related risk). Management is monitoring these risks but views them as timing/renewal disruptions rather than fundamental losses.
- Investor engagement: Management will host an investor session at PegaWorld (June 8) to provide additional detail on Blueprint metrics, product roadmap, and longer-term targets.
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