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Salesforce, Inc.

CRM cloud leader pushing Agentforce AI agents across Sales, Service, and Data Cloud.

$275.64

-0.94 (-0.34%) session

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Market cap

$255B

P/E

38.0

Div yield

0.55%

Volume

21M

Price history

+19.37% over 1Y

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At a glance

Next earningsDec 2, 2026
Fiscal periodQ3 FY2027
R&D spend~$5B+
R&D trendRising
Horizon score70

Primary R&D focus

Agentforce autonomous agents
Data Cloud & zero-copy…
70

Horizon score

Solid forward setup

Distribution is elite; proof of AI attach still needs more quarters.

Forward brief

What matters next — not a recap of last quarter

Salesforce’s future is Agentforce + Data Cloud monetization — not trailing subscription beats alone. R&D is core and well-aligned. Next earnings: cRPO growth and any AI ARR disclosure.

SaaS
AI agents
CRM

Next earnings

Q3 FY2027 · Dec 2, 2026

3x recent beats

Expected EPS

$2.55

Expected revenue

$10.1B

Report date

Dec 2, 2026

cRPO growth and Agentforce attach will decide if AI is monetizing.

What to watch on the call

  • cRPO / remaining performance obligation growth
  • Data Cloud + AI ARR commentary
  • Operating margin
  • Agentforce customer metrics

Questions that actually matter

  • Is Agentforce generating incremental ACV or just a feature checkbox?
  • Can Data Cloud become the system of record for enterprise AI context?

R&D deep dive

Not just “they invest in R&D” — in what, for when, and is it core?

Annual R&D / tech spend

~$5B+

Spend trend

Rising

% of revenue

See filings

R&D is squarely aimed at AI agent monetization and data platform — highly relevant to whether Salesforce re-rates as an AI beneficiary.

Agentforce autonomous agents

Core business
Near-term (≤18 mo)

AI agents that act across CRM workflows — sales outreach, service resolution, ops.

Strategic bet: Re-accelerate growth by selling AI agents on top of the CRM install base.

Data Cloud & zero-copy integrations

Core business
Near-term (≤18 mo)

Unified customer data platform that feeds agents with trusted enterprise context.

Strategic bet: Own the data layer so agents aren’t hollow demos.

Strategic bets

Where management is placing multi-year chips

Agents on CRM install base

Medium risk

Turn every seat into higher ARPU via autonomous agents.

Horizon · 2–3 years

Upcoming catalysts

Dec 2, 2026

FY Q3 earnings

cRPO + AI attach

Dreamforce product announcements

Narrative resets

Forward risks

AI feature competition

Medium

Microsoft, HubSpot, and vertical SaaS may ship ‘good enough’ agents cheaper.