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Results
Q3 FY 2025
$195M $0.93
Increased Operating
Profit & EPS Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Margin & Rule of 40
$231M 23% 51
Hardware
Data Silos
Friction
$20B
$116B
Managed
Services
CY25 TAM
$20B
Endpoint
Security
The AI-Native
$19B Security Platform
Cloud
Security
Identity
$15B
Protection
Threat $10B
Intelligence
Data $6B
Protection
$5B
Cybersecurity
Generative AI
$4B
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$250B
$116B CY29 TAM
0B
Source: company estimate
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CrowdStrike
Named a Leader
The Forrester Wave : Attack Surface
Management Solutions, Q3 2024
Report Referenced: The Forrester Wave : Attack Surface Management Solutions, Q3 2024, Forrester Research, Inc., September 24, 2024
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In CNAPP
Frost & Sullivan: 2024 Frost Radar : Global Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)
GigaOm: GigaOm Radar for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs), 29 October 2024
IDC: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment, September 2024, IDC #US51541324
Percent of Subscription Customers with Multiple Cloud Module Subscriptions. All figures are as of the quarter ended October 31, 2024.
Module adoption rates exclude Falcon Go customers. See appendix for the definition of module adoption rates.
$3,153
3Q24 3Q25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25 3Q24 3Q25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25
3Q24 3Q25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25
3Q24 3Q25
% margin 80% 80% 80% 80% % margin 22% 19% 20% 21%
3Q24 3Q25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25 3Q24 3Q25 9MO FY24 9MO FY25
Note: All figures as of Q3. All financial figures except revenue are non-GAAP unless otherwise specified. See Appendix for definition of metrics and a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial
measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.
Module adoption rates exclude Falcon Go customers. See appendix for the definition of module adoption rates.
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Q4 FY2025 Full Year FY2025
CrowdStrike is providing the above guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 (ending January 31, 2025) and full fiscal year 2025 (ending January 31, 2025). Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based
compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal
reserve and settlement charges or benefits, July 19 Incident related costs and (recoveries), net, acquisition-related provision (benefit) for income taxes, losses (gains) and other income from strategic investments, acquisition-
related expenses (credits), net, and losses (gains) from deferred compensation assets. CrowdStrike has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items are out of CrowdStrike’s control or cannot
be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common
stockholders is not available without unreasonable effort.
These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially as a result of many factors. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor for information on the factors that could cause CrowdStrike’s actual
results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
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Modeling Points
Visibility remains limited given the headwinds related to the July 19 Incident that we outlined last quarter, including: the
Headwinds delay of the vast majority of outbound pipeline generation activities for a few weeks following the July 19 Incident,
extended sales cycles for both new and existing customers, and continued deployment of customer commitment
packages, resulting in muted upsell rates and potentially higher than typical levels of contraction.
Recognizing our continued reduced visibility, we are maintaining our estimated impact of approximately $30 million to both
ARR & Revenue CCP Impact net new ARR and subscription revenue in Q4 from our customer commitment packages (CCP). As we discussed last
quarter, the above headwinds are additive to the expected quantified impact.
Near-Term ARR & Revenue We request that you keep historical sequential net new ARR seasonality in mind when updating your models. Additionally,
as we discussed last quarter, the modeling of ARR and subscription revenue should be decoupled in the short term given
Modeling the customer commitment packages. Our Fal.Con 2024 investor presentation has additional details on this dynamic.
Additional GAAP Tax Expense We expect to incur additional GAAP tax expenses in Q4 of approximately $58 million due to previous acquisitions.
We closed our acquisition of Adaptive Shield on November 20th, which is expected to have a one to two cent impact
Non-GAAP EPS to non-GAAP EPS, as reflected in our Q4 guidance.
We expect Q4 free cash flow to reflect a significantly more pronounced July 19 Incident impact in comparison to Q3.
This is due to collections impacted by increased flexible payment terms under customer commitment packages for
Free Cash Flow deals closed in Q3, the incremental sales compensation expenses and the timing and size of G&A costs - all relating
to July 19. As a result, we do not expect to see sequential free cash flow margin leverage in Q4.
We continue to expect CrowdStrike Financial Services to have a de minimus impact to free cash flow in Q4.
CrowdStrike is providing the above modeling points for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 (ending January 31, 2025) and full fiscal year 2025 (ending January 31, 2025). These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ
materially as a result of many factors. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements safe harbor for information on the factors that could cause CrowdStrike's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market
adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits, July 19 Incident related costs and (recoveries), net, acquisition-related provision (benefit) for income taxes, losses (gains) and other
income from strategic investments, acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, and losses (gains) from deferred compensation assets. CrowdStrike has not reconciled any of the non-GAAP measures referenced above to the most
comparable GAAP measure because certain items are out of the CrowdStrike’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.
S&M 28 – 33%
Note: Targets are on a full year basis. Target ranges assume consistent macroeconomic conditions and do not include the impact of potential future M&A activity.
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets (including purchased patents), amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities, legal reserve
and settlement charges or benefits, July 19 Incident related costs and (recoveries), net, acquisition-related provision (benefit) for income taxes, losses (gains) and other income from strategic investments, acquisition-related expenses (credits), net, and losses (gains) from deferred
compensation assets. CrowdStrike has not reconciled any of the non-GAAP measures referenced above to the most comparable GAAP measure in its long-term target non-GAAP operating model because certain items are out of CrowdStrike’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.
Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.
Gross Churn.
Our dollar-based gross churn rate is equal to 1 - Dollar-Based Gross Retention Rate.
CY25 TAM:
IDC Semiannual Security Products Tracker 2023H2 Historical Release. (May 2024)
IDC Worldwide Device Vulnerability Management Forecast, 2024–2028: Fusing Multiple Exposure Sources. (June 2024)
IDC Worldwide Application Vulnerability Management Forecast, 2023–2027: Navigating the Future in Application Security. (November 2023)
IDC Worldwide SOAR and Firewall Automation Forecast, 2024–2028: Will GenAI Leave SOAR Vendors Sore?. (March 2024)
IDC Worldwide Tier 2 SOC Analytics and Cloud-Native XDR Forecast, 2022–2026: Will XDR Become the Shining Light in a Dimming Global Outlook?. (November 2022)
IDC Worldwide IT Operations Management Software Forecast, 2023–2027. (September 2023)
Gartner Emerging Tech: Adoption Growth Insights in Digital Risk Protection Services (November 2022)
IDC Worldwide Attack Surface Management and Breach and Attack Simulation Software Forecast, 2024–2028 Proactively Discovering Potential Attacks - 2024 Feb forecast.
(February 2024)
IDC Worldwide Application Vulnerability Management Forecast, 2023–2027: Navigating the Future in Application Security. (November 2023)
IDC Worldwide Attack Surface Management and Breach and Attack Simulation Software Forecast, 2024–2028: Proactively Discovering Potential Attacks. (February 2024)
IDC Worldwide Network Detection and Response Forecast, 2024–2028: The Network Is Talking, Are You Listening?. (March 2024)
IDC Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software Forecast, 2024–2028. (June 2024)
IDC MarketScape Evaluates Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure Vendors and Market Trends. (October 2023)
IDC Worldwide and U.S. Comprehensive Security Services Forecast, 2024–2028. (April 2024)
Company estimates
CY29 TAM:
Company estimates. Includes organic category growth, product roadmap, future initiatives and estimated cloud security opportunity.
Non-GAAP Net Income per Share Attributable to CrowdStrike Common Stockholders, Diluted
We define non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, as non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike divided by the weighted-average
shares outstanding, which includes the dilutive effect of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period.
Cost of revenue
Subscription 159,830 216,301 455,236 605,868
Professional services 35,174 38,786 91,915 111,623
Total cost of revenue 195,004 255,087 547,151 717,491
Gross profit
Subscription 573,633 746,434 1,619,374 2,147,296
Professional services 17,377 8,657 43,695 30,299
Total gross profit 591,010 755,091 1,663,069 2,177,595
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing 286,186 408,267 850,209 1,113,852
Research and development 196,072 275,602 554,499 761,759
General and administrative 105,589 126,945 290,027 337,113
Total operating expenses 587,847 810,814 1,694,735 2,212,724
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes 36,272 (10,538) 54,267 100,997
GAAP Sales and marketing operating expenses $ 286,186 $ 408,267 $ 850,209 $ 1,113,852
Stock based compensation expense (42,544) (56,251) (129,725) (165,914)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (506) (603) (1,483) (1,808)
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities 68 (41) 33 (184)
July 19 Incident related costs, net — (15,089) — (18,182)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses $ 243,204 $ 336,283 $ 719,034 $ 927,764
GAAP research and development operating expenses $ 196,072 $ 275,602 $ 554,499 $ 761,759
Stock based compensation expense (52,388) (81,874) (143,754) (224,467)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (468) — (468) —
Acquisition-related expenses, net (379) — (750) (477)
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities 34 (56) 20 (202)
July 19 Incident related costs, net — (3,549) — (4,550)
Non-GAAP research and development operating expenses $ 142,871 $ 190,123 $ 409,547 $ 532,063
GAAP general and administrative operating expenses $ 105,589 $ 126,945 $ 290,027 $ 337,113
Stock based compensation expense (47,560) (44,652) (135,173) (132,133)
Acquisition-related expenses, net (3,277) (1,393) (3,204) (4,075)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (83) (341) (221) (1,034)
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities 15 (6) 8 (27)
Legal reserve and settlement charges (4,700) — (6,797) —
July 19 Incident related costs, net — (15,284) — (16,322)
Non-GAAP general and administrative operating expenses $ 49,984 $ 65,269 $ 144,640 $ 183,522
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Cont'd) Statements of Operations: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Q3 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q3 FY24 YTD Q3 FY25 YTD
GAAP income (loss) from operations $ 3,163 $ (55,723) $ (31,666) $ (35,129)
Stock based compensation expense 159,614 208,888 455,247 592,890
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 4,637 6,333 12,913 18,665
Acquisition-related expenses, net 3,656 1,393 3,954 4,552
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities (117) 103 (61) 413
Legal reserve and settlement charges 4,700 — 6,797 —
July 19 Incident related costs, net — 33,922 — 39,054
Non-GAAP income from operations $ 175,653 $ 194,916 $ 447,184 $ 620,445
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to CrowdStrike $ 26,665 $ (16,822) $ 35,628 $ 73,011
Stock based compensation expense 159,614 208,888 455,247 592,890
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 4,637 6,333 12,913 18,665
Acquisition-related expenses, net 3,656 1,393 3,954 4,552
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount 547 547 1,640 1,640
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities (117) 103 (61) 413
Legal reserve and settlement charges 4,700 — 6,797 —
July 19 Incident related costs, net — 33,922 — 39,054
Benefit for income taxes (1) (615) — (615) —
Gains and other income from on strategic investments attributable to CrowdStrike (4) (3) (16) (3,124)
Losses (gains) on deferred compensation assets 117 (103) 61 (413)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike $ 199,200 $ 234,258 $ 515,548 $ 726,688
Weighted-average shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders 239,297 245,536 237,890 244,017
GAAP basic net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders $ 0.11 $ (0.07) $ 0.15 $ 0.30
GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to CrowdStrike common shareholders $ 0.11 $ (0.07) $ 0.15 $ 0.29
Stock-based compensation 0.65 0.83 1.88 2.36
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07
Acquisition-related expenses, net 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount — — 0.01 0.01
Mark-to-market adjustments on deferred compensation liabilities — — — —
Legal reserve and settlement charges 0.02 — 0.03 —
July 19 Incident related costs, net — 0.14 — 0.16
Benefit for income taxes (1) — — — —
Gains and other income from strategic investments attributable to CrowdStrike — — — (0.01)
Losses (gains) on deferred compensation assets — — — —
Other (2) 0.01 (0.01) (0.01) —
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common shareholders $ 0.82 $ 0.93 $ 2.13 $ 2.90
Weighted-average shares used to calculate Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders 243,799 250,777 242,196 250,747
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1. We use our GAAP provision for income taxes for the purpose of determining our non-GAAP income tax expense. The tax costs for intellectual property integration relating to acquisitions are included in the GAAP provision for income taxes. The income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired
intangibles assets, including purchased patents, acquisition related expenses, amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, gains and other income from strategic investments attributable to CrowdStrike, July 19 Incident related costs and (recoveries), net, and legal reserve and settlement charges or benefits included in the
GAAP provision for income taxes were not material for all periods presented.
2. For periods in which we had diluted non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders, the sum of the impact of individual reconciling items may not total to diluted Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to CrowdStrike common stockholders because of rounding differences.
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.
Q3FY24 Q3FY25
Annual recurring revenue $ 3,153,243 $ 4,017,540
Year-over-year growth 35% 27%