Atlassian shares soar as cloud growth and AI adoption drive earnings beat

Investing.com -- Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.04 beating estimates by $0.20 and revenue of $1.43 billion surpassing the $1.4 billion consensus. The company’s shares surged around 7% in after-hours trading Thursday following the announcement.

The team collaboration software provider’s total revenue grew 21% YoY, driven largely by its cloud business, which reached $998 million, up 26% compared to the same period last year. The strong performance was fueled by enterprise sales execution, migration momentum, and accelerating adoption of the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities.

"Our relentless pace of AI innovation is driving results as we grew Cloud revenue in Q1 to $998 million, up 26% year-over-year, and surpassed 3.5 million monthly active users of our AI capabilities, up 50% quarter-over-quarter," said Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian’s CEO and co-Founder.

The company reported a GAAP operating loss of $96.3 million, resulting in a -7% operating margin, which included $55.7 million in restructuring charges. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income was $322.7 million with a 23% operating margin. Free cash flow reached $114.6 million, representing an 8% margin.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, Atlassian expects revenue between $1.535 billion and $1.543 billion, with cloud revenue growth of approximately 22.5% YoY. The company also announced a new $2.5 billion share repurchase program to commence after completing its current $1.5 billion authorization.

In a strategic move to accelerate its cloud-first approach, Atlassian announced plans to end-of-life its Data Center products through a phased approach over the coming years. The company also completed the acquisition of The Browser Company of New York and entered an agreement to acquire engineering intelligence platform DX.

"We’re off to a solid start in FY26, with strong enterprise sales execution and migration momentum driving total revenue to over $1.4 billion," said Joe Binz, Atlassian’s CFO, who will retire effective June 30, 2026.

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