Salesforce stock holds firm before August 26 earnings
Published on 08/21/2026 at 08:21 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Salesforce (US79466L3024) stock enters the August 26, 2026 earnings date with a recent quarterly beat behind it, including $11.13 billion in revenue and $3.88 in adjusted EPS for fiscal Q1 2027.
Market data published on August 21, 2026, showed shares at $205.71 and a year-to-date move of -22.19%, while the same snapshot put market cap at $168.71 billion.
Guidance still matters
Revenue rose 13.3% year over year in the latest reported quarter, versus $2.58 a year earlier on EPS, and the company said fiscal 2027 EPS guidance is $14.060 to $14.120.
Consensus data in recent market coverage points to a moderate buy view with an average target of $249.49, while the stock still trades well below that level.
Agentforce is the swing factor
The market's main question is whether Agentforce and Data 360 can keep feeding the top line at the same pace as the latest quarter, when combined AI ARR was reported at $3.4 billion and Agentforce ARR passed $1 billion.
That mix matters because the latest quarter already showed margin support, with net margin at 18.73% and return on equity at 18.72%.
Read more
More on Salesforce stock and its August 26 earnings setup.
Customer 360 at work
Salesforce's Customer 360 platform ties together sales, service, marketing, and data tools, and the current debate is whether AI products can lift that bundle into a faster growth phase.
Shares and valuation
As of August 19, 2026, the stock was quoted at $206.09 in market coverage, a level that keeps the name tied to a market value of roughly $168.7 billion and a forward earnings debate that now centers on the next report.
Fact box
Company: Salesforce, Inc.
ISIN: US79466L3024
Ticker: CRM
Exchange: NYSE
Price (as of August 19, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET): $206.09 USD
Market cap: $168.71 billion (as of August 20, 2026)
Sector / Industry: Information Technology / Software - Application
Index membership: S&P 500
Next earnings date: August 26, 2026
