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CrowdStrike sees higher quarterly revenue on AI demand
CrowdStrike expects Q4 revenue between US$1.3 billion and US$1.3 billion, above analyst forecasts of US$1.2 billion, as adoption of AI tools boosts demand.
The Texas-based cybersecurity company has been adding AI-powered features to its Falcon platform, including new detection and triage tools launched in September.
CrowdStrike raised its full-year revenue outlook to between US$4.8 billion and US$4.8 billion.
The company reported Q3 revenue of US$1.2 billion, a 22% rise year-on-year, beating expectations.
Shares rose around 1% in after-hours trading after the announcement.
🔗 Source: Reuters
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AI demand lifts revenue while net new Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and retention reveal durable growth
- Q3 revenue hit $1.23 billion with higher guidance tied to AI uptake and net new Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) set a record at $265 million up 73% year over year, backing ongoing demand 1.
- Gross retention topped 97% with dollar-based net retention at 115% in Q3 FY2025 after the July 2024 outage, so customers stayed loyal (gross retention tracks renewal rates; dollar-based net retention tracks how much existing customers spend over time, including expansions) 2.
- Adoption broadened with 49% of customers using 6+ modules (add-on product components) 3. That trend marks platform consolidation beyond endpoint security (protecting laptops and servers) 3.
SIEM growth and a broader partner network open doors for security vendors and service providers
- AWS Marketplace (Amazon’s cloud software marketplace) transaction value rose over 100% year over year in Q3 FY2025, with guided onboarding and Amazon EventBridge (a cloud event bus for real-time event routing) integrations cutting deployment friction 24. Nearly 70% of new subscriptions came through partners 2.
- Next-Gen SIEM net new ARR grew over 150% year over year in Q3 FY2025 with 2,000+ customers, opening room for security Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to build data connectors, parsers, and analytics tools 2.
- Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) drove over 15% of deal value in Q1 FY2026, as the company expanded partner reach 5.
