Q1 Revenue and Profitability Beat Guidance
Q1 revenue of $310M (+1.5% YoY) came in above the high end of guidance; adjusted operating income was $110M with a 35% AOI margin (up >2 percentage points YoY).
Strong Free Cash Flow and Cash Conversion
Unlevered free cash flow of $120M in Q1 (109% conversion from adjusted operating income) representing a 39% margin; GAAP operating cash flow was $115M.
High-Margin, Fast-Growing Data & Operations Business
Non-seat-based operations and Data-as-a-Service grew >20% YoY and now represent just under 20% of the business; operations ACV growth >20% YoY and is the company’s fastest-growing, highest-margin segment.
Upmarket Momentum
Upmarket ACV grew 5% YoY in Q1 (upmarket now 75% of business); customers with >$100k ACV cohort ACV increased 10% YoY and that cohort increased by 32 customers YoY.
Receivable Strength and Contract Visibility
Remaining performance obligations (RPO) of $1.18B with $861M expected in the next 12 months; unearned revenue $479M giving near-term revenue visibility.
Partnerships, Integrations and Market Recognition
Named #1 in 142 G2 Spring 2026 reports; Forrester called ZoomInfo 'entrenched'; Salesforce and HubSpot shipped prospecting agents with ZoomInfo as the primary external data provider; connectors launched for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity with Google Gemini advancing.
Capital Return and Balance Sheet Actions
Repurchased 13.1M shares for $90M in Q1 and retained >$1B repurchase capacity; ended quarter with $175M cash and $1.3B gross debt; net leverage ~2.4x trailing EBITDA; executed $425M interest rate swaps at a blended fixed 3.28%.
Operational Efficiency and Expense Improvement
GAAP stock-based compensation down 14% YoY to $25.5M (8% of revenue); adjusted expenses plus SBC improved ~5 percentage points of revenue YoY; guidance implies AOI margin of 37% at midpoint, +130bps YoY.
Product Adoption and Early Commercial Wins
Expanded GTM Studio trials to >25% of customers; signed enterprise deals with Sierra, Lyft and Wyndham and won strategic AI-native and MSP customers including a multiyear 7-figure TCV deal.