Accelerating Backlog and Contract Metrics (CRPO / RPO)
Q4 CRPO grew to $1.2B (20% YoY) and RPO accelerated to $1.98B (28% YoY). Non-current RPO (beyond 12 months) grew 43% YoY, signaling stronger multi‑year commitments and backlog that should convert to revenue over the next 12+ months.
Revenue Growth and Sales‑Led Momentum
Q4 total revenue was $451M, up ~16% reported (14% constant currency). Q4 sales‑led subscription revenue was $375M, up 19% reported (16% constant currency). Full‑year FY2026 revenue grew 17% and sales‑led subscription revenue grew ~20% for the year.
Margin Expansion and Cash Generation
Non‑GAAP operating margin expanded to 14.8% in Q4 and finished FY2026 at 16.4% (≈120 bps expansion). Adjusted free cash flow margin ~20% for FY2026; combined metric (adj. FCF margin + total revenue growth) = 37%, showing progress toward Rule of 40.
Aggressive Capital Return Execution
Company executed share repurchases under the $500M authorization: returned ~$40M in Q4, repurchased ~4.4M shares since October, and has used ~68% of the authorized amount, demonstrating active capital return to shareholders.
Large Deal and Customer Expansion
Record Q4 for $1M+ deals; added more than 30 net new $1M+ ACV customers in FY2026 (total >240). Customers spending >$5M ACV grew ~30%. Secured marquee wins including a 7‑figure new logo, a 7‑figure expansion, and an 8‑figure Fortune 50 security consolidation.
Strong AI Adoption and Traction
Over 600 customers with ACV ≥ $100k are using Elastic for AI use cases (includes >40 serverless customers). AI use cases have penetrated more than one‑third of the $100k ACV cohort; AI‑using cohorts are expanding ~5% faster than others, driving higher consumption and commitment rates.
Product Innovation and Technical Differentiation
Launched cross‑project search for serverless, GINA V5 Omni embedding family, agent builder (GA), and native Prometheus support. New metrics offering claims up to 30x faster query speeds vs Prometheus and significant ingestion/storage efficiency. A blog benchmark showed ~70% token reduction vs naive RAG when using Elastic as a context layer.
FY2027 Guidance Reflects Revenue Acceleration and Margin Expansion
FY2027 guidance: total revenue $1.985B–$2.0B (~14.6% YoY at midpoint), sales‑led subscription $1.673B–$1.688B (~16.9% YoY at midpoint). Company expects to expand non‑GAAP operating margin to ~19% in FY2027 and raise adj. FCF margin to ~21.5% (ex‑acquisitions), and targets ~25% operating margin by FY2029.