Gitlab, Inc. Class A (GTLB)
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$29.00
▲(35.39% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/03/26
The score is led by solid financial fundamentals (rapid revenue scaling, high gross margins, strong cash generation, and a near-zero-debt balance sheet) and a constructive earnings update with raised FY27 guidance. Offsetting factors are still-negative GAAP profitability (reflected in a negative P/E) and technicals that look extended after a strong run, alongside execution risk from the restructuring.
Positive Factors
Revenue scale & high gross margins
GitLab's move to roughly $1.0B TTM revenue with ~87–90% gross margins reflects durable SaaS economics and broad platform adoption. High gross margins create operating leverage, enable sustained reinvestment in product and AI bets, and support long-term margin expansion as scale continues.
Negative Factors
Negative GAAP profitability
Despite margin improvement, negative GAAP profitability means returns on invested capital remain weak and ROE is negative. Sustained profitability is required to prove durable earnings power; until then, capital allocation and investor returns depend on continued top-line and cash-flow improvement.
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Positive Factors
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Revenue scale & high gross margins
GitLab's move to roughly $1.0B TTM revenue with ~87–90% gross margins reflects durable SaaS economics and broad platform adoption. High gross margins create operating leverage, enable sustained reinvestment in product and AI bets, and support long-term margin expansion as scale continues.
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Gitlab Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down sales across regions to show where GitLab is strongest, where growth is accelerating or slowing, and where macro or regulatory factors could impact future performance.
Breaks down sales across regions to show where GitLab is strongest, where growth is accelerating or slowing, and where macro or regulatory factors could impact future performance.
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The FlyGitlab (GTLB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.49B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)6.88M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.36
Revenue Growth24.90%
EPS Growth-233.01%
CountryUS
Employees2,375
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.15
Shares Outstanding167,800,000
10 Day Avg. Volume5,743,803
30 Day Avg. Volume6,876,222
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.13
Price to Book (P/B)5.85
Price to Sales (P/S)6.07
P/FCF Ratio26.12
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.92
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.12
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.74
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-710.91
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$33.90Price Target Upside58.26% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering24
EPS Forecast (FY)0.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.12B
Gitlab Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
GitLab Inc., through its various operating entities, specializes in developing software solutions that facilitate the entire software development lifecycle. The company's operations span the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. Its...
How the Company Makes Money
GitLab primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its GitLab DevSecOps platform. Revenue is mainly generated from recurring subscription fees for paid tiers that provide enhanced functionality (e.g., advanced CI/CD features, security scanni...
Gitlab Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 02, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 08, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The earnings call presented a constructive operating and product momentum picture: revenue grew 23% with a guide beat, profitability improved, large customer counts and platform usage accelerated, Duo Agent Platform showed strong early demand, SaaS and Dedicated offerings scaled, and the company raised full-year guidance. Offsetting these positives are meaningful near-term risks: a significant workforce restructuring (Act 2) with $30–$35M of charges and potential short-term disruption, continued pressure in a price-sensitive ~20% ARR cohort driven by customer layoffs and M&A, conservative assumptions about DAP revenue in FY27 despite early signals, and some contract-duration caution from customers. On balance, the highlights notably outweigh the lowlights due to strong top-line performance, cash generation, customer metrics, and strategic positioning for AI/agentic tailwinds, while management is proactively addressing cost structure and investing in long-term architectural bets.Positive Updates
Revenue Beat and Strong Growth
Q1 revenue of $264 million, up 23% year-over-year and 4 percentage points ahead of guidance.
Negative Updates
Macro and Mid-Market Pressure
A price-sensitive cohort (~20% of ARR) remained under pressure; increased seat contraction tied to customer layoffs and M&A-related churn contributed to weaker-than-possible seat growth and weighed on net retention in mid-market/SMB.
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Beat and Strong Growth
Q1 revenue of $264 million, up 23% year-over-year and 4 percentage points ahead of guidance.
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Company Guidance
GitLab guided Q2 FY‑27 revenue of $272–$274M (≈15–16% YoY), non‑GAAP operating income of $30–$32M and non‑GAAP EPS of $0.17–$0.18 (assumes 168M diluted shares), and raised full‑year FY‑27 guidance to $1.112–$1.118B revenue (≈16–17% YoY), non‑GAAP operating income of $135–$141M and non‑GAAP EPS of $0.79–$0.82 (assumes 166M shares). Key modeling items: full‑year gross margin expected 85–87%; profitability is forecast to trough in Q3 due to timing of post‑restructuring investments; JiHu expense ~ $15M (vs. $13M LY); and the company expects to incur $30–$35M of pretax restructuring charges (≈$19M in Q2) tied to ~14% (≈350) headcount reductions, exiting 22 countries and ~37% geographic footprint reduction, with most savings to be reinvested. Management also assumed no material FY‑27 revenue from Duo Agent Platform despite DAP paid consumption run‑rate of nearly $20M in Q1, flagged continued pressure in a ~20% price‑sensitive ARR cohort, and reiterated leading indicators of business health (total RPO $1.1B, +18% YoY; current RPO $724M, +24%) while closing Q1 with $1.36B cash and $350M remaining on the buyback authorization.Gitlab Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
80
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.00B | 955.22M | 759.25M | 579.91M | 424.34M | 252.65M |
| Gross Profit | 871.68M | 834.48M | 674.11M | 520.20M | 372.66M | 222.67M |
| EBITDA | -5.82M | -36.72M | -74.81M | -157.86M | -172.17M | -157.86M |
| Net Income | -25.05M | -55.96M | -6.33M | -425.68M | -173.41M | -155.14M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.71B | 1.72B | 1.40B | 1.32B | 1.17B | 1.09B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.36B | 1.26B | 992.38M | 1.04B | 936.65M | 934.70M |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 187.00K | 392.00K | 410.00K | 1.13M | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 674.15M | 686.50M | 577.96M | 715.01M | 344.48M | 292.17M |
| Stockholders Equity | 985.20M | 990.67M | 775.91M | 559.77M | 771.02M | 774.87M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 263.44M | 222.03M | -67.74M | 33.44M | -83.48M | -53.35M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 275.75M | 232.86M | -63.97M | 35.04M | -77.41M | -49.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -181.24M | -267.29M | -30.49M | -86.24M | -543.96M | -27.45M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -16.39M | 34.81M | 32.62M | 45.23M | 35.76M | 674.74M |
Gitlab Technical Analysis
Negative
21.42
Price Trends
25.26
Positive
25.83
Positive
34.45
Negative
Market Momentum
0.50
Positive
45.18
Neutral
8.84
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GTLB, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 21.42 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 28.92, below the 50-day MA of 25.26, and below the 200-day MA of 34.45, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.50 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.18 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 8.84 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GTLB.
Gitlab Risk Analysis
Gitlab disclosed 66 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Gitlab reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Gitlab Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $6.13B | 16.72 | 37.43% | ― | 17.26% | ― | |
73 Outperform | $5.03B | 14.91 | 50.21% | 0.16% | 3.50% | 75.14% | |
71 Outperform | $3.66B | 28.78 | 10.69% | ― | 25.42% | 125.90% | |
69 Neutral | $4.49B | -180.17 | -2.66% | ― | 24.90% | -233.01% | |
66 Neutral | $393.95M | -10.18 | -19.29% | ― | 12.27% | 37.41% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
47 Neutral | $3.04B | -21.40 | -12.16% | ― | 31.25% | 56.23% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Gitlab Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
GitLab Announces Major Global Restructuring Amid Ongoing Expansion
Negative
Jun 2, 2026
On June 1, 2026, GitLab’s board approved a restructuring plan that will cut about 14% of its global workforce and see the company exit 22 countries, shrinking its geographic footprint by roughly 37% and triggering an estimated $30 million to...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
GitLab Executive Chair Converts Class B to Class A
Neutral
May 19, 2026
GitLab Inc. disclosed that Executive Chair Sytse Sijbrandij converted all of his Class B common stock, which carried 10 votes per share, into Class A common stock with one vote per share on May 14, 2026, a change reported in a Form 4 filed on May ...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
GitLab Restructures Workforce to Embrace Agentic AI Era
Negative
May 11, 2026
On May 11, 2026, GitLab announced a restructuring and reduction in force designed to realign its operating structure and support its strategy for the emerging “agentic” AI era. The plan includes shrinking its geographic footprint by ex...
Executive/Board Changes
GitLab Announces Board Change and Committee Reassignment
Neutral
Apr 16, 2026
On April 13, 2026, GitLab Inc. announced that board member Merline Saintil notified the company of her decision to step down from the board and from its Compensation and Leadership Development Committee, effective April 15, 2026, with the company ...
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