Strong Top-Line and ARR Growth
Q4 revenue $196M, up 32% year-over-year; full-year revenue $709M, up 32% YoY. Ending ARR $811M, up 31% YoY; record net new ARR of $57M in Q4 and net new ARR $193M for FY2026, up 35% YoY.
First Full Year of Positive Free Cash Flow
Generated $12M in free cash flow for fiscal 2026 — Netskope's first full year of positive free cash flow, an improvement of $163M versus fiscal 2025 and a 30 percentage-point free cash flow margin improvement YoY. Q4 free cash flow was $4M (≈2% FCF margin).
Improving Margins and Unit Economics
Gross margin improved to 76% (≈+5 percentage points YoY). Operating margin improved by 5 percentage points in Q4 and 18 percentage points for the full fiscal year as the company leverages its NewEdge infrastructure for better unit economics.
Strong Customer Expansion and Retention
Net retention rate (NRR) of 116%. Customers with >$100K ARR grew 22% YoY to 1,531; average ARR for that cohort >$450K. Average products per customer increased to 4.4; 56% of customers use 4+ products (vs 48% a year ago); 27% use 6+ products (vs 22% a year ago).
Product and AI Leadership
Announced multiple AI-native products and capabilities (Netskope One AI Guardrails, Agentic Broker, AI Gateway, autonomous AI agents, Data Lineage, DNS as a Service). Operates 190+ proprietary AI models and launched the Netskope AI Index for real-time AI usage telemetry.
Significant Enterprise Wins and Geographic Reach
Competitive wins across verticals and geographies, including large global manufacturer (6 products), top regional US health system (11 products), major hotel company (14 products), large Canadian gaming deployment (5,000+ locations), European government SSE adoption, and two large African banks—demonstrating platform traction and data-sovereignty appeal.
Balance Sheet Strength
Ended the quarter with $1.2B in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, supporting investments and the transition to annual billings.
Go-to-Market Momentum
Sales hiring ramp underway with improving rep productivity, >80% win rate on POCs, expanded GSI and AWS partnership (AWS AI Security Competency), and momentum in multi-product land-and-expand motions.