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CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. 2027 Q2: Financial Performance summary

• All-time record operating income was $372 million, or 25% of revenue, up 46% year-over-year; non-GAAP operating margin was 25% (up 350 bps).
• Ending ARR reached $5.84 billion, growing more than 25% year-over-year (fourth consecutive quarter of accelerated ending ARR growth).
• Gross margin performance: non-GAAP gross margin was 79% (up ~110 bps); non-GAAP subscription gross margin was 81% (up ~90 bps) supported by continued cloud optimization and momentum toward FY29 model of 82%–85%.
• Q2 FY27 delivered record net new ARR of $333 million, accelerating to 51% year-over-year and beating the high end of guidance by more than $45 million.
• Record Q2 free cash flow was $377 million, or 26% of revenue, up 33% year-over-year; exceeded free cash flow margin expectation of 24.5%.
• Retention and platform adoption: net and gross dollar-based retention improved sequentially; subscription customers adopting 7+ / 8+ modules were 51% / 26%, respectively.
• Subscription revenue grew 27% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; professional services revenue was an all-time record $71 million.
• Total revenue grew 26% year-over-year to $1.47 billion (five consecutive quarters of accelerating total revenue growth).