Dynatrace Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results
Dynatrace, Inc. (DT) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. EXHIBIT 99.1 Dynatrace Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results Exceeds high end of guidance across all metrics Delivers ARR growth of 17% Achieves record new logo ARR growth of more than 160% BOSTON, Mass., August 5, 2026 - Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leading AI-po
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Why it matters
Traders can reprice DT on the combination of (1) Q1 performance versus guidance, (2) the quantified guidance change at the midpoint, and (3) the announced CFO transition timeline.
Market read
This is a primary earnings-and-guidance disclosure with explicit ARR and revenue guidance changes, plus a capital return action and an executive transition.
What to watch
The guidance update excludes post-June 30 share repurchases, so buyback support may not fully translate into near-term ARR/revenue trajectory.
Dynatrace Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results
Dynatrace reported 17% ARR growth, 16% total revenue growth, record new logo ARR growth of more than 160%, and stated that it exceeded the high end of guidance across all metrics. The company also generated $309,177 in adjusted free cash flow and repurchased $275 million of stock.
Actuals vs. the company’s prior outlook
from its previous release| Metric | Guided | Reported | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2027 ARR | $2,382 - $2,402 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 total revenue | $2,317 - $2,335 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 subscription revenue | $2,217 - $2,235 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP income from operations | $682 - $690 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income | $584 - $594 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income per diluted share | $1.93 - $1.95 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
| Fiscal 2027 adjusted free cash flow | $613 - $620 | Not reported for full year fiscal 2027 | n/a |
Key metrics
shortened, hover for the filing’s print| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total ARRother | $2.14B | – | 17% |
| Total ARR year-over-year increase constant currencyother | 17% | – | – |
| Total revenueGAAP | $554.5M | – | 16% |
| Total revenue year-over-year increase constant currencyother | 15% | – | – |
| Subscription revenueGAAP | $530.3M | – | 16% |
| Subscription revenue year-over-year increase constant currencyother | 15% | – | – |
| GAAP income from operationsGAAP | $71.48M | – | – |
| GAAP operating marginGAAP | 13% | – | – |
| GAAP net incomeGAAP | $36.65M | – | – |
| GAAP net income per share - dilutedGAAP | $ 0.12 | – | – |
| GAAP shares outstanding - dilutedGAAP | 293.7M | – | – |
| Net cash provided by operating activitiesGAAP | $306.2M | – | – |
| Net cash provided by operating activities as a percent of revenueGAAP | 55% | – | – |
| Non-GAAP income from operationsnon-GAAP | $161.6M | – | – |
| Non-GAAP operating marginnon-GAAP | 29% | – | – |
| Non-GAAP net incomenon-GAAP | $139.7M | – | – |
| Non-GAAP net income per share - dilutednon-GAAP | $ 0.48 | – | – |
| Non-GAAP shares outstanding - dilutednon-GAAP | 293.7M | – | – |
| Adjusted free cash flownon-GAAP | $309.2M | – | – |
| Adjusted free cash flow marginnon-GAAP | 56% | – | – |
| Organic net new ARR growthother | 41% | – | – |
| Annualized logs consumptionother | $200M | – | well over 100% year-over-year |
| New logo ARR growthother | more than 160% | – | – |
Amounts quoted below without a unit are in thousands, as in the filing’s tables. Per-share figures are as printed.
Fiscal 2027 and Q2 Fiscal 2027 outlook
- RevenueFiscal 2027: $2,306 - $2,320; Q2 Fiscal 2027: $565 - $570
- NoteFiscal 2027 ARR: $2,359 - $2,379
- NoteFiscal 2027 ARR as reported: 15% - 16%
- NoteFiscal 2027 ARR constant currency: 15.5% - 16.5%
- NoteFiscal 2027 total revenue as reported: 14% - 15%
- NoteFiscal 2027 total revenue constant currency: 14.5% - 15%
- NoteFiscal 2027 subscription revenue: $2,206 - $2,220
- NoteFiscal 2027 subscription revenue as reported: 14% - 15%
- NoteFiscal 2027 subscription revenue constant currency: 14.5% - 15%
- NoteFiscal 2027 non-GAAP income from operations: $682 - $690
- NoteFiscal 2027 non-GAAP operating margin: 29.5% - 29.75%
- NoteFiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income: $581 - $591
- NoteFiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income per diluted share: $1.97 - $1.99
- NoteFiscal 2027 diluted weighted average shares outstanding: 295 - 297
- NoteFiscal 2027 adjusted free cash flow: $610 - $615
- NoteFiscal 2027 adjusted free cash flow margin: 26.5%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 total revenue as reported: 14% - 15%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 total revenue constant currency: 15% - 16%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 subscription revenue: $540 - $545
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 subscription revenue as reported: 14% - 15%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 subscription revenue constant currency: 15% - 16%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP income from operations: $166 - $170
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP operating margin: 29.5% - 30%
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income: $141 - $145
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP net income per diluted share: $0.48 - $0.49
- NoteQ2 Fiscal 2027 diluted weighted average shares outstanding: 293 - 294
- NoteForeign exchange headwind for fiscal 2027: approximately $14 million on ARR and approximately $4 million on revenue
Capital returns
- During the first quarter of fiscal 2027, Dynatrace spent $275 million to repurchase 7.1 million shares at an average price of $38.88.
What drove it
- Demand continues to strengthen as enterprises expand cloud-native workloads and accelerate their AI initiatives.
- The company reported four consecutive quarters of acceleration in trailing-twelve-month organic net new ARR growth.
- Annualized logs consumption nearly doubled in the last two quarters to $200 million.
- Dynatrace launched the private preview of Dynatrace Bluebox and delivered new Dynatrace Intelligence capabilities including Autonomous SRE agent, Cloud SE agent, and Agent Building.
Concerns
- GAAP net income was $ 36,651 (In thousands), compared with $ 47,955 (In thousands) in the prior-year period.
- GAAP net income per share - diluted was $ 0.12, compared with $ 0.16 in the prior-year period.
- Non-GAAP operating margin was 29%, compared with 30% in the prior-year period.
- Fiscal 2027 as-reported ARR, total revenue, and subscription revenue guidance was reduced from prior guidance, while the company cited foreign exchange headwinds.
- Jim Benson will resign as Chief Financial Officer by the company’s current fiscal year end on March 31, 2027.
What to watch
- Execution toward the fiscal 2027 ARR guidance range of $2,359 - $2,379.
- The effect of the approximately $14 million foreign exchange headwind on ARR and approximately $4 million headwind on revenue for fiscal 2027.
- Whether annualized logs consumption continues to grow well over 100% year-over-year.
- Progress in the CFO search and transition before March 31, 2027.
- Further share repurchases after June 30, 2026, which are excluded from guidance.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Net cash provided by operating activities: $ 306,240 (In thousands)
- Adjusted free cash flow: $ 309,177 (In thousands)
- Adjusted free cash flow margin: 56%
Analysis
Dynatrace opened fiscal 2027 with $ 2,135,982 in total ARR and 17% ARR growth on both an as-reported and constant-currency basis. Total revenue was $ 554,548, up 16%, while subscription revenue was $ 530,255, also up 16%. Management characterized the quarter as exceeding the high end of its top-line and profitability guidance. The company also reported 41% organic net new ARR growth and record new logo ARR growth of more than 160%.
Management, verbatim
Dynatrace delivered an exceptional quarter, led by 41% organic net new ARR growth.
Rick McConnell, Chief Executive Officer of Dynatrace
Demand continues to strengthen as enterprises expand cloud-native workloads and accelerate their AI initiatives.
Rick McConnell, Chief Executive Officer of Dynatrace
In Q1, we exceeded the high end of our top-line and profitability guidance, increased free cash flow, and returned capital to shareholders.
Jim Benson, Chief Financial Officer, Dynatrace
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Gross profit and gross margin
- Operating expenses
- Tax rate
- Cash balance
- Debt balance
- Capital expenditures
- Dividend information
- Revenue by operating segment
- ARR or revenue by operating segment
- Prior-quarter comparisons for reported first-quarter metrics
- Actual full-year fiscal 2027 results for comparison with prior full-year guidance
- Q1 fiscal 2027 guidance ranges issued previously
AlphAI analysis generated from the company’s SEC earnings filing (Form 8-K Item 2.02, or Form 6-K for a foreign private issuer). Every figure was cross-checked against the filing text; consensus estimates, price targets and share-price reactions are not shown because they are not in the filing. AI-generated research, not investment advice.
Background
The 8-K includes Dynatrace’s Q1 FY2027 results and an update to its FY2027 guidance, plus a planned CFO resignation tied to a retirement.
Ticker impact
Dynatrace reported Q1 FY2027 results with 17% ARR growth and issued updated FY2027 ARR and revenue guidance, plus a CFO retirement timeline.
Likely positive bias from the guidance update and buyback, with some volatility risk around CFO transition expectations.
The filing discloses specific Q1 financial metrics, a guidance change at the midpoint, and a concrete CFO resignation date by March 31, 2027.
Market effects
Observability software peers may see read-across demand confidence for AI-powered monitoring and autonomous operations.
Primarily US-listed software sentiment; limited direct regional spillover beyond tech growth expectations.
Global cloud and AI operations spending narrative may get incremental support, though FX headwinds are explicitly quantified.
Counterpoint
Despite strong ARR growth, GAAP net income per share declined year over year, and FX headwinds plus guidance narrowing could temper upside.
Key entities
- public_companyDynatrace, Inc.
AI-powered observability platform issuing Q1 FY2027 results, guidance update, and announcing CFO Jim Benson’s planned retirement.
- executiveJim Benson
CFO planning to resign by March 31, 2027; company will search for a successor.
- executiveRick McConnell
CEO commenting on demand strengthening and confidence in growth opportunity.
