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Zoom posts quarterly profit beat, lifts annual guidance after AI uptake

Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.55 tops estimates as enterprise revenue rises 7.8% year-over-year; full-year profit and revenue outlook raised.

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Priya Anand · Equities & Earnings Desk · 30 Aug 2026 · 18:28 · 1 min read
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Zoom posts quarterly profit beat, lifts annual guidance after AI uptake

Zoom Communications reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.55 for the fiscal second quarter of 2027, exceeding analyst expectations of $1.48. Revenue reached $1.28 billion, also above the $1.27 billion forecast.

Enterprise revenue, the company’s core revenue stream, increased 7.8% year-over-year to $787.5 million, marking the strongest growth in three years. The number of customers contributing more than $100,000 in trailing 12-month revenue rose 8.2% to 4,625, while the net dollar expansion rate for enterprise customers edged up to 99% from 98% a year ago.

Licensed monthly active users of Zoom’s AI features within its Workplace platform surged 125% year-over-year, according to management. The company highlighted growth in AI-driven capabilities such as meeting summaries and in-meeting note-taking tools. Zoom’s flagship Workplace application integrates these AI plugins, which have contributed to broader user engagement beyond traditional communication use cases.

Despite the strong results, Zoom’s class A shares fell 3.7% in after-hours trading. The stock had gained 17% year-to-date through Tuesday, outperforming the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF’s 3.6% decline but trailing the S&P 500’s 12.2% advance.

For the fiscal third quarter of 2027, Zoom guided adjusted EPS to a range of $1.46 to $1.48 and revenue to $1.275 billion to $1.28 billion. The company also raised its full-year outlook, now projecting adjusted EPS of $6.08 to $6.12, up from the prior range of $5.96 to $6.00. Full-year revenue guidance was increased to $5.085 billion to $5.095 billion, compared with the previous range of $5.08 billion to $5.09 billion.

Zoom’s chief executive, Eric Yuan, noted in prepared remarks that AI feature adoption had broadened from reactive meeting summaries to active workflow integration, turning insights into actionable outcomes.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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