PREVIEW: Crowdstrike's Q2  EPS, rev seen climbing

CrowdStrike Holdings

26/08/2026 20:25

** Shares in CrowdStrike CRWD.O  up 3% ahead of Q2 results, due out after closing bell
** Wall Street sees the cybersecurity co reporting adj EPS of $0.29 vs $0.23 in yr-ago qtr on rev of $1.44 bln, which would be ~23% above $1.17 bln year-ago, according to LSEG    
** Last qtr, the co reported a 15% jump in operating expenses, sending shares lower despite a rev beat and raised full-yr forecast 
** Stock recently valued at about ~130 times forward earnings estimates vs industry median of 12.2, as per LSEG data
** Shares up ~62% YTD but ~15% below Aug. 13 closing record, vs Nasdaq's .IXIC ~13% YTD advance and S&P 500 software & service sector index .SPLRCIS YTD loss of ~2%
** CRWD last traded at $190.65 vs median PT of $220, as per LSEG which shows 40 analyst ratings are 'buy' or 'strong buy', while 13 rate it 'hold' and two recommend 'sell'

(Reporting by Sinead Carew)
((sinead.carew@thomsonreuters.com))