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Intapp, Inc. (INTA)·Q4 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Intapp delivered a strong Q4 FY2025: total revenue $135.039M (+18% YoY), non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.27 (+80% YoY), and non-GAAP operating income $21.288M (+58% YoY), supported by accelerating cloud adoption and AI-led products .
- Results exceeded guidance and Wall Street consensus: revenue beat by ~$3.0M vs $132.070M consensus*, and non-GAAP EPS beat by ~$0.041 vs $0.229 consensus*; all core guidance metrics (revenue, non-GAAP op income, EPS) came in above the high end .
- FY2026 initial outlook calls for continued growth (Q1 FY26 revenue $134.8–$135.8M; FY26 revenue $566.7–$570.7M; FY26 non-GAAP EPS $1.09–$1.13), with Q1 front-loaded go-to-market spend and professional services targeted at ~10% of revenue .
- Strategic catalysts: Microsoft co-sell momentum (partners involved in 17 of the 20 largest Q4 deals; ~half of largest wins jointly executed with Microsoft, including Azure investment dollars), growing AI attach (Assist now ~35% of new DealCloud wins), and a newly authorized $150M share repurchase program .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- Cloud metrics strengthened: Cloud ARR reached $383.1M (+29% YoY), now 79% of total ARR ($485.4M), with cloud net revenue retention at 120% .
- AI adoption accelerated: “Assist for DealCloud now accounts for approximately 35% of new DealCloud wins, up from 8% last year,” highlighting increasing AI-led differentiation .
- Partner ecosystem drove large wins: “Partners were directly involved in 17 of our 20 largest deals… Microsoft… fronted Azure investment dollars to help accelerate the deals,” reducing time-to-close via MAC agreements .
What Went Wrong
- GAAP profitability mixed: Q4 GAAP operating loss of $(4.215)M vs $0.302M in Q4 FY2024, with elevated R&D and S&M investments; GAAP net loss $(0.528)M remained roughly flat YoY .
- License dynamics modest and potentially volatile: Q4 license revenue grew ~5% YoY to $31.831M, but CFO flagged potential quarter-to-quarter “puts and takes” in 2026 as clients migrate to cloud .
- Q1 FY26 margin headwind: management guided Q1 non-GAAP operating income lower ($16–$17M) due to front-end spend (sales kickoff, targeted marketing), tempering near-term margin expansion .
Financial Results
Values with * retrieved from S&P Global.
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- “Assist for DealCloud now accounts for approximately 35% of new DealCloud wins, up from 8% last year… We anticipate continued broad-based adoption across all of our AI offerings.”
- “Partners were directly involved in 17 of our 20 largest deals… Microsoft… fronted Azure investment dollars… purchase via the Azure marketplace using their existing MAC agreement.”
- “Cloud ARR grew 29% YoY to $383M… Cloud now represents 79% of our total ARR of $485M… we now have 109 clients with ARR of more than $1M.”
- “Q1 includes some front-end spend related to our go-to-market motion… as we build on the momentum from a strong Q4.”
- “The Board has authorized us $150,000,000 in share repurchases… we’ll continue to invest in ourselves… and take every opportunity to put capital to work.”
Q&A Highlights
- Net Revenue Retention: 120% driven by low churn and material enterprise expansions; FY26 assumptions conservative given opportunity in net new logos and expands .
- RPO: Strong +27% YoY; seasonality and enterprise deal timing noted; no material changes in contract duration .
- License Volatility: Expect quarter “puts and takes” during cloud transitions in 2026; transparency commitment on timing .
- Snowflake partnership: Enterprise overlap and client-led demand for interoperability; elevates analytics on firm-wide data .
- Regulatory tailwinds: QC1000 and AML changes augment vertical compliance differentiation; support compliant AI deployment .
- TermSheet contribution: <5% of Q4 ARR delta; strategic fit extends real assets coverage post-deployment; strong AI-first engineering talent .
- Seasonality: Net new ARR typically stronger in FQ2 and FQ4 (December/June) aligned with client fiscal calendars .
- Buybacks: $150M authorization alongside organic investments and selective M&A .
Estimates Context
- Q4 FY2025 results beat consensus revenue and EPS: revenue $135.039M vs $132.070M consensus*, non-GAAP EPS $0.27 vs $0.229 consensus*; GAAP EPS $(0.01) vs $(0.077) consensus* .
- Implications: Street models likely to raise FY2026 revenue/EPS and AI attach assumptions; near-term Q1 margin compression (front-end spend) should be incorporated into quarterly cadence* .
Values with * retrieved from S&P Global.
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Intapp’s vertical AI strategy is translating to measurable attach and pricing power: Assist rising to ~35% of DealCloud wins, non-GAAP margins improving with mix .
- Partner flywheel is a durable growth lever: Microsoft MAC-driven procurement and co-sell support are shortening cycles and expanding deal sizes .
- Cloud-driven durability: Cloud ARR 79% of total ARR and NRR 120% support strong expansion trends and high revenue visibility .
- Near-term setup: Expect Q1 FY26 margin dip from front-loaded GTM investments; professional services to be ~10% of revenue as partners play a larger role .
- Capital returns: $150M buyback introduces a supportive capital allocation dimension alongside organic AI investments and tuck-ins .
- Watch license line and ARR seasonality: Quarter-to-quarter license “puts and takes” possible; net new ARR weighted to December/June quarters .
- Actionable: Position for continued AI attach and enterprise co-sell momentum; monitor execution on FY26 guidance and partner-influenced bookings growth (+50% YoY in Q4) .