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Rubrik, Inc. (RBRK)·Q3 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q3 FY25: Revenue rose 43% year-over-year to $236.2M; subscription revenue was $221.5M (+55% YoY), and Rubrik surpassed $1.0B in Subscription ARR (+38% YoY), reflecting continued leadership in cyber resilience .
- Profitability and cash: Non-GAAP gross margin was 79.2% (vs. 80.1% YoY), GAAP gross margin 76.2% (vs. 79.6% YoY); free cash flow was $15.6M, marking positive FCF with improving operating leverage .
- Guidance raised: FY25 Subscription ARR increased to $1.057B–$1.061B (from $1.026B–$1.032B), revenue to $860M–$862M (from $830M–$838M), non-GAAP EPS to $(1.86)–$(1.82) (from $(2.12)–$(2.06)), and Subscription ARR contribution margin to (3%)–(2%) (from (7%)–(6%)) .
- Catalysts: ARR >$1B milestone, stronger customer expansion (NRR >120%), and reinforced platform narrative (DSPM + cyber recovery) position Rubrik for accelerated enterprise standardization and vendor consolidation .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- Surpassed $1.0B Subscription ARR (+38% YoY) and added scale customers (2,085 with >$100k ARR, +32% YoY), underscoring enterprise adoption and land-and-expand momentum .
- Positive free cash flow ($15.6M) and continued margin progress; management raised FY25 outlook across ARR, revenue, EPS, and ARR contribution margin, signaling confidence in demand and execution .
- Platform differentiation (DSPM + cyber recovery) drove competitive wins and consolidation: “We are winning the vast majority of deals in head-to-head competition” (CEO) .
What Went Wrong
- GAAP gross margin declined vs. prior year (76.2% vs. 79.6% YoY), reflecting ongoing cloud hosting cost investments; non-GAAP gross margin also modestly lower (79.2% vs. 80.1% YoY) .
- GAAP net loss per share remained negative at $(0.71); while improving YoY, profitability remains a multi-quarter journey as cloud transformation and contract/payment term mix weigh on reported operating metrics and cash dynamics .
- CFO highlighted shorter duration and invoice cycles in cloud/SaaS products as modest free-cash-flow headwinds, even as efficiency gains and renewal base scaling provide offset over time .
Financial Results
Consolidated performance vs. prior periods and estimates
Note: SPGI consensus estimates were unavailable in this session; comparison to Wall Street consensus could not be provided.
Revenue composition
KPIs and scale indicators
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- “We’re incredibly proud to have surpassed $1 billion in Subscription ARR, growing 38% year-over-year…Our strong growth at scale shows that we’re winning the cyber resilience market” (CEO) .
- “We had another strong quarter, outperforming expectations across all metrics…Subscription ARR Contribution Margin was up over 1,100 basis points year-over-year, and we generated positive free cash flow” (CFO) .
- “We are the only vendor in the market to offer DSPM plus cyber recovery in an integrated platform…we win the vast majority of deals in head-to-head competition” (CEO) .
Q&A Highlights
- Identity/DSPM strategy and differentiation: Combining identity recovery (AD/Entra ID) with DSPM delivers faster, clean recovery and unified risk view; notable customer outcomes with recovery times reduced from days to hours .
- Cloud vs. native backup: Enterprises prefer unified policy/control across data center/cloud/SaaS for rapid recovery at scale; documented TCO and performance benefits vs. native tools .
- Competitive landscape and consolidation: Cohesity–Veritas merger seen as opening evaluation windows; Rubrik’s platform approach and win rate provide share shift tailwinds .
- Efficiency and margin trajectory: Margin improvements driven by S&M productivity, renewals scaling, and R&D leverage; continued focus on FCF generation and operating leverage .
- Partnerships: Deepened Mandiant/Microsoft/Pure alliances to accelerate incident response and cyber recovery; platform integrations enhance customer value .
Estimates Context
- S&P Global consensus estimates were unavailable during this session; as a result, we cannot provide apples-to-apples comparisons of Q3 FY25 actuals vs. consensus in the tables above. We will anchor future estimate comparisons on S&P Global data when accessible.
Key Takeaways for Investors
- ARR scale and durability: Surpassing $1.0B Subscription ARR with >120% NRR, broader adoption of premium Enterprise Edition and DSPM attach underpin multi-year growth visibility .
- Platform consolidation drive: Demonstrated displacement of legacy/new-gen and native cloud tools with unified resilience platform; customers report faster recovery and TCO savings, fueling wallet share gains .
- Operating leverage vector: ARR contribution margin improvement and positive FCF validate efficient growth; FY25 guidance raised across ARR, revenue, EPS, and margin .
- AI positioning: Annapurna/Ruby and secure data embeddings align Rubrik with enterprise AI acceleration, turning data security posture into AI trust and guardrails—an emerging, strategic growth leg .
- Partnerships as accelerants: Mandiant, Microsoft, Pure Storage integrations enhance incident response and recovery outcomes, reinforcing ecosystem-led GTM leverage .
- Competitive backdrop favorable: Vendor consolidation and infrastructure re-platforming (e.g., Cohesity–Veritas) create evaluation inflection points; Rubrik’s win rates suggest share capture ahead .
- Watch list: Continued improvement in gross margin mix, duration/invoice cycle headwinds to cash, and the pace of DSPM/identity resilience monetization across the installed base .
Sources: Company 8‑K earnings press releases and transcripts cited above. All figures and statements are sourced as indicated by citations:
- Q3 FY25 press release and financials
- Q3 FY25 earnings call transcript
- Q2 FY25 press release and financials
- Q2 FY25 earnings call transcript
- Q1 FY25 press release and financials