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<h3 id="tldr">TLDR</h3>
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 <li>Zoom exceeded Q1 projections with adjusted EPS reaching $1.55 compared to the $1.42 forecast</li>
 <li>Quarterly revenue increased 5.5% annually to $1.24 billion, surpassing the $1.22 billion projection</li>
 <li>AI Companion paying users jumped 184% compared to last year</li>
 <li>Enterprise segment revenue rose 7.2% to $755.7 million</li>
 <li>Fiscal 2027 annual projections elevated beyond analyst predictions for both earnings and revenue</li>
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Shares of Zoom Video Communications (ZM) climbed more than 7% during Friday’s premarket session following the video conferencing company’s announcement of fiscal first-quarter performance that exceeded Wall Street expectations alongside an improved annual forecast.
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The shares advanced 7.8% before the opening bell, extending the stock’s year-to-date gain to approximately 12% for 2026.
For the three-month period concluding April 30, adjusted earnings per share reached $1.55. This figure topped analyst projections of $1.42 by thirteen cents.
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 ZOOM <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ZM&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ZM</a> JUST REPORTED Q1 EARNINGS
 Q1: – Revenue: $1.24B vs $1.22B est <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f7e2.png" alt="🟢"> – Operating margin: 25.1% – Adj operating margin: 41.1%
 Guidance: – FY revenue: $5.08B-$5.09B vs $5.07B est <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f7e2.png" alt="🟢"> – FY adj EPS: $5.96-$6.00 vs $5.87 est <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f7e2.png" alt="🟢"> – FY free cash flow: $1.70B-$1.74B – Q2 revenue:… <a href="https://t.co/AkXYaJ5Ceq" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/AkXYaJ5Ceq</a>
 — WOLF (@WOLF_Financial) <a href="https://twitter.com/WOLF_Financial/status/2057554801978908748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 21, 2026</a>
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Quarterly revenue totaled $1.24 billion, representing a 5.5% annual increase and exceeding the Street’s $1.22 billion projection.
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 CEO Eric Yuan highlighted artificial intelligence integration as a primary growth catalyst. “Customers are increasingly adopting Zoom as an AI-first system of action for modern work,” he stated in the company’s earnings announcement.
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The number of paying subscribers to Zoom’s <a href="https://agentlocker.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">AI Companion</a> offering surged 184% versus the comparable quarter from the previous year. Additionally, the company’s “My Notes” AI tool accumulated 1.5 million licensed subscribers in merely four months following its introduction.
<h3 id="enterprise-momentum">Enterprise Momentum</h3>
Revenue from enterprise clients expanded 7.2% year-over-year, reaching $755.7 million. The trailing twelve-month net dollar expansion rate among enterprise accounts improved to 99%, up from 98% in the year-ago period.
The platform now serves 4,534 accounts that each contribute over $100,000 in trailing twelve-month revenue, marking an 8.2% annual increase.
Operating cash flow for the quarter totaled $500.5 million, rising from $463.4 million in the prior-year period.
<a href="https://coincentral.com/zoom-zm-stock-what-analysts-expects-from-earnings-today/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Zoom’s</a> board of directors approved an incremental $1.0 billion share buyback authorization, supplementing $625 million that remained available from a previous program.
<h3 id="guidance">Guidance</h3>
Looking to Q2, Zoom projected adjusted EPS between $1.45 and $1.47, modestly under the $1.49 Street consensus. The company’s revenue guidance of $1.265 billion to $1.27 billion aligned closely with analyst forecasts.
For the complete fiscal year 2027, Zoom elevated its EPS projection to a range of $5.96–$6.00, exceeding the $5.87 analyst consensus. Annual revenue expectations now stand between $5.08 billion and $5.09 billion, surpassing the $5.07 billion Wall Street estimate.
Morgan Stanley analysts observed that the “path to re-rating hinges on durably higher growth,” noting that “Zoom’s Q1 showed stable growth at scale with strong margins, but FY27 growth remains mid-single digits.”
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 Yuan emphasized the company’s broader artificial intelligence strategy as fundamental to future performance. “We remain focused on turning AI innovation into durable growth, measurable customer value, and long-term shareholder returns,” he remarked.
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