Salesforce stock falls 1.33 percent as earnings growth holds

Published on 09/23/2026 at 12:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Salesforce stock closed at USD 233.28 on September 22, 2026, down 1.33 percent from the prior close. Q2 revenue rose 10.8 percent to USD 11.35 billion.

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Salesforce, Inc. (ISIN US79466L3024) closed at USD 233.28 on the NYSE on September 22, 2026, down 1.33 percent from the prior close of USD 236.42. The decline came even as the latest quarterly figures showed double-digit revenue growth and adjusted earnings per share of USD 5.90.

Revenue grows 10.8 percent

For the quarter ended July 31, 2026, revenue reached USD 11.35 billion, up 10.8 percent from USD 10.24 billion in the comparable period. Adjusted EPS of USD 5.90 exceeded the consensus estimate of USD 3.27 by USD 2.63, according to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026.

The earnings comparison was also favorable year over year: EPS stood at USD 2.91 in the comparable quarter, while net margin for the latest quarter was 21.99 percent. Salesforce set fiscal 2027 EPS guidance at USD 16.670 to USD 16.710 and third-quarter fiscal 2027 EPS guidance at USD 3.420 to USD 3.440, according to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026.

Target rises while rating stays neutral

Wells Fargo raised its Salesforce price target from USD 230 to USD 250 on September 18, 2026, while retaining an Equal Weight rating, as reported by Ad-hoc-News on September 22, 2026. The USD 20 increase contrasts with the unchanged rating, leaving execution of the earnings framework and monetization of artificial intelligence products as the central valuation questions.

Agentforce is the main operating growth marker in the current discussion. A September 23, 2026 report said the product's run-rate exceeded USD 1.5 billion and was up more than 240 percent, while Salesforce also raised full-year revenue guidance to USD 46.1 billion to USD 46.4 billion, according to Yahoo Finance.

Stock remains below yearly high

The September 22 close was USD 35.83 below the 52-week high of USD 269.11 and USD 86.96 above the 52-week low of USD 146.32. Trading volume was 11,888,034 shares, while market capitalization was USD 191.989 billion, both based on the Yahoo Finance snapshot at the September 22, 2026 close.

Salesforce stock closes at USD 233.28

Salesforce stock ended at USD 233.28 on the NYSE on September 22, 2026, after the 1.33 percent daily decline. The next quarterly figures are expected on December 2, 2026, according to Finanzen.ch on September 22, 2026.