Salesforce.com (CRM) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Core Viewpoint - Salesforce.com reported a revenue of $9.83 billion for the quarter ended April 2025, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 7.6% and surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.74 billion by 0.95% [1] Financial Performance - Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter was $2.58, an increase from $2.44 in the same quarter last year, exceeding the consensus EPS estimate of $2.54 by 1.57% [1] - The stock has returned +3.5% over the past month, while the Zacks S&P 500 composite has changed by +7.4% [3] Key Metrics - Remaining performance obligation (RPO) - Current: $29.6 billion, exceeding the average estimate of $29 billion [4] - Remaining performance obligation (RPO) - Total: $60.9 billion, compared to the average estimate of $60.43 billion [4] - Geographic Revenue - Americas: $6.47 billion, a +6.7% change year-over-year, below the estimate of $6.63 billion [4] - Geographic Revenue - Asia Pacific: $1.02 billion, a +10.5% change year-over-year, above the estimate of $982.26 million [4] - Geographic Revenue - Europe: $2.34 billion, a +9% change year-over-year, above the estimate of $2.11 billion [4] Revenue Breakdown - Revenue from Professional services and other: $532 million, a -2.9% change year-over-year, above the average estimate of $515.31 million [4] - Revenue from Subscription and support: $9.30 billion, an +8.3% change year-over-year, above the average estimate of $9.22 billion [4] - Revenue from Subscription and support - Service: $2.33 billion, a +7% change year-over-year, slightly below the estimate of $2.35 billion [4] - Revenue from Subscription and support - Marketing and Commerce: $1.33 billion, a +3.4% change year-over-year, below the estimate of $1.35 billion [4] - Revenue from Subscription and support - Platform and Other: $1.96 billion, a +14.3% change year-over-year, above the average estimate of $1.83 billion [4] - Revenue from Subscription and support - Integration and Analytics: $1.54 billion, slightly below the estimate of $1.56 billion [4]