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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Insight Enterprises Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Insight Enterprises Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 7, 2026 Audio replay
May 7, 2026 32:54 18 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
32:54
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Insight Enterprises delivered Q1 2026 results that exceeded expectations, with 14% gross profit growth, gross margin expanding 240 bps to 21.7%, and adjusted EPS up 26% year-over-year, under new CEO Jack Azagury focused on accelerating the pivot to a leading AI solutions integrator for the mid-market.

Cloud growth and momentum 51 Core Services performance 41 AI and solutions integrator strategy 27 New CEO priorities and execution 25 Hardware backlog and memory pricing 18 Outlook and guidance (Q2 moderation) 15

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we delivered strong financial results, which exceeded our expectations”
  • “I am pleased to report that we delivered strong financial results, which exceeded our expectations”
  • “Bookings were strong in Q1. The bookings have started with similar patterns in Q2”
  • “we're pleased with the start of the year. We're really focused on Q2”

Forward guidance

6 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $2.13B +1.2% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.97 +340.9% YoY
Gross margin 21.7% +2.4 pp YoY
Net income $30.01M +299.4% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Gross profit grew 14% to $462.2 million with gross margin expanding 240 bps to 21.7%
  • Cloud gross profit increased 35% and Core Services gross profit grew 19%
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 27% to $152.0 million and adjusted diluted EPS up 26% to $2.88
  • EMEA net sales increased 9% and APAC net sales increased 20% year-over-year
  • Hardware product net sales increased 7% year-over-year and services net sales increased 17%
  • Exited Q1 with hardware backlog described as the most elevated in multiple years, similar to COVID-era levels

Risks & pressure points

  • Consolidated net sales grew only 1% year-over-year to $2.1 billion, with North America net sales down 1% and software product net sales down 21%
  • Cloud comps get more challenging as the year progresses, and Google practice still needs work with seasonal Q4 impact expected
  • SG&A expenses increased 13% year-over-year, outpacing revenue growth
  • CFO expects Q2 to moderate from Q1 levels, with memory prices unsettled and extended lead times creating hardware revenue timing uncertainty
  • Operating cash flows were only $32.4 million in the quarter
  • CEO stated he is 'still not pleased' with organic services growth, indicating ongoing execution challenges

Key moments

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“We expect to deliver gross profit growth in the low single digits and that our gross margin will be approximately 21.5%. Excluding stock-based compensation, our adjusted diluted earnings per share will be between $11 and $11.50 with a bias towards the high end of the range.” James Morgado, CFO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 7, 2026.

Metric Guided
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
full year 2026
$11.00 – $11.50
Gross margin
full year 2026
21.5%
Interest and other expenses
full year 2026
$90M
Effective tax rate
full year 2026
25.5% – 26.5%
Capital expenditures
full year 2026
$20M – $30M

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Cash flow from operations
the year
$300M – $400M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

North America Segment$1.68B -1% YoY
EMEA Segment$372.85M +8.8% YoY
APAC Segment$72.33M +20.4% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$75.00M
Shares repurchased
899,561
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