Twilio reported $1,559,536 thousand revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 20%, with DBNE of 114%. Separately, releasing a portion of its U.S. valuation allowance generated a $937.1 million income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
TWLO · Twilio Inc
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Twilio raised 2026 organic revenue guidance to 15% and non-GAAP operating income to $1.19 to $1.2 billion. It expects 2027 organic growth of at least 10% and non-GAAP operating income and free cash flow of at least $1.35 billion.
Twilio reported Q3 revenue of $1.56 billion, up 20% year-over-year, and GAAP income from operations of $149 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026; fiscal 2026 guidance was raised to 20% revenue growth and 15% organic growth.
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 6, 2026TL;DR. Twilio delivered Q2 revenue of $1.5B (up 22% reported, 17% organic) with record non-GAAP operating income of $285M and free cash flow of $353M, while raising full-year organic revenue growth guidance to 13–13.5% (from 9.5–10.5%) and lifting full-year non-GAAP operating income and free cash flow outlook to $1.135–$1.155B.
- + Raised full-year organic revenue growth range to 13–13.5% from 9.5–10.5% and reported revenue growth to 18–18.5% from 14–15%
- + Raised full-year non-GAAP income from operations and free cash flow guidance to $1.135–$1.155B from $1.08–$1.10B
- + Dollar-based net expansion rate accelerated to 116% in Q2
- − Non-GAAP gross margin compressed 160 bps Y/Y to 49.1% due to $71M in incremental U.S. carrier pass-through fees
- − Carrier fee pass-throughs are forecast to reduce full-year 2026 non-GAAP gross margin by roughly 210 bps vs. 2025
- − Q2 GAAP results included a $33M prepaid asset impairment charge
- − Q3 organic revenue growth guidance of 11–12% steps down from Q2's 17% organic growth, with management citing tougher Y/Y compares in voice and software add-ons
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Non-GAAP operating expenses non-GAAP | $451.08M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP operating expenses $641.32M
-$138.8M Stock-based compensation
-$5.25M Amortization of acquired intangibles
-$32K Acquisition and divestiture related expenses
-$9.14M Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation
-$4.36M Charitable contributions
+$108K Restructuring costs
-$32.77M Impairment loss on prepaid assets
= Non-GAAP operating expenses $451.08M
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| Total Revenue Growth Rate | 22% | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate | 116% | the second quarter of 2026 | — |
| employees | 5,492 | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $352.6M | the second quarter of 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 372.39M
-16.68M Capitalized software development costs
-3.07M Purchase of long-lived assets
= Free cash flow 352.65M
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| Free cash flow margin non-GAAP | 24% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP gross margin non-GAAP | 49% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP gross profit non-GAAP | $735.7M | the second quarter of 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP gross profit 725.87M
+3.11M Stock-based compensation
+6.04M Amortization of acquired intangibles
+696K Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation
= Non-GAAP gross profit 735.71M
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| Non-GAAP income from operations non-GAAP | $284.6M | the second quarter of 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP income from operations 84.55M
+141.91M Stock-based compensation
+11.29M Amortization of acquired intangibles
+32K Acquisition related expenses
+9.84M Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation
+4.36M Charitable contributions
-108K Restructuring costs
+32.77M Impairment loss on prepaid assets
= Non-GAAP income from operations 284.63M
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| Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders non-GAAP | 234.31M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders 1.07B
+141.91M Stock-based compensation
+11.29M Amortization of acquired intangibles
+32K Acquisition related expenses
+9.84M Payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation
+440K Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs
-1.06B Provision of income tax effects related to non-GAAP adjustments
+4.36M Charitable contributions
+24.35M Share of losses from equity method investment
-108K Restructuring costs
+32.77M Impairment loss on prepaid assets
= Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders 234.31M
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| Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP | 19% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Operating cash flow margin | 25% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Organic Revenue Y/Y Growth non-GAAP | 17% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
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$32.68B | +48.5% | +43.9% | 26.5 | 3.8% |
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At a glance
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Twilio reported $1,559,536 thousand revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 20%, with DBNE of 114%. Separately, releasing a portion of its U.S. valuation allowance generated a $937.1 million income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| TWLO | +4.6% | -13.6% | +11.4% | +3.0% | +48.5% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +2.0% | -12.4% | +10.9% | +3.2% | +37.9% |
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