Key Takeaways:
RingCentral reported Q2 revenue of about $657 million, beating the high end of its guidance, as AI product adoption accelerated and free cash flow surged 25 percent.
"The results reflect a multi-year effort to improve profitability and cash generation while repositioning RingCentral around agentic voice AI," Founder, Chairman and CEO Vlad Shmunis said.
Subscription revenue reached about $634 million, up 5.8 percent year over year. Non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 23.4 percent, up nearly 90 basis points, while GAAP operating margin improved more than 170 basis points to 7.7 percent. Free cash flow totaled $180 million, up 25 percent from a year earlier.
The company raised its full-year subscription revenue outlook to $2.55 billion to $2.561 billion and lifted its quarterly dividend to $0.125 per share. Management now expects to reach its 20 percent GAAP operating margin target within two to three years, one year ahead of its prior schedule.
RingCentral ended the quarter with more than 16,000 paying AIR customers, up 400 percent year over year, and over 6,300 ACE customers, up more than 70 percent. Annual recurring revenue from customers using at least one paid AI product now represents about 13 percent of total ARR, doubling from a year ago, with those customers showing net retention "well above 100 percent," according to management.
The company reduced gross debt by about $85 million during the quarter and lowered net leverage to 1.5 times. RingCentral repurchased about 2.2 million shares for roughly $94 million, bringing the diluted share count down 6 percent year over year to about 87 million shares.
CFO Vaibhav Agarwal said the company remains on track to reduce gross debt to $1 billion by the end of 2026. RingCentral has no maturities until 2030 and maintains $355 million of undrawn credit capacity.
For the third quarter, RingCentral guided for subscription revenue of $643 million to $649 million and total revenue of $664 million to $670 million. The company expects non-GAAP EPS of $1.25 to $1.30.
The guidance raise indicates management expects AI-driven demand to sustain its momentum. Investors will watch the Q3 earnings call for further updates on AI product attach rates and margin progression.
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