Docusign beats Q1 estimates as IAM platform reaches 40,000 customers

Docusign reported Q1 revenue of $830.2 million and adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share, both beating consensus estimates.

"It was a very solid quarter driven by adoption of our Intelligent Agreement Management platform," Blake Grayson, chief financial officer at Docusign, said.

Revenue rose 8.7% from a year earlier, while adjusted earnings increased 21.1%. Non-GAAP operating income climbed 18% to $266 million, with operating margin expanding 250 basis points to 32%. The company ended the quarter with about 1.9 million customers, with 40,000 investing in the IAM platform.

The stock has declined about 7% since the June 4 earnings release, as shareholders weighed the growth trajectory against the company's transition from e-signatures to a broader agreement management platform. IAM represented 12.6% of total annual recurring revenue, up from 10.8% in the prior quarter, with management projecting it will reach about 18% by year-end.

Metric	Actual	Consensus	Beat/Miss
Revenue	$830.2M	$824.4M	+0.7%
Adj. EPS	$1.09	$1.00	+9%
Non-GAAP Op. Margin	32%	—	+250bps YoY

The company generated $289.4 million in free cash flow, up from $227.8 million a year earlier, and ended the quarter with about $1 billion in cash and no debt. Docusign repurchased $317.5 million of stock during the period, its largest quarterly buyback, with $2.4 billion remaining under authorization.

For the current quarter, Docusign forecast revenue of $865 million to $869 million, with the midpoint above the $866.4 million consensus estimate. The company maintained its full-year revenue outlook of $3.49 billion to $3.502 billion and raised its non-GAAP operating margin forecast to 30.5% to 31%.

International markets contributed 31% of total revenue, and management said consumption trends improved across most customer segments and vertical markets. The company expanded IAM capabilities with new AI-powered offerings under its Iris agreement AI engine, including integrations with Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, Salesforce and Coupa.

The guidance raise signals management expects IAM adoption to accelerate through fiscal 2027. Investors will watch the Q2 earnings call for updated IAM booking trends and margin progression as the platform scales toward management's 18% ARR target by year-end.

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