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Cloudflare Inc · Financials

Is this a real, growing, cash-generative business, or a story propped up by accounting?

Business engineGrowing fast: revenue compounds ~34.8%/yr (FY21→FY25), net margin −4.7%. Worth your attention in FY25: Share count (+11.6%) and Capex step-up ($315.6M). Both visible in the receipts below.
The four lines that matter · FY21–FY25
Revenue ($M)▲29.8%
2,167.9
FY21→FY25CAGR +34.8%/yr
Net income ($M)▼29.8%
−102.3
FY21→FY25CAGR —
Free cash flow ($M)▲47.1%
287.5
capex stepped upCAGR —
Diluted EPS▼26.1%
−0.29
FY21→FY25CAGR —
What the receipts whisper · what a headline number hides
Share count
+11.6%

312.3mn → 348.4mn diluted shares since FY21. Rising share count dilutes EPS. Growth must outrun it.

Capex step-up
$315.6M

▲71% YoY in FY25, largest jump in this window; watch free-cash-flow conversion.

What the income statement says · FY21–FY25
Where every revenue dollar goes · FY25 ($M)2167.9Revenue−552.5COGS1615.4Gross profit−512.5R&D−389.3SG&A−207.2Op income104.9Tax & other−102.3Net income

-5¢ of every revenue dollar becomes profit. The biggest cost lever is operating expenses.

Margin trend · direction beats level Gross Operating Net
806040200%sector median net margin ~6%FY21FY25

Over this window: gross 77.6% → 74.5%. Net margin -4.7% is below the sector median.

The receipt · income statement · FY21–FY25 USD millions except per-share & ratios · hover a line for its definition
Line itemTTM †FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21YoYCAGR 21→25
Revenue & profitability
Revenue
2,512.32,167.91,669.61,296.7975.2656.4▲29.8%+34.8%
Cost of revenue
689.0552.5378.7307.0232.6147.1▲45.9%+39.2%
Gross profit
1,823.41,615.41,290.9989.7742.6509.3▲25.1%+33.5%
Research & development
573.3512.5421.4358.1298.3189.4▲21.6%+28.3%
Selling, general & admin
418.6389.3278.5218.0179.8119.5▲39.8%+34.3%
Total operating expenses
2,177.81,822.61,445.71,175.2943.8637.0▲26.1%+30.1%
Operating incomefeeds ROC rank
−354.4−207.2−154.8−185.5−201.2−127.7▼33.9%—
Other income, net
156.4114.583.97.610.5−120.3——
Pretax income
−198.0−92.7−70.9−177.9−190.7−248.0▼30.8%—
Income tax
8.39.67.96.12.612.3▲20.6%−6.2%
Net incomePiotroski ROA ✕feeds Buffett Quality owner earnings
−206.3−102.3−78.8−183.9−193.4−260.3▼29.8%—
Per share
Diluted EPSbuyback-sensitive
−0.58−0.29−0.23−0.55−0.59−0.83▼26.1%—
Diluted shares (mn)
354.33348.42341.41333.66326.33312.32▲2.1%+2.8%
Margins
Gross margin76th pct in Technology
72.6%74.5%77.3%76.3%76.1%77.6%▼2.8pp−3.1pp
Operating margin
−14.1%−9.6%−9.3%−14.3%−20.6%−19.5%▼0.3pp+9.9pp
Net margin25th pct in Technology
−8.2%−4.7%−4.7%−14.2%−19.8%−39.7%▲0.0pp+34.9pp
† TTM = trailing four quarters through 2026-06-30.
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Annual report filed 2026-02-26 · view filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ · reported currency USD · as-filed figures may be later restated.
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Annual and quarterly statements as filed, normalized into one comparable shape · Not investment advice.
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