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Companies · PD · Services-Prepackaged Software · Earnings · Aug 27, 2026

PagerDuty beats Q2 estimates as 15% workforce cut resets the cost base

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Revenue $124.4M vs ~$123.3M consensus; diluted non-GAAP EPS $0.32 vs ~$0.30
PagerDuty, Inc. (PD) — what happened, in plain English, and what it means versus what the market expected.

The quarter cleared a modest bar, not by a wide margin. Revenue was $124.4 million versus published expectations of roughly $123.3 million, while diluted non-GAAP EPS was $0.32 against approximately $0.30 consensus. That is a narrow earnings beat, reinforced by revenue landing above the company’s $122.0 million-$124.0 million guidance range.

MetricQ2 FY2027Q2 FY2026Market read
Revenue$124.4M (Financial Statements)$123.4M (Financial Statements)Above ~$123.3M consensus
GAAP operating income$10.2M (Income Statement)$3.6M (Income Statement)Improved
GAAP operating margin8.2% (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)2.9% (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)Improved
Non-GAAP operating income$29.5M (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)$31.4M (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)Below prior year
Non-GAAP operating margin23.7% (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)25.4% (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)Down 170 bps
Diluted non-GAAP EPS$0.32 (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)$0.30 (Non-GAAP Reconciliation)Above ~$0.30 consensus
Free cash flow$32.8M (Free Cash Flow Reconciliation)$30.2M (Free Cash Flow Reconciliation)Improved

The underlying growth profile remains subdued. Revenue increased only about 0.8% year over year, and non-GAAP operating margin fell to 23.7% from 25.4% despite lower sales and marketing spending. GAAP profitability improved because operating expenses declined, but the adjusted profitability measure investors typically emphasize weakened. The company did cross $500 million in ARR and generated $33 million of free cash flow, as management highlighted.

The bigger new information is the scale of the cost reset. PagerDuty is eliminating approximately 15% of its current workforce and expects $5.5 million-$7.5 million of largely severance-related charges, with most recorded in fiscal Q3 and implementation substantially complete by fiscal Q4. The restructuring was announced the prior day, so the direction was already known; the magnitude and timing are the material additions here.

Net read: an earnings beat offset by a more defensive operating posture. The result beat a low-to-moderate consensus bar, but the very limited revenue growth, lower adjusted margin, and large workforce reduction suggest management is prioritizing efficiency over near-term expansion. The filing therefore reads as a narrow operational beat with a mixed strategic signal rather than a clean acceleration story.

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