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Companies · AVPT · Services-Prepackaged Software · Company update · Aug 6, 2026

Q2 beat guidance, but heavier spending and FX trim full-year outlook

AvePoint, Inc. (AVPT) — what happened, in plain English, and what it means versus what the market expected.

The quarter beat the company’s own bar, but not by enough to erase the outlook reset. Revenue reached $124.5 million versus the prior Q2 guidance midpoint of $121.3 million, while non-GAAP operating income was $20.3 million versus a $19.2 million midpoint. That is a real operating beat, supported by SaaS revenue growth of 27% and ARR growth of 27%. (Financial Highlights; prior Financial Outlook)

MetricQ2 2026 actualPrior expectation / comparisonRead
Total revenue$124.5MPrior guidance midpoint: $121.3MBeat
SaaS revenue$98.5M$77.3M in Q2 2025Up 27%
ARR$465.1M$435.2M in Q1 2026Up 27% year over year
Non-GAAP operating income$20.3MPrior guidance midpoint: $19.2MBeat
Non-GAAP operating margin16.3%18.4% in Q2 2025Down 210 bps
GAAP gross margin73.1%74.0% in Q2 2025Down 90 bps
Six-month operating cash flow$40.2M$20.8M in prior-year periodImproved
Cash balance$417.3M$481.1M at December 31, 2025Down $63.8M

Growth remains healthy, but incremental investment is consuming the profitability upside. Non-GAAP operating income rose only 8% year over year to $20.3 million despite 22% revenue growth, and non-GAAP operating margin fell to 16.3% from 18.4%. Sales and marketing grew faster than revenue, while management explicitly increased second-half expense plans. (Non-GAAP Reconciliations; Financial Outlook)

The full-year outlook is the main offset to the quarterly beat. The new revenue range of $508.5 million to $512.5 million is below the prior $509.4 million to $515.4 million range, and non-GAAP operating income fell to $86.4 million to $88.4 million from $91.5 million to $94.5 million. Management attributes the reset to foreign-exchange pressure and higher planned spending; either way, the market now has less full-year profit and revenue to underwrite. (Financial Outlook)

ARR is the strongest underlying signal, but the guidance language is inconsistent with the numbers shown. Management says it is raising full-year ARR guidance, yet the disclosed range of $522.1 million to $528.1 million is $1.3 million below the prior $523.4 million to $529.4 million range. The stated constant-currency growth target remains 26%, suggesting FX is driving the discrepancy, but on the reported figures the nominal ARR range is lower, not higher. (Financial Outlook; prior Financial Outlook)

Net read: operationally positive, financially mixed. The quarter exceeded the standing company guidance and showed durable SaaS, ARR, and cash-generation momentum, but that upside is being reinvested and partly neutralized by weaker full-year revenue and profit targets. The $110.3 million share repurchase also explains much of the cash decline rather than signaling operating weakness. (Cash Flow statement; Balance Sheet)

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