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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., a leader in cybersecurity, delivered a robust performance in its fiscal first quarter of 2026, demonstrating both strengths and challenges.</li><li>The company's headline achievement was its double-digit million-dollar addition to net new ARR, significantly surpassing expectations and reaching an ending ARR of $4.4 billion.</li><li>This milestone reinforces its stature as a dominant player in pure-play cybersecurity software at scale.</li></ul>

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., a leader in cybersecurity, delivered a robust performance in its fiscal first quarter of 2026, demonstrating both strengths and challenges.The company's headline achievement was its double-digit million-dollar addition to net new ARR, significantly surpassing expectations and reaching an ending ARR of $4.4 billion.This milestone reinforces its stature as a dominant player in pure-play cybersecurity software at scale.

CrowdStrike Is Replacing Legacy Cybersecurity With Adaptive Models & Lightning-Fast Threat Detection; What’s The Revenue Impact?

<ul><li>CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has demonstrated resilience and strategic growth in its Q4 and Fiscal Year 2025 financial results.</li><li>The company's performance indicates effective management and the potential to leverage its offerings in the evolving cybersecurity market driven by the advancement of AI technologies.</li><li>On the positive side, CrowdStrike reported a notable Q4 net new Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $224 million, surpassing expectations and ending FY 2025 with $4.24 billion in ARR.</li></ul>

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has demonstrated resilience and strategic growth in its Q4 and Fiscal Year 2025 financial results.The company's performance indicates effective management and the potential to leverage its offerings in the evolving cybersecurity market driven by the advancement of AI technologies.On the positive side, CrowdStrike reported a notable Q4 net new Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $224 million, surpassing expectations and ending FY 2025 with $4.24 billion in ARR.

Crowdstrike Holdings: The Falcon Flex Program & Key Developments That Are Strengthening Its Market Position!

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Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Rubrik reported a solid 1QFY26. There were plenty of positives, including revenue upside, competitive wins and increased FY26 revenue guidance.  </li>
<li>I maintain a bullish view on the data security company and a pioneer in cyber resilience. Management sees a huge opportunity in securing identity.</li>
<li>Rubrik added 135 customers with subscription ARR ˃$100K to total 2,381, +28% y/y, and the subscription net retention rate remains ˃120%.  </li>
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Rubrik reported a solid 1QFY26. There were plenty of positives, including revenue upside, competitive wins and increased FY26 revenue guidance.  
I maintain a bullish view on the data security company and a pioneer in cyber resilience. Management sees a huge opportunity in securing identity.
Rubrik added 135 customers with subscription ARR ˃$100K to total 2,381, +28% y/y, and the subscription net retention rate remains ˃120%.  


Rubrik 1QFY26 Update: Huge Opportunity In Identity Resilience Will Drive Growth In The Future

<ul><li>CrowdStrike reported its fiscal third-quarter results for 2025, showcasing several strengths but also facing some challenges.</li><li>The company achieved key milestones in the quarter, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassing $4 billion and total revenue exceeding $1 billion for the first time.</li><li>Subscription revenue alone grew by 31% year-over-year, reflecting the strong demand for its cybersecurity offerings.</li></ul>

CrowdStrike reported its fiscal third-quarter results for 2025, showcasing several strengths but also facing some challenges.The company achieved key milestones in the quarter, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassing $4 billion and total revenue exceeding $1 billion for the first time.Subscription revenue alone grew by 31% year-over-year, reflecting the strong demand for its cybersecurity offerings.

CrowdStrike Holdings: How Are They Executing Expansion Beyond Endpoint Security? - Major Drivers

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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Index Rebalance

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<li>Index Committee's discretion decreases the predictability of index changes. Even when a company passes all eligibility criteria and thresholds, it might still not be selected.</li>
<li>Understanding triggers for index changes, types of additions/deletions and selection patterns, narrows down the pool of candidates and increases conviction of forecasts.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dell-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32189:1" rel="noopener">Dell Technologies (DELL US)</a> is currently the main candidate to be added by transition to the S&amp;P 500 in September 2024 Quarterly Rebalance.</li>
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Index Committee's discretion decreases the predictability of index changes. Even when a company passes all eligibility criteria and thresholds, it might still not be selected.
Understanding triggers for index changes, types of additions/deletions and selection patterns, narrows down the pool of candidates and increases conviction of forecasts.

Dell Technologies (DELL US) is currently the main candidate to be added by transition to the S&amp;P 500 in September 2024 Quarterly Rebalance.


S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

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CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cybersecurity products and services to stop breaches. The Company offers cloud-delivered protection across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, and leading threat intelligence, managed security services, IT operations management, threat hunting, Zero Trust identity protection, and log management. CrowdStrike serves customers worldwide.

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Crowdstrike Holdings (CRWD US)

CrowdStrike Is Replacing Legacy Cybersecurity With Adaptive Models & Lightning-Fast Threat Detection; What’s The Revenue Impact?

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., a leader in cybersecurity, delivered a robust performance in its fiscal first quarter of 2026, demonstrating both...

Baptista Research

Crowdstrike Holdings: The Falcon Flex Program & Key Developments That Are Strengthening Its Market Position!

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has demonstrated resilience and strategic growth in its Q4 and Fiscal Year 2025 financial results. The company's...

Baptista Research

Rubrik 1QFY26 Update: Huge Opportunity In Identity Resilience Will Drive Growth In The Future

Rubrik's strong 1QFY26 performance includes revenue growth, competitive wins, and increased guidance. Management optimistic about securing...

Andrei Zakharov

CrowdStrike Holdings: How Are They Executing Expansion Beyond Endpoint Security? - Major Drivers

CrowdStrike reported its fiscal third-quarter results for 2025, showcasing several strengths but also facing some challenges. The company achieved...

Baptista Research

S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

S&P Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...

Dimitris Ioannidis

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CrowdStrike Is Replacing Legacy Cybersecurity With Adaptive Models & Lightning-Fast Threat Detection; What’s The Revenue Impact?

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., a leader in cybersecurity, delivered a robust performance in its fiscal first quarter of 2026, demonstrating both...

Baptista Research

Crowdstrike Holdings: The Falcon Flex Program & Key Developments That Are Strengthening Its Market Position!

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has demonstrated resilience and strategic growth in its Q4 and Fiscal Year 2025 financial results. The company's...

Baptista Research

Rubrik 1QFY26 Update: Huge Opportunity In Identity Resilience Will Drive Growth In The Future

​Rubrik's strong 1QFY26 performance includes revenue growth, competitive wins, and increased guidance. Management optimistic about securing...

Andrei Zakharov

CrowdStrike Holdings: How Are They Executing Expansion Beyond Endpoint Security? - Major Drivers

CrowdStrike reported its fiscal third-quarter results for 2025, showcasing several strengths but also facing some challenges. The company achieved...

Baptista Research

S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

S&P ​Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Rubrik's strong 1QFY26 performance includes revenue growth, competitive wins, and increased guidance. Management optimistic about securing...

S&P Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...