Nutanix Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

Reports 18% YoY ARR Growth and Solid Free Cash Flow Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nutanix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended October 31, 2025.

“We saw solid demand for our cloud platform in our first quarter, with bookings that were slightly ahead of our expectations, ARR growth of 18% year-over-year, another healthy quarter of new logo additions, and solid free cash flow performance,” said Rajiv Ramaswami, President and CEO of Nutanix. “We also continued to make progress with our partners, including announcing expansions to our partnerships with Dell and Microsoft, for our cloud platform to support their PowerStore and Azure Virtual Desktop, respectively.”

“Bookings in our first quarter were slightly higher than expected. However, late in the quarter, we saw some revenue shift from Q1 into future periods. We expect that the revenue over time remains unchanged,” said Rukmini Sivaraman, CFO of Nutanix. “We expect this dynamic to continue and have factored it in our Q2 and updated full-year revenue guidance. We are also pleased to raise our free cash flow guidance for the full year. Underlying demand and our view of business fundamentals for Nutanix remain unchanged.”

First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Summary

  Q1 FY’26 Q1 FY’25 Y/Y Change
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)1 $2.28 billion $1.94 billion 18%
Average Contract Duration2 3.1 years 3.1 years 0.0 year
Revenue $670.6 million $591.0 million 13%
GAAP Gross Margin 87.0% 86.0% 100 bps
Non-GAAP Gross Margin 88.0% 87.5% 50 bps
GAAP Operating Expenses $533.8 million $481.0 million 11%
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses $458.0 million $398.9 million 15%
GAAP Operating Income $49.3 million $27.3 million $22.0 million
Non-GAAP Operating Income $131.8 million $118.2 million $13.6 million
GAAP Operating Margin 7.4% 4.6% 280 bps
Non-GAAP Operating Margin 19.7% 20.0% (30) bps
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $196.8 million $161.8 million $35.0 million
Free Cash Flow $174.5 million $151.9 million $22.6 million

Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures, to the extent available, are provided in the tables of this press release.

Recent Company Highlights

Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Outlook

   
Revenue $705 – $715 million
Non-GAAP Operating Margin 20.5% to 21.5%
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted)3 Approximately 296 million



Fiscal 2026 Outlook

   
Revenue $2.82 – $2.86 billion
Non-GAAP Operating Margin 21% to 22%
Free Cash Flow $800 – $840 million

Supplementary materials to this press release, including our first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings presentation, can be found at https://ir.nutanix.com/financial/quarterly-results.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Nutanix executives will discuss the Company’s first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results on a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Interested parties may access the conference call by registering at this link to receive dial in details and a unique PIN number. The conference call will also be webcast live on the Nutanix Investor Relations website at ir.nutanix.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Nutanix Investor Relations website at ir.nutanix.com shortly after the call.

Footnotes


1


Annual Recurring Revenue

, or

ARR

, is defined as the sum of ACV for all subscription contracts from all customers in effect as of the end of a specific period, assuming any subscription contract that expires is renewed on its existing terms. ARR excludes the value of professional services, non-portable software and support contracts and hardware sales. For the purposes of this calculation, we generally assume that the contract term begins on the date when the software is made available to the customer.

ACV

is defined as the total annualized value of a contract. The total annualized value for a contract is calculated by dividing the total value of the contract by the number of years in the term of such contract.
Beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2026, our methodology for calculating ARR was updated to align more closely with the timing of when licenses are made available to customers. For comparability purposes, ARR for all prior periods have been adjusted to conform to the updated methodology.


2


Average Contract Duration

represents the dollar-weighted term, calculated on a billings basis, across all subscription contracts, as well as our limited number of life-of-device contracts, using an assumed term of five years for life-of-device licenses, executed in the period.


3

Weighted average share count used in computing diluted non-GAAP net income per share.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Performance Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes the following non-GAAP financial and other key performance measures: non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, free cash flow, Annual Recurring Revenue (or ARR), and Average Contract Duration. In computing non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items such as stock-based compensation and the related income tax impact, costs associated with our acquisitions (such as amortization of acquired intangible assets, income tax-related impact, and other acquisition-related costs), litigation settlement accruals and legal fees related to certain litigation matters, the amortization and conversion of the debt discount and issuance costs related to debt, interest expense related to debt, inducement expense related to the repurchase of convertible senior notes, and other non-recurring transactions and the related tax impact. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, and non-GAAP operating margin are financial measures which we believe provide useful information to investors because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures such as stock-based compensation expense that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. Free cash flow is a performance measure that we believe provides useful information to our management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after capital expenditures, and we define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. ARR is a performance measure that we believe provides useful information to our management and investors as it allows us to better track the top-line growth of our subscription business (including our ability to acquire subscriptions with new customers and to retain and expand with existing customers), while normalizing for differences in contract durations. Our calculation of ARR is not adjusted for the impact of any known or projected future events (such as customer cancellations, expansion or contraction of existing customers relationships or price increases or decreases) that may cause any subscription contract not to be renewed on its existing terms. ARR is a performance measure that should be viewed independently of revenue and does not represent our revenue under GAAP on an annualized basis or a forecast of GAAP revenue. Investors should not place undue reliance on ARR as an indicator of our future or expected results. ARR does not have any standardized meaning and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled performance measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial and key performance measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. However, these non-GAAP financial and key performance measures have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, and free cash flow are not substitutes for gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively. There is no GAAP measure that is comparable to ARR or Average Contract Duration, so we have not reconciled the ARR or Average Contract Duration data included in this press release to any GAAP measure. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures as tools for comparison. We urge you to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures included below in the tables captioned “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Profit Measures” and “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow,” and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. This press release also includes the following forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures as part of our second quarter fiscal 2026 outlook and/or our fiscal 2026 outlook: non-GAAP operating margin and free cash flow. We are unable to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts, as we are currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact the GAAP financial measures for these periods but would not impact the non-GAAP financial measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains express and implied forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: our business momentum and prospects, including our continued progress with our partners; the impact of the revenue shift from Q1 into future periods, including the expected revenue recognition over time; underlying demand and business fundamentals for Nutanix; our second quarter fiscal 2026 outlook; and our fiscal 2026 outlook.

These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and instead are based on our current expectations, estimates, opinions, and beliefs. Consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements. The accuracy of these forward-looking statements depends upon future events and involves risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including factors that may be beyond our control, that may cause these statements to be inaccurate and cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied by such statements, including, among others: the inherent uncertainty or assumptions and estimates underlying our projections and guidance, which are necessarily speculative in nature; any failure to successfully implement or realize the full benefits of, or unexpected difficulties or delays in successfully implementing or realizing the full benefits of, our business plans, strategies, initiatives, vision, objectives, momentum, prospects and outlook; our ability to achieve, sustain and/or manage future growth effectively; the rapid evolution of the markets in which we compete, including the introduction, or acceleration of adoption of, competing solutions, including public cloud infrastructure; failure to timely and successfully meet our customer needs; delays in or lack of customer or market acceptance of our new solutions, products, services, product features or technology; macroeconomic or geopolitical uncertainty; our ability to attract, recruit, train, retain, and, where applicable, ramp to full productivity, qualified employees and key personnel; factors that could result in the significant fluctuation of our future quarterly operating results (including anticipated changes to our revenue and product mix, the timing and magnitude of orders, shipments and acceptance of our solutions in any given quarter, our ability to attract new and retain existing end-customers, changes in the pricing and availability of certain components of our solutions, and fluctuations in demand and competitive pricing pressures for our solutions); our ability to form new or maintain and strengthen existing strategic alliances and partnerships, as well as our ability to manage any changes thereto; our ability to make share repurchases; and other risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on September 24, 2025. Additional information will be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2025, which should be read in conjunction with this press release and the financial results included herein. Our SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at ir.nutanix.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, we assume no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or subsequent events or circumstances.

About Nutanix

Nutanix is a hybrid multicloud computing leader, offering organizations a unified software platform for running applications and AI and managing data anywhere. With Nutanix, organizations can simplify operations for traditional and modern applications, freeing them to focus on business goals. Trusted by more than 29,000 customers worldwide, Nutanix helps empower organizations to transform digitally and power hybrid multicloud environments consistently, simply, and cost-effectively. Learn more at www.nutanix.com or follow us on social media.

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NUTANIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)
 
   
    As of  
    July 31,

2025
    October 31,

2025
 
    (in thousands)  
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 769,502     $ 780,421  
Short-term investments     1,223,234       1,281,775  
Accounts receivable, net     337,967       335,945  
Deferred commissions—current     153,072       142,307  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     105,391       98,513  
Total current assets     2,589,166       2,638,961  
Property and equipment, net     142,814       138,309  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     134,526       131,159  
Deferred commissions—non-current     189,221       184,590  
Intangible assets, net     2,615       2,421  
Goodwill     185,235       185,235  
Other assets—non-current     39,617       43,317  
Total assets   $ 3,283,194     $ 3,323,992  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable   $ 81,599     $ 87,987  
Accrued compensation and benefits     230,498       181,826  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     24,187       25,072  
Deferred revenue—current     1,054,023       1,080,854  
Operating lease liabilities—current     23,234       24,094  
Total current liabilities     1,413,541       1,399,833  
Deferred revenue—non-current     1,058,731       1,090,140  
Operating lease liabilities—non-current     115,754       111,417  
Convertible senior notes, net     1,343,818       1,345,038  
Other liabilities—non-current     45,870       46,192  
Total liabilities     3,977,714       3,992,620  
Stockholders’ deficit:            
Common stock     7       7  
Additional paid-in capital     4,200,466       4,200,897  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     700       3,605  
Accumulated deficit     (4,895,693 )     (4,873,137 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (694,520 )     (668,628 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 3,283,194     $ 3,323,992  

NUTANIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)
 
   
    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands, except per share data)  
Revenue:            
Product   $ 301,919     $ 349,003  
Support, maintenance and other services     289,037       321,573  
Total revenue     590,956       670,576  
Cost of revenue:            
Product(1)(2)     8,370       4,292  
Support, maintenance and other services(1)     74,300       83,178  
Total cost of revenue     82,670       87,470  
Gross profit     508,286       583,106  
Operating expenses:            
Sales and marketing(1)(2)     253,401       285,233  
Research and development(1)     173,959       187,482  
General and administrative(1)     53,676       61,056  
Total operating expenses     481,036       533,771  
Income from operations     27,250       49,335  
Other income, net     9,573       16,239  
Income before provision for income taxes     36,823       65,574  
Provision for income taxes     6,897       3,478  
Net income   $ 29,926     $ 62,096  
Net income per share attributable to Class
A common stockholders, basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.23  
Net income per share attributable to Class
A common stockholders, diluted
  $ 0.10     $ 0.21  
Weighted average shares used in computing net
income per share attributable to Class A
common stockholders, basic
    266,556       269,872  
Weighted average shares used in computing net
income per share attributable to Class A
common stockholders, diluted
    288,829       296,518  

(1) Includes the following stock-based compensation expense:

    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Product cost of revenue   $ 1,212     $ 359  
Support, maintenance and other services cost of revenue     6,820       6,255  
Sales and marketing     20,648       17,760  
Research and development     43,562       39,501  
General and administrative     16,507       13,885  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 88,749     $ 77,760  

(2) Includes the following amortization of intangible assets:

    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Product cost of revenue   $ 767     $ 106  
Sales and marketing     88       88  
Total amortization of intangible assets   $ 855     $ 194  

NUTANIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)
 
   
    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income   $ 29,926     $ 62,096  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization     18,180       18,374  
Stock-based compensation     88,749       77,760  
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs     386       1,361  
Operating lease cost, net of accretion     6,919       8,000  
Other     (817 )     1,777  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable, net     52,453       22,759  
Deferred commissions     19,472       15,396  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (1,999 )     3,490  
Accounts payable     (4,454 )     9,395  
Accrued compensation and benefits     (35,906 )     (55,126 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     (4,727 )     2,152  
Operating leases, net     (6,871 )     (8,110 )
Deferred revenue     440       37,501  
Net cash provided by operating activities     161,751       196,825  
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Maturities of investments     91,648       236,608  
Purchases of investments     (110,011 )     (290,086 )
Sales of investments           1,250  
Purchases of property and equipment     (9,831 )     (22,319 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (28,194 )     (74,547 )
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from sales of shares through employee equity incentive plans     28,113       29,035  
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards     (79,274 )     (89,223 )
Repurchases of common stock     (20,100 )     (50,225 )
Other financing activities, net     (964 )     (946 )
Net cash used in financing activities     (72,225 )     (111,359 )
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   $ 61,332     $ 10,919  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period     655,662       769,517  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period   $ 716,994     $ 780,436  
Restricted cash(1)     390       15  
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period   $ 716,604     $ 780,421  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:            
Cash paid for income taxes   $ 9,296     $ 8,597  
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and

financing information:
           
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and
accrued and other liabilities
  $ 4,517     $ 3,939  
Unpaid taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards included
in accrued expenses and other liabilities
  $ 16,788     $ 19,878  

(1) Included within other assets—non-current in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Disaggregation of Revenue

(Unaudited)
 
   
    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Disaggregation of revenue:            
Subscription revenue   $ 560,696     $ 637,840  
Professional services and other revenue(1)     30,260       32,736  
Total revenue   $ 590,956     $ 670,576  

(1) Prior to fiscal 2026, these amounts were presented as separate line items, Professional services and Other non-subscription product, as described below. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to the current period presentation.

Subscription revenue — Subscription revenue includes any performance obligation which has a defined term, and is generated from the sales of software entitlement subscriptions, support subscriptions, subscription software licenses and cloud-based software-as-a-service, or SaaS, offerings.

  • Ratable — We recognize revenue from software entitlement subscriptions, support subscriptions and SaaS offerings ratably over the contractual service period, the substantial majority of which relate to software entitlement subscriptions and support subscriptions.
  • Upfront — We generally recognize revenue from our subscription software licenses upfront upon the transfer of control to the customer. For sales that include a server from a channel partner or OEM, revenue is typically recognized upon shipment of the server. For sales of software sold with a server, revenue is typically recognized when the software is made available to the customer.

Professional services and other revenue — Includes Professional services revenue and Other non-subscription product revenue, as described below:

  • Professional services revenue — We also sell professional services with our products. We recognize revenue related to professional services as they are performed. Professional services revenue was approximately $27.3 million for the three months ended October 31, 2024 and $28.9 million for the three months ended October 31, 2025.
  • Other non-subscription product revenue — Includes Non-portable software revenue and Hardware revenue, which were immaterial for the periods presented.

Reconciliation of Revenue to Billings

(Unaudited)
 
   
    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Total revenue   $ 590,956     $ 670,576  
Change in deferred revenue     440       37,501  
Total billings   $ 591,396     $ 708,077  

Annual Recurring Revenue

(Unaudited)
 
   
    As of October 31,  
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)(1)   $ 1,942,946     $ 2,284,051  

(1) Beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2026, our methodology for calculating ARR was updated to align more closely with the timing of when licenses are made available to customers. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current quarter methodology.

Remaining Performance Obligations

(Unaudited)
 
   
    As of October 31,  
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Remaining performance obligations:            
Current   $ 1,104,406     $ 1,296,795  
13-36 months     810,499       1,032,685  
Thereafter     203,393       341,035  
Total   $ 2,118,298     $ 2,670,515  

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Profit Measures

(Unaudited)
 
   
    GAAP     Non-GAAP Adjustments     Non-GAAP  
    Three Months
Ended October
31, 2025
    (1)     (2)     (3)     (4)     (5)     Three Months
Ended October
31, 2025
 
    (in thousands, except percentages and per share data)  
Gross profit   $ 583,106     $ 6,614     $ 106     $     $     $     $ 589,826  
Gross margin     87.0 %     1.0 %                             88.0 %
Operating expenses:                                          
Sales and marketing     285,233       (17,760 )     (88 )                       267,385  
Research and development     187,482       (39,501 )                             147,981  
General and administrative     61,056       (13,885 )           (4,560 )                 42,611  
Total operating expenses     533,771       (71,146 )     (88 )     (4,560 )                 457,977  
Income from operations     49,335       77,760       194       4,560                   131,849  
Operating margin     7.4 %     11.6 %           0.7 %                 19.7 %
Net income   $ 62,096     $ 77,760     $ 194     $ 4,560     $ 2,993     $ (26,738 )   $ 120,865  
Weighted shares outstanding, basic     269,872                                     269,872  
Weighted shares outstanding, diluted (6)     296,518                                     296,518  
Net income per share, basic   $ 0.23     $ 0.29     $     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ (0.10 )   $ 0.45  
Net income per share, diluted (7)   $ 0.21                                   $ 0.41  

(1) Stock-based compensation expense
(2) Amortization of intangible assets
(3) Legal fees
(4) Amortization of debt issuance costs and interest expense related to debt
(5) Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we adopted a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate of 20% for the purposes of determining our non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP income per share, which is based on our current long-term projections. We believe the use of a long-term projected tax rate of 20% better aligns with the non-GAAP measure of profitability, reduces volatility of the non-GAAP tax rate and provides better consistency across reporting periods. Our estimated long-term projected tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, including tax law changes in major jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in our geographic earnings mix, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. We will re-evaluate our long-term projected tax rate as appropriate.
(6) Includes 26,646 potentially dilutive shares related to convertible senior notes and the issuance of shares under employee equity incentive plans
(7) In accordance with ASC 260, in order to calculate GAAP net income per share, diluted, the numerator has been adjusted to add back $1,099 of interest expense related to the convertible senior notes

    GAAP     Non-GAAP Adjustments     Non-GAAP  
    Three
Months
Ended
October 31,
2024
    (1)     (2)     (3)     (4)     (5)     (6)     Three
Months
Ended
October 31,
2024
 
    (in thousands, except percentages and per share data)  
Gross profit   $ 508,286     $ 8,032     $ 767     $     $     $     $     $ 517,085  
Gross margin     86.0 %     1.4 %     0.1 %                             87.5 %
Operating expenses:                                                
Sales and marketing     253,401       (20,648 )     (88 )                             232,665  
Research and development     173,959       (43,562 )                                   130,397  
General and administrative     53,676       (16,507 )           (1,367 )                       35,802  
Total operating expenses     481,036       (80,717 )     (88 )     (1,367 )                       398,864  
Income from operations     27,250       88,749       855       1,367                         118,221  
Operating margin     4.6 %     15.1 %     0.1 %     0.2 %                       20.0 %
Net income   $ 29,926     $ 88,749     $ 855     $ 1,367     $ (110 )   $ 745     $ (18,789 )   $ 102,743  
Weighted shares outstanding, basic     266,556                                           266,556  
Weighted shares outstanding, diluted(7)     288,829                                           288,829  
Net income per share, basic   $ 0.11     $ 0.34     $     $ 0.01     $     $     $ (0.07 )   $ 0.39  
Net income per share, diluted(8)   $ 0.10                                         $ 0.36  

(1) Stock-based compensation expense
(2) Amortization of intangible assets
(3) Legal fees
(4) Other
(5) Amortization and conversion of debt discount and issuance costs and interest expense related to convertible senior notes
(6) Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and retrospectively applied to comparable prior year periods, we adopted a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate of 20% for the purposes of determining our non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP income per share, which is based on our current long-term projections. We believe the use of a long-term projected tax rate of 20% better aligns with the non-GAAP measure of profitability, reduces volatility of the non-GAAP tax rate and provides better consistency across reporting periods. Our estimated long-term projected tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, including tax law changes in major jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in our geographic earnings mix, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. We will re-evaluate our long-term projected tax rate as appropriate.
(7) Includes 22,273 potentially dilutive shares related to convertible senior notes and the issuance of shares under employee equity incentive plans
(8) In accordance with ASC 260, in order to calculate GAAP net income per share, diluted, the numerator has been adjusted to add back $284 of interest expense related to the convertible senior notes

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow

(Unaudited)
 
   
    Three Months Ended

October 31,
 
    2024     2025  
    (in thousands)  
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 161,751     $ 196,825  
Purchases of property and equipment     (9,831 )     (22,319 )
Free cash flow   $ 151,920     $ 174,506