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Analyst
Adam Borg
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q3 – 2026 Q3 (9 quarters).
- Questions
- 39on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 0%none of 39 questions
- Companies
- 7questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 9with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 39 of 39 questions from 7 companies
ADSKAutodesk13 questions · 8 reporting periods · 0 of 13 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q3
what's been early customer feedback on your move to go deeper into operations?
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Andrew said customers in general contracting, architecture, and manufacturing are engaging on operations, with early integration focused on back office and preserving MaintainX momentum, plus enterprise-account and European expansion synergies. Direct answer.
Calendar 2026 Q2
how those changes have played out and any future risk of further disruptions
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Andrew confirmed strong renewals and the expected soft new-business performance from the reorg, with no surprises versus plan. Direct.
Calendar 2026 Q1
Any update you have for fiscal '26 and how we should think about this consumption-based mix
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Janesh confirmed FY26 consumption mix roughly similar to FY25 at ~17% (15% EBAs + 2% Flex usage-based).
when you speak to customers, where exactly are they in their AI journey
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Andrew said GC and engineering customers exploring AI aggressively, wanting reduced model creation time and intelligent data wrangling for agentic insights. Strong engagement on platform services and complex lifecycle workflows built on Autodesk APIs.
Calendar 2025 Q4
for those existing customers, how penetrated are you in terms of the cost of the projects that are already brought over to Autodesk
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Andrew emphasized ACC's unique design-to-construction solution on a modern AI-ready SaaS platform. Not fully penetrated in existing accounts, new projects light up over time and competitive displacement continues. Additional expansion from value prop.
how do you think about the PLM market more broadly
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Andrew positioned Fusion for mid-market PLM where most customers have no lifecycle solution, just spreadsheets. Building SaaS-based data management and lifecycle capabilities that give mid-market customers what large enterprises have. Already seeing 2-3 user accounts expanding to larger deployments.
Calendar 2025 Q3
remind for us maybe the relative size of the cohort this year versus last year and next?
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Janesh confirmed large pool of EBA and product subscription renewals in H2 without giving specific cohort sizes, expressing confidence in execution momentum.
talk about what's leading to this ongoing momentum? How much runway you feel is left on ACC?
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Andrew highlighted consistent growth across US top-of-pyramid, mid-market, and international. Payments business performing well. More announcements expected at AU.
Calendar 2025 Q2
Last quarter, you talked a little bit about the transaction model and I'd call it some self-inflicted hiccups
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Andrew said disruptions easing, channel partners adapting, with first new-model renewals coming in June (Americas) and September (EMEA). Productivity expected to increase through the year.
this is the first time it was above the 100 to 110% range, I think, in years
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Janesh confirmed NRR above 110% was mainly mechanical from the transaction model; excluding that, it would have been within the 100-110% range consistent with prior periods.
Calendar 2025 Q1
I'd love to hear a little bit more about kind of what you're hearing with your customer conversations around overall sentiment
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Andrew emphasized that policy uncertainty, not specific outcomes, is the drag. Business is resilient and diversified enough to navigate whatever policy emerges.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Any change in tone in your conversations with the end markets in terms of optimism
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Andrew framed infrastructure and domestic manufacturing as bipartisan priorities, suggesting no material change regardless of administration.
are there any learnings from those customers that are on the new model that you're seeing in terms of the adoption
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Andrew said it's too early for cross-sell/upsell conclusions but pointed to EBA experience as a positive precedent for deeper customer relationships.
NETCloudflare, Inc.10 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 10 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
have we tapped out of this mix, or is there still room for the partner contribution to go higher in coming quarters?
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Prince said the partner mix has room to grow, likely north of 50% and maybe over 60%, focused on Act 2 SASE/Zero Trust plus Cloudflare OS via systems integrators.
Calendar 2026 Q1
how do you think about data localization and sovereign opportunities not just in Act 2, but across the Acts
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Prince highlighted granular data residency capabilities across 120+ countries, combined with Zero Trust controls for agents, as a competitive advantage no hyperscaler can match.
How do you think about balancing AI coding adoption with the cost? What AI efficiencies are you looking to see across the organization
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Prince noted costs grew less than usage due to running models on own infrastructure via Workers AI, routing via AI Gateway to optimal models by task complexity, achieving GPU utilization far above hyperscalers.
Calendar 2025 Q4
As we think about the new fiscal year, maybe you could provide a quick update on the channel priorities for '26. Especially in the context of driving act two and act three
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Prince described two years of channel-first transformation. 2025 focused on making it easier for partners: published price lists, enabled quoting without Cloudflare team checks. Workers platform creating IP opportunities for VARs and system integrators in specific verticals. Sales kickoff in Las Vegas showed partners now saying Cloudflare understands them and they'll sell aggressively.
Calendar 2025 Q3
it was really interesting to see a few weeks back the integration with Oracle OCI that was announced. Maybe talk a little bit about what advantages does it provide to those OCI customers?
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Prince explained Cloudflare natively integrated into Oracle OCI for hybrid and multi-cloud workloads. Both companies aligned on multi-cloud future where customers need one consistent interface for security rules and network performance.
on the sales productivity gains, it's been great to see that continue. Are we at a point now where these gains are beginning to flatten out? Or is there still room for this to continue to trend hig...
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Prince confirmed continued headroom in sales productivity from higher caliber team selling larger deals. Additionally, ramped rep capacity has turned the corner and is ticking up again after a period of sales team revamp.
Calendar 2025 Q2
it was great to see you moving into the Visionary Quadrant, Gartner single vendor SASE Magic Quadrant this year
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Prince noted fastest-moving trajectory on analyst charts. When in the mix, Cloudflare wins on speed, deployment ease, and ROI. Winning back deals lost to first-gen Zero Trust vendors.
Any commentary on the macro that you're seeing?
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Prince noted uneven macro environment but Cloudflare continues delivering value to customers regardless of macro backdrop.
Calendar 2025 Q1
with the $100 million-plus workers deal, I would love to get a sense of if that team was involved
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Prince confirmed Ali Cabral's speedboat team was critical to the $100M+ deal. Team embeds with customers to build proof-of-concepts, yielding significant large deals.
Calendar 2024 Q4
what this may mean from a network architecture perspective, you know, and speaking with investors, does this mean anything around fragmenting
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Prince explained Cloudflare designed a compliance approach that avoids network fragmentation unlike hyperscalers who built separate gov clouds. Full platform available under FedRAMP high.
PTCPTC Inc.6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
how are we thinking about M&A? Anything changed there? And just why not get back into some M&A here
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Barua explicitly ruled out large M&A for now, describing several very small tuck-ins including a Windchill extension framework acquisition.
Calendar 2026 Q1
talk about what you're seeing kind of in that theater specifically? And just any other commentary by vertical, especially given the big win you announced with BMW from an automotive perspective
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Barua highlighted electronics and high tech driven by data center modernization, and FA&D with U.S. Army selecting Windchill as PLM standard. Automotive differentiated through Codebeamer and Windchill vs competitors as software-defined vehicles accelerate. Europe up 8% constant currency.
Calendar 2025 Q4
any way to parse out the mix of growth coming from expansion versus competitive displacement
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Barua said expansion still dominates but competitive displacements are growing. Even expansion deals involve displacing disparate PLM systems onto Windchill. AI strategy is driving customers to consolidate product data on one system of record. Dahdah confirmed accelerated growth in competitive displacement specifically.
Calendar 2025 Q2
I'd love maybe to go a step deeper just on the federal aerospace and defense vertical, what you're seeing overall
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Barua highlighted NATO spending commitments in Europe, U.S. tax bill passage, and space startup ecosystem as FA&D tailwinds. Paris Air Show chalet was packed. On U.S. public sector, said early Q3 introspection by agencies still present but NASA and DOE programs well-situated. U.S. needs more clarity versus rest of world.
Calendar 2025 Q1
the steps that have been taken, the confidence that you have, the internal indicators you’re looking at to see that the go-to-market changes are indeed working
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CRO Dahdah gave first earnings call appearance. Highlighted vertical pivot completed with low customer churn, full talent retention, and early pipeline improvements. Emphasized outcomes-focused customer discussions replacing horizontal positioning.
Calendar 2024 Q3
is there anything else interesting happening in the other four verticals worth commenting, both positive or negative
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Barua highlighted FA&D strength with global backlog and med tech M&A-driven PLM consolidation. Shared vertical revenue mix: industrial ~high 20s%, FA&D ~15%, E&HT ~mid-teens.
FTNTFortinet4 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q4
do you typically see like a one-for-one box refresh or they come back and buy more boxes?
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Ken described expanding attack surfaces driving broader deployment beyond one-for-one replacement. FortiSwitch and FortiAP with FortiLink technology act as hardware SASE agents. John Whittle noted refresh as expansion opportunity given new solutions not available 5-6 years ago. Christiane confirmed every firewall upgrade conversation includes FortiSASE discussion.
remind us what kind of opportunity there is when those chips come out? How long after an announcement do you typically see those being adopted by customers?
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Ken confirmed new ASIC chip coming this year but declined to give specifics ahead of Accelerate conference next month. Fortinet's culture is to announce products after they can deliver to customers, not pre-announce like some competitors.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Any way to talk through some of the assumptions, both in terms of, hey, the number of firewalls we expect to be refreshed, will it be the same or fewer
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Christiane noted smaller customers are buying more units than previously, while large enterprise strategy varies between consolidation and like-for-like replacement. Keith added deal sizes are growing as customers combine refresh with new use cases.
Calendar 2024 Q4
just wondering what the opportunity is for SaaS and SecOps to become a more meaningful contributor to new logos?
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Ken acknowledged ~90%+ of SaaS/SecOps comes from existing firewall customers but cited new enterprise wins displacing competitors. Keith highlighted the Q4 healthcare win as a pure new-logo SaaS deal.
CRWDCrowdStrike2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q4
I know we've talked in the past about being almost like a one dot o product. Love to hear more about how you're thinking about that product
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Kurtz noted identity is evolving beyond 1.0 with PAM, just-in-time access, and plans to build out the stack further. Demand driven by agentic identity protection needs.
Calendar 2025 Q3
is this really living alongside what you'll call the traditional
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Kurtz confirmed active displacement of legacy VM vendors, with exposure management recognized as leader in inaugural IDC MarketScape. Network scanning from agents was a key enabler.
PANWPalo Alto Networks2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
maybe help us just rank order is that traction across SSC, SD-WAN, Prisma Browser
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Nikesh described a second wave of SASE driven by consolidation and reduced appetite for best-of-breed, without giving a strict rank order.
Calendar 2026 Q1
Love to hear more about kind of the early learnings from kind of the discussions with the customers
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Nikesh disclosed 100 beta customers for quantum readiness. Capability extends beyond Palo Alto firewalls with 10 other vendors integrated. Lee explained Venafi from CyberArk acquisition adds certificate lifecycle management, complementing quantum cryptography discovery.
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ZSZscaler2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
on Symmetry Systems I would love to learn a little bit more about what that brings to you
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Jay explained Symmetry pioneered identity-to-data-source mapping via an access graph, enabling policy enforcement on the agentic exchange. Kevin noted Symmetry is a technology and talent acquisition with immaterial low single digit ARR. SquareX contribution also immaterial.
Calendar 2025 Q3
the top R&D and sales and marketing priorities for fiscal 2026
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Jay outlined priorities: integrating Red Canary agentic AI with Zscaler data fabric, Red Canary sales team acting as specialist overlay for SecOps, and continued MDR business serving existing customers with better data and brand.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| ADSK Autodesk | 13 | 0%none of 13 questions |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. | 10 | 0%none of 10 questions |
| PTC PTC Inc. | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions |
| FTNT Fortinet | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| CRWD CrowdStrike | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| ZS Zscaler | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
- ADSKAutodesk · 13 questions0%none of 13 questions
- NETCloudflare, Inc. · 10 questions0%none of 10 questions
- PTCPTC Inc. · 6 questions0%none of 6 questions
- FTNTFortinet · 4 questions0%none of 4 questions
- CRWDCrowdStrike · 2 questions—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- PANWPalo Alto Networks · 2 questions—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- ZSZscaler · 2 questions—rate withheld: under 3 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions | 3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions | 4 |
| 2025 Q4 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions | 5 |
| 2026 Q1 | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions | 4 |
| 2026 Q2 | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions | 5 |
| 2026 Q3 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
- 2024 Q31 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
- 2024 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
- 2025 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 4 companies
- 2025 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 3 companies
- 2025 Q36 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 4 companies
- 2025 Q47 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 5 companies
- 2026 Q16 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 4 companies
- 2026 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 5 companies
- 2026 Q31 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Demand16
- Competitive Dynamics14
- Revenue Growth10
- Product Launch7
- Cloud & AI6
- Innovation & R&D6
- Macroeconomic5
- M&A4
- Subscriber Growth2
- Regulation Policy2
Show all 15 topics
- Guidance Reliability1
- Pricing1
- Capital Allocation1
- Geographic Expansion1
- Cost Pressure1