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Elizabeth Porter

Morgan Stanley · covers Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q3 (8 quarters).

Questions
31on tracked calls
Challenge rate
3%1 of 31 questions
Companies
6questioned at least once
Reporting periods
8with 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 31 of 31 questions from 6 companies

ADSKAutodesk11 questions · 6 reporting periods · 1 of 11 challenging
ADSK company page →

Calendar 2026 Q3

I'd love to better understand what you're seeing thus far, whether any changes in new logo activation, repeat token purchases or lower checkout abandonment, how the change can be economically accre...

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Andrew said the customer-driven Flex minimum reduction is driving downmarket adoption and has been net accretive, framing it as part of the long-term strategy to integrate Flex deeper into the business. Direct answer.

Calendar 2025 Q4

where are you seeing the most outsized success that's driving up the full-year view

MarginCost PressureTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Janesh identified same levers near-term and long-term: GTM optimization reducing S&M as % of revenue, inherent operating leverage demonstrated for years. Cloud/AI workloads accretive to gross profit dollars but headwind to gross margin. R&D driving efficiency through common platform components.

are these product improvements translating into observable changes in multiproduct adoption or expansion activity

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Andrew outlined AI monetization progression: tasks (highly retentive, protective), workflows (incremental monetization opportunities, some included in subscription, some charged separately), systems (most value capture, further down pipeline). Multi-year journey.

Calendar 2025 Q3

how have your customer conversations evolved? And how should we think about the potential for disruption risk

Trade TariffsMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Andrew noted customers coping well with tariff pressures. Guidance maintains same cautious H2 assumptions. Janesh flagged tougher NTM comps in H2 and acquisition lapping.

How are you seeing channel productivity and execution, particularly on that new business side

Competitive DynamicsRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Andrew described a steady stair-like pattern of partner new business increases as partners lap NTM rollouts and customers get comfortable with renewal motions.

Calendar 2025 Q2

are there any particular areas where you see the opportunity to launch more AI functionality?

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Andrew outlined more productivity tools targeting repeatable processes, Forma AI expanding BIM to smaller companies, and long-term monetization potential once value is demonstrated.

could you just provide a little bit more color on what you're seeing? And is there any point in the year where you feel like we would be getting more comfortable

Competitive DynamicsGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Andrew acknowledged some disruption but noted offsetting momentum from store growth and upfront revenue. New CRO in place, acting CRO bridging transition. Risk factored in and under control.

Calendar 2025 Q1

could you just help us understand a bit more what are some of the near-term versus longer-term key milestones

MarginCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Andrew laid out a continuum: marketing optimization first, then tighter channel partner integration, then maximizing self-service returns, all delivering long-term margin improvement.

how should we think about the base of business that could be applicable to self-service

MarginCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Andrew described broad self-service applicability: seat management, usage visibility, upsell/cross-sell, and automated low-value support, with immediate reinvestment in these capabilities.

Calendar 2024 Q4

I was curious if that had any impact on new business demand kind of more recently

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Betsy acknowledged slower new business growth but attributed it broadly to macro, COVID, Russia exit, and elections rather than specifically to channel partner onboarding strain.

it looks like guidance implies a bigger step down in growth in Q4 just despite an easier year ago compare

ChallengingRevenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Betsy listed headwinds and tailwinds (co-terming, FX, buy-sell business) but didn't directly quantify the Q4 step-down, expressing confidence in Q4 expectations.

GDDYGoDaddy10 questions · 5 reporting periods · 0 of 10 challenging
GDDY company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

when do you think pricing and bundling can resume to contribute to ARPU and bookings?

PricingRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Mark said pricing/bundling still contributes and will evolve as Websites + Marketing capabilities move into Airo.

Could you just help us unpack some of the bigger drivers of growth factors between things like new paying customer additions

Cloud & AIRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Early Airo growth came mostly from existing customers; new-customer sign-ups picking up with initial marketing and better free-to-paid conversion.

Calendar 2025 Q3

as customers increasingly shift towards conversational or some of these AI-driven interfaces that may be sitting just outside of the traditional website real estate

Cloud & AICompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Aman positioned GoDaddy as preparing to surface customer content across LLMs and agentic browsers. Acknowledged very early stage for AI commerce. Direct and forward-looking.

could you provide a little bit more color on what exactly you're seeing as it relates to the strengthening dynamics?

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Mark broke it down into volume (renewals, attach, new customers) and pricing/bundling value, both contributing equally. Direct and analytical.

Calendar 2025 Q2

as you think about the expansion of capabilities, are there certain areas of workflows that you are highly focused on kind of near term?

Cloud & AIProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Aman focused on entrepreneurs wheel as core scope, with partner integrations enabled by agentic AI coding as the surprise element. Predicted significant partner ecosystem growth in 6 months.

how is GoDaddy managing its own impact by SEO? I know you guys have a big brand recognition, so it might not be as impactful.

Competitive DynamicsCloud & AITranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Aman confirmed GoDaddy compensating for SEO changes through channel diversification and improved conversion. Teased autonomous SEO optimization agent for customers.

Calendar 2025 Q1

I was hoping to get some early signs and rates from the Airo Plus that just launched, as in Q4. Any feedback on the pricing in particular?

Product LaunchPricingTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Aman noted encouragement but declined to share specific Airo Plus metrics, citing it being less than a quarter old. Partial, deferred to future quarters.

any signals that we could be deriving from kind of your conversations that may be clouded when we look at things like small business sentiment index

MacroeconomicDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Aman acknowledged some pressure in April survey data on economic outlook but emphasized customer resilience within five-year norms. Transparent and balanced response.

Calendar 2024 Q4

How should we think about the relative benefit of this strategy to these areas in 2025? Compared to the impact the strategy had on our productivity in 2024.

PricingRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Aman pushed back on narrow productivity focus, emphasizing the broader customer base and product set as the opportunity scope.

should we think about the opportunity as really skewed towards the new customer side or do some of the products like site optimization allow you to actually dip back into that installed base

Subscriber GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Aman confirmed Site Optimizer targets existing customers and can improve any site. Both new and installed base are opportunities.

TWLOTwilio Inc.5 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
TWLO company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

I wanted to follow up on the new console where you noted that the majority of existing customers have migrated

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Thomas tied the uplift to lower sign-up friction and called it a positive leading indicator, but gave no timing for a revenue contribution.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Or is this more a sign that the breadth is kind of widening in a material way?

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Asked by Jamie Reynolds on for Elizabeth Porter. Thomas said ISV growth spans marketing, service desk, education and hospitality, driven by ISVs adding channels.

Calendar 2025 Q4

are you guys getting better at just sort of that upfront portion of the selling motion as opposed to landing

Competitive DynamicsRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Asked by Jamie Reynolds on for Elizabeth Porter. Thomas described product-led self-service plus direct AEs hunting named logos, then handing them to strategic AEs.

Calendar 2025 Q3

How much of the uplift was pricing related, if any, versus underlying expansion?

PricingRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Aidan said the gain was mostly expansion with stable churn; carrier fees had a 180 basis point impact quarter-over-quarter, and DBNE still rose slightly ex-fees.

how are you seeing adoption trends for some of the newer products like Conversational Intelligence and ConversationRelay

Product LaunchCloud & AITranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Thomas cited enterprise and ISV multiproduct traction, with add-ons and multiproduct customer count each up 20%, plus the Inhabit agent productivity deal.

FIGFigma, Inc.2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

I was hoping to get an update on the unit economics of AI credit revenue just after you've gone through this

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Praveer cited model-agnostic routing and first-party models to trade off latency, cost and quality and accelerate gross profit.

Calendar 2025 Q2

is there any context you could provide on how we should think about the ramp of new products

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Dylan acknowledged products are early in lifecycle with maturing to do, but declined to quantify ramp.

NTAPNetApp2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2024 Q4

Can you give a sense of what those deals look like? Have they been primarily public cloud, premise or are they mostly a combination

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Mike clarified the 100+ AI wins are on-premise with broad distribution across geographies, industries, and deal sizes.

do any of the dynamics that you're seeing this year change how you think about the free cash flow trajectory for next year

Capital AllocationSupply ChainTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Mike said incentive comp will normalize in FY26 but noted SSD pre-buy decisions for next year remain to be seen.

CRMSalesforce, Inc.1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q3

what proportion of current Agentforce is coming from pay production customers rather than pilots

Cloud & AIDemandSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2027 Q2 →
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Benioff pointed to flexible pricing bundles letting customers buy by user, agent, consumption, or outcome. Milano said Agentforce bookings grew triple digits (doubled year over year), 50% of bookings came from customers refilling Flex Credits, and the company added 2,000 paying production customers, up 70% quarter over quarter, plus hundreds of consistently consuming agents.

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.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
ADSK Autodesk119%1 of 11 questions
GDDY GoDaddy100%none of 10 questions
TWLO Twilio Inc.50%none of 5 questions
FIG Figma, Inc.2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
NTAP NetApp2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
CRM Salesforce, Inc.1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • ADSK
    Autodesk · 11 questions
    9%1 of 11 questions
  • GDDY
    GoDaddy · 10 questions
    0%none of 10 questions
  • TWLO
    Twilio Inc. · 5 questions
    0%none of 5 questions
  • FIG
    Figma, Inc. · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • NTAP
    NetApp · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • CRM
    Salesforce, Inc. · 1 question
    —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”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q4617%1 of 6 questions3
2025 Q140%none of 4 questions2
2025 Q250%none of 5 questions3
2025 Q360%none of 6 questions3
2025 Q430%none of 3 questions2
2026 Q110%none of 1 question1
2026 Q240%none of 4 questions3
2026 Q320%none of 2 questions2
  1. 2024 Q46 questions · challenge rate 17% (1 of 6 questions) · 3 companies
  2. 2025 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 2 companies
  3. 2025 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 3 companies
  4. 2025 Q36 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 3 companies
  5. 2025 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2026 Q11 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  7. 2026 Q24 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
  8. 2026 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Revenue Growth11
  • Cloud & AI10
  • Competitive Dynamics8
  • Pricing7
  • Demand6
  • Product Launch6
  • Margin4
  • Subscriber Growth3
  • Macroeconomic2
  • Guidance Reliability2
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  • Cost Pressure1
  • Trade Tariffs1
  • Capital Allocation1
  • Supply Chain1