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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. For example, references to fiscal 2027 refer to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, which was filed with the SEC on March 20, 2026.

In management’s opinion, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of July 31, 2026 and the results of operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, and cash flows for the six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025. The condensed balance sheet as of January 31, 2026 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future interim or annual period.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Snowflake, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and, prior to November 1, 2025, a majority-owned subsidiary in which the Company had a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company recorded noncontrolling interest in its condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended July 31, 2025 to recognize the minority ownership interest in its majority-owned subsidiary. Profits and losses of the majority-owned subsidiary were attributed to controlling and noncontrolling interests using the hypothetical liquidation at book value method.

Segment Information

The Company has a single operating and reportable segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, including, but not limited to, the Company’s consolidated net loss, for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and allocating resources.
The following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single operating segment (in thousands):

Three Months Ended July 31,Six Months Ended July 31,
2026202520262025
Revenue
$1,546,793 $1,144,969 $2,937,744 $2,187,043 
Cost of revenue and operating expenses:
Cost of product revenue(1)(2)
434,418 302,316 821,292 587,592 
Cost of professional services and other revenue(2)
75,657 69,499 153,283 133,009 
Sales and marketing(2)
611,615 501,957 1,200,567 960,511 
Research and development(2)
567,476 492,003 1,102,413 964,407 
General and administrative(2)
120,594 119,470 249,310 329,057 
Interest income(41,996)(49,467)(83,141)(102,630)
Interest expense2,081 2,074 4,161 4,145 
Other (income) expense, net(34,762)4,985 (25,191)33,043 
Provision for income taxes3,430 62 2,341 5,791 
Net loss$(191,720)$(297,930)$(487,291)$(727,882)
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(1)Third-party cloud infrastructure expenses, including those related to AI inference and graphics processing units, incurred in connection with customers’ use of the Snowflake platform and the deployment and maintenance of the platform on public clouds, including different regional deployments, represented approximately 75% and 70% of cost of product revenue for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 74% and 69% of cost of product revenue for the six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(2)Personnel-related expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and associated payroll taxes, represented approximately 37% and 38% of the Company’s total cost of revenue and operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 37% and 36% of the Company’s total cost of revenue and operating expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits, bonuses, and sales commissions and draws paid to the Company’s sales force, including amortization of deferred commissions, and associated payroll taxes. They also include salaries, benefits, and bonuses allocated as part of overhead costs. See Note 12, “Equity,” for details regarding the Company’s stock-based compensation.

The measure of segment assets is the total assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. See the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for other financial information regarding its operating segment.

For information regarding the Company’s revenue by geographic area, see Note 3, “Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Deferred Revenue, and Remaining Performance Obligations.”

The following table presents the Company’s long-lived assets, comprising property and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets, by geographic area (in thousands):
July 31, 2026January 31, 2026
United States$369,941 $392,566 
Other(1)
123,059 130,942 
Total$493,000 $523,508 
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(1)No individual country outside of the United States accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s long-lived assets as of each of July 31, 2026 and January 31, 2026.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, stand-alone selling prices (SSP) for each distinct performance obligation, software development costs, the expected period of benefit for deferred commissions, the fair value of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, the useful lives and impairment of long-lived assets, the carrying value of operating lease right-of-use assets, stock-based compensation, accounting for income taxes, and the fair value of investments in marketable and non-marketable securities.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and also on assumptions that management considers reasonable. These estimates are assessed on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in “Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, which was filed with the SEC on March 20, 2026. There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies during the six months ended July 31, 2026, except for updates to the stock-based compensation accounting policy with respect to restricted stock unit awards subject to market-based vesting conditions granted during the period, as described below.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s equity awards include stock options, restricted stock unit awards (RSUs), restricted common stock granted to employees, non-employee directors, and other service providers, and stock purchase rights granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP Rights) to employees. RSUs may include awards that are subject to (i) only a service condition (Service-Based RSUs), (ii) both performance and service conditions (Performance-Based RSUs), and (iii) both market and service conditions (Market-Based RSUs). Equity awards are reviewed in determining whether such awards are equity-classified or liability-classified.

Stock-based compensation related to equity-classified awards is measured based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant and generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The grant-date fair value of each stock option granted and ESPP Rights is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The determination of the grant-date fair value using an option-pricing model is affected by the fair value of the Company’s common stock as well as assumptions regarding a number of other complex and subjective variables. These variables include expected stock price volatility over an expected term, the expected term based on actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors, the risk-free interest rate for an expected term, and expected dividends. The grant-date fair value of each Market-Based RSU is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model that takes into account similar input assumptions as the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as well as the possibility that the market condition may not be satisfied and a post-vest delivery deferral or holding period discount, if any. The grant-date fair value of each Service-Based RSU or Performance-Based RSU is determined based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. For equity-classified Performance-Based RSUs, the stock-based compensation is recognized using an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, based on the Company’s periodic assessment of the probability that the performance condition will be achieved. For equity-classified Market-Based RSUs, the stock-based compensation is recognized using an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period. Stock-based compensation that was previously recognized is not reversed if the market condition is ultimately not met, provided the requisite service is rendered.

Certain Performance-Based RSUs are liability-classified, as the monetary value of the obligation under each potential outcome of the performance condition is predominantly based on a fixed monetary amount known at inception and will be settled in a variable number of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of these awards is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, which requires the use of various assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rate. These awards are subsequently remeasured to the fair value at each reporting date until the number of these awards eligible to vest is fixed, at which time these awards will be reclassified to equity. Stock-based compensation associated with these awards is recognized based on the probable outcome of the performance condition, using an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recognized for changes in the fair value estimated at each reporting date.

If an award contains a provision whereby vesting is accelerated upon a change in control, such a change in control is considered to be outside of the Company’s control and is not considered probable until it occurs. Forfeitures are accounted for in the period in which they occur.
The Company funds withholding taxes due upon the vesting of employee RSUs in certain jurisdictions by net share settlement. The amount of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee RSUs is reflected as (i) a reduction to additional paid-in-capital, and (ii) cash outflows for financing activities when the payments are made. The shares withheld by the Company as a result of the net share settlement of RSUs are not considered issued and outstanding, and do not impact the calculation of basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Snowflake Inc. common stockholders.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides a practical expedient related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606, including those assets acquired in a business combination. The practical expedient permits an entity to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the current accounts receivable and current contract assets. The Company adopted this guidance effective February 1, 2026 on a prospective basis, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which simplifies the capitalization guidance related to internal-use software by removing all references to software development projects stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods. The Company early adopted this guidance effective February 1, 2026 on a prospective basis, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disclosure, on an annual and interim basis, of specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to financial statements. This guidance is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning February 1, 2027 and interim periods within its fiscal year beginning February 1, 2028 on either a prospective or retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its disclosures.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, and presentation of government grants. This guidance is effective for the Company for its fiscal year and all interim periods beginning February 1, 2029 on either a modified prospective, modified retrospective or full retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies interim reporting requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. This guidance is effective for the Company for all interim periods beginning February 1, 2028 on either a prospective or retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements.