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Atlassian Shares Surge 35% After Q4 Results, Guides Slower Growth

8/7/2026

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Atlassian Shares Surge

Atlassian's shares rose 35% in after-hours trading to $149.51, up from $110.17, after reporting Q4 revenue of $1.77 billion and earnings of $1.87 per share.
The company guided FY2027 revenue growth to 13%, down from 26% in FY2026, and expects Data Center revenue to fall 17% as cloud revenue rises 25.5%.
Subscription ARR hit $6.61 billion, up 23%, and margin is near 25%, down from 30% in FY2026.

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Atlassian ARR Slows

Atlassian said subscription ARR will grow about 18% year over year, slower than the 23% growth in the prior period.
The slowdown reflects the DX acquisition comparison and tighter enterprise budgets.
Customers in mid-cloud migration often keep seat counts flat or delay new purchases, suppressing expansion revenue until the move completes.
Atlassian defines subscription ARR as the annualized value of active cloud and Data Center contracts, excluding one-time fees.

History

Historical Context

Microsoft unveiled Azure at the PDC in October 2008 and launched it commercially in February 2010, moving from on-premise software to cloud services. The debut arrived as the open-source OpenStack project began (May 2010) and built on Amazon’s 2002 AWS and 2006 EC2/S3, marking a shift toward IaaS and SaaS. Azure’s early scale now guides firms like Atlassian.

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Atlassian Shares Surge

Atlassian's shares rose 35% in after-hours trading to $149.51, up from $110.17, after reporting Q4 revenue of $1.77 billion and earnings of $1.87 per share.
The company guided FY2027 revenue growth to 13%, down from 26% in FY2026, and expects Data Center revenue to fall 17% as cloud revenue rises 25.5%.
Subscription ARR hit $6.61 billion, up 23%, and margin is near 25%, down from 30% in FY2026.

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