UiPath (PATH.US) 2026财年第二季度业绩电话会
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UiPath reported Q2 2026 financial results, exceeding guidance with a 7% ARR increase to $3 billion and 14% revenue growth to $362 million. The company highlighted growing demand for AI and agentic solutions, leading to larger deal sizes and deeper customer relationships. Strategic customer wins, product innovations, and partnerships were emphasized, along with operational efficiencies and financial improvements. Guidance for Q3 and FY 2026 reflected cautious optimism amid macroeconomic conditions, with positive momentum in the US Federal business and stabilization in various sectors.
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This meeting discussed the financial performance of UIpath Corporation for the second quarter of 2026, including analysis of non-GAAP indicators, as well as financial forecasts for the third quarter and full year. The meeting also outlined the strategic direction for the company's future growth, operational efficiency improvements, and product platform expansion. All participants' statements were based on current information, and actual results in the future may vary due to various factors.

The speaker thanked partners and teams for their efforts, emphasizing UiPath's leading position in the field of automation and AI integration. They also highlighted that second quarter performance exceeded expectations, with ARR growing to $3 billion and revenue reaching $3.62 billion, a 14% year-on-year increase. By optimizing market strategies and improving operational efficiency, UiPath is accelerating the application of AI and IDP on top of RPA and APIs to deliver higher customer value and drive business growth.

Through the application of AI and automation technologies, companies such as Voya Financial and international mobile service providers have successfully achieved process optimization and cost savings. Uipath's AI platform and Maestro tool played a key role in this, driving internal automation transformation within the companies, improving work efficiency and customer satisfaction.

This quarter, UiPath launched API workflows to enhance the security of interactions between the platform and enterprise systems, while also expanding support for open-source frameworks such as Llama Index to simplify the development process. The introduction of UiPath Data Fabric provides a unified data layer to ensure efficient and seamless access to high-quality data for intelligent agents and automation processes. In addition, the Ixp feature has officially launched, significantly improving data extraction accuracy and helping enterprises achieve a more intelligent and flexible automation transformation.

The dialogue detailed the application of AI and automation technologies in enterprise transformation, with a focus on solutions developed in collaboration with partners such as Gsis, Cognizant, and Deloitte, such as UI Maestro, Intelligent Claims Processing Suite, and agentic Global Business Services. These partnerships not only accelerate enterprise transformation, but also bring significant value to customers by reducing manual intervention, optimizing processes, and achieving intelligent orchestration. Furthermore, deepening collaboration with Microsoft further strengthens Uipath's position as the preferred enterprise AI automation platform. Lastly, it mentioned the adoption of automation and AI technologies by public sectors such as the U.S. Navy, as well as the upcoming Uipath Fusion user conference, aimed at showcasing how AI and automation technologies are reshaping the future of enterprises.

The company reiterated progress in operational efficiency, customer adoption, and innovation investment, including completing restructuring, enhancing productivity, strengthening customer centricity and partner relationships. Financially, revenue growth was significant in the second quarter, with ARR reaching $172.3 million and cloud ARR surpassing $1 billion. New enterprise customers and strategic partners have deepened cooperation, while maintaining a high level of customer retention. Operating costs have been optimized, achieving profitability after non-GAAP adjustments, with healthy cash flow, ample cash and equivalents, and no debt. The company continues to repurchase shares, demonstrating confidence in long-term opportunities and commitment to shareholder returns.

In the ever-changing macroeconomic environment, the company has adjusted its financial guidance, expecting third-quarter revenue to be between $390 million and $395 million, with annual revenue between $1.571 billion and $1.576 billion. It emphasizes the positive impact of approximately $12 million from exchange rate fluctuations, as well as the progress of new business and the enhancement of the public sector team.

The meeting organizers provided a detailed introduction to the process of asking questions, including how to join and leave the question queue, as well as the method of using specific key operations. Participants were reminded that when asking questions, they may need to pick up the receiver to ensure that the key press is effective. The first questioner will be selected to answer, with each person limited to asking one initial question and one follow-up question.

The progress of Genx solution transitioning from concept validation (POC) and pilot stage to production deployment was discussed, highlighting how the combination of AI-based automation and RPA technology drives rapid growth in transaction volume. It was also mentioned the role of new technologies such as Agentic Orchestration and Agentic Builder in improving automation efficiency and discovering more automation opportunities, as well as how these technologies work in synergy with existing RPA and AI capabilities to further enhance transaction value.

Discussed the impact of government procurement behavior returning to normal on the stability of corporate guidance in the current macroeconomic environment. Despite facing uncertainties, companies expect to continue to maintain cautious macro outlook and view normal government procurement behavior as a positive signal. The company has maintained its guidance, considering the uncertainty of the macro environment, but remains optimistic about the future outlook.

The discussion explored the core competitive advantages of the Maestro platform in the market, including its neutrality in business systems, close integration with automation platforms, and comprehensive coverage in orchestration, automation, and AI fields. These features have enabled Maestro to succeed in competition with major orchestration platform suppliers, attracting a customer base that prefers not to rely on a single business system.

After more than a year of discussion on the transformation of market strategy, market actions have become closer to customers, breaking down barriers between internal departments, closely collaborating with product teams, driving iteration through customer interaction, and achieving significant results in overall market strategy transformation. The current structure and functionality of market actions are satisfactory.

Discussed the strong performance of federal business in the United States, especially in the public sector, emphasizing the stable signs after the finalization of the budget and the efficient execution of the sales team. Recently successfully won contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Coast Guard, receiving satisfactory feedback from major clients such as the Navy and IRS, demonstrating confidence in the market for the second half of the year.

Discussed the significant growth in subscription revenue, explained that the abnormal growth in the previous quarter was attributed to the leap year effect, and this quarter has returned to stability. Regarding the increase in confidence in annual ARR guidance, analyzed the performance exceeding expectations and additional optimistic factors, demonstrating a firm confidence in the full-year financial forecast.

The discussion focused on the market's perspective on the integration of AI and automation, with most customers recognizing the importance of automation in driving AI projects. The market is gradually accepting the necessity of combining the two. Additionally, the potential applications of AI agents in enterprises and the role of automation in them were explored. Furthermore, customer feedback on the pricing of AI agent combination products was mentioned, as well as the company's adjustments and learning in pricing strategy.

Discussed the alignment of consumption-based pricing models with customer interests, and the importance of increasing pricing predictability to enhance business case understanding. Emphasized the integration of AI solutions and automation platforms in marketing, as well as the role of specialized sales teams in vertical industries, to continuously optimize market entry strategies.

Discussed UiPath's financial performance in the third quarter, highlighting the impact of foreign exchange factors and positive trends compared to the second quarter. Emphasized the strengthening of market organization execution, increase in customer activity, improvement in sales conversion rate, and optimization of product management and on-site feedback loop, expressing optimism for future growth.

Discussed UiPath's market positioning in the automation and AI fields, including prioritized business processes and partnerships with SAP and Deloitte. Emphasized the automation advantages in sectors such as healthcare and financial services, as well as the ability to expand existing robot systems to end-to-end process automation. Additionally, mentioned deepening collaboration with system integrators (SI), especially in the genetic engineering field, and the successful progress of the tripartite partnership with SAP and Deloitte, demonstrating the company's leading position and expansion strategy in the automation and AI market.

Discussed the progress of the new automation platform in integrating AI capabilities with existing workflows, as well as the reasons for the slowdown in the growth of existing customer Annual Revenue (AR). Mentioned the impact of the macroeconomic environment, government spending, and the continued growth of customer segmentation groups, predicting that automation tools will contribute to ARR and enhance platform value.

The performance of different geographic regions and vertical industries in the changing macroeconomic environment was discussed, highlighting the strong momentum in the financial and healthcare industries in the United States, as well as the manufacturing industry in Europe. Trends in the public sector were also seen as a positive signal. The uncertainty in the macroeconomy is impacting various industries, prompting companies to maintain a cautious outlook for the year.

The conversation discussed whether the stability of the USF business has been taken into account in the current guidance forecasts, and whether additional contributions from this business are expected in the second quarter, especially in a more stable operating environment.

The conversation discussed the expected contribution of the American public sector in the second quarter, pointing out that purchasing behavior tends to be more predictable when the environment is more stable. Taking into account the current visible physical sales channels, the participation of the US federal government is seen as a positive signal. Although remaining cautious, it is still expected that the American public sector will bring more contributions.

In the conversation, the speaker thanked everyone for their questions and expressed looking forward to meeting more people in the next quarter. They then announced the end of the meeting, invited everyone to end the call, and bid farewell warmly.
要点回答
Q:What are the highlights of Uipath's second quarter fiscal 2026 financial results?
A:Uipath's second quarter fiscal 2026 financial results include Arr growth of 30% to $3 billion, with $362 million in second quarter revenue, a 14% increase from the prior year period. The company also exceeded the high end of its guidance across all key financial metrics.
Q:How is Uipath's partnership with AI enhancing its automation capabilities?
A:Uipath's partnership with AI is enhancing its deterministic foundation of enterprise-grade RPA and API automation capabilities with mission-critical processes. The addition of AI capabilities such as intelligent document processing (IDP) and other AI offerings that can reason, plan, and act brings adaptability, intelligence, and speed to Uipath's services.
Q:How is Uipath's non GAAP operating income performing?
A:Uipath's non GAAP operating income increased to $62 million, representing a script margin and an improvement of more than 200 script basis points year over year.
Q:What progress is Uipath making in acquiring new customers and scaling AI capabilities?
A:Uipath is acquiring high-quality new logos for new customers and the AI and IDP capabilities are translating into real momentum. Since launching the AI platform, customers have executed almost $100 million in agent runs, and Maestro has orchestrated over 70,000 process instances.
Q:Can you provide examples of how customers are using Uipath's AI capabilities?
A:Customers are using Uipath's AI capabilities in practical scenarios, such as Voya Financial expanding to adopt AI capabilities for high impact use cases in accidental claims, and an international mobility service provider purchasing the agendi product to deploy AI agents in over 1,000 branches for complaints management.
Q:What are some examples of Fortune 500 companies expanding their use of Uipath's products?
A:Fortune 500 companies are expanding their use of Uipath's products, such as a global technology company that chose Uipath for its broad platform, including application testing, process intelligence, and agentic automation, and a Fortune 500 American manufacturer that cut latency and ensured policy compliance in their procurement operations.
Q:Why was Uipath chosen by a Fortune 500 global technology company for their SAP transformation?
A:Uipath was chosen by the Fortune 500 global technology company for its broad platform that includes application testing, process intelligence, and agentic automation, as well as proven ROI in complex enterprise environments.
Q:What is the significance of Uipath's new API workflows?
A:Uipath's new API workflows simplify deployment and usage of APIs in the platform, giving customers greater control over how automation interacts with their business systems and data, essential for scaling automation and providing a deterministic foundation for interacting with enterprise systems.
Q:What is the impact of Uipath's partnership with Capital Networks?
A:Uipath's partnership with Capital Networks has led to the deployment of Uipath coded agents in production for IT ticket classification and analysis, with a pilot master IT support agent expected to resolve up to 80% of tickets.
Q:How does Uipath's Data Fabric benefit customers?
A:Uipath's Data Fabric is a unified data layer that provides agents, apps, and workflows across the enterprise with access to trusted, context-rich data, eliminating delays and ensuring seamless integration across systems.
Q:What achievements have been made with Uipath's Ixp capabilities?
A:Uipath's Ixp capabilities have helped customers like Corona's ajuba solutions automate data extraction from over 20 million pages, reduce errors by 35%, and plan to scale their use of agents, builder, and Maestro to process invoices UI paths.
Q:How are Uipath's AI capabilities being utilized by partners?
A:Uipath's AI capabilities are being embraced by partners to create joint solutions, such as those by GSI partners and Cognizant, which are using Uipath products for automating order to cash collections, contract validation, and intelligent claims processing.
Q:What are the details of Uipath's alliance with Microsoft?
A:Uipath has been designated as Microsoft's preferred enterprise AI automation platform. The alliance brings Microsoft's cloud and AI technology to customers through Uipath's platform, such as the Autopilot plugin for Copilot and Teams, and the bidirectional connector for Copilot studio.
Q:What is the significance of Uipath Fusion and what will it showcase?
A:Uipath Fusion is the flagship user conference where Uipath showcases how agentic automation is transforming enterprises, shares insights on product vision, and customer successes, emphasizing the combination of agents and automations for enterprise transformation.
Q:What are the highlights of Uipath's operational priorities and customer adoption?
A:Uipath's operational priorities include enhancing operational rigor and efficiency through restructuring and focusing on productivity and disciplined execution. In customer adoption, Uipath is seeing strong momentum from partnerships, with record demand from existing and new customers leading to net new ARR growth.
Q:What was the impact of foreign exchange on revenue and remaining performance obligations (RPO)?
A:Foreign exchange had a positive impact on revenue and RPO, with an approximate tailwind of a few hundred thousand dollars, resulting in RPO growing to $1.209 billion and current RPO increasing to $789 million.
Q:What is the projected non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow and non-GAAP gross margin for the upcoming fiscal year?
A:The projected non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow for the upcoming fiscal year is approximately MP dollars, and the non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately Ed.
Q:What is the key pitch that gets the company in the door when discussing Maestro with customers?
A:The key pitch is being agnostic and not requiring the customer to choose one business platform over another, as many processes involve multiple business systems.
Q:How is Maestro positioned in the market compared to other orchestrations platforms?
A:Maestro, combined with the company's automation platform, is positioned to make it easy to combine agents and human-in-the-loop actions. The company believes its platform, with its breadth of offering in orchestration, automation, and AI, is among the best in the market.
Q:What progress has been made in the company's go to market strategy?
A:The company has made solid progress in making its go to market closer to the customer and has broken silos to become more customer-centric. The go to market is working closely with the product, especially in an era where iterations are driven by customer interactions.
Q:How did the US Federal business perform and what recent wins were mentioned?
A:The US Federal business had a good quarter with momentum in selling with automation. Recent wins include the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Coast Guard. The company is well-positioned for the second half and is encouraged by signs of stabilization in the public sector.
Q:What caused the sequential step-up in subscription revenue this quarter?
A:The sequential step-up in subscription revenue this quarter was primarily due to a leap year impact from the previous quarter catching up, resulting in a return to stable revenue now.
Q:What factors are driving the confidence in the company's revenue guidance for the full year?
A:The company is maintaining a consistent philosophy by looking at the field, the pipeline, and the momentum in both the go to market and genetic improvements, which are reflected in the revenue guidance.
Q:How are customers currently viewing the combination of process automation, agents, and AI?
A:Customers have varied views: some believe AI agents will do everything, while the majority recognize the importance of their automation programs in powering their agential initiatives. The market is becoming clearer on the essential combination of orchestration, automation, and entic for implementing AI in a predictable manner in enterprises.
Q:How has the reception been to the pricing model of the agendi portfolio?
A:The reception to the pricing model for the agendi portfolio has been positive. The company is using a consumption-based model that aligns with customer interests. Although predictability of pricing was an issue for some, the company is working with customers to better understand this aspect of the business.
Q:Is the go to market motion evolving specifically for AI solutions?
A:The company is still evolving its go to market motion for AI solutions and is considering incentives to focus on the AI opportunity.
Q:What is the strategy for the go-to-market organization?
A:The strategy for the go-to-market organization involves a twofold approach: focusing on horizontal AI as part of an automation platform and continuing initiatives around vertical agents. The company plans to inform customers about these vertical solutions through specialty sellers who are dedicated to delivering these tasks.
Q:What does the guidance imply about Q4 and AR growth?
A:The guidance suggests that Q4 will likely show a return to positive net new AR growth, which is a significant point of interest for investors as it represents a change from previous challenges.
Q:What evidence is there of progress in the go-to-market organization?
A:Progress in the go-to-market organization is evidenced by narrowing year-over-year gaps operationally and improvements influenced by macroeconomic factors like foreign exchange. There is also a focus on stabilizing the federal government environment and consistent execution across multiple quarters.
Q:What impact is the company seeing from its commercial activities and field execution?
A:The company is seeing positive reinforcement from commercial activities such as pilots and POCs, indicating the importance of the platform in customers' transformation journeys. The field execution is customer-centric, with reduced bureaucracy and better integration of feedback loops between the field and product management.
Q:How does the company view its market position and the competition?
A:The company believes it is well-positioned in a valuable and complex market with many competitors, including being the management layer and orchestration layer. The company views the real estate it is trying to occupy as having significant value and believes it has unique advantages as an incumbent in the market.
Q:What priorities does the company have in specific industries and processes?
A:The company prioritizes certain processes in industries such as healthcare (revenue cycle management), financial services (procure to pay, order to cash), and claims management. They are also interested in the blueprints of large-scale agen deployment and see a great deal of value in extracting insights from the market.
Q:What is the significance of the partnership with Deloitte?
A:The partnership with Deloitte signifies a collaborative effort with both SAP and Deloitte, evidencing progress in their three-way partnership. It is indicative of a focus on extending relationships with system integrators (GSI) and demonstrating that the company is a major platform choice for orchestration and agendi in the discussions with major GSI partners.
Q:What causes the decline in year-over-year growth with existing customers and when is it expected to improve?
A:The decline in year-over-year growth with existing customers is attributed to the macroeconomic environment and government spending in the first half. The improvement is anticipated to start returning as seen in the third and fourth quarter guidance.
Q:Is the ARR growth from existing customers expected to improve next year and will new logos contribute?
A:ARR growth from existing customers is expected to contribute to the company's success this year, and they are pleased with this development. While they believe that customer count momentum will continue to grow, they do not provide specific guidance for next year. The addition of new logos is also considered as a contributing factor to ARR this year.
Q:What industries or regions are currently showing strength and how is the macro environment affecting your business assumptions for the rest of the year?
A:The financial sector in the US and healthcare are showing strength in customer demand. The public sector is also starting to see momentum, and this has been consistent across geographies, particularly in Europe. Manufacturing customers are also exhibiting strength. The variable nature of the macro environment, with month-to-month fluctuations due to various factors like tariffs, interest rates, and geopolitical items, affects business assumptions. However, the company continues to bake in prudence while also acknowledging a good amount of energy in the current environment and a tangible pipeline from the US federal government.
Q:Does the ARR guidance assume incremental contributions from the U.S. public sector in the second half due to a more stabilized operating environment?
A:Yes, the guidance does assume incremental contributions from the U.S. public sector in the second half, as the environment has stabilized and the company expects a more predictable buying behavior. While guiding to what's in front of them and continuing to bake in prudence, they also recognize the potential for increased contributions from the U.S. public sector based on the tangible pipeline observed.

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