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Teradata (TDC) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 · Teradata (TDC) Q3 2026 earnings results →
Q3 2026 Revenue down 4% year over year to $399M · 10¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 13.5%
Teradata made $399M in Q3 2026 (-4% Y/Y): Total recurring $359M, Consulting services $37.0M, Perpetual software licenses, hardware and other $3.0M. Operating margin 13.5%, net earnings $38.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $399.0M in Q3 2026, down 4% year over year and down 3% from the previous quarter. Services and other was the largest line at 76% of revenue. Consulting services lost $10.0M year over year (down 21%), 59% of the total change.
Gross margin was 59.6%, down 1.2 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $54.0M, a 13.5% margin (down 1.1 points year over year). Operating expenses fell 4% while revenue fell 4%. Net earnings were $38.0M, down 5% year over year. The effective tax rate was 24.0%.
Operating cash flow was $91.0M (down 3% year over year), 239% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $25.0M of depreciation and amortization and $33.0M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $5.0M. Capital expenditures of $5.0M left free cash flow of $86.0M.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10-Q | Nov 6, 2026 | $399M | -4% | 13.5% | $38.0M | $91.0M |
| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Aug 5, 2026 | $410M | +0.5% | 11.7% | $46.0M | $106M |
| Q1 2026 | 10-Q | May 6, 2026 | $444M | +6% | -8.1% | $335M | $401M |
| Q4 2025 | 10-K | Feb 27, 2026 | $421M | +3% | 12.8% | $37.0M | $160M |
| Q3 2025 | 10-Q | Nov 5, 2025 | $416M | -6% | 14.7% | $40.0M | $94.0M |
| Q2 2025 | 10-Q | Aug 6, 2025 | $408M | -6% | 5.9% | $9.0M | $43.0M |
| Q1 2025 | 10-Q | May 7, 2025 | $418M | -10% | 15.8% | $44.0M | $8.0M |
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About Teradata
Overview . At Teradata Corporation ("we," "us," "Teradata," or the "Company"), we are focused on helping organizations activate the intelligence in their enterprise and turn the insights from across their organization into outcomes. In the agentic future, AI agents have enterprise context, can act on it in milliseconds and address continuous decisions at enterprise scale. This new landscape demands a new system of intelligence, and we believe Teradata is uniquely suited to provide this with our autonomous AI and knowledge platform as well as our data and analytics capabilities.
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 27, 2026.
Teradata against its Services-Prepackaged Software peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -4% against the peers' median +14%. Operating margin: 13.5% against the peers' median 15.2%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDC Teradata | Q3 2026 | $399M | -4% | 13.5% |
| MSFT Microsoft | Q1 FY27 | $92.3B | +19% | 49.8% |
| ORCL Oracle | Q1 FY27 | $19.3B | +30% | 34.8% |
| CRM Salesforce | Q2 FY27 | $11.3B | +11% | 20.5% |
| ADBE Adobe | Q3 FY26 | $6.8B | +13% | 34.8% |
| XYZ Block | Q3 2026 | $6.7B | +10% | 6.4% |
| INTU Intuit | Q4 FY26 | $4.4B | +14% | 10.9% |
| NOW ServiceNow | Q3 2026 | $4.1B | +20% | 9.4% |
| SHOP Shopify | Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +32% | 15.2% |
Source: Teradata 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 816761 · Services-Prepackaged Software
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History
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