NetApp Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Results

Net revenues of $1.64 billion for the third quarter

• All-flash array annualized net revenue run rate¹ of $3.8 billion, an increase of 10% year-over-year
• First-party and marketplace cloud storage services revenue again grew more than 40% year-over-year
• Continued to deliver significant intelligent data infrastructure innovation with the launch of new all-flash NetApp^™ AFF A-Series and C-Series systems, enhanced StorageGRID^™ object storage capabilities, and expanded cloud storage offerings
• Third quarter GAAP operating margin of 22%; third quarter non-GAAP operating margin² of 30%
• Third quarter GAAP net income per share³ of $1.44; third quarter non-GAAP net income per share² of $1.91
• Returned $306 million to stockholders through share repurchases and cash dividends

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended on January 24, 2025.

“The strength of our business model yielded operating margin ahead of and EPS in-line with expectations, despite Q3 top line performance below our standards,” said George Kurian, chief executive officer. “We are taking action to enhance our execution and improve our momentum. I remain confident in our position as the supplier of choice for AI and other data-driven workloads and our ability to achieve our long-term financial goals and deliver increasing shareholder value. Our portfolio has never been stronger, delivering a modern approach to hybrid, multicloud infrastructure and data management and giving customers the ability to leverage the power of their entire data estate simply, securely, and sustainably.”

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

• Net revenues: $1.64 billion, compared to $1.61 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024; a year-over-year increase of 2%.
  • Hybrid Cloud segment revenue: $1.47 billion, compared to $1.46 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
  • Public Cloud segment revenue: $174 million, compared to $151 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• Billings²: $1.71 billion, compared to $1.69 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024; a year-over-year increase of 2%.
• All-flash array ARR: $3.8 billion, compared to $3.4 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024; a year-over-year increase of 10%.
• Net income: GAAP net income of $299 million, compared to $313 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024; non-GAAP net incomeof $397 million, compared to $410 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• Earnings per share: GAAP net income per shareof $1.44, compared to $1.48 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024; non-GAAP net income per share of $1.91, compared to $1.94 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• Cash, cash equivalents and investments: $2.26 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.
• Cash provided by operations: $385 million, compared to $484 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• Share repurchases and dividends: Returned $306 million to stockholders through share repurchases and cash dividends.

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Outlook

The Company provided the following financial guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025:

Full Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Outlook

The Company provided the following update to financial guidance for the full fiscal year 2025:

Dividend

The next cash dividend of $0.52 per share is to be paid on April 23, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 4, 2025.

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Business Highlights

Leading Product Innovation

• NetApp introduced additional high-performance, unified data storage AFF A-Series entry and midrange platforms, which deliver advanced features for mission-critical workloads at affordable price points.
• NetApp introduced new AFF C-Series systems aimed at providing greater value for general-purpose workloads and consolidating workloads across unified file, block, and object storage protocols while delivering industry-leading density and efficiency.
• NetApp extended the StorageGRID SFG6112 system with support 60TB capacity flash drives, doubling the density of object deployments, reducing rack space, and lowering power and cooling costs.
• NetApp updated StorageGRID software with improved scalability and flexibility for increased performance with small object workloads and mixed-media grids.
• NetApp expanded the E-Series product family with the E4000 systems, providing simple high-performance SAN storage for backup, video surveillance, HPC, and AI-driven applications.
• NetApp announced the general availability of NetApp Trident™ 24.10 software, enabling Kubernetes workloads to benefit from the scale, performance, availability, and advanced data protection features of NetApp ONTAP technology for both on-premises and cloud environments.
• NetApp BlueXP™ adds ransomware integration with Microsoft Sentinel and new workload management features.
• NetApp continues to simplify data estate operations by enabling automated ONTAP and anti-ransomware updates through BlueXP.

Customer and Partner Momentum

• The San Francisco 49ers and NetApp announced a multiyear strategic partnership, designating NetApp as the Official Intelligent Data Infrastructure Partner. The partnership is helping the 49ers leverage intelligent data infrastructure to enhance business operations, beginning with a reimagined fan experience at Levi’s Stadium.
• NetApp and Red Hat expanded their partnership to integrate NetApp’s intelligent data infrastructure with Red Hat OpenShift, enhancing flexibility for managing virtualized environments across on-premises and hybrid multicloud.
• NetApp introduced on-premises enterprise storage arrays for AWS Outposts, enabling customers to manage external block data volumes directly through the AWS Management Console.
• NetApp announced that Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP^™ was certified for Siemens Teamcenter on AWS, bringing enhanced performance, scalability, and data management capabilities to product lifecycle management workloads in the cloud.
• Microsoft Azure introduced Azure NetApp Files cool access support for large volumes, which significantly improves the effective price of storage by moving infrequently accessed data to a lower-cost tier.
• Microsoft Azure updated Cloud Backup for Virtual Machines to integrate with Azure NetApp Files backup, enhancing data protection with a managed backup solution.
• NetApp announced the availability of NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights on the Azure Marketplace, offering streamlined infrastructure observability, automation, and real-time telemetry data to customers migrating to Azure.
• NetApp received the Google Cloud Ready – Regulated & Sovereignty Solutions Designation for the Google Cloud NetApp Volumes and Cloud Volumes ONTAP^™ solutions.

Corporate News and Events

• NetApp announced it had entered into an agreement for the sale of its Spot by NetApp FinOps business to Flexera, reflecting NetApp’s focus and commitment to intelligent data infrastructure and long-term growth opportunities.
• NetApp announced that it approved new near-term science-based emissions reduction targets verified by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), demonstrating the company’s commitment to making sustainability a crucial component of its business resilience strategy.
• NetApp released its second annual Data Complexity Report, which explores AI’s impact on organizations in 2025 and beyond, offering insights for harnessing its potential while addressing associated complexities and risks.
• NetApp and The Futurum Group released a report, “Cloud, Complexity, AI: The Triple Threat Demanding New Cyber Resilience Strategies,” analyzing the state of cybersecurity, evolving cyberthreats, and resilience strategies.

Executive Leadership Announcements

• NetApp announced the appointment of Wissam Jabre as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 10, 2025. Wissam brings over 20 years of experience leading finance organizations and a strong track record of value creation and disciplined operational management.
• NetApp appointed Suhail Hasanain as the new regional director for the Middle East and Africa region, where he will be responsible for driving business growth and fostering strategic collaborations.

Awards and Recognition

• CRN named NetApp hybrid cloud an overall winner in the Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure category and NetApp AFF C-Series an overall winner in the Enterprise Storage category for its 2024 Products of the Year awards.
• CEO George Kurian was named to the Silicon Valley Power 100 List by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, reflecting his impact on and influence in the region.
• NetApp was listed in U.S. News’ Best Companies to Work For in the “Semiconductors, Electronics and Equipment,” “Region,” and “Supporting Family Caregiving” categories, reflecting the company’s commitment to fostering a beneficial workplace.
• NetApp ranked in Forbes’ 300 Most Trusted Companies in America list, which evaluates companies based on employee, customer and investor trust, and media sentiment.
• NetApp was named one of the 50 Hottest Edge Hardware, Software and Services Companies by CRN as part of its 2024 Edge Computing 100 awards.
• In its 2024 Scale-Out File Storage Radar, GigaOm listed NetApp ONTAP as a mature platform leader and fast mover.
• NetApp was listed as a finalist for the 2025 Sustainability in Tech awards for the Sustainability Champion – Vendor category by CRN UK.
• NetApp was named one of the 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies as part of CRN’s 2025 Cloud 100 awards, highlighting the company’s silo-free approach to storage, which combines unified data storage with enterprise-grade storage services natively embedded in the top cloud hyperscalers.
• CRN named NetApp Senior GMT Program Manager Monica Scaglia to its 2024 Channel Women on the Rise list.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

NetApp will host a conference call to discuss these results today at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To access the live webcast of this event, go to the NetApp Investor Relations website at investors.netapp.com. In addition, this press release, historical supplemental data tables, and other information related to the call will be posted on the Investor Relations website. An audio replay will be available on the website after 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time today.

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, all of the statements made in the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Outlook section and the Full Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Outlook section, and statements about our business, economic and market outlook, financial guidance, our overall future prospects, our ability to compete for AI and other data-driven workloads against our competitors, our ability to deliver a modern approach to hybrid, multicloud infrastructure and data management, and our ability to deliver increasing results and value for our stakeholders. Actual results may differ materially from these statements for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, our ability to keep pace with the rapid industry, technological and market trends and changes in the markets in which we operate; our ability to execute our evolved cloud strategy and introduce and gain market acceptance for our products and services; our ability to maintain our customer, partner, supplier and contract manufacturer relationships on favorable terms and conditions; global political, macroeconomic and market conditions, including inflation, fluctuating interest rates, tariffs, changes in trade policy, regulations, monetary policy shifts, recession risks, and foreign exchange volatility and the resulting impact on demand for our products; the impact of new or ongoing geopolitical conflicts and sanctions; adoption or changes to laws, regulations standards or policies affecting our operations, products, services, the storage industry, or AI usage; material cybersecurity and other security breaches; the impact of supply chain disruptions on our business operations, financial performance and results of operations; changes and related uncertainty in U.S. government spending or policy; changes in overall technology spending by our customers; revenue seasonality; changes in laws or regulations, including those relating to privacy, data protection and information security; the timing of orders and their fulfilment; and our ability to manage our gross profit margins, including managing component costs. These and other equally important factors are described in reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under the sections titled “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in this press release whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Footnotes

¹All-flash array annualized net revenue run rate is determined by products and services revenue for the current quarter, multiplied by 4.

²Refer to “NetApp Usage of Non-GAAP Financial Information” section below for explanations of consolidated non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating margins, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, free cash flow, and billings.

³GAAP net income per share and non-GAAP net income per share are calculated using the diluted number of shares.

NetApp Usage of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement NetApp’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), NetApp provides investors with certain non-GAAP measures, including, but not limited to, historical non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating margins, non-GAAP operating results, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP effective tax rate, free cash flow, billings, and historical and projected non-GAAP earnings per diluted share.

In prior periods, NetApp presented the hardware and software components of our GAAP product revenues to illustrate the significance and value of the Company’s software. Because our revenue recognition policy under GAAP defines a configured storage system, inclusive of the operating system software essential to its functionality, as a single performance obligation, hardware and software components of our product revenues are considered non-GAAP measures.

Effective in fiscal year 2025, NetApp no longer presents the non-GAAP hardware and software components of our product revenues, as management no longer considers them to be key financial measures. The Company’s current strategy is expected to deliver investor value through growth in total revenues, including product revenues, while maintaining operational discipline to drive earnings leverage. While software continues to be the primary value driver of our products, NetApp is primarily focused on driving growth in total product revenues, through the sale of configured storage systems comprised of both hardware and software, with less focus on the pricing of each component.

Additionally, the Company is considering potential opportunities to simplify pricing for certain products in the future, which may eliminate the existence of separate prices for hardware and software components and/or impact our ability to allocate between them.

NetApp believes that the presentation of its non-GAAP measures, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. NetApp’s management uses non-GAAP measures in making operating decisions because it believes that the measurements provide meaningful supplemental information regarding NetApp’s ongoing operational performance.

NetApp believes that the presentation of non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP earnings per share data, provides investors with supplemental metrics that assist in understanding current results and future prospects, earnings and profitability that are complementary to GAAP metrics. Each of these Non-GAAP metrics is defined as the applicable GAAP metric adjusted to exclude the items defined in A through I below, as applicable, while our Non-GAAP effective tax rate and Non-GAAP net income also reflect a non-GAAP tax provision, as described in item J below, instead of our GAAP tax provision. Non-GAAP net income per share is computed as Non-GAAP net income divided by the diluted number of shares for the applicable period.

NetApp believes that the presentation of free cash flow, which it defines as the net cash provided by operating activities less cash used to acquire property and equipment, to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors because it reflects cash that can be used to, among other things, invest in its business, make strategic acquisitions, repurchase common stock, and pay dividends on its common stock. As free cash flow is not a measure of liquidity calculated in accordance with GAAP, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the analysis provided in the statement of cash flows.

NetApp approximates billings by adding net revenues as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the period to the change in total deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the same period. Billings is a performance measure that NetApp believes provides useful information to management and investors because it approximates the amounts under purchase orders received by us during a given period that have been billed.

Non-GAAP financial measures are used to: (1) measure company performance against historical results, (2) facilitate comparisons to our competitors’ operating results and (3) allow greater transparency with respect to information used by management in financial and operational decision making.

NetApp excludes the following items from its non-GAAP measures when applicable:

A. Amortization of intangible assets. NetApp records amortization of intangible assets that were acquired in connection with its business combinations. The amortization of intangible assets varies depending on the level of acquisition activity. Management finds it useful to exclude these charges to assess the appropriate level of various operating expenses to assist in budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods and in measuring operational performance.

B. Stock-based compensation expenses. NetApp excludes stock-based compensation expenses from its non-GAAP measures primarily because the amount can fluctuate based on variables unrelated to the performance of the underlying business. While management views stock-based compensation as a key element of our employee retention and long-term incentives, we do not view it as an expense to be used in evaluating operational performance in any given period.

C. Litigation settlements. NetApp may periodically incur charges or benefits related to litigation settlements. NetApp excludes these charges and benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

D. Acquisition-related expenses. NetApp excludes acquisition-related expenses, including (a) due diligence, legal and other one-time integration charges and (b) write down of assets acquired that NetApp does not intend to use in its ongoing business, from its non-GAAP measures, primarily because they are not related to our ongoing business or cost base and, therefore, are less useful for future planning and forecasting.

E. Restructuring charges. These charges consist of restructuring charges that are incurred based on the particular facts and circumstances of restructuring decisions, including employment and contractual settlement terms, and other related charges, and can vary in size and frequency. We therefore exclude them in our assessment of operational performance.

F. Asset impairments. These are non-cash charges to write down assets when there is an indication that the asset has become impaired. Management finds it useful to exclude these non-cash charges due to the unpredictability of these events in its assessment of operational performance.

G. Gains/losses on the sale or derecognition of assets. These are gains/losses from the sale of our properties and other transactions in which we transfer and/or lose control of assets to a third party. This is inclusive of third-party advisory, legal and other costs that result directly from and are essential to a sale transaction and that would not have been incurred had the decision to sell not been made. Management believes that these transactions do not reflect the results of our underlying, ongoing business and, therefore, are less useful for future planning and forecasting.

H. Gains/losses on the sale of investments in equity securities. These are gains/losses from the sale of our investment in certain equity securities. Typically, such investments are sold as a result of a change in control of the underlying businesses. Management believes that these transactions do not reflect the results of our underlying, ongoing business and, therefore, are less useful for future planning and forecasting.

I. Debt extinguishment costs. NetApp excludes certain non-recurring expenses incurred as a result of the early extinguishment of debt. Management believes such non-recurring costs do not reflect the results of its underlying, ongoing business and, therefore, are less useful for future planning and forecasting.

J. Income tax adjustments. NetApp’s non-GAAP tax provision is based upon a projected annual non-GAAP effective tax rate for the first three quarters of the fiscal year and an actual non-GAAP tax provision for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. The non-GAAP tax provision also excludes, when applicable, (a) tax charges or benefits in the current period that relate to one or more prior fiscal periods that are a result of events such as changes in tax legislation, authoritative guidance, income tax audit settlements, statute lapses and/or court decisions, (b) tax charges or benefits that are attributable to unusual or non-recurring book and/or tax accounting method changes, (c) tax charges or benefits that are a result of a non-routine foreign cash repatriation, (d) tax charges or benefits that are a result of infrequent restructuring of the Company’s tax structure, (e) tax charges or benefits that are a result of a change in valuation allowance, and (f) tax charges or benefits resulting from the integration of intellectual property from acquisitions.

Contacts

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