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Salesforce executed a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase, reducing its diluted share count by 10% year-over-year. — A significant reduction in share count provides a structural boost to earnings per share (EPS) for all future profit.
+0.60Salesforce halved its fiscal 2027 operating and free-cash-flow growth guidance from 9-10% down to 4-5%. — A significant downward revision in growth targets for a core financial metric typically weighs on valuation.
-0.50The company funded its massive buyback through a $25 billion debt issuance rather than using existing cash flow. — Shifting from organic cash-funded buybacks to debt-funded ones increases financial leverage and interest expenses.
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The company has significantly lowered its 2027 cash flow growth guidance to account for the cost of a massive debt-funded buyback.
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