{
  "id": 18397478,
  "title": "Cloudflare shares surge as revenue growth accelerates to 39% and outlook rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cloudflare-shares-surge-as-revenue-growth-accelerates-to-39-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T23:20:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/05/cloudflare-shares-surge-as-revenue-growth-accelerates-to-39-and-outlook-rises/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cloudflare Inc.'s shares surged more than 14% in late trading following an impressive third-quarter performance that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 38 cents, up from 27 cents in the same quarter last year, and revenue of $782.5 million, a 39% year-over-year increase. Analysts had projected earnings of 34 cents per share on $736.8 million in revenue. The rapid revenue growth, reaching its fastest pace in nearly four years, pushed the company's annualized run rate past $3 billion. Cloudflare's adjusted operating margin improved to 17.5% from 15.3%, despite stock-based compensation totaling $174.1 million. The company also announced the retirement of Mark Anderson as CEO, with Christian Smith taking over as president of revenue.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}