Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.200-1.240 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $873.0 million-$877.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $849.6 million. Appian also updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 0.300-0.340 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APPN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. William Blair raised Appian from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price objective on Appian from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Appian from $25.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Appian from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Appian from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.50.

Appian Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ APPN opened at $54.03 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -360.18 and a beta of 0.84. Appian has a 52-week low of $18.63 and a 52-week high of $56.38. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $41.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.42.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.18. Appian had a negative net margin of 1.34% and a negative return on equity of 35.20%. The company had revenue of $234.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $216.94 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.32 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. Appian has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.240 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.340 EPS. Analysts forecast that Appian will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Appian

In related news, CEO Matthew Calkins sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.50, for a total value of $1,687,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,584,144 shares in the company, valued at $59,405,400. The trade was a 2.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 42.81% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Appian

Here are the key news stories impacting Appian this week:

• Positive Sentiment: For Q3 2026, Appian reported adjusted EPS of $0.51, topping the $0.33 consensus, and revenue of $234.63 million versus $216.94 million expected. Revenue grew 25.5% year over year; cloud subscription revenue rose 20% to $136.4 million. Appian Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Full-year 2026 guidance was well ahead of consensus: adjusted EPS of $1.20–$1.24 versus $0.96 expected, and revenue of $873–$877 million versus $849.6 million expected. Appian Q4 EPS Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair upgraded Appian to Outperform, citing improving momentum heading into year-end. William Blair Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue guidance of $233–$237 million exceeds the $228.1 million consensus, but the adjusted EPS range of $0.30–$0.34 has a midpoint below the $0.34 estimate, tempering the near-term outlook somewhat. Appian Q4 Revenue Guidance

Appian Company Profile

Appian Corporation (NASDAQ: APPN) develops and provides a low-code platform designed to help organizations build, manage and automate business applications and processes. Its platform combines process orchestration, workflow automation, artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, case management and data management capabilities in a unified environment.

Appian’s software is used to improve operational efficiency, connect data and systems, and support applications such as customer service, compliance, supply chain management and government services.