Key Highlights

  • Salesforce's $0.44 quarterly Dividend has a Record Date of September 17, 2026, payable October 8, yielding approximately 0.69%.
  • Second-quarter Revenue reached $11.345 billion, up approximately 11% year over year, with current remaining performance obligations up 14% to $33.5 billion.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $4.29, up 119%, while non-GAAP diluted EPS reached $5.90, up 103%, aided by gains from strategic investments.
  • The company unveiled AIforce at Dreamforce and completed its Acquisition of Fin, formerly Intercom, on September 10.

Salesforce's (NYSE:CRM) $0.44 quarterly dividend yields approximately 0.69% and represented approximately 7% of second-quarter adjusted diluted EPS of $5.90, a Payout Ratio the company has maintained at the same $0.44 rate since raising it from $0.416 earlier in 2026. The company returned $364 million through dividends during the second quarter of fiscal 2027, alongside its previously announced $25 billion accelerated share-repurchase program.

Dividend Program and Shareholder Returns

Salesforce declared a $0.44-per-share quarterly dividend on September 3, 2026, payable October 8 to shareholders of record as of September 17. The $0.44 payment is the company's current quarterly common dividend, implying an annualized payout of $1.76 per share. Salesforce returned $364 million through dividends during the second quarter of fiscal 2027, alongside its previously announced $25 billion accelerated share-repurchase program.

About the Company

Salesforce is a cloud enterprise-software company known for its customer-relationship-management platform, spanning sales, service, marketing, commerce, analytics, data management and artificial intelligence.

Financial Performance Behind the Payout

Salesforce delivered second-quarter revenue of $11.345 billion, up approximately 11% year over year. Subscription and support revenue was approximately $10.8 billion, up 12%, while current remaining performance obligations increased 14% to $33.5 billion. Total remaining performance obligations reached $66.3 billion, up 11%. GAAP diluted EPS was $4.29, up 119%, while non-GAAP diluted EPS reached $5.90, up 103%, with the GAAP result including substantial gains from strategic investments. Operating Cash Flow increased 71% to approximately $1.3 billion, and free cash flow rose 81% to about $1.1 billion. Salesforce raised full-year fiscal 2027 revenue guidance by $200 million.

AIforce and Fin Acquisition Extend Agentic Strategy

Salesforce unveiled AIforce at Dreamforce on September 16, 2026, a live interface layer intended to make the company's data, workflows, Business logic, permissions and governance accessible across AI interfaces. The company also completed its acquisition of Fin, formerly Intercom, on September 10, adding an AI customer-agent platform with a customer base of more than 30,000 companies. Together, the two developments extend Salesforce's strategy toward agentic enterprise software, occurring in the same period as the current dividend declaration.

Outlook

Salesforce's dividend represents a small proportion of adjusted earnings, with the $0.44 quarterly rate unchanged through the AIforce unveiling and Fin acquisition close. Metrics relevant to the payout's context going forward include current remaining performance obligation growth, free cash flow trends, and whether AI-related products maintain or accelerate organic growth as acquisition contributions are absorbed into results.