United States · Business news · AI & Tech · 26 Aug 2026
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Salesforce reported revenue of $11.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter, up 11%, with subscription and support revenue of $10.8 billion, up 12%. Annual recurring revenue from Agentforce, its AI agent product, exceeded $1.5 billion, up more than 240% from a year earlier, and combined Agentforce and Data 360 recurring revenue reached nearly $3.9 billion, up more than 210%. Current remaining performance obligation was $33.5 billion, up 14%. The company raised full-year revenue guidance to $46.1 billion-$46.4 billion.
Agentforce at more than $1.5 billion of annual recurring revenue is one of the clearest disclosed figures for what enterprises pay for AI agents, though it is still a small part of a company guiding to $46.1-46.4 billion of revenue. Total revenue growth of 11% shows agents are adding to, not yet transforming, the top line. Customers are businesses buying software seats and usage; IT services firms that implement Salesforce, including Indian ones, work on these deployments.
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