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    VTEX
    Earnings call· Jun 2026(Q2 FY26)

    VTEX Q2 FY26 earnings call VTEX

    Aug 6, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    VTEX Q2 FY26 — Strong Profitability Amidst Revenue Headwinds and AI Native Transformation

    VTEX navigated Q2 FY26 with strong profitability and cash flow, driven by structural cost discipline and AI-powered automation, despite subscription revenue falling short of internal expectations due to macro headwinds in Brazil and a customer mix shift. The company is focused on its AI native transformation and four growth drivers, which continue to outperform the core business, aiming to translate this foundation into sustained revenue acceleration.

    Highlights

    5

    • Non-GAAP operating income grew 62% year-over-year to $13.8 million, with a margin of 21.4%.

    • Free cash flow grew 79% year-over-year to $12.7 million, representing a 19.8% margin.

    • Non-GAAP subscription gross margin improved by 2 percentage points year-over-year to 81.8%.

    • Growth drivers (global expansion, B2B, Ads, AI) grew 20% on an FX-neutral basis and represent 18% of subscription revenue.

    • Share repurchase program executed, repurchasing 6.2 million shares for $23.2 million at an average price of $3.76 per share.

    Concerns

    4

    • Subscription revenue came in just above the bottom of guidance, growing 1.3% FX-neutral, below internal expectations.

    • GMV FX-neutral growth was 7%, broadly stable but impacted by a challenging consumption environment in Brazil and Argentina.

    • Weaker consumption trends in Brazil in June and July led to a revised full-year FX-neutral subscription revenue guidance to low single-digit growth.

    • The remainder of the subscription revenue (established B2C commerce in Brazil/LatAm) declined modestly in FX-neutral terms.

    Guidance & targets

    9
    CategoryTargetConfidence
    FX-neutral subscription revenue growth
    approximately flat
    high materiality
    Medium
    Reported U.S. dollar subscription revenue growth
    adding approximately 7.0 percentage points to FX-neutral growth
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Non-GAAP operating margin
    low 20s
    high materiality
    High
    Free cash flow margin
    low 20s
    high materiality
    High
    FX-neutral subscription revenue growth
    low single-digit growth
    high materiality
    Medium
    Reported U.S. dollar subscription revenue growth
    adding approximately 8.1 percentage points to FX-neutral growth
    medium materiality
    Medium
    FX-neutral gross profit growth
    mid-single-digit growth
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Non-GAAP operating margin
    low 20s
    high materiality
    High
    Free cash flow margin
    low 20s
    high materiality
    High

    Operational metrics

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    Subscription revenue
    $63.8 million11% YoY USD growth, 1.3% FX-neutral growth
    Q2 FY26

    Came in just above the bottom of guidance range and below internal expectations.

    Non-GAAP subscription gross margin
    81.8%approximately 2 percentage points year-over-year
    Q2 FY26

    Benefited from structural gains in AI-powered customer support automation and disciplined cost management.

    Total non-GAAP gross margin
    80.4%3 percentage points year-over-year (vs 77.4% in Q2 2025)
    Q2 FY26

    Continued deemphasis of lower-margin services as global partner ecosystem assumes greater share of complex implementations.

    Total non-GAAP operating expenses
    $38.0 millionbroadly flat sequentially, growing well below revenue year-over-year
    Q2 FY26

    Maintained discipline across sales and marketing and G&A, while directing investment into R&D.

    Non-GAAP operating income
    $13.8 million62% year-over-year
    Q2 FY26

    Reflects structural progress in cost discipline.

    Non-GAAP operating margin
    21.4%approximately 7 percentage points of expansion versus Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Reflects structural progress in cost discipline.

    Free cash flow margin
    19.8%
    Q2 FY26

    Strong cash flow performance.

    Share repurchase program
    $23.2 million
    Q2 FY26

    Repurchases were immediately accretive to free cash flow per share.

    Growth drivers contribution to subscription revenue
    18%
    Q2 FY26

    Growth drivers include global expansion, B2B, Ads, and AI.

    Growth drivers FX-neutral growth
    20%
    Q2 FY26

    Meaningfully faster than the company overall.

    Non-growth drivers FX-neutral growth
    roughly 2% declinemodestly declined FX-neutral
    Q2 FY26

    Churn remained stable and in line with historical levels, win rates held steady, primarily a volume and customer mix story.

    Sales cycle reduction
    more than 50%from approximately 90 days to roughly 40 days
    Q2 FY26

    Structural improvements reflecting advantage of native integration.

    Implementation times reduction
    from 30 days to 1 week
    Q2 FY26

    Structural improvements reflecting advantage of native integration.

    AI agents conversation containment rate
    above 90%
    Q2 FY26

    Operational performance of the CX platform continues to improve.

    AI agents problem resolution rate
    above 80%
    Q2 FY26

    Operational performance of the CX platform continues to improve, directly influencing GMV.

    Industry KPIs

    2
    MetricValueDetails
    Headcount dsodeclined nearly 4%%
    GMV take rate payments$5.7 billionUSD

    Product announcements

    3
    ProductTypeDetails
    VTEX CX platformexpansion
    AI Workspaceupdate
    AI developer key toolkitlaunch

    Deals & partnerships

    13
    OBIRenewal of long-term partnership

    OBI is VTEX's first customer in Germany and has become an important reference customer, helping establish credibility and opening new commercial opportunities.

    EY and AccentureCollaboration with global system integrators

    VTEX is increasingly working alongside leading global system integrators to scale its go-to-market strategy, especially for B2B platform expertise.

    MagniteEcosystem partnership for ad platform

    Partnership to expand both advertiser demand and available inventory for VTEX's differentiated omnichannel retail media network.

    Acron AviationNew enterprise customer

    New customer in the U.S. as part of global expansion efforts.

    GigatronNew enterprise customer

    New customer in Serbia as part of global expansion efforts.

    PanasonicStarted B2B operations

    Expanded existing enterprise relationship to B2B in Brazil.

    Grupo NazanStarted B2B operations

    Expanded existing enterprise relationship to B2B in Mexico.

    WhirlpoolExpanded relationship to include Ads Platform

    Expanded relationship to include VTEX's Ads Platform, demonstrating suite adoption momentum.

    ElectroluxLaunch in Chile

    Demonstrates how existing enterprise relationships convert into B2B growth across geographies.

    AngeloniExpanded relationship to include CX platform

    Expanded relationship to include VTEX's CX platform, demonstrating suite adoption momentum.

    FastShopExpanded relationship to include CX platform

    Expanded relationship to include VTEX's CX platform, demonstrating suite adoption momentum.

    OlímpicaExpanded relationship to include Ads Platform

    Expanded relationship to include VTEX's Ads Platform, demonstrating suite adoption momentum.

    RippleExpanded relationship to include Ads Platform

    Expanded relationship to include VTEX's Ads Platform, demonstrating suite adoption momentum.

    Risks & headwinds

    4
    Challenging macroeconomic environmentNear-term (Q2 FY26 and beyond)

    High interest rates, promotional marketplace in Brazil, softer consumer demand in Argentina, longer enterprise decision cycles.

    Mitigation: Focus on AI native transformation, growth drivers, and financial discipline; helping customers decrease expenses and be efficient.

    Customer mix shift impacting revenue growthQ2 FY26 and carrying into H2 FY26

    GMV growth increasingly concentrated among largest customers (lower take rates), while smaller and midsized customers were more affected by weaker consumption.

    Mitigation: Moving upmarket is deliberate and aligned with long-term strategy, focusing on higher lifetime value customers.

    Weaker consumption trends in BrazilQ3 FY26 and Q4 FY26

    Weakened in June and July, leading to lower GMV assumptions for Q3 and Q4.

    Mitigation: Adjusting guidance to reflect these trends; focusing on growth drivers that outperform the consolidated business.

    Potential for worsening financial distress for retailers in BrazilOngoing, potential to worsen

    Not yet seeing Chapter 11 or RJ, but acknowledged as a very tough moment for retailers and brand manufacturers.

    Mitigation: Helping customers decrease expenses and be efficient; focusing on the durability of the platform and its value generation.

    What to watch in Q3 FY26

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    FX-neutral subscription revenue growth

    next quarter
    Current1.3%
    Targetapproximately flat

    Why it matters

    Key indicator of revenue reacceleration amidst macro headwinds🌐 and customer mix shift.

    For the third quarter of 2026, we are targeting approximately flat FX-neutral subscription revenue growth

    Q&A highlights

    4

    What costs would pressure versus scale if revenue reaccelerates, and how durable are the current margin improvements?

    Ricardo Sodre explained that gross margin improvements are durable due to hosting optimizations and AI-powered automation. G&A has scaled significantly (from 20% to 10% of revenue since IPO). R&D investment is increasing for AI transformation but marginally as a percentage of revenue. Sales & Marketing is adjusted based on demand and ROI, with AI also driving efficiencies, indicating potential for continued margin expansion.

    “So we see the improvement that we are having as durable given that on the gross margin side, it's historically, over the past 3 years, right, the first 2 years was driven by hosting optimizations. And for the last year or maybe 5 quarters, it's been driven by AI power automation and support costs.”

    asked by Marcelo Santos · answered by Ricardo Sodre

    2 min read6 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    AI Native Transformation and Growth Drivers

    VTEX is undergoing an AI native transformation, focusing on four key growth drivers: global expansion, B2B, Ads, and AI. These initiatives collectively grew 20% on an FX-neutral basis in Q2, significantly faster than the overall company, and are becoming an increasingly important part of the growth profile, despite representing a relatively small portion of the business today.

    02

    Macroeconomic Headwinds and Customer Mix

    The macro environment remained challenging, with high interest rates, a promotional marketplace in Brazil, softer consumer demand in Argentina, and longer enterprise decision cycles impacting near-term growth. The gap between GMV and subscription revenue growth was driven by a customer mix shift towards larger accounts, which carry lower take rates but similar gross margins and lower churn, and a weaker consumption environment affecting smaller and midsized customers.

    03

    Global Expansion Strategy

    VTEX is seeing improved pipeline quality in the U.S., with activity expanding across industries and large B2B opportunities increasing. The company is evolving its go-to-market strategy by partnering with global system integrators like EY and Accenture and focusing investments in Europe on markets with stronger enterprise demand, leading to wins with large recognizable brands and a "land and expand" motion.

    04

    B2B Platform Differentiation

    The B2B strategy centers on "channel-agnostic digitalization," allowing diverse B2B buyers to transact through various channels (self-service portal, WhatsApp, sales reps). VTEX aims to enhance its B2B offering by integrating AI-assisted intelligence for field sales reps, providing real-time visibility into client activity and high-probability opportunities, creating a unified AI native stack for the full B2B commercial workflow.

    05

    VTEX CX Platform Momentum

    The CX platform demonstrated strong product momentum and efficient scaling, with sales cycles reduced by over 50% (from 90 to 40 days) and implementation times from 30 days to 1 week due to native integration. AI agents are achieving high conversation containment rates (above 90%) and problem resolution rates (above 80%), directly influencing GMV through payment recovery, abandoned cart rescue, and cross-selling.

    06

    AI Workspace and Ecosystem Adoption

    The AI Workspace is expanding with new capabilities across merchandising, content, fulfillment, and commercial analytics, including "my Assistant" for orchestrating multiple AI agents. VTEX has over 100 enterprise customers on the waitlist for AI Workspace, and its AI developer key toolkit is seeing adoption, enabling AI coding assistants to build natively on VTEX, aiming to reduce implementation times and accelerate time to value.

    AI-generated summary of the company’s earnings call. Not investment advice.