Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.300-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $233.0 million-$237.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $228.1 million. Appian also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.200-1.240 EPS.

Appian Trading Up 8.5%

APPN stock opened at $54.03 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $41.34 and its 200 day moving average is $29.42. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -360.18 and a beta of 0.84. Appian has a 1-year low of $18.63 and a 1-year high of $56.38.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $234.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.94 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.32 earnings per share. Appian’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Appian will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APPN has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Appian from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Appian from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Appian from $25.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. William Blair raised Appian from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Appian from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.50.

Insider Transactions at Appian

In other Appian news, CEO Matthew Calkins sold 45,000 shares of Appian stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.50, for a total transaction of $1,687,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,584,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $59,405,400. This trade represents a 2.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 42.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Appian News

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

About Appian

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.