Salesforce Chases Higher Margins Via Cost Cuts By FY26; CFO Shares New Guidance During Investor Day


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


  • Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM) CFO Amy Weaver shared new targets for FY26 at its investor day in San Francisco.
  • The company targeted a 25% adjusted operating margin, including future acquisitions, versus the 20% target set one year ago for its FY23, CNBC reports. The adjusted operating margin was 19.9% in the quarter that ended July 31.
  • Salesforce looks to cut adjusted sales and marketing spending as a percentage of revenue below 35% by 2026 through increasing self-serve efforts, alliances with partners, and productivity improvements for salespeople.
  • Also Read: Analysts Continue To See Upside In Salesforce Post Q2 Beat Despite Challenging Macros
  • In marketing, the idea is to draw on proprietary marketing channels. Sales and marketing on a GAAP basis consumed over 44% as a percentage of revenue in the July quarter.
  • Additionally, Salesforce aimed to manage general and administrative spending by evaluating real estate assets for a hybrid workplace.
  • Weaver reiterated the $50 billion revenue target for FY26 that now factored in a $2 billion headwind from exchange rates.
  • Price Action: CRM shares traded higher by 2.42% at $151.21 in the premarket on the last check Thursday.
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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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