---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001441683-23-000092"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APPN"
cik: "0001441683"
company_name: "APPIAN CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:53:31.737728+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Appian Q3 cloud subscription revenue up 27% to $77.2M; net loss narrows to $(0.30)/share

## Summary
- Cloud subscription revenue $77.2M (+27% YoY); total revenue $137.1M (+16% YoY).
- GAAP net loss $(22.3)M ($(0.30)/share) improved from $(44.0)M ($(0.61)) a year ago.
- Non-GAAP net loss $(14.7)M ($(0.20)/share) versus $(30.9)M ($(0.43)) in prior year.
- Cloud subscription revenue retention rate 117% as of Sept 30, 2023.
- Cash and investments $169.5M; operating cash outflow $(65.0)M for Q3 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001441683-23-000092
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APPN
- cik: 0001441683
- company_name: APPIAN CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168323000092/0001441683-23-000092-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168323000092/appn-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  APPIAN CORP reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $137.1 million, net income $(22.3) million, EPS $(0.30).
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $137.1 million
  - Net income: $(22.3) million
  - EPS: $(0.30)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: increased 20% year-over-year to $103.8 million. Professional services revenue was $33.3 million, an increase of 6% compared to the third quarter of 2022. Total revenue was $137.1 million, up 16% compared to the third quarter of 2022. Cloud subscription revenue retention rate was 117% as of September 30, 2023. • Operating loss and non-GAAP operating loss: GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168323000092/0001441683-23-000092-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.