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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001441683-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APPN"
cik: "0001441683"
company_name: "APPIAN CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:35:31.857349+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Appian Reports Q1 2026 Results: Cloud Subscriptions Revenue Up 25%, Announces $50M Share Buyback

## Summary
- Cloud subscriptions revenue rose 25% YoY to $124.5M; total revenue increased 21% to $202.2M.
- GAAP operating income was $3.2M, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $0.8M in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA reached $26.6M, up from $16.8M in the same quarter last year.
- Net cash provided by operations totaled $48.8M for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
- Board authorized a $50M share repurchase program effective May 2026 through February 2028.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001441683-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APPN
- cik: 0001441683
- company_name: APPIAN CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000029/0001441683-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000029/appn-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d55c883f5329787946088654e0c87e5dee22ca5b
  claim: APPIAN CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $202.2 million, net income $(1.5) million, EPS $(0.02).
  evidence_excerpt: increased 19% year-over-year to $160.3 million. Professional services revenue was $41.9 million, an increase of 31% compared to the first quarter of 2025. Total revenue was $202.2 million, up 21% compared to the first quarter of 2025. Cloud net annualized recurring revenue (“ARR”) expansion was 115% as of March 31, 2026. • Operating income (loss) and non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000029/0001441683-26-000029-index.htm

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