---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001544522-26-000088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRSH"
cik: "0001544522"
company_name: "Freshworks Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:21:16.457330+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshworks Q1 beats with $228.6M revenue (+16% YoY); announces restructuring affecting 11% of workforce

## Summary
- Revenue $228.6M (+16% YoY, 14% CC); GAAP op loss $(8.1)M; non-GAAP op income $41.0M (17.9% margin).
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.11 vs $0.18 YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $(0.02).
- Cash from ops $62.4M; adj free cash flow $55.8M; cash & securities $780.4M.
- Restructuring to cut ~500 employees (11% workforce); Q2 2026 charge $7-9M.
- Landed two largest deals in company history, including first >$1M ARR deal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001544522-26-000088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRSH
- cik: 0001544522
- company_name: Freshworks Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544522/000154452226000088/0001544522-26-000088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544522/000154452226000088/frsh-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001544522-26-000088.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b559b4d584f0214bccac7ea4724121d2731488eb
  claim: Freshworks Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $228.6 million, EPS $(0.02).
  evidence_excerpt: long-term value to shareholders and customers through sustainable growth and increased profitability." First Quarter 2026 Financial Summary Results • Revenue: Total revenue was $228.6 million, representing growth of 16% compared to total revenue of $196.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, and 14% adjusting for constant currency. • GAAP (Loss) from Operations: GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544522/000154452226000088/0001544522-26-000088-index.htm
- claim_id: e558e500a2a21c0bf76973ff9ccd467cb0029fe1
  claim: Freshworks Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of between approximately $7 million and $9 million (approximately 500 employees).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 5, 2026, the Company announced a restructuring plan (the “Plan”) to streamline the Company’s organizational efforts and product development process, as well as increase leverage of AI and automation across the business. The Plan is expected to affect approximately 500 employees globally, representing approximately 11% of the Company’s global workforce. In connection with the Plan, the Company currently estimates it will incur a charge of between approximately $7 million and $9 million in the second quarter of 2026, which consists primarily of cash expenditures for severance payments, employee benefits, and related costs.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544522/000154452226000088/0001544522-26-000088-index.htm

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