SAP (SAP) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

SAP (NYSE:SAP) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.93 per share and revenue of $11.21 billion for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The software maker reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.13. SAP had a return on equity of 16.54% and a net margin of 19.92%.The firm had revenue of $11.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.77 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.40 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect SAP to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SAP Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:SAP opened at $179.01 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $186.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $224.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. SAP has a twelve month low of $160.66 and a twelve month high of $313.28. The company has a market cap of $219.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.24.

SAP Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $2.9291 per share. This is a boost from SAP’s previous annual dividend of $2.54. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a yield of 175.0%. SAP’s payout ratio is presently 26.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on SAP shares. Weiss Ratings cut SAP from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Piper Sandler cut SAP from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Citigroup downgraded SAP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Santander raised SAP to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Friday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SAP

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its stake in SAP by 83.8% in the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 147 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SAP in the 3rd quarter valued at about $49,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SAP in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in SAP by 101.6% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 250 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its stake in SAP by 194.2% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 253 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter.

SAP Company Profile

SAP SE is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers, the company’s name is an acronym for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung (Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing). SAP develops and sells software and services that help organizations manage business processes across finance, human resources, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain and customer relationships.

SAP’s product portfolio spans on‑premises and cloud offerings, anchored by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as SAP S/4HANA and the SAP HANA in‑memory database and platform.