Freshworks Inc.
Business
Freshworks Inc. provides people-first, AI service software that organizations use to deliver customer and employee experiences. It offers Customer Experience (CX) products such as Freshdesk, Freshchat, Freshsales and Freshmarketer, and Employee Experience (EX) products including Freshservice, Freshservice for Business Teams and Device42, augmented by generative AI offerings Freddy AI Agent and Freddy AI Copilot. The company organizes its business around CX and EX product families and an AI-powered Freshworks platform with a developer ecosystem and marketplace. Freshworks sells globally through a product-led go-to-market model that combines inbound trials, outbound sales, and channel and partner distribution.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 839 | 720 | 596 | 498 | 371 | |
| Cost of revenue | 126 | 113 | 103 | — | — | |
| Gross profit | 713 | 607 | 493 | 402 | 293 | |
| Research and development | 163 | 165 | 138 | 136 | 120 | |
| Sales and marketing | 395 | 391 | 358 | 343 | 260 | |
| General and administrative | 141 | 181 | 168 | 157 | 117 | |
| Restructuring charges | 400,000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 699 | 746 | 663 | 636 | 498 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 13 | −139 | −170 | −233 | −205 | |
| Interest and other income, net | 40 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 23 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 53 | −91 | −124 | −221 | −181 | |
| Total provision for income taxes | −130 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
| Net income (loss) | 184 | −95 | −137 | −232 | −192 | |
| Net income (loss) per share - basic (in dollars per share) | 0.63 | −0.32 | −0.47 | −0.82 | −21.73 | |
| Net income (loss) per share - diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.63 | −0.32 | −0.47 | −0.82 | −21.73 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 291 | 301 | 293 | 285 | 131 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 294 | 301 | 293 | 285 | 131 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 570 | 620 | 488 | 304 | 748 | |
| Restricted cash | 62 | 3,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Marketable securities | 212 | 450 | 700 | 843 | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,809 and $8,885 | 151 | 123 | 97 | 70 | 52 | |
| Deferred contract acquisition costs | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 15 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 73 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 31 | |
| Total current assets | 1,097 | 1,265 | 1,356 | 1,277 | 1,421 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 39 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 40 | 37 | 33 | 33 | — | |
| Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
| Goodwill | 147 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 77 | 91 | 0 | 303,000 | 2 | |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 157 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
| Other assets | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| Total assets | 1,603 | 1,612 | 1,457 | 1,380 | 1,483 | |
| Accounts payable | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 98 | 82 | 57 | 59 | 56 | |
| Deferred revenue | 385 | 323 | 266 | 206 | 160 | |
| Income tax payable | 4 | 728,000 | 722,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total current liabilities | 498 | 408 | 327 | 272 | 223 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | — | |
| Other liabilities | 39 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 21 | |
| Total liabilities | 570 | 474 | 385 | 328 | 245 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; zero shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,586 | 4,874 | 4,714 | 4,562 | 4,510 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2 | −338,000 | −754,000 | −7 | −747,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −3,552 | −3,736 | −3,641 | −3,503 | −3,271 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,033 | 1,138 | 1,072 | 1,052 | 1,238 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,603 | 1,612 | 1,457 | 1,380 | 1,483 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 26 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs | 32 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 13 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 147 | 217 | 211 | 208 | 173 | |
| Discount amortization on marketable securities | −7 | −16 | −16 | −2 | 2 | |
| Gain on sale of non-marketable equity investments | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | |
| Release of valuation allowance | −152 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3 | −13 | −1 | −2 | −2 | |
| Other | 779,000 | 1 | 119,000 | 816,000 | −28,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −28 | −17 | −27 | −19 | −18 | |
| Deferred contract acquisition costs | −40 | −35 | −27 | −29 | −24 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −12 | −1 | −7 | −8 | −6 | |
| Accounts payable | 10 | −2 | −2 | 77,000 | 2 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 19 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |
| Deferred revenue | 61 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 56 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −9 | −4 | −13 | −9 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 242 | 161 | 86 | −3 | 11 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −6 | −9 | −2 | −7 | −6 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 149,000 | 279,000 | 110,000 | 137,000 | 620,000 | |
| Capitalized internal-use software | −16 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −4 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −587 | −621 | −843 | −849 | −686 | |
| Sale of non-marketable equity investments | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Maturities and redemptions of marketable securities | 831 | 888 | 1,010 | 483 | 119 | |
| Advances paid for business combination (Note 16) | −18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Business combination, net of cash acquired | 0 | −214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 206 | 39 | 158 | −285 | −420 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, net | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 74,000 | 89,000 | 88,000 | 109,000 | 94,000 | |
| Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlement of equity awards | −57 | −60 | −68 | −167 | −3 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −386 | −14 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −437 | −67 | −61 | −156 | 1,058 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 12 | 132 | 184 | −444 | 650 | |
| Cash paid for taxes | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | 13 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation capitalized as internal-use software | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 585,000 | |
| Issuance of common stock and options in connection with acquisition | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | |
| Excise tax liability accrued for common stock repurchased | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payables related to unsettled common stock repurchases | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |