Cloudflare Shares Surge 17% Following Strong Q3 Earnings and AI Revenue Growth
Cloudflare (NET) shares jumped 17% following a robust third-quarter earnings report that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company reported a 39% year-over-year revenue increase to $783 million, significantly outpacing the consensus estimate of approximately $737 million. Adjusted earnings per share also beat projections, rising to $0.38 compared to the expected $0.34. A key driver for this growth is Cloudflare's strategic positioning within the AI ecosystem. The company reported its first revenues from 'Act 4' traffic—monetizing automated AI agents that scrape web data. With an active developer base that has doubled to 10 million, Cloudflare is transitioning from a traditional security provider to essential network infrastructure for the era of autonomous AI bots.
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