Globant "Guiding toward topline inflection after a resilient quarter;..."

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Globant "Guiding toward topline inflection after a resilient quarter;..."

2026, reflecting accelerating enterprise adoption of AI-native services and

agentic transformation initiatives.

Downplay on competitive risks from OpenAI/Anthropic: Management

framed recent services investments by OpenAI and Anthropic as validation of

Globant’s AI-native strategy, not a structural competitive threat. The

company emphasized its advantages in enterprise relationships, deployment

capabilities, model independence and multi-model orchestration, arguing

enterprises would still need vendor-agnostic AI architectures to avoid single-

model dependency.

Revenue per employee continued improving: Revenue per glober surpassed

a US$90k run-rate (+8% YoY), supported by AI Pods expansion and increasing AI-

enabled delivery productivity. Management positioned this as evidence the

company is moving up the value chain.

Top accounts outperformed company average: Top-50 clients grew 5.2% YoY

during Q1, while top-10 clients grew 4%, above consolidated growth levels.

Management attributed the outperformance to deeper AI transformation

engagements and execution under the “100 Squared” strategy.

Free cash flow improvement: Globant generated $36.1mn of FCF during Q1,

marking the company’s first positive Q1 FCF since 2019 and implying >55%

conversion versus adjusted net income. Management also highlighted

disciplined capital allocation, including a new $125mn buyback authorization,

bringing aggregate repurchase capacity close to 15% of market cap.

Old vs New Estimates

We revised our 2026 estimates that remained aligned with the unchanged guidance

at the mid-point, with no changes in revenue and Adj. EBIT margin. EPS is up by 2%

vs previously, due to higher buybacks in the quarter.