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DOCUSIGN, INC.

For the period ended Jul 31, 2026. Filed Sep 4, 2026.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Jul 31, 2026 · Filed Sep 4, 2026

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-04-30; filed 2026-06-05.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-07-31; filed 2026-09-04.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 95 previous paragraphs and 104 current paragraphs.

67 unchanged; 24 reworded; 9 added; 4 removed; 0 previous and 4 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 17 previous and 17 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

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Current report

Increases in the three months and six months ended July 31, 2026, primarily consisted of:

Current report

•$4.7 million and $6.5 million increase in depreciation and amortization, primarily attributable to our capitalized software projects.

Current report

Additionally, in the six months ended July 31, 2026, partner and reseller fees increased by $6.9 million due to higher transaction volume and merchant processing fees.

Current report

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $8.5 million, or 3%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and by $8.3 million, or 1%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026, primarily due to investments in our workforce to support long-term growth.

Current report

Research and development expenses decreased by $6.0 million, or 4%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and by $5.9 million, or 2%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026. The decrease in both the three months and six months ended July 31, 2026 primarily consisted of personnel costs, including stock-based compensation.

Current report

Personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, decreased by $9.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2026, and $10.0 million in the six months ended July 31, 2026. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in capitalized software development costs and a decrease in stock-based compensation related to executive transitions that occurred in fiscal 2027. This was partially offset by an increase in personnel costs due to higher headcount, annual merit increases, and higher incentive compensation.

Current report

General and administrative expenses increased by $7.8 million, or 8%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and $9.5 million, or 5%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026, primarily due to investments in our workforce.

Current report

Increases in the three months and six months ended July 31, 2026 primarily consisted of personnel costs due to higher headcount, higher incentive compensation, and annual merit increases. Personnel costs increased by $7.1 million in the six months ended July 31, 2026.
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Previous report

Research and development expenses remained relatively flat in the three months ended April 30, 2026. Personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, increased primarily due to higher headcount, annual merit increases, and higher incentive compensation as we continue to invest in our workforce to support product innovation. This was largely offset by an increase in capitalized software development costs.

Previous report

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.6 million, or 2%, in the three months ended April 30, 2026, primarily due to an increase in personnel expense related to higher headcount, higher incentive compensation, and annual merit increases. This was partially offset by a reduction in professional fees including an increase in litigation related insurance reimbursements.
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Previous wording

Docusign solutions bring agreements to life, accelerating and simplifying the process of doing business. Docusign’s core offerings — our AI-native IAM platform, the world’s leading e-signature solution, and CLM solution — allow organizations to boost productivity, accelerate contract review cycles, and transform agreement data into insights and actions, while providing a customer-centric experience. The Docusign IAM platform is a system of record that enables customers of all sizes to ingest a vast, complex body of agreements into a single repository, build agreement workflows that operate at scale, and take action on high-accuracy insights from agreement data. As of April 30, 2026, nearly 1.9 million customers andmore than a billion users worldwide utilize Docusign to accelerate and simplify the process of doing business.

Current wording

Docusign solutions bring agreements to life, accelerating and simplifying the process of doing business. Docusign’s core offerings — our AI-native IAM platform, the world’s leading e-signature solution, and CLM solution — allow organizations to boost productivity, accelerate contract review cycles, and transform agreement data into insights and actions, while providing a customer-centric experience. The Docusign IAM platform is a system of record that enables customers of all sizes to ingest a vast, complex body of agreements into a single repository, build agreement workflows that operate at scale, and take action on high-accuracy insights from agreement data. As of July 31, 2026, over 1.9 million customers andmore than a billion users worldwide utilize Docusign to accelerate and simplify the process of doing business.

Previous wording

We generate substantially all our revenue from sales of subscriptions, which accounted for 98% of our revenue in the three months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025. Our subscription fees include the use of our products and access to customer support. Subscriptions generally range from one to three years, and substantially all our multi-year customers pay in annual installments, one year in advance. We also generate revenue from professional and other non-subscription services, which consists primarily of fees associated with providing new customers with deployment and integration services.

Current wording

We generate substantially all our revenue from sales of subscriptions, which accounted for 98% of our revenue in the three and six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025. Our subscription fees include the use of our products and access to customer support. Subscriptions generally range from one to three years, and substantially all our multi-year customers pay in annual installments, one year in advance. We also generate revenue from professional and other non-subscription services, which consists primarily of fees associated with providing new customers with deployment and integration services.

Previous wording

We focused initially on selling our products to commercial businesses and SMBs and later expanded our focus to target enterprise customers. The number of our customers with greater than $300,000 in annualized contract value was 1,258 customers as of April 30, 2026 compared to 1,123 customers as of April 30, 2025. Each of our customer types has a different purchasing pattern. SMBs typically become customers by quickly utilizing our digital and self-serve channels and generate smaller average contract values, while commercial and enterprise customers typically involve longer sales cycles, larger contract values and greater expansion opportunities for us.

Current wording

We focused initially on selling our products to commercial businesses and SMBs and later expanded our focus to target enterprise customers. The number of our customers with greater than $300,000 in annualized contract value was 1,296 customers as of July 31, 2026 compared to 1,137 customers as of July 31, 2025. Each of our customer types has a different purchasing pattern. SMBs typically become customers by quickly utilizing our digital and self-serve channels and generate smaller average contract values, while commercial and enterprise customers typically involve longer sales cycles, larger contract values and greater expansion opportunities for us.

Previous wording

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2026 and 2025

Current wording

Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2026 and 2025

Previous wording

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments were$1.0 billion as of April 30, 2026.

Current wording

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments were$990.4 million as of July 31, 2026.

Previous wording

As of April 30, 2026, we had nearly 1.9 million total customers, including approximately 284,000 direct customers across our large enterprise, commercial, and small and medium-sized business (SMB) segments, served by our direct sales force. We had over 1.7 million customers, including approximately 268,000 direct customers as of April 30, 2025.

Current wording

As of July 31, 2026, we had over 1.9 million total customers, including approximately 289,000 direct customers across our large enterprise, commercial, and small and medium-sized business (SMB) segments, served by our direct sales force. We had over 1.7 million customers, including over 271,000 direct customers as of July 31, 2025.

Previous wording

International revenue increased by 17% in the three months ended April 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended April 30, 2025. Additionally, our international revenue represented 31% of our total revenue in the three months ended April 30, 2026, compared to 28% in the three months ended April 30, 2025.

Current wording

International revenue increased by 17% in the six months ended July 31, 2026, compared to the six months ended July 31, 2025. Additionally, our international revenue represented 31% of our total revenue in the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2026, compared to 29% of our total revenue in the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2025.

Previous wording

The following discussion and analysis is for the three months ended April 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, unless otherwise stated.

Current wording

The following discussion and analysis is for the three and six months ended July 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, unless otherwise stated.

Previous wording

Revenue increased by $66.6 million, or 9%, in the three months ended April 30, 2026. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of revenue from our commercial and enterprise accounts, as well as our digital channel. We continue to invest in a variety of customer programs and initiatives, which, along with expanded customer use cases, have helped increase our subscription revenue over time.

Current wording

Revenue increased by $75.1 million, or 9%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and by $141.7 million, or 9%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of revenue from our commercial and enterprise accounts, as well as our digital channel. We continue to invest in a variety of customer programs and initiatives, which, along with expanded customer use cases, have helped increase our subscription revenue over time.

Previous wording

Cost of revenue increased by $14.0 million, or 9%, in the three months ended April 30, 2026, primarily driven by higher costs to support our growing customer base. The increase in the three months ended April 30, 2026 primarily consisted of a $6.3 million increase in information technology costs, particularly hosting costs to support the expansion of IAM and to continue our migration of customer data to cloud storage.

Current wording

Cost of revenue increased by $12.4 million, or 7%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and by $26.4 million, or 8%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026, primarily driven by higher costs to support our growing customer base.

Previous wording

Sales and marketing expenses remained relatively flat in the three months ended April 30, 2026. Marketing and advertising costs decreased in line with our go-to-market strategy, primarily due to changes in timing of our customer events in addition to a reduction in spending on paid search. This was largely offset by an increase in personnel costs due to annual merit increases as we continue to invest in our workforce.

Current wording

Main drivers in the six months ended July 31, 2026, consisted of an increase in personnel costs due to annual merit increases. This was partially offset by a decrease in marketing and advertising costs in line with our go-to-market strategy, primarily due to a reduction in spending on paid search and customer events.

Previous wording

Interest income and other income, net decreased by $7.0 million in the three months ended April 30, 2026. The interest income earned during the three months ended April 30, 2026 was partially offset by foreign currency exchange losses. The decrease was primarily due to the strengthening of the euro and British pound compared to the U.S. dollar, which resulted in a net increase in foreign currency exchange losses of $5.5 million.

Current wording

Foreign currency exchange losses increased primarily due to the strengthening of the euro and British pound compared to the U.S. dollar. In the six months ended July 31, 2026, net foreign currency exchange losses increased by $6.5 million. Additionally, interest income decreased due to lower interest rates.

Previous wording

Provision for income taxes increased by$37.9 million, or 2,223%, in the three months ended April 30, 2026. The increase is primarily attributable to higher profit before taxes and higher forecasted annual effective tax rate driven by the impacts of the OBBBA enacted in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, and an increase in tax expense related to stock-based compensation in the first quarter of fiscal 2027.

Current wording

Provision for income taxes increased by$33.8 million, or 250%, in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and $71.6 million, or 471%, in the six months ended July 31, 2026. The increase in the three months and six months ended July 31, 2026 is primarily attributable to higher profit before taxes and an increase in tax expense related to shortfalls from stock-based compensation in fiscal 2027 compared to windfalls in fiscal 2026.

Previous wording

Our principal sources of liquidity were cash, cash equivalents and investments, as well as cash generated from operations. As of April 30, 2026, we had $814.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. We also had $209.9 millionin long-term investments that provide additional capital resources. We finance our operations primarily through payments by our customers for use of our product offerings and related services, and we have additional borrowing capacity available from our credit facility.

Current wording

Our principal sources of liquidity were cash, cash equivalents and investments, as well as cash generated from operations. As of July 31, 2026, we had $777.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. We also had $195.4 millionin long-term investments that provide additional capital resources. We finance our operations primarily through payments by our customers for use of our product offerings and related services, and we have additional borrowing capacity available from our credit facility.

Previous wording

In addition to our contractual commitments, our board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, which commenced in March 2022. During the three months ended April 30, 2026, we repurchased 6.8 million shares of common stock for $317.5 million through our stock repurchase program. The program has no minimum purchase and no mandated end date. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. We expect that our existing sources of liquidity, including our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments, expected future operating cash flows, and the borrowing capacity of our credit facility, will finance the repurchase of common stock at management’s discretion. The timing and amount of any repurchases of common stock will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors.

Current wording

In addition to our contractual commitments, our board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, which commenced in March 2022. During the six months ended July 31, 2026, we repurchased 13.3 million shares of common stock for $624.0 million through our stock repurchase program. The program has no minimum purchase and no mandated end date. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. We expect that our existing sources of liquidity, including our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments, expected future operating cash flows, and the borrowing capacity of our credit facility, will finance the repurchase of common stock at management’s discretion. The timing and amount of any repurchases of common stock will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors.

Previous wording

Cash provided by operating activities was $321.7 million in thethree months ended April 30, 2026. Our primary sources of cash provided by operating activities were billings and the related cash collections in addition to interest income. Our primary uses of cash include the payment of employee salaries and benefits in addition to vendor payments.

Current wording

Cash provided by operating activities was $656.2 million in thesix months ended July 31, 2026. Our primary sources of cash provided by operating activities were billings and the related cash collections. Our primary uses of cash include the payment of employee salaries and benefits in addition to vendor payments.

Previous wording

Cash provided by operating activities was $251.4 million for thethree months ended April 30, 2025. Our primary sources of cash provided by operating activities were billings and the related cash collections in addition to interest income. Our primary uses of cash include payment of employee salaries and benefits in addition to vendor payments.

Current wording

Cash provided by operating activities was $497.5 million for thesix months ended July 31, 2025. Our primary sources of cash provided by operating activities were billings and the related cash collections. Our primary uses of cash include payment of employee salaries and benefits in addition to vendor payments.

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For the three months ended April 30, 2026, netcash used in investing activities of $39.2 million was primarily driven by $32.3 million in purchases of property and equipment as we continued to invest in capitalized software development projects in addition to $4.4 million net purchase of marketable securities.

Current wording

For the six months ended July 31, 2026, netcash used in investing activities of $46.1 million was primarily driven by $71.0 million in purchases of property and equipment mainly from capitalized software development projects. These cash outflows were partially offset by $26.7 million net maturities of marketable securities.

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For the three months ended April 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities of $24.9 million was primarily driven by $23.6 million in purchases of property and equipment as wecontinued to invest in capitalized software development projects and to support operations at our data centers.

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For the six months ended July 31, 2025, net cash used in investing activities of $55.4 million was primarily driven by $52.0 million in purchases of property and equipment mainly from capitalized software development projects and to support operations at our data centers.

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For the three months ended April 30, 2026, net cash used in financing activities of $334.4 million was primarily driven by$317.5 million to repurchase 6.8 million shares of common stock through our stock repurchase program and$16.7 million payments for tax withholding on share settlements, net of proceeds associated with equity plans.

Current wording

For the six months ended July 31, 2026, net cash used in financing activities of $679.5 million was primarily driven by$624.0 million to repurchase 13.3 million shares of common stock through our stock repurchase program and$55.3 million payments for tax withholding on share settlements, net of proceeds associated with equity plans.

Previous wording

For the three months ended April 30, 2025, net cash used infinancing activities of $223.5 million was primarily driven by$183.4 millionto repurchase 2.3 million shares of common stock through our stock repurchase program and $40.1 million payments for tax withholding on share settlements, net of proceeds associated with equity plans.

Current wording

For the six months ended July 31, 2025, net cash used infinancing activities of $496.9 million was primarily driven by$384.9 millionto repurchase 4.9 million shares of common stock through our stock repurchase program and $108.8 million payments for tax withholding on share settlements, net of proceeds associated with equity plans.

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Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP net income: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as the respective GAAP measures, excluding expenses related to stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, and, as applicable, other special items. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on our stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business. When evaluating the performance of our business and making operating plans, we do not consider these items (for example, when considering the impact of equity award grants, we place a greater emphasis on overall stockholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with such grants). We believe it is useful to exclude these expenses in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies and over multiple periods. In addition to these exclusions, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to calculate non-GAAP net income. We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. For the three months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, we have determined the projected non-GAAP tax rate to be 21% and 20%, respectively.

Current wording

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP net income: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as the respective GAAP measures, excluding expenses related to stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, and, as applicable, other special items. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on our stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business. When evaluating the performance of our business and making operating plans, we do not consider these items (for example, when considering the impact of equity award grants, we place a greater emphasis on overall stockholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with such grants). We believe it is useful to exclude these expenses in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies and over multiple periods. In addition to these exclusions, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to calculate non-GAAP net income. We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027, we have determined the projected non-GAAP tax rate to be 21%.

Previous wording

Free cash flow: We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available (if any), after purchases of property and equipment, for operational expenses, investment in our business and to make acquisitions. Free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash in excess of our capital investments in property and equipment. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth.

Current wording

Free cash flow: We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. Free cash flow margin is calculated as free cash flow as a percentage of revenue. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available (if any), after purchases of property and equipment, for operational expenses, investment in our business and to make acquisitions. Free cash flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash in excess of our capital investments in property and equipment, including capitalized software development costs. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth.

Previous wording

Annual Recurring Revenue: We calculate ARR as the annualized value of active customer contracts as of the measurement date. This calculation assumes that any contract expiring within the next 12 months renews on its existing terms, and excludes non-recurring revenue streams recognized at a point in time. When evaluating ARR on a product basis for contracts spanning multiple product lines, we allocate the support contract value to each product offering based on its proportional share of the total contract value. To annualize contracts, we divide the total committed contract value by the number of months in the subscription term and multiply by twelve. For international contracts denominated in foreign currencies, ARR is translated into U.S. dollars using a fixed exchange rate set at the beginning of each fiscal year. We adjust previously reported ARR annually to reflect these exchange rate changes for comparative purposes. We believe ARR measures our business performance and serves as a leading indicator of future revenue growth. We report total ARR annually at the end of the fiscal year. Because quarterly net new ARR represents only a fraction of our overall book of business, it is subject to timing volatility and can be highly volatile on a year-over-year basis. Because the objective of ARR is to evaluate the long-term growth of our business, these quarterly timing fluctuations can detract from the insight and usefulness of ARR. ARR is an operating metric and should be viewed independently of revenue, deferred revenue, and remaining performance obligations; it does not represent revenue under U.S. GAAP on an annual basis. IAM represented 12.6% of our total ARR as of April 30, 2026, and 10.8% of our total ARR as of January 31, 2026.

Current wording

Annual Recurring Revenue: We calculate ARR as the annualized value of active customer contracts as of the measurement date. This calculation assumes that any contract expiring within the next 12 months renews on its existing terms, and excludes non-recurring revenue streams recognized at a point in time. When evaluating ARR on a product basis for contracts spanning multiple product lines, we allocate the support contract value to each product offering based on its proportional share of the total contract value. To annualize contracts, we divide the total committed contract value by the number of months in the subscription term and multiply by twelve. For international contracts denominated in foreign currencies, ARR is translated into U.S. dollars using a fixed exchange rate set at the beginning of each fiscal year. We adjust previously reported ARR annually to reflect these exchange rate changes for comparative purposes. We believe ARR measures our business performance and serves as a leading indicator of future revenue growth. We report total ARR annually at the end of the fiscal year. Because quarterly net new ARR represents only a fraction of our overall book of business, it is subject to timing volatility and can be highly volatile on a year-over-year basis. Because the objective of ARR is to evaluate the long-term growth of our business, these quarterly timing fluctuations can detract from the insight and usefulness of ARR. ARR is an operating metric and should be viewed independently of revenue, deferred revenue, and remaining performance obligations; it does not represent revenue under U.S. GAAP on an annual basis. IAM represented 15.1% of our total ARR as of July 31, 2026, and 10.8% of our total ARR as of January 31, 2026.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

•$6.5 million and $12.8 million increase in information technology costs, particularly hosting costs, increased to support the expansion of IAM and to continue our migration of customer data to cloud storage; and

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Increases in the three months ended July 31, 2026, primarily consisted of marketing and advertising costs as well as information technology costs. Marketing and advertising costs increased in line with our go-to-market strategy, primarily due to changes in timing of our customer events.

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Interest Income and Other Income, Net

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Interest income and other income, net decreased by $4.1 million in the three months ended July 31, 2026 and $11.2 million in the six months ended July 31, 2026. The interest income earned during both the three months and six months ended July 31, 2026 was partially offset by foreign currency exchange losses.