NiCE Reports 13% Year-Over-Year Cloud Revenue Growth for the Third Quarter 2025 and Raises Full-Year 2025 Revenue Guidance
NiCE (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding periods of the previous year. Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights GAA...
- AI ARR increased 49% year over year, 43% excluding Cognigy
- Completes acquisition of Cognigy, a market leader in conversational and agentic AI
- Double-digit year-over-year EPS growth
HOBOKEN, N.J.: NiCE (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding periods of the previous year.
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
GAAP | Non-GAAP |
Total revenue was $732.0 million and increased 6% | Total revenue was $732.0 million and increased 6% |
Cloud revenue was $562.9 million and increased 13% | Cloud revenue was $562.9 million and increased 13% |
Operating income was $160.8 million and increased 14% | Operating income was $230.9 million and increased 5% |
Operating margin was 22.0% compared to 20.5% last year | Operating margin was 31.5% compared to 32.0% last year |
Diluted EPS was $2.29 and increased 23% | Diluted EPS was $3.18 and increased 10% |
Net cash provided by operating activities was $190.5 million and increased 20% |
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“We’re pleased to report a strong third quarter, stemming from the continued execution of our AI-first strategy and our outstanding go-to-market performance” said Scott Russell, CEO of NiCE. “Total revenue was $732 million, at the high end of our guidance, with cloud revenue increasing 13% year over year to $563 million. Our cloud revenue growth was fueled by the strong momentum of our CX AI and Self-Service business, whose ARR growth accelerated to 49% year over year, and 43% year over year excluding Cognigy. Our AI capabilities were included in every new seven-figure CX deal, underscoring the expansion of our AI-powered, enterprise-grade solutions.
Mr. Russell continued, “Our AI momentum continues to accelerate, with sustained organic performance amplified by the integration of Cognigy. Together with CXone, we’re redefining what’s possible in customer experience - bringing AI, contextual engagement data, and automation together in a unified real-time platform that drives meaningful business outcomes. The strength of our strategy, combined with the pace of our innovation and execution, positions NiCE at the forefront of the industry’s AI transformation.”
GAAP Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter Ended September 30:
Revenues:
Third quarter 2025 total revenues increased 6% year over year to $732.0 million compared to $690.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.
Gross Profit:
Third quarter 2025 gross profit was $489.1 million compared to $460.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 gross margin was 66.8% compared to 66.7% for the third quarter of 2024.
Operating Income:
Third quarter 2025 operating income increased 14% to $160.8 million compared to $141.4 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 operating margin was 22.0% compared to 20.5% for the third quarter of 2024.
Net Income:
Third quarter 2025 net income increased 20% to $144.9 million compared to $120.9 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 net income margin was 19.8% compared to 17.5% for the third quarter of 2024.
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Third quarter 2025 fully diluted earnings per share increased 23% to $2.29 compared to $1.86 in the third quarter of 2024.
Cash Flow and Cash Balance:
Third quarter 2025 operating cash flow was $190.5 million and $40.6 million was used for share repurchases. All outstanding debt was fully settled in cash during the quarter, resulting in net cash and investments of $455.9 million.
Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter Ended September 30:
Revenues:
Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP total revenues increased 6% year over year to $732.0 million compared to $690.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.
Gross Profit:
Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP gross profit increased to $511.6 million compared to $490.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP gross margin was 69.9% compared to 71.1% for the third quarter of 2024.
Operating Income:
Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP operating income increased 5% to $230.9 million compared to $220.8 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP operating margin was 31.5% compared to 32.0% for the third quarter of 2024.
Net Income:
Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP net income increased 7% to $200.8 million compared to $186.9 million for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP net income margin totaled 27.4% compared to 27.1% for the third quarter of 2024.
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Third quarter 2025 non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share increased 10% to $3.18 compared to $2.88 for the third quarter of 2024.
Full-Year 2025 Guidance*:
The Company is raising its full-year 2025 non-GAAP total revenues to be in an expected range of $2,932 million to $2,946 million, representing 7% year over year growth at the midpoint compared to full-year 2024.
The Company is updating full-year 2025 non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share to be in a range of $12.18 to $12.32, representing 10% year over year growth at the midpoint compared to full-year 2024.
*The updated guidance includes the expected results of Cognigy from the date of acquisition through year end.
Quarterly Results Conference Call
NiCE management will host its earnings conference call today, November 13, 2025, at 8:30 AM ET, 13:30 GMT, 15:30 Israel, to discuss the results and the company's outlook. A live webcast and replay will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website. To access, please register by clicking here: https://www.nice.com/investor-relations/upcoming-event.
Explanation of Non-GAAP measures
Non-GAAP financial measures are included in this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, amortization of discount on debt and the tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments.
The Company believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures, used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide investors with useful supplemental information about the ongoing financial performance of our business. Our management regularly uses our supplemental Non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and to make financial, strategic and operating decisions. These Non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Our Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These Non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and Non-GAAP basis is provided in a table immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company provides guidance only on a Non-GAAP basis. A reconciliation of guidance from a GAAP to Non-GAAP basis is not available due to the unpredictability and uncertainty associated with future events that would be reported in GAAP results and would require adjustments between GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures, including the impact of future possible business acquisitions. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the guidance based on Non-GAAP financial measures to corresponding GAAP financial measures for future periods is not available without unreasonable effort.
About NiCE
NiCE (NASDAQ: NICE) is transforming the world with AI that puts people first. Our purpose-built AI-powered platforms automate engagements into proactive, safe, intelligent actions, empowering individuals and organizations to innovate and act, from interaction to resolution. Trusted by organizations throughout 150+ countries worldwide, NiCE’s platforms are widely adopted across industries connecting people, systems, and workflows to work smarter at scale, elevating performance across the organization, delivering proven measurable outcomes.
Trademark Note: NiCE and the NiCE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NICE. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. For a full list of NiCE trademarks, please see: http://www.nice.com/nice-trademarks.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “seek”, “may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “project”, “anticipate”, “plan”, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management regarding the future of the Company’s business, performance, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economic environment, and other future conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include guidance regarding the Company’s revenue and earnings and the growth of our cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence business.
Forward looking statements are inherently subject to significant uncertainties, contingencies, and risks, including, economic, competitive and other factors, which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of management. The Company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future performance, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. There are or will be important known and unknown factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors, include, but are not limited to, risks associated with changes in economic and business conditions, competition, successful execution of the Company’s growth strategy, success and growth of the Company’s cloud Software-as-a-Service business, difficulties in making additional acquisitions or effectively integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel, the Company’s dependency on third-party cloud computing platform providers, hosting facilities and service partners, rapid changes in technology and market requirements, the implementation of AI capabilities in certain products and services; decline in demand for the Company's products; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, loss of market share, cyber security attacks or other security incidents, privacy concerns and legislation impacting the Company’s business, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, the effects of additional tax liabilities resulting from our global operations, the effect of unexpected events or geo-political conditions, including those arising from political instability or armed conflict that may disrupt our business and the global economy, our ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel, the effect of newly enacted or modified laws, regulation or standards on the Company and our products, and various other factors and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
You are encouraged to carefully review the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F and our other filings with the SEC for additional information regarding these and other factors and uncertainties that could affect our future performance. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands | |||||||
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
Unaudited | Audited | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 418,052 | $ | 481,712 | |||
Short-term investments |
| 37,840 |
| 1,139,996 | |||
Trade receivables |
| 714,915 |
| 643,985 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
| 212,159 |
| 239,080 | |||
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Total current assets |
| 1,382,966 |
| 2,504,773 | |||
LONG-TERM ASSETS: | |||||||
Property and equipment, net |
| 188,373 |
| 185,292 | |||
Deferred tax assets |
| 222,486 |
| 219,232 | |||
Other intangible assets, net |
| 624,057 |
| 231,346 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
| 76,611 |
| 93,083 | |||
Goodwill |
| 2,438,371 |
| 1,849,668 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other long-term assets |
| 218,658 |
| 212,512 | |||
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Total long-term assets |
| 3,768,556 |
| 2,791,133 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 5,151,522 | $ | 5,295,906 | |||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||
Trade payables | $ | 92,114 | $ | 110,603 | |||
Deferred revenues and advances from customers |
| 345,315 |
| 299,367 | |||
Current maturities of operating leases |
| 12,783 |
| 12,554 | |||
Debt |
| - |
| 458,791 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
| 530,024 |
| 593,109 | |||
Total current liabilities |
| 980,236 |
| 1,474,424 | |||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | |||||||
Deferred revenues and advances from customers |
| 61,996 |
| 66,289 | |||
Operating leases |
| 74,071 |
| 92,258 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities |
| 114,136 |
| 1,965 | |||
Other long-term liabilities |
| 60,337 |
| 57,807 | |||
Total long-term liabilities |
| 310,540 |
| 218,319 | |||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
Nice Ltd's equity |
| 3,860,746 |
| 3,589,742 | |||
Non-controlling interests |
| - |
| 13,421 | |||
Total shareholders' equity |
| 3,860,746 |
| 3,603,163 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 5,151,522 | $ | 5,295,906 | |||
NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||
Quarter ended | Year to date | |||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | |||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||
Cloud | $ | 562,942 | $ | 500,114 | $ | 1,630,087 | $ | 1,450,213 | ||||
Services |
| 138,706 |
| 149,857 |
| 419,389 |
| 446,381 | ||||
Product |
| 30,351 |
| 39,992 |
| 109,427 |
| 117,078 | ||||
Total revenue |
| 731,999 |
| 689,963 |
| 2,158,903 |
| 2,013,672 | ||||
Cost of revenue: | ||||||||||||
Cloud |
| 189,661 |
| 178,923 |
| 555,106 |
| 519,603 | ||||
Services |
| 47,218 |
| 44,652 |
| 141,715 |
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