Commvault Systems, Inc. (CVLT) — Earnings Call X-Ray
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Previous Call Grade
B
Q3 2025
Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
6.6/9
evasion 2.8/9
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🔒 Q4 2025 earnings call
2025-04-29
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B
Q3 2025 earnings call
2025-01-28
move ±14.9%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning, promotional in tone.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growing 8 analysts · 19 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
YES Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q2 2025 earnings call
2024-10-29
move ±17.6%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 5 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
A
Q1 2025 earnings call
2024-07-30
move ±13.4%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growing 4 analysts · 7 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q4 2024 earnings call
2024-04-30
move ±6.8%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning, promotional in tone.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: flat 6 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-01-30
move ±11.5%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growing 7 analysts · 18 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
19 more research questions answered NO
A
Q2 2024 earnings call
2023-10-31
move ±6.8%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: flat 7 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C+
Q1 2024 earnings call
2023-08-01
move ±10.3%
Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growing 5 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Prepayments growing✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
YES Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q4 2023 |
2023-05-02 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2023 |
2023-01-31 |
D |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2023 |
2022-11-01 |
C |
lowered | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2023 |
2022-07-26 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2022-05-03 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-01-25 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2021-10-26 |
F |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2021-07-27 |
C+ |
maintained | stable | expanding |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2021-05-04 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-01-28 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2020-10-27 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2020-07-28 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2020-05-12 |
F |
lowered | slowing | stable |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-01-29 |
C |
maintained | stable | stable |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2019-10-29 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2019-07-30 |
F |
maintained | slowing | stable |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2019-04-30 |
F |
withdrawn | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-01-29 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2018-10-30 |
F |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2018-07-24 |
F |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2018-05-01 |
F |
lowered | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-01-24 |
D |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2017-10-24 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2017-07-25 |
C+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2017-05-03 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-01-25 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2016-10-25 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2016-07-26 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2016-05-03 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-01-27 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
Research question bank — earlier calls
During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of CVLT's earlier calls. The YES answers — the rare hits — are shown; click any question to see every company that matched it. Full list: the question bank.
D
Q3 2018 earnings call
2018-01-24
1 more research questions answered NO
D
Q2 2018 earnings call
2017-10-24
1 more research questions answered NO
C+
Q1 2018 earnings call
2017-07-25
1 more research questions answered NO
C+
Q3 2017 earnings call
2017-01-25
1 more research questions answered NO
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