CRM NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Salesforce.com Inc · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 163.7 USD
-4.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 13.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.2%, after a 3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 32d.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 163.7 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.2% latest completed week
4W Return 3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -10.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 13.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.2%, after a 3.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0712-week average 0.05

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.3% over four weeks, -10.7% over 12 weeks, and -38.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.2%
4W3.3%
12W-10.7%
26W-27.8%
52W-38.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-113.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change13.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
16.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
77.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
23.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
36.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
29.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
12.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
27.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
28.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

CRM shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 13.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction40/100
Expected move13.3%
Put/call volume0.41
Pressure44
Speculation41
Volatility70
Trend agreement20
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Insider activity5 / 15

5 acquisitions and 15 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

2 positive · 4 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings32dNext report is scheduled for 02 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move13.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-39.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.4%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-11.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Latest week-4.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -5.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026163.7 USD-4.2%188.0 USD248.9 USD-0.03-29.2562.1MOff
17 Jul 2026170.8 USD4.6%191.4 USD249.3 USD0.01-27.5163.1MOff
10 Jul 2026163.3 USD-1.7%194.3 USD249.6 USD-0.10-32.5255.6MOff
3 Jul 2026166.1 USD4.9%197.5 USD250.0 USD-0.05-31.2551.0MOff
26 Jun 2026158.4 USD4.3%200.6 USD250.3 USD0.19-33.8787.0MOff
19 Jun 2026151.8 USD-8.5%203.0 USD250.6 USD0.43-38.94107.9MOff
12 Jun 2026165.9 USD-10.4%205.4 USD250.9 USD0.49-33.5567.7MOff
5 Jun 2026185.2 USD-2.8%208.0 USD251.2 USD0.50-26.2988.6MOff
29 May 2026190.6 USD6.1%209.7 USD251.4 USD0.29-26.8988.7MOff
22 May 2026179.6 USD3.8%212.0 USD251.5 USD-0.03-30.8763.2MOff
15 May 2026173.1 USD-4.6%214.4 USD251.7 USD-0.21-33.6556.9MOff
8 May 2026181.3 USD-1.1%216.7 USD251.9 USD-0.39-31.2958.6MOff
1 May 2026183.3 USD3.2%218.7 USD252.0 USD-0.63-29.8154.2MOff
24 Apr 2026177.7 USD-2.2%220.5 USD252.1 USD-0.83-32.1774.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.