Pegasystems (PEGA) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.35
- Estimate
- $0.46
- Surprise
- -24.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $393.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Pegasystems (PEGA) missed the $0.46 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.35 — a large 24.6% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PEGA Sell at 5.2/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -24.6% surprise compares with a -18.5% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.3 in RISK_OFF)
- High-quality business
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Consecutive earnings misses (3)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $36.23
- Stop
- $33.69
The stock trades at 20.5× trailing but 13.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 3.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-21 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PEGA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $5.96B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 20.5
- 52-week range
- $25.10–$68.10
- Off 52-week high
- 46.8%
- RSI (14)
- 64
- Volume vs avg
- 3.56×
- Score today
- 5.2/10