CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
CRM has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CRM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
CRM's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CRM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 20x | $218 | — |
| Cheap | 36x | $393 | +80% |
| Fair | 70x | $766 | +252% |
| Expensive | 293x | $3,206 | +1374% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRM's PE is in its cheap range at 20x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRM Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CRM to show an outlook.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
CRM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.96 | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.63 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.80 | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.49 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.88 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.39 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.36 | +51% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.08 | +131% |
CRM has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
CRM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.3B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.1B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.3B | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.2B | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8B | +7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $10B | +7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4B | +8.3% |
CRM's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $11.3B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +2.8 points |
CRM has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
CRM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3B | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $605M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.8B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +30% |
CRM has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 79% versus its history, compared with SMR at down 161%.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$608M over the past year, against −$95M the year before.
CRM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.7% | -50M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -141M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -165M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -129M shares |
| Available history | -6.6% | -58M shares |
CRM has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $84M |
| Q2 2026 | $27.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9B |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $76M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B |
CRM spent $35.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
CRM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
CRM's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CRM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.2 | Neutral |
CRM's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
CRM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 2 | 35 | 33 pts below |
CRM is trading at 20x earnings, a 29% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $230.9 | 5.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $214.7 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $206.8 | 5.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $239.7 | 9.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $242.0 | 10% below |
CRM has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
CRM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $165.0 | $225.8 | +37% |
| 2021 | $225.8 | $253.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $253.1 | $129.4 | -49% |
| 2023 | $129.4 | $263.1 | +103% |
| 2024 | $263.1 | $338.5 | +29% |
| 2025 | $338.5 | $266.1 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $266.1 | $217.6 | -18% |
CRM has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.