Pure Storage reports strong Q3 as Enterprise Data Cloud strategy continues to gain momentum with customers

Pure Storage delivers solid third-quarter results that underscore growing enterprise demand for its approach to unified data management, with the company reporting 16% revenue growth and raising its full-year outlook as customers increasingly turn to Pure to tackle AI-driven data challenges.

The data storage vendor reports Q3 2026 revenue of $964.5 million, beating analyst expectations, whilst operating profit reaches a record $196.2 million. More significantly, the results seemingly validate Pure's strategic pivot toward what CEO Charlie Giancarlo describes as a fundamental rethinking of how enterprises should manage their data estates in an AI-driven world.

During the earnings call, Giancarlo frames Pure's performance in the context of a broader architectural shift happening across enterprises. He states:

Data is now increasingly vital because of the promise of AI and requires that customers elevate its role in their technology architectures. While software may have been eating the world in ...