262 observations · 138 reports · 9 publishers

OpenAI Revenue Growth Rate.

Every OpenAI Revenue Growth Rate observation from our practitioner benchmark corpus. Latest: Tomasz Tunguz (2026).

Observations
262
Reports
138
Publishers
9
Latest
Tomasz Tunguz
2026-03-30
17 %
Tomasz Tunguz
2026
46 %
a16z
2026
90 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
historical
November 2021 NTM growth
Revenue Durability is Failing in the Age of AI →
12 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
current
Current NTM growth (as of March 2026)
Revenue Durability is Failing in the Age of AI →
79 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
historical
November 2021 NTM growth
Revenue Durability is Failing in the Age of AI →
20 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
73 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
historical
November 2021 NTM growth
Revenue Durability is Failing in the Age of AI →
26 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
62 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
current
Current NTM growth, up from 29% in Nov 2021
Revenue Durability is Failing in the Age of AI →
50-65 %
Tomasz Tunguz
2026
40.0 percent
OnlyCFO
2026
relative
Top-10 fastest-growing companies grow ~40% faster than remaining public software cohort while spending similar distribution dollars
Praying for Distribution | AI Changes the Math →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2026
median
SaaS companies in Jamin Ball's quarterly report sample
Clouded Judgement: The SSD/Memory Reckoning →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2026
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2026
71% percent
High Alpha
2025
median
SaaS companies with 106%+ NRR and <10 month CAC payback
2025 SaaS Benchmarks Report by High Alpha →
300% percent
High Alpha
2025
median
SaaS companies with AI as core to product
2025 SaaS Benchmarks Report by High Alpha →
100% percent
High Alpha
2025
median
SaaS companies with AI as supporting feature
2025 SaaS Benchmarks Report by High Alpha →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
29 percent YoY
drive.google.com
2025
Q3 2025
AWS, Azure, GCP combined
The State of AI Report: December 2025 →
54 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
46 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
YoY
Figma Q1 2025, second-highest among public cloud companies
Figma S-1 | The IPO Bar is High →
35 percent
drive.google.com
2025
22 percent
drive.google.com
2025
30 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
monday.com Q1'25 performance
What it Takes to IPO in 2025 →
22 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
31-35 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
15-18 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
11 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
16% percent
OnlyCFO
2025
average
Public SaaS companies, current
2026 State of GTM | Benchmarks & Data →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: M&A Roars Back →
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: M&A Roars Back →
8 percent
OnlyCFO
2025
Amplitude; described as low compared to peer cloud companies
Lessons From Amplitude's Fall: Direct Listings, Extended PTEPs, and NRR Death Spirals →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
14 percent
Clouded Judgement
2025
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
60 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
target
5-year hold period at 3x cost of capital, 2024 YTD private multiples
State of the Cloud 2024: Private vs Public Valuations, IPO vs M&A, and AI Pricing Implications →
50 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
minimum
Growth equity fund investment threshold for 6-12x ARR valuation
Guide to Selling Your Company: PE vs. Strategic Acquirers →
6 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
Zuora annual
Subscription revenue growth decline trend post-IPO
A $1.7B Failure: PE Buys Zuora – Lessons from Zuora's IPO-to-Acquisition Decline →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
16 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
5 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
threshold
Approximately matches dilution rate, placing company in death zone
Fixing Stock-Based Comp Sins →
20% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
34 percent YoY
OnlyCFO
2024
target
OneStream at $500M ARR, described as 'good but should be looked at in context of revenue size'
Software IPOs in 2024: Market Conditions, Subscale Company Viability, and the OneStream Test →
29 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
benchmark
CrowdStrike mature public company comparison for OneStream
Software IPOs in 2024: Market Conditions, Subscale Company Viability, and the OneStream Test →
13% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
23% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
Paycom expected growth rate when held 15th revenue multiple ranking one year prior
Software's Biggest Winners & Losers: Lessons from Valuation Changes Over the Past Year →
18% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
Paycom actual reported revenue growth (missed 23% expectation)
Software's Biggest Winners & Losers: Lessons from Valuation Changes Over the Past Year →
11% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
Paycom current expected NTM growth rate after missing expectations
Software's Biggest Winners & Losers: Lessons from Valuation Changes Over the Past Year →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
All public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: Is Seat-Based Pricing Dead? →
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
All public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: Is Seat-Based Pricing Dead? →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
SaaS companies at scale in public markets, Q4 2023
Clouded Judgement: Q4 2023 SaaS Earnings Analysis & Valuation Multiples →
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
SaaS companies at scale in public markets, Q4 2023
Clouded Judgement: Q4 2023 SaaS Earnings Analysis & Valuation Multiples →
22 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
average
Top 10 public cloud companies
How Profitable Should SaaS Be? →
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
Public SaaS companies, LTM basis, Q3 '23
Clouded Judgement: Q4 '23 SaaS Earnings Recap & Valuation Analysis →
13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
17 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
82 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
average
Companies with worst Rule of X score change in 2021
How to Maximize Valuation | Public Company Rule of X Performance →
35 percent
OnlyCFO
2024
average
All other public software companies in 2023
How to Maximize Valuation | Public Company Rule of X Performance →
13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
Q4 2023, constant currency
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Report Q4'23 →
28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
Q4 2023, constant currency
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Report Q4'23 →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
Q4 2023, not constant currency
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Report Q4'23 →
30% percent
OnlyCFO
2024
50 percent YoY
Clouded Judgement
2024
median
SaaS companies, 2015-2020 historical period
Clouded Judgement: The Bar for Going Public →
14 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
14% percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
20% percent
Clouded Judgement
2024
14 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies in tracked index, 2023
Clouded Judgement: 2023 Year-End SaaS Valuation & Performance Analysis →
20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies in tracked index, 2023
Clouded Judgement: 2023 Year-End SaaS Valuation & Performance Analysis →
14 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
NTM growth for public SaaS cohort, Q3 2023
Clouded Judgement: Q3 2023 SaaS Earnings Preview & Valuation Analysis →
3 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q3 2023 public SaaS cohort (first positive quarter in two years)
Clouded Judgement: Net New ARR Rebound & AWS ReInvent 2023 Implications →
23.0 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
average
Top 10 revenue multiple public cloud companies, expected next year
Monday.com Deep-Dive: Power of Efficiency Lessons from Gross Margins, Free Cash Flow, and Rule of 40 →
15.0 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
average
Top 10 gross margin public cloud companies, expected next year
Monday.com Deep-Dive: Power of Efficiency Lessons from Gross Margins, Free Cash Flow, and Rule of 40 →
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
32 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
22 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
48 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
SaaS companies; Confluent Q3 prior year comparison
Confluent's Valuation Plunge: A Cautionary Tale for High-Growth Companies →
27 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q2 2023 actual and Q3 2023 consensus expectations
Clouded Judgement: Hyperscaler Cloud Growth & SaaS Valuation Multiples Analysis →
12-13 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q2 2023 actual (12%) and Q3 2023 consensus expectations (12-13%)
Clouded Judgement: Hyperscaler Cloud Growth & SaaS Valuation Multiples Analysis →
26-28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q2 2023 actual (28%) and Q3 2023 consensus expectations (26%)
Clouded Judgement: Hyperscaler Cloud Growth & SaaS Valuation Multiples Analysis →
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
51% percent
OnlyCFO
2023
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
49 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
Domo full fiscal year preceding 2018 IPO
Domo: Cautionary Tale of Hype & Inefficiency →
40 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
Domo subsequent quarter post IPO
Domo: Cautionary Tale of Hype & Inefficiency →
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Median NTM growth rate for SaaS software index
Clouded Judgement: Are Software Companies Over or Undervalued? →
27 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
average
Long-term median NTM growth rate for SaaS software index
Clouded Judgement: Are Software Companies Over or Undervalued? →
-20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q2 2023 public SaaS cohort (~60 companies, estimated)
Clouded Judgement: Q2 SaaS Earnings Review & Valuation Multiple Analysis →
12 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Q2 2023, constant currency
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Q2 Update →
27 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Q2 Update →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement: Cloud Giants Q2 Update →
27 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
49 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Most recent quarter vs. prior year quarter for software IPOs
Clouded Judgement: IPO Readiness Metrics & Software Market Drought →
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
22 percent
OnlyCFO
2023
15 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies analyzed in cohort
Clouded Judgement: Q1 2023 Cloud Software Consumption Trends →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
median
Public SaaS companies analyzed in cohort
Clouded Judgement: Q1 2023 Cloud Software Consumption Trends →
16 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
14-16 percent
Clouded Judgement
2023
30-60 %
SaaStr
2022
range
Mid-stage growth where CEO transition decision is most difficult
When Should a Founder/CEO Step Down? Growth Stage Decision Framework →
>100 %
SaaStr
2022
threshold
Growth rate where founder should likely stay on
When Should a Founder/CEO Step Down? Growth Stage Decision Framework →
<30-40 %
SaaStr
2022
threshold
Growth rate indicating business model may not be working
When Should a Founder/CEO Step Down? Growth Stage Decision Framework →
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public cloud software companies
Clouded Judgement →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Top 10 SaaS companies by market cap, April 2022
Clouded Judgement: Q1 GDP Recession Signals & SaaS Valuation Resilience →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Top 10 SaaS companies by market cap, April 2022
Clouded Judgement: Q1 GDP Recession Signals & SaaS Valuation Resilience →
6.5 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
actual
March 2022
Clouded Judgement →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies, April 2022
Clouded Judgement →
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies, April 2022
Clouded Judgement →
50 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Top 10 public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Overall SaaS market
Clouded Judgement →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS trailing 12-month growth (indicates deceleration vs. NTM)
Clouded Judgement: SaaS Valuation Multiples & Market Risk-Off Dynamics →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
26 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
26% percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
34% percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
40 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
AWS division of Amazon, February 2022
Clouded Judgement →
46 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
Azure division of Microsoft, February 2022
Clouded Judgement →
44 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
Google Cloud division, February 2022
Clouded Judgement →
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2022
52% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Overall SaaS market
Clouded Judgement →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Overall SaaS market
Clouded Judgement →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Overall SaaS universe
Clouded Judgement →
33 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Overall SaaS universe
Clouded Judgement →
52 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Top 10 high-growth SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
32 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
32 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
32 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
52 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
Braze YoY growth, LTM
Braze: Benchmarking the S-1 Data →
23% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public cloud software companies (Q3 2021)
Clouded Judgement →
31% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public cloud software companies (Q3 2021)
Clouded Judgement →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Broad SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies at scale
Clouded Judgement →
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies at scale
Clouded Judgement →
23% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public cloud software companies, Q2 2021
Clouded Judgement: Q2 2021 Public Cloud Software Earnings Analysis →
50 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
top-quartile
Public cloud software companies, Q2 2021
Clouded Judgement: Q2 2021 Public Cloud Software Earnings Analysis →
67 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
top-decile
Public cloud software companies, Q2 2021
Clouded Judgement: Q2 2021 Public Cloud Software Earnings Analysis →
74 percent YoY
Clouded Judgement
2021
49 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
49 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
Freshworks LTM growth with recent quarterly acceleration
Freshworks: Benchmarking the S-1 Data →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
37 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
actual
Q2 2021, accelerating from 32% prior quarter
Clouded Judgement →
24% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
SaaS public companies
Clouded Judgement →
30% percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
SaaS public companies
Clouded Judgement →
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public cloud/SaaS companies Q1 2021
Clouded Judgement: A Look Back at Q1 '21 Public Cloud Earnings →
43 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
top-quartile
Public cloud/SaaS companies Q1 2021
Clouded Judgement: A Look Back at Q1 '21 Public Cloud Earnings →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies (forward-looking consensus)
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies (last twelve months)
Clouded Judgement →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
WalkMe; deceleration risk noted at small scale relative to peer cohort
WalkMe S-1 Filing Analysis: Benchmarking Pre-IPO SaaS Metrics →
95 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
29 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
24 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
38 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
average
Procore LTM trailing twelve months
Clouded Judgement: Procore S-1 Benchmarking Analysis →
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
25 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
29 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
23 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies, January 2021
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS companies, January 2021
Clouded Judgement →
48 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
reported
Microsoft Azure, Q2 FY2021
Clouded Judgement →
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2021
median
Public SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
21 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
<20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
C3.ai most recent quarter
C3.ai most recent quarter; significant deceleration from prior quarters
C3.ai S-1 Financial Benchmarking Analysis: Growth Deceleration & Valuation Prediction →
20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies
Clouded Judgement →
20 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
19 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies, October 2020
Clouded Judgement →
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Public SaaS companies, October 2020
Clouded Judgement →
28 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
41 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
top-quartile
57 public SaaS companies YoY
Clouded Judgement: A Look Back at Q2 Public SaaS Earnings →
62 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
top-decile
57 public SaaS companies YoY
Clouded Judgement: A Look Back at Q2 Public SaaS Earnings →
18% percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
31% percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort
Clouded Judgement →
19 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
31 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
19 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort, August 2020
Clouded Judgement →
30 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort, August 2020
Clouded Judgement →
18% percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort August 2020
Clouded Judgement →
30% percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS cohort August 2020
Clouded Judgement →
42 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation (Q2 2020)
Clouded Judgement →
22 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS market as of July 2020
Clouded Judgement →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS market as of July 2020
Clouded Judgement →
22 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS companies in analyzed cohort
Clouded Judgement →
34 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS companies in analyzed cohort
Clouded Judgement →
47 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
average
Top 10 high-growth SaaS companies (Jul 2020)
Clouded Judgement →
19 percent
Clouded Judgement
2020
median
SaaS market overall
Clouded Judgement →
48% %
Kellblog
2007
FY07 vs FY06
Netezza most recent fiscal year
Netezza IPO Filing: Special-Purpose DBMS Market Validation →