Atlassian is hard to buy despite strong contracted demand, because insiders have sold so heavily. Remaining performance obligations, contracted revenue not yet recognized and a precursor to reported revenue, accelerated sharply in Q2 2026. Even so, it does not look like the best opportunity in the market. x.com  x.com 

Atlassian won't grow beyond inflation because nearly everyone already owns its product, so its rally is simply the market bidding up software as money rotates out of semiconductors. @sv_techie notes 28% growth last quarter and 26% for fiscal 2026, but guidance of 19.7% for the next quarter and about 13% for fiscal 2027. x.com 

Atlassian at $57-60 trades near decade lows while still growing 24%, and could reach $200+ in a few years if software becomes the next bubble after semiconductors. Its own AI agents, such as Rovo, are a plus. A replier who works in software warns that big-company contract cancellations slated for 2027 could be high, though that may already be in the price. x.com  x.com  x.com 

Atlassian is not run for shareholders, because its stock-based compensation is as large as its free cash flow, leaving owner earnings at zero. That holds even if, as a reply argues, Jira and Confluence have strong moats and AI worries have unfairly hit the stock. x.com 

Okta, Salesforce and Atlassian look insanely expensive at nine times forward revenue against roughly 10% year-over-year growth. Many SaaS firms also have high sales and marketing costs. A commenter flags inference spending, which SaaS investors worry could compress margins; if free cash flow, growth, retention or gross margins weaken, their price-to-sales multiples could collapse. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com 

Atlassian is flagged as bullish with no reason given, only a ticker mention and a link. x.com 

Adobe, Salesforce and ServiceNow still generate massive cash flow, push deeper into AI and sit at the center of enterprise operations. Three of the biggest SaaS names remain beaten up in 2026; their valuations have been crushed, but the long-term opportunity may not have been. The market has swung way too far against them. x.com 

Atlassian's rally is hard to justify as growth heads to the teens. Revenue grew 28% last quarter and 26% for FY26, but Q1 FY27 is guided to 19.7% and full FY27 implies about 13%. With EV/sales still in single digits, the stock is probably at fair value for high-teens growth. In some places git is replacing Jira, which is ancient technology. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com 

Atlassian got too cheap at 2x next-12-month revenue going into earnings and could re-rate to 4-5x, even after a 24% jump that still leaves it 85% below its highs. AI may pressure such companies, but that isn't showing up yet, and the market may be wrong that they won't adapt; some will get stronger by integrating AI. After $114, $139, the February 2025 VWAP and about 5x forward revenue, is a reasonable target. x.com  x.com 

Atlassian is far less cash-rich than it looks once stock-based compensation is treated as a real cost. About $1.3 billion of operating cash flow and only $50 million of capex look strong, but roughly $1.5 billion of SBC is the real spend, $165 million more than operating cash flow. Paying employees in stock flatters cash flow while diluting shareholders, and buybacks only partially offset SBC rather than reducing the share count. x.com  x.com