First-quarter financials and artificial intelligence milestones propel web hosting giant's market value upward by nearly a fifth of a decade percentage point.

Table of Contents GoDaddy (GDDY) shares rallied more than 4% during extended trading hours on April 30 following the release of first-quarter results that exceeded earnings projections while meeting revenue targets. GoDaddy Inc., GDDY The web hosting and domain registration giant delivered adjusted earnings per share of $1.60, topping the analyst consensus estimate of $1.52. Quarterly revenue totaled $1.27 billion, matching the Street’s expectation range of $1.26 billion to $1.27 billion. Net income declined 2% on a year-over-year basis to $214.6 million, although the company’s adjusted profitability indicators painted a more favorable picture. 📊 GoDaddy $GDDY Q1 Earnings ✅ Earnings Beat Adj. EPS: $1.60 YoY: ↑ 6% (from $1.51) ✅ Revenue Beat Sales: $1.267B YoY: ↑ 6% (from $1.194B) GDDY with the classic boring-but-effective double beat. Domain and website gang still collecting their rent money like… — CHItrader (@CHItrader) April 30, 2026 Normalized EBITDA registered at $413.5 million, reflecting a 13% year-over-year increase and representing a 33% margin. Free cash flow expanded 15% to reach $473.6 million during the three-month period. GoDaddy bought back 3.0 million shares for $279.7 million throughout the quarter. Management reiterated its full-year free cash flow objective of approximately $1.8 billion. For the second quarter, GoDaddy forecasted revenue between $1.285 billion and $1.305 billion. The midpoint of $1.295 billion slightly surpasses the analyst consensus of $1.29 billion. The company’s full-year 2026 revenue guidance landed at $5.195 billion to $5.275 billion. The midpoint of $5.235 billion tracks virtually in line with the consensus estimate of $5.236 billion. CFO Mark McCaffrey emphasized “disciplined execution and driving compounding free cash flow” as the organization’s primary objective for the remainder of the year. GoDaddy’s Airo AI platform is rapidly emerging as a significant growth driver. The solution, which debuted in beta testing last year with five AI agents, has now grown to include more than two dozen. These agents currently perform functions spanning logo design to marketing campaign development, all designed to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in establishing and managing their online footprint. Airo AI Builder reached a multi-million dollar annualized bookings run rate just weeks following its beta release, which management highlighted as preliminary confirmation of market demand. CEO Aman Bhutani stated that GoDaddy is “moving quickly to lead in this next phase of AI-driven innovation, focusing on helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into real businesses faster and more easily.” The company’s artificial intelligence initiative represents a cornerstone of its approach to capturing additional small business customers, with GoDaddy framing Airo as an all-in-one solution for microbusiness clients. Shares traded more than 4% higher in after-hours activity following the earnings announcement.