Teradata reports earnings results

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Teradata Corporation ("Teradata" or the "Company") is furnishing the following information as required under Item 2.02 "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of Form 8-K. Such information, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On November 5, 2026, the Company issued a press release setting forth its third quarter of fiscal year 2026 operating results as well as current outlook estimates for the fourth quarter of 2026 and for the full-year 2026¹ (the "Earnings Press Release"). A copy of the Earnings Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

The Company also posted supplemental material dat ed November 5, 2026 , on the Investor Relations page of its website at investor.teradata.com.⁸ Except as specifically noted herein, information on the Company's website is not, and will not be deemed to be, a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K or incorporated into any other filings the Company may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

The following exhibits are attached with this current report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No. Description

99.1

Press Release, dated November 5 , 2026 , issued by the Company (Earnings Press Release).

104 Cover Page Interactive Data (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Safe Harbor Statement

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to opinions, beliefs, and projections of expected future financial and operating performance, business trends, liquidity, and market conditions, among other things. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions and often can be identified by words such as "expect," "strive," "looking ahead," "outlook," "guidance," "forecast," "anticipate," "continue," "plan," "estimate," "believe," "focus," "see," "commit," "should," "project," "will," "would," "likely," "intend," "potential," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this release include our 2026 fourth quarter and 2026 full year financial outlook and product innovation and demand. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including those relating to: our strategy and ongoing business transformation, significant execution risk for our cloud, hybrid, on-premises, Artificial Intelligence ("AI") and Machine Learning ("ML") offerings, operational disruptions and unforeseen circumstances, impact of unanticipated delays or acceleration in our sales cycles to make accurate estimates impacting quarterly operating results, financial guidance and forecasts, the global economic environment and business conditions in general, including inflation, tariffs, and/or recessionary conditions; impact of price increase on our net sales, profit margins and earnings, the ability of our suppliers to meet their commitments to us; the timing of purchases, migrations, or expansions by our current and potential customers, including our ability to retain customers; the rapidly changing and intensely competitive nature of the information technology industry, the data analytics business, and artificial intelligence capabilities; fluctuations in our operating, capital allocation, and cash flow results; our ability to execute and realize the anticipated benefits of our refreshed brand, business transformation program or restructuring, sales and operational execution initiatives, and cost saving initiatives, including restructuring actions; risks inherent in operating in foreign countries, export controls and trade compliance, including sanctions, tariffs, foreign currency fluctuations, and/or acts of war; risks associated with data privacy, IP-enforcement actions, cyberattacks and maintaining secure and effective products for our customers, as well as, internal information technology and control systems; the timely and successful development, production or acquisition, availability and/or market acceptance of new and existing products, product features and services, including for our artificial intelligence, cloud, on-prem and hybrid offerings, tax rates; turnover of our workforce and the ability to attract and retain skilled employees; protecting our intellectual property; availability and successful execution of new alliance and acquisition opportunities; subscription arrangements that may be cancelled or fail to be renewed; the impact on our business and financial reporting from changes in accounting rules; and other factors described from time to time in Teradata's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and subsequent quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q or current reports on Forms 8-K, as well as Teradata's annual report to stockholders. Teradata does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

TERADATA CORPORATION

Date: November 5, 2026 By: /s/ John Ederer

John Ederer

Chief Financial Officer

INVESTOR CONTACT

Chad Bennett

chad.bennett@teradata.com

MEDIA CONTACT

Jennifer Donahue

jennifer.donahue@teradata.com

Teradata Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

• Reiterate full year outlook for Total ARR and Adjusted Free Cash Flow⁶; narrowing the Total Revenue and Recurring Revenue outlook to the high-end of the range⁷

SAN DIEGO – November 5, 2026 -- Teradata (NYSE: TDC) today announced its third quarter 2026 financial results.

"In Q3, Teradata marked another quarter of progress against the goals we set at the start of the year, driving total ARR growth, improving profitability and delivering strong free cash flow," said Steve McMillan, president and CEO, Teradata. "The increased pace of new product innovation and new AI service capabilities is driving positive interest from customers."

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