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Snowflake Stock Drops 4% on $3.75B Convertible Offering

Investing.com2 min read6 sources

Why is Snowflake stock down today?

Snowflake (SNOW) stock fell 4% to $321.07 on Monday after the data-cloud company launched a $3.75B zero-coupon convertible note offering, spooking investors worried about dilution.

Key numbers

Convertible offering size (final)$3.75Bupsized from $3.5B
SNOW intraday low (Sept 28)$321.07-4% from $335.94 prior close
Conversion premium range47.5%–52.5%above Monday's close (~$484–$500/share)
FY2027 product revenue guidance$6.07B+36% YoY
SNOW YTD return before Monday's drop+47.6%vs prior 2026 highs
2027 notes to be repurchased from proceeds~$548Mexisting debt retired

What happened

Snowflake (SNOW) stock fell 4% to $321.07 on Monday after the data-cloud company launched a $3.75B zero-coupon convertible note offering, spooking investors worried about dilution. Snowflake priced the deal at $3.75B — upsized from the initial $3.5B announced that same morning — split into a $2.0B tranche due 2029 and a $1.75B tranche due 2031, both carrying zero interest. Conversion to Snowflake stock only kicks in if the share price climbs 47.5%–52.5% above Monday's close, to roughly $484–$500 per share. Proceeds will mainly repay Snowflake's existing 2027 notes and fund a capped-call hedge designed to limit dilution, with the rest earmarked for acquisitions or general corporate investment.

Why it matters

Snowflake is in a costly arms race to become the central data platform for AI workloads, competing head-on with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Raising $3.75B in one move signals management sees a narrow window to lock in enterprise customers before those rivals do — but the price is more debt and dilution risk for existing shareholders. Zero-coupon means Snowflake pays no cash interest, which helps preserve cash flow, but the size and surprise timing of the deal unsettled the market.

Who this affects

Marketbearish
Low impact
Cloud-sector peers sold off in sympathy with SNOW's decline.
Companymixed
Medium impact
SNOW gains $3.75B war chest but faces near-term dilution risk.
Competitorsbearish
Low impact
AWS and Azure face a better-funded Snowflake rival.
Industrymixed
Low impact
Data-cloud sector signals accelerating AI infrastructure investment.

Snowflake vs Datadog, Oracle, Palantir

SnowflakeSNOW:NYSE$115.65B-4%+47.6%130x+37%
DatadogDDOG:NASDAQ$96.5B-4%+69%101x+31.5%
OracleORCL:NYSE—-3%-31.5%——
PalantirPLTR:NASDAQ$450B-1.15%—99x+79%

As of 2026-09-28

How we got here

  1. Q2 FY2027 earnings: revenue $1.55B, FY2027 guidance raised to $6.07B.

  2. Snowflake announces $3.5B zero-coupon convertible offering; SNOW falls 4% intraday.

  3. Deal priced at $3.75B: $2.0B due 2029 and $1.75B due 2031.

  4. Offering expected to close; $550M greenshoe exercisable within 13 days.

What to watch

  • Offering closes Oct 1; watch for $550M greenshoe exercise adding debt.2026-10-01
  • Q3 FY2027 earnings: product revenue guidance of $1.588–$1.593B.Q4 2026
  • How Snowflake deploys raised capital: acquisitions, AI infra, or buybacks.Q4 2026

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