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EPAM Systems

Business, financial evidence and documented connections to the AI buildout.

NYSE:EPAM · Research reviewed October 18, 2026

Business and AI exposure

EPAM provides software engineering and technology consulting for enterprises. Its AI work includes implementation of Claude, Claude Code and agent-based applications through an Anthropic partnership. The business earns service fees by helping clients deploy technology, rather than selling a foundation model of its own.

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Earnings and disclosures

Latest verified results: Q2 2026 · Released 2026-08-06

Next results: 2026-11-05 · Q3 2026 results.

Checked 2026-10-18 · Financial context and sources ↓

Financial context

For Q2 2026, EPAM reported revenue of $1.415 billion and a GAAP operating margin of 10.8%. First-half operating cash flow was negative $38.8 million. Cash was $794.3 million at June 30, compared with $1.301 billion at the preceding December year-end.

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Products and delivery

The Q2 2026 presentation reported six consecutive quarters of double-digit sequential growth in AI-native revenue. More than 80 of EPAM’s top 100 clients engaged in AI services. Client participation describes breadth of adoption, rather than the proportion of company revenue generated by AI.

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Plans and commitments

The Anthropic agreement expands EPAM’s enterprise implementation capabilities. It is a commercial partnership rather than a priced end-customer contract with a specified acceptance milestone. Its announcement does not quantify committed client spending or the revenue attributable to the partnership.

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Economics and dependencies

AI-enabled productivity and new pricing approaches can alter the economics of labor-intensive services. EPAM must convert client engagement into paid delivery while managing staffing and working capital. Strong growth percentages do not reveal absolute AI-native revenue or its contribution to profit.

investors.epam.com · 2026-08-06 ↗ · www.sec.gov ↗ · s202.q4cdn.com ↗

What to watch

Subsequent results can establish whether AI service growth supports company margins and cash conversion. A disclosed AI revenue amount would clarify scale, while repeat client work would help show whether broad engagement is becoming a durable source of paid projects.

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Documented project connections

Each connection below has a specific, cited role. A supplier, lender, customer or proposed acquirer has different economics from the project owner.

No named tracked-project role has been established by the evidence used for this profile. This does not mean the company has no AI exposure.

Evidence boundaries

Company totals, segment sales, bookings, backlog, spending, capacity and usage describe different things. They do not establish project-level revenue, earnings or an exact AI-only revenue share unless the cited disclosure explicitly says so.

This is a dated research snapshot. Forecasts are attributed expectations, and undisclosed amounts remain unknown. Source review does not certify every project or future outcome.