"Those that did try to build their own, or use a copilot not grounded and trained with business data, are simply not getting the results they hoped for," she said, saying she has heard this from multiple customers. "In contrast, Salesforce customers - even with imperfect data - are seeing rapid deployment times and significant benefits." During the quarter, the activist investors Starboard Value LLP and ValueAct Capital LLC both increased their stakes in Salesforce, suggesting that Benioff and his team will be under pressure to translate the promise of their agentic AI agents into higher growth. Prior to today's after-hours move, Salesforce's stock was down 2% in the year to date, trailing the broader S&P 500 Index, which has gained 17% over the same period.