salesforce.com, inc. Earnings: 4 Key Metrics for Investors to Focus On

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) will report results for its second quarter of fiscal 2018. The company has outperformed the S&P 500 so far this year, rising about 32% year to date compared to the S&P 500's 8% increase during this same period. Investors will be looking for the enterprise cloud-solutions company to continue outperforming expectations.

When saleforce.com reports results, the following four metrics will give investors useful insight into the company's performance.

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