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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
We have entered into certain noncancelable contractual arrangements that require future purchases of goods and services. These arrangements primarily relate to cloud infrastructure support and sales and marketing activities. As of January 31, 2026, our future noncancelable minimum payments due under these contractual obligations with a remaining term of more than one year were as follows:
Fiscal Period:Amount (in thousands)
2027$42,972 
202825,265 
20299,093 
20303,593 
20311,724 
Thereafter1,992 
Total$84,639 

We entered into an agreement, which includes a minimum commitment, with a public cloud computing service provider. As of January 31, 2026, our remaining minimum commitment under the agreement is $280.4 million through fiscal 2030, which is excluded from the table above.
Indemnification

We enter into indemnification provisions under our agreements with customers and other companies in the ordinary course of business, including business partners, contractors and parties performing our research and development. Pursuant to these arrangements, we agree to indemnify and defend the indemnified party for certain claims and related losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party from actual or threatened third-party claims because of our activities. The duration of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification clauses or agreements is not determinable. Historically, we have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, we believe the fair value of these indemnification agreements is not material as of January 31, 2026 and 2025. We maintain commercial general liability insurance and product liability insurance to offset certain of our potential liabilities under these indemnification agreements.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors, executive officers and certain other officers. These agreements require us to indemnify such individuals, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, for certain liabilities to which they may become subject as a result of their affiliation with us.

Claims and Litigation

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings, claims, investigations or other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. If we are unsuccessful in defending, or if we determine to settle, any of these matters, we may be required to pay substantial sums, be subject to injunction and/or be required to change how we operate our business, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Legal costs associated with litigation are expensed as incurred. Unless otherwise stated, we are unable to reasonably estimate the loss or a range of possible loss for the matters described below. In certain instances, we may be unable to determine that a loss is probable, or to reasonably estimate the amount of loss or a range of loss, for a claim because of the limited information available and the potential effects of future events and decisions by third parties, such as courts and regulators, that will determine the ultimate resolution of the claim. We review loss contingencies at least quarterly to determine whether the likelihood of loss has changed and whether we can make a reasonable estimate of the loss or range of loss. When we determine that a loss from a claim is probable and reasonably estimable, we record a liability for an estimated amount. We also provide disclosure when we determine it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred or when it is reasonably possible that the amount of a loss will exceed its recorded liability. Because these issues are often subject to substantial uncertainty, the probability of a loss (if any) and/or the estimated amount of a loss are difficult to ascertain. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all proceedings and exposures with certainty, we believe the final outcome of these matters, including the cases described below, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Docusign, Inc. Securities Litigation and Related Derivative Litigation

On February 8, 2022, a putative securities class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Weston v. Docusign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-00824, naming Docusign and certain of our then-current and former officers as defendants. The complaint (as amended on July 8, 2022, April 14, 2025 and May 22, 2025) alleged claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based on allegedly false and misleading statements about our business and prospects during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 26, 2026, the Court granted our renewed motion to dismiss the case, entering judgment in our favor and against the plaintiffs that same day. Plaintiffs are not appealing this result and the matter is now closed.

Eight putative shareholder derivative cases were previously filed containing allegations based on or similar to those in the securities class action. The plaintiffs in each of these cases have voluntarily dismissed them or are in the process of doing so.
In addition, on June 3, 2025, two cases, captioned Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund, et al. v. DocuSign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-04681, and Advanced Series Trust, et al. v. DocuSign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-04683, were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by plaintiffs who had opted out of the class certified in Weston v. Docusign. These opt-out cases allege substantially similar claims as in the class action, which we deny. On July 18, 2025, the cases were stayed pending the resolution of the motion to dismiss the securities class action. We are pursuing the voluntary dismissal of these cases following the dismissal of the securities class action.