Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.220-3.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Five9 also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.650-0.690 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FIVN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five9 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.00.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ FIVN traded up $5.04 on Friday, reaching $22.24. 15,283,140 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,560,955. Five9 has a 12 month low of $13.29 and a 12 month high of $30.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.58. The stock has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 48.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.35.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The business had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on both EPS and revenue and management raised FY and Q2 outlook — the company reported about $0.76 EPS and $305.3M revenue (beats), issued FY 2026 EPS guidance well above consensus (3.22–3.30 vs. ~2.81) and Q2 revenue/EPS guidance in line-to-better than estimates. This is the primary driver of the rally. Business Wire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlighted the beat-and-raise and linked it to Five9’s AI progress, amplifying momentum in premarket/trading headlines. Media reports specifically called out the stronger FY guidance as the catalyst for a big jump in the stock. Investing.com: Shares Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support followed the results: Needham reaffirmed a Buy with a $40 price target (much higher than the current price), and Barclays raised its target to $25 and moved to Overweight — both moves likely boosted buying interest. TickerReport: Needham TickerReport: Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Broader SaaS narrative turned constructive for Five9 as outlets noted AI-driven results across peers (Atlassian, Twilio), supporting sector rotation back into high‑growth software names. Business Insider: SaaS/AI Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings write-ups and transcripts are available for investors who want detail on revenue mix, margins and guidance assumptions (useful for modeling but not new directional news). Seeking Alpha: Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Addendum coverage and summaries (Zacks, Yahoo) reiterate the beats and are helpful for quick data points; these do not add new catalysts beyond the press release and guidance. Zacks: Q1 Summary

Institutional Trading of Five9

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. VARCOV Co. purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the 4th quarter worth about $300,000. Mangrove Partners IM LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the 4th quarter worth about $255,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of Five9 by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 16,212 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 2,485 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the 4th quarter worth about $247,000. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth about $218,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

About Five9

Five9, Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.