Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.170-3.210 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.920. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Five9 also updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 0.880-0.920 EPS.

Five9 Price Performance

FIVN traded down $5.85 on Friday, reaching $28.29. 3,653,391 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,632,670. The stock has a market cap of $2.17 billion, a PE ratio of 41.00 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15. Five9 has a twelve month low of $13.29 and a twelve month high of $40.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $34.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.43.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $323.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.04 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%. The company’s revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $36.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.24.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, CFO Bryan Lee sold 19,308 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.34, for a total value of $643,728.72. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 290,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,690,037.62. This trade represents a 6.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 17,767 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.03, for a total transaction of $622,378.01. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 257,920 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,034,937.60. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 beat Q3 estimates: adjusted EPS was $0.82 versus $0.80 expected, while revenue of $323.3 million exceeded the $319.0 million consensus and grew 13% year over year. The company’s FY 2026 EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is also above the $2.92 consensus. Five9 Q3 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its price target from $32 to $34 and maintained an overweight rating, signaling continued confidence in the shares. KeyCorp rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Five9 plans to acquire Level AI for $325 million in cash to expand AI-powered customer-experience tools. The deal could strengthen its product offering, though the cash outlay and integration are execution considerations. Five9 to acquire Level AI
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 guidance was close to consensus rather than a clear upside surprise: EPS guidance of $0.88–$0.92 brackets the $0.90 estimate, and revenue guidance of $328–$334 million is near the $330.9 million forecast. GAAP gross margin also declined to 53.4% from 55.0% a year earlier.
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore downgraded FIVN from outperform to in-line with a $24 target. Wells Fargo cut its target from $36 to $28 and kept an equal-weight rating; Barclays also lowered its target, from $40 to $38, while retaining overweight. Wells Fargo rating

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc is a cloud-based software company that provides customer experience and contact center solutions. Its platform enables organizations to manage customer interactions across voice, chat, email, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent CX Platform includes tools for inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, workflow automation, analytics and reporting.