Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.880-0.920 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.900. The company issued revenue guidance of $328.0 million-$334.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $330.9 million. Five9 also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.170-3.210 EPS.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of FIVN opened at $28.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15. The company has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.97 and a beta of 1.56. Five9 has a 12 month low of $13.29 and a 12 month high of $40.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $34.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.49.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%. The firm had revenue of $323.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.04 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share. Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Five9 from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on Five9 from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Five9 from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Finally, FBN Securities initiated coverage on shares of Five9 in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Andy Dignan sold 17,767 shares of the 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 sale, the president directly owned 257,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,034,937.60. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,706 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.35, for a total value of $90,245.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 53,670 shares in the company, valued at $1,789,894.50. This represents a 4.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. Insiders have sold a total of 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.82 versus the $0.80 consensus and revenue of $323.3 million versus $319.0 million. Revenue rose 13% year over year, with subscription growth of 16%. Five9 Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is above the cited $2.92 consensus. The company also highlighted 91% growth in AI revenue, supporting its opportunity to expand AI-powered customer service products. Q3 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Five9 agreed to acquire Level AI for $325 million in cash, adding tools for automating customer interactions and analyzing customer conversations. The deal could strengthen its AI platform, though its eventual financial contribution is uncertain. Level AI acquisition announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Gross margins narrowed year over year: GAAP gross margin was 53.4%, versus 55.0% a year earlier. Q4 EPS guidance of $0.88–$0.92 straddles the $0.90 consensus, while revenue guidance is broadly in line with expectations—limiting evidence of a near-term forecast beat. Q3 estimates and margins
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst responses were mixed but included a downgrade from Evercore to “in-line” with a $24 target and lower targets from Wells Fargo ($28), Truist ($35), and Barclays ($38). These cautious revisions may add pressure despite several firms retaining positive ratings. Wells Fargo analyst 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.