Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.220-3.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.880. 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 Q3 2026 guidance to 0.770-0.810 EPS.

Five9 Stock Down 4.6%

Shares of FIVN stock traded down $1.35 during trading on Thursday, reaching $28.25. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,476,565 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,886,515. Five9 has a one year low of $13.29 and a one year high of $30.21. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $23.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.71. The company has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.80 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FIVN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays increased their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings raised Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five9 news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,511 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total transaction of $36,641.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 309,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,516,311.75. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $214,482.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive directly owned 281,492 shares in the company, valued at $6,983,816.52. The trade was a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in Five9 by 1,255.8% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 422,772 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $10,231,000 after buying an additional 391,590 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 43.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,226,253 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $24,586,000 after acquiring an additional 374,356 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Five9 by 29.4% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,572,466 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,528,000 after acquiring an additional 357,321 shares during the period. Atreides Management LP raised its stake in Five9 by 54.9% in the 2nd quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 955,613 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $25,305,000 after purchasing an additional 338,817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Five9 by 288.7% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 433,720 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,683,000 after purchasing an additional 322,132 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.