Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.170-3.210 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on FIVN. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Five9 from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Evercore downgraded Five9 from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and set a $24.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Five9 from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.94.

Five9 Stock Down 17.6%

Shares of Five9 stock opened at $28.12 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $34.54 and a 200-day moving average of $24.49. The company has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 25.37 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 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $40.00.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,310 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total transaction of $42,706.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 289,333 shares in the company, valued at $9,432,255.80. This trade represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 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, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 1,253 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.53, for a total value of $39,507.09. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 52,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,652,708.01. This trade represents a 2.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Five9 News

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.