Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. 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 Five9 stock traded down $5.97 on Friday, hitting $28.17. 3,450,151 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,631,715. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.89 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $34.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.43. Five9 has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $40.00. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter last year, the firm earned $0.78 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FIVN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Evercore lowered shares of Five9 from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.24.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,706 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.35, for a total transaction of $90,245.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 53,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,789,894.50. This trade represents a 4.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through 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, insider Tiffany Meriweather sold 13,409 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.31, for a total transaction of $446,653.79. Following the sale, the insider owned 258,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,606,071.53. This represents a 4.93% 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. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Five9 News Summary

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

About Five9

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.