AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) Announces Dividend of $0.20

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) announced a dividend on Tuesday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share by the communications equipment provider on Friday, March 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 544.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th.

AudioCodes has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. AudioCodes has a dividend payout ratio of 51.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect AudioCodes to earn $0.90 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 44.4%.

AudioCodes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AUDC traded down $1.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $7.35. 313,667 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 104,994. The firm has a market capitalization of $210.80 million, a P/E ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $8.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.29. AudioCodes has a 1 year low of $7.32 and a 1 year high of $12.72.

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.16. AudioCodes had a return on equity of 9.98% and a net margin of 5.65%.The company had revenue of $62.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.00 million. AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that AudioCodes will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting AudioCodes

Here are the key news stories impacting AudioCodes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management raised FY2026 EPS guidance to $0.600–$0.750, above consensus — this is a clear upside to profit expectations and a key positive for the shares.
• Positive Sentiment: AudioCodes declared a semi‑annual cash dividend of $0.20 per share (record Feb 20, payable Mar 6), which returns capital to shareholders and can support investor sentiment. AudioCodes Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 20 cents per share
• Positive Sentiment: Product traction: AudioCodes expanded its certified voice portfolio for Webex Calling (new IP phones and gateways), which supports future services and hardware revenue growth. AudioCodes Expands Its Voice Solution Portfolio for Webex Calling
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results roughly in line: EPS of $0.16 met consensus and revenue of $62.6M slightly topped estimates — confirms stability but not a strong beat. Press Release (Q4 & FY2025 Results)
• Neutral Sentiment: Full‑year revenue grew modestly (FY2025 revenue ~$245.6M, +1.4% y/y), indicating slow but positive topline momentum; investors may view growth as modest.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue guidance of $247–$255M is a mixed signal — the midpoint is slightly below consensus and the range is wide, which may have prompted disappointment and selling pressure despite the EPS raise.
• Negative Sentiment: Trading activity was elevated today (volume well above average) and the share price weakened — high volume sell pressure suggests the market is focusing on the revenue guidance/mixed outlook rather than the EPS upside.

AudioCodes Company Profile

AudioCodes Ltd is a global provider of advanced voice networking and media processing solutions for enterprises and service providers. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products, including session border controllers (SBCs), media gateways, IP phones, management and monitoring software, and cloud-based communications microservices. Its offerings support a wide range of unified communications (UC) and contact center deployments, enabling secure, high-quality voice connectivity across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, AudioCodes serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.