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 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on FIVN shares. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. FBN Securities assumed coverage on Five9 in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Five9 from $36.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Five9 from $36.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.94.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ: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 firm has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.97 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $34.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.49. Five9 has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $40.00.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 4.51% and a return on equity of 13.00%. The firm had revenue of $323.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $319.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.78 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Bryan Lee sold 19,308 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.34, for a total transaction of $643,728.72. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 290,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,690,037.62. This represents a 6.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 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, President Andy Dignan sold 17,767 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,034,937.60. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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.