Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Announces Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Five9 forecast Q4 2026 EPS of $0.88–$0.92 and revenue of $328–$334 million, ranges that broadly bracket analyst expectations.
• The company beat Q3 estimates, posting EPS of $0.82 and revenue of $323.3 million, up 13% year over year. Its FY 2026 EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is above the $2.92 consensus.
• Analyst sentiment was mixed, with Evercore downgrading Five9 and Wells Fargo and Barclays lowering price targets. Shares fell $5.97 to $28.17 in Friday trading.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Evercore downgraded shares of Five9 from an "outperform" rating to an "in-line" rating and set a $24.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday. Zacks Research cut shares of Five9 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $36.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five9 has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.24.

Five9 Stock Performance

Five9 stock traded down $5.97 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $28.17. 3,450,151 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,631,715. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a current ratio of 4.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 40.89 and a beta of 1.56. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $13.29 and a fifty-two week high of $40.00.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) 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 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 5,114 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.55, for a total transaction of $161,346.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 253,249 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,990,005.95. The trade was a 1.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,310 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total value of $42,706.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 289,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,432,255.80. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Insiders have sold 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366 in the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Five9 News Roundup

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

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.

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