Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.650-0.690 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.650. The company issued revenue guidance of $303.0 million-$309.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $305.2 million. Five9 also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.220-3.300 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on FIVN. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.00.

Five9 Price Performance

FIVN stock traded up $5.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $22.24. The stock had a trading volume of 15,284,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,561,104. Five9 has a 52-week low of $13.29 and a 52-week high of $30.38. The company has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.58. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on both EPS and revenue and management raised FY and Q2 outlook — the company reported about $0.76 EPS and $305.3M revenue (beats), issued FY 2026 EPS guidance well above consensus (3.22–3.30 vs. ~2.81) and Q2 revenue/EPS guidance in line-to-better than estimates. This is the primary driver of the rally. Business Wire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlighted the beat-and-raise and linked it to Five9’s AI progress, amplifying momentum in premarket/trading headlines. Media reports specifically called out the stronger FY guidance as the catalyst for a big jump in the stock. Investing.com: Shares Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support followed the results: Needham reaffirmed a Buy with a $40 price target (much higher than the current price), and Barclays raised its target to $25 and moved to Overweight — both moves likely boosted buying interest. TickerReport: Needham TickerReport: Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Broader SaaS narrative turned constructive for Five9 as outlets noted AI-driven results across peers (Atlassian, Twilio), supporting sector rotation back into high?growth software names. Business Insider: SaaS/AI Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings write-ups and transcripts are available for investors who want detail on revenue mix, margins and guidance assumptions (useful for modeling but not new directional news). Seeking Alpha: Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Addendum coverage and summaries (Zacks, Yahoo) reiterate the beats and are helpful for quick data points; these do not add new catalysts beyond the press release and guidance. Zacks: Q1 Summary

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 2,327.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,622 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 2,514 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 2,005.2% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,663 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $203,000 after acquiring an additional 7,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $203,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

About Five9

Five9, Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.