Cloud contact center software provider Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Five9 met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $285.8 million, up 8.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter slightly missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Five9’s revenue to grow 7% year on year to $298.2 million, slowing from the 16.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.78 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Five9 has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 2.5% on average.
Looking at Five9’s peers in the productivity software segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. 8x8 delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Microsoft reported revenues up 16.7%, topping estimates by 1.2%. 8x8 traded up 47% following the results while Microsoft was down 10%.
Read our full analysis of 8x8’s results here and Microsoft’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the productivity software stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 13.6% on average over the last month. Five9 is down 5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $32.38 (compared to the current share price of $16.32).
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