Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Sees Governance Shift and Mixed Signals Pointing Toward Near-Term Range Trade

Momentum and leadership change create a narrow directional bias: governance moves and cash strength support valuation, while technical momentum currently favors sellers. Near-term catalysts will determine which signal prevails.

Recent News

On December 17, 2025 Five9 announced Amit Mathradas will become CEO effective February 2, 2026. On February 17, 2026 the company amended its cooperation agreement with Anson Funds to confirm board nominations and extend certain standstill provisions. A February 27, 2026 notice to long-term shareholders surfaced offering a mechanism for corporate reforms available to eligible holders. Analysts updated coverage in January and February, including a Morgan Stanley reassessment published mid-January.

Technical Analysis

ADX/DI+/DI-: ADX at 19.64 signals no prevailing trend, while DI+ at 21.11 (decreasing) and DI- at 19.10 (increasing) produce a bearish directional picture; directional indicators point toward seller advantage despite low trend strength.

MACD & Signal: MACD sits at -0.39 with the signal at -0.24 and shows a peak-and-reversal pattern, indicating bearish momentum; the MACD remains below its signal line, reinforcing short-term downside momentum.

Price vs. Moving Averages & Bands: Last close $15.73 trades below the 20-day average $17.35, 50-day average $17.84 and 200-day average $22.74, which biases price action lower; price lies just above the lower 2x Bollinger band ($15.28), implying proximity to short-term support while volatility stays elevated relative to the 52‑week band.

MRO: MRO at -6.1 (dip & reversal) indicates the market price sits below the target and suggests potential upside pressure; this oscillator’s negative reading paired with a dip-and-reverse pattern implies mean-reversion potential into the short term.

RSI: RSI at 43.19 with a peak-and-reversal shows weakening momentum and confirms the presence of selling pressure rather than oversold exhaustion.

Volume & Beta: Intraday volume (~1.81M) sits below the 10-day and 50-day averages, suggesting recent moves lack conviction; 42-day beta 2.27 and 52-week beta 1.85 indicate outsized sensitivity to market moves and elevated volatility risk.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue for the period measured $300,282,000 and net income $19,713,000, with EBIT $26,084,000 and EBITDA $27,763,000; these cash generation figures support liquidity and operational resilience. Free cash flow totaled $67,311,000, yielding 4.56% on the current enterprise measures. WMDST values the stock as under-valued.

Profitability: EBIT margin reached 8.69%, up 14.41% quarter-over-quarter and up 56.98% year-over-year; that margin sits below the industry peer mean of 46.53% and far below the industry peer median of 60.27%, indicating room for margin convergence if operating leverage and AI services expand.

Earnings & Guidance: Reported EPS $0.80 beat the $0.78 estimate by $0.02, a 2.56% surprise; management issued forward guidance for 2026 revenue in a range that establishes an explicit growth target for the coming year.

Cash & Balance Sheet: Cash and short-term investments $696,919,000 produce a cash ratio of 3.27 and a current ratio of 4.51, reflecting strong short-term liquidity. Net debt stands at $503,406,000 with debt-to-equity 102.45% and debt-to-assets 44.98%, indicating leverage at roughly mid-cap SaaS levels but manageable given interest coverage ~8.54x.

Growth & Efficiency: Reported revenue growth reads 5.06% (latest figure) with revenue growth year-over-year at -7.76% and an anomalously large quarter-over-quarter figure reported at 458.56% in the supplied metrics; asset turnover 16.88% and receivables turnover ~2.61 point to modest capital efficiency relative to software peers’ benchmarks (industry peer mean asset turnover 13.02%).

Valuation Metrics: Trailing P/E ~23.88, price-to-book ~1.88, EV-to-revenue multiples consistent with EVR 5.27 and forward P/E ~23.66. Free cash flow yield 4.56% compares favorably to the provided industry peer mean for free cash flow yield. These valuation inputs underpin WMDST’s under-valued determination when weighted against cash generation and governance improvements.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-19
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-21
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 195.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 83.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -16.25 M
 Change In Working Capital -14.83 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 38.7 M
 End Period Cash Flow 234.1 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 300.3 M
 Forward Revenue 267.7 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 133.8 M
 Depreciation 1.7 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 1.7 M
 Research and Development 36.1 M
 Total Operating Expenses 280.5 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 166.4 M
 EBITDA 27.8 M
 EBIT 26.1 M
 Operating Income 19.8 M
 Interest Income 6.3 M
 Interest Expense 3.1 M
 Net Interest Income 3.2 M
 Income Before Tax 23.0 M
 Tax Provision 3.3 M
 Tax Rate 14.403 %
 Net Income 19.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 19.7 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.78
 EPS Actual 0.80
 EPS Difference 0.02
 EPS Surprise 2.564 %
 Forward EPS 0.91
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.8 B
 Intangible Assets 417.4 M
 Net Tangible Assets 368.4 M
 Total Current Assets 959.7 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 696.9 M
 Cash 232.1 M
 Net Receivables 112.9 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 7.1 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 30.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 213.0 M
 Net Debt 503.4 M
 Total Debt 805.1 M
 Total Liabilities 1.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 785.8 M
 Retained Earnings -378.23 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 10.18
 Shares Outstanding 77.194 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.89
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.5 B
 Enterprise Value 1.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 57.022
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 20.914 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -54.512 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 416.607
mean: 72.049
median: 61.115
FIVN: 57.022
low: -363.609
 EV/R 5.272
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.278
 Asset To Liability 1.782
 Debt To Capital 0.506
 Debt To Assets 0.45
Debt To Assets QoQ -0.332 %
Debt To Assets YoY 112.824 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.87
FIVN: 0.45
mean: 0.169
median: 0.087
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 1.025
Debt To Equity QoQ -0.463 %
Debt To Equity YoY 47.054 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.989
FIVN: 1.025
mean: 0.249
median: 0.147
low: -1.778
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.877
Price To Book QoQ -22.83 %
Price To Book YoY -61.18 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 26.941
mean: 10.87
median: 9.178
FIVN: 1.877
low: -16.001
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 23.883
Price To Earnings QoQ -79.45 %
Price To Earnings YoY -52.454 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 522.411
mean: 127.489
median: 102.121
FIVN: 23.883
low: -262.004
 PE/G Ratio 0.085
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.912
Price To Sales QoQ -25.546 %
Price To Sales YoY -54.501 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 116.554
mean: 45.099
median: 44.141
FIVN: 4.912
low: 0.808
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 23.656
Forward PE/G 0.084
Forward P/S 5.509
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 3.993
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.169
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.54 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 22.921 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.4
FIVN: 0.169
mean: 0.13
median: 0.125
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 2.611
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.007 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -4.108 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.582
FIVN: 2.611
mean: 1.566
median: 1.485
low: 0.392
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 34.944
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 13.506
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -6.222 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 214.534
FIVN: 13.506
mean: -48.019
median: -67.075
low: -215.655
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.402
 CapEx To Revenue -0.054
 CapEx To Depreciation -9.681
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.5 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.5 B
 Invested Capital 1.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets 368.4 M
 Net Working Capital 746.7 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 3.272
 Current Ratio 4.506
Current Ratio QoQ -2.36 %
Current Ratio YoY 131.557 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 7.11
FIVN: 4.506
mean: 1.812
median: 1.386
low: 0.466
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 28.999
 Cost Of Debt 0.326 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 8.541
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 21.485 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 136.535 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 148.909
median: 66.552
mean: 45.537
FIVN: 8.541
low: -122.007
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.118
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 21.438
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.225 %
 Revenue Growth 5.055 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 458.564 %
Revenue Growth YoY -7.755 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 19.11 %
mean: 6.014 %
FIVN: 5.055 %
median: 4.635 %
low: -9.105 %
 Earnings Growth 280.952 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -488.227 %
Earnings Growth YoY 1468.688 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA FIVN: 280.952 %
high: 153.333 %
mean: 13.613 %
median: 7.865 %
low: -163.636 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 55.427 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.731 %
Gross Margin YoY -0.99 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 94.68 %
mean: 71.902 %
median: 68.036 %
FIVN: 55.427 %
low: 37.597 %
 EBIT Margin 8.687 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 14.408 %
EBIT Margin YoY 56.975 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 78.69 %
median: 60.268 %
mean: 46.527 %
FIVN: 8.687 %
low: -68.729 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 6.592 %
Return On Sales QoQ 17.442 %
Return On Sales YoY 19.118 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 76.917 %
median: 47.094 %
mean: 36.64 %
FIVN: 6.592 %
low: -76.387 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 67.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 4.564 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 124.717 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 322.202 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.274 %
FIVN: 4.564 %
mean: 0.211 %
median: 0.164 %
low: -1.998 %
 Free Cash Growth 75.742 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -2.362 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 34.442 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 265.627 %
FIVN: 75.742 %
mean: -23.54 %
median: -77.08 %
low: -192.165 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.415
 Cash Flow Margin 8.352 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.272
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.108 %
Return On Assets QoQ 7.053 %
Return On Assets YoY 94.386 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 16.838 %
median: 5.909 %
mean: 4.892 %
FIVN: 1.108 %
low: -10.846 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.654 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.025
Return On Equity QoQ 8.24 %
Return On Equity YoY 34.82 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.298
median: 0.098
mean: 0.086
FIVN: 0.025
low: -0.282
 DuPont ROE 2.526 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.468 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 5.764 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -168.985 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 20.316 %
median: 9.056 %
mean: 7.291 %
FIVN: 1.468 %
low: -11.474 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a range-bound market structure with a slight downside bias unless fresh positive execution or contract announcements expand AI-related revenue visibility. Key near-term catalysts include integration updates on AI offerings, board and governance developments from the amended cooperation agreement, and the next scheduled report on May 21, 2026. Technicals favor sellers: MACD and RSI show bearish momentum while the ADX indicates no strong trend; however MRO suggests mean-reversion upside risk given the price sits below the model target. Watch volume and any acceleration above short-term resistance near $18.26 (super trend upper) for a shift toward constructive momentum; conversely, a clear break below the lower Bollinger region (~$15.28) on rising volume would confirm continuation of the current soft momentum.

About Five9, Inc.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) develops cloud-based contact center solutions that enhance customer interactions for businesses worldwide. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 provides a virtual contact center platform that integrates multiple communication channels, including voice, chat, email, web, social media, and mobile. This integration ensures a seamless and cohesive customer experience. The company offers a range of innovative tools such as virtual agents, agent assistance, workflow automation, and workforce engagement management, all powered by AI-driven insights. These solutions help businesses streamline customer service operations while also improving sales and marketing efforts, allowing them to quickly adapt to changing customer demands. Five9’s platform connects with enterprise applications like CRM systems, delivering real-time customer data to agents for optimized interactions and increased productivity. Serving industries such as banking, retail, healthcare, and technology, Five9 has been a reliable partner since 2001. The company’s dedication to providing customer-centric solutions continues to shape the future of contact center operations across the globe.



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