Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) and its peers.
Work is becoming more distributed, both across geographies and devices. In order for businesses to keep functioning efficiently, they need to be able to communicate as well as they did when the teams were co-located, which drives the demand for integrated communication platforms.
The 4 video conferencing stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q1. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.4% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.
In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady as they are up 3.8% on average since the latest earnings results.
Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM)
Once the verb that defined remote work during the pandemic ("let's Zoom later"), Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) provides a cloud-based platform for video meetings, phone calls, team chat, and collaboration tools that helps businesses and individuals connect virtually.
Zoom reported revenues of $1.24 billion, up 5.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.3%. Overall, it was a satisfactory quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ billings estimates but decelerating growth in large customers.
Even though it had a relatively good quarter, the market seems discontent with the results. The stock is down 4% since reporting and currently trades at $92.92.
Is now the time to buy Zoom? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Best Q1: 8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT)
Named after its founding year (1987) with "8x8" representing binary code for communications, 8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT) provides cloud-based contact center and unified communications solutions that enable businesses to manage customer interactions and internal communications through a single platform.
8x8 reported revenues of $185.2 million, up 4.6% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. The business had a strong quarter with EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
8x8 delivered the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 17.6% since reporting. It currently trades at $1.99.
Is now the time to buy 8x8? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Weakest Q1: RingCentral (NYSE: RNG)
Built on its proprietary Message Video Phone (MVP) platform that unifies multiple communication methods, RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) provides AI-driven cloud communications and collaboration solutions that enable businesses to connect through voice, video, messaging, and contact center services.
RingCentral reported revenues of $644.2 million, up 5.3% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a mixed quarter as it posted full-year EPS guidance beating analysts’ expectations but a miss of analysts’ billings estimates.
RingCentral delivered the highest guidance raise but had the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 10.4% since the results and currently trades at $40.69.
Read our full analysis of RingCentral’s results here.
Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN)
Taking its name from the "five nines" (99.999%) standard for optimal service reliability in telecommunications, Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) provides cloud-based software that enables businesses to run their contact centers with tools for customer service, sales, and marketing across multiple communication channels.
Five9 reported revenues of $305.3 million, up 9.2% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 1.8%. It was a strong quarter as it also put up an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and full-year EPS guidance beating analysts’ expectations.
Five9 pulled off the fastest revenue growth and highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The stock is up 47.1% since reporting and currently trades at $25.30.
Read our full, actionable report on Five9 here, it’s free.
Market Update
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Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.
By the spring, technology took a back seat to geopolitics. The U.S. conflict with Iran briefly became the market’s dominant narrative, raising concerns about oil prices, inflation, and global growth. But as energy markets remained orderly and fears of a prolonged supply disruption faded, investors quickly turned their focus back to fundamentals.
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