API vs AUDC vs FIVN Stock Comparison

Agora, Audiocodes and Five9 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
API Agora, Inc.
$4.48 +6.4% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$412.05M
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
AUDC Audiocodes Ltd
$11.47 +7.6% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$333.42M
P/E
47.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$249.25M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$37.74 +5.5% 1M +60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.80B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Five9 leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Five9 4, Agora 3, Audiocodes 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPIAUDCFIVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $412.05M $333.42M $2.80B FIVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 47.2x 47.1x API
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 17.9x 11.1x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +2.5% +8.9% API
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 2.8% 4.9% API
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1,164x -2.9x — AUDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +26.7% +60.1% FIVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.9%/yr -19.5%/yr -24.9%/yr AUDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 42.0% 68.6% AUDC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 56/100 65/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

APIAUDCFIVN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPIAUDCFIVN
Valuation 18 #24 of 29 87 #15 of 111 64 #11 of 29
Growth 54 #13 of 27 17 #90 of 108 81 #6 of 27
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 69 #33 of 104 60 #11 of 26
Financial Health 77 #8 of 31 69 #36 of 115 70 #10 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 36 #52 of 81 50 #9 of 17
Overall 42 56 65
  • API ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AUDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FIVN ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPIAUDCFIVNSPY
1 month +6.4%+7.6%+5.5% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+17.3%+47.7% +3.5%
6 months +26.2%+29.3%+127.9% +7.0%
Year to date +10.1%+31.4%+88.2% +12.2%
1 year +24.4%+26.7%+60.1% +13.0%
3 years +51.4%+59.5%-33.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.8%+16.9%-12.6% +23.1%
5 years -81.9%-66.2%-76.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -28.9%-19.5%-24.9% +11.0%
10 years —+115.2%+169.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPIAUDCFIVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%42.0%68.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%47.1%60.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.141.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.640.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-81.0%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%0.0%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.26$11.47$38.65 $779.14
52-week low $3.24$7.03$13.61 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPIAUDCFIVN
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 31.9x 46.3xmedian 32.0x 47.9xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7,072xmedian 11.5x 13.6xmedian 19.4x 9.9xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 14.2x 9.5xmedian 29.0x 13.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 2.1xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.77 -2.74median 1.13 1.29median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPIAUDCFIVN
Revenue $151.69M $249.25M $1.20B
Gross profit $97.83M $163.86M $660.99M
Operating income -$5.19M $14.36M $56.31M
Net income $10.97M $7.06M $59.47M
Free cash flow $14.67M $32.61M $209.12M
R&D $57.28M $54.05M $153.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.11 $0.24 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $72.67M $51.41M $187.31M
Total debt $1.34M $27.00M –
Shares (diluted) 98.86M 28.98M 85.48M
Enterprise value $62.90M $60.29M $50.14M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPIAUDCFIVN
P/E 37.6x 46.3x 47.9x
P/FCF 35.9x 9.5x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 11.5x 11.3x
P/S 3.5x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B – 2.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 2.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA -7,072x 13.6x 9.9x
EV/EBIT -87.2x 17.9x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 30.9x 7.9x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 9.5x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 -2.74 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPIAUDCFIVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 2.5% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -1.3% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 3.5% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -0.2% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.7% -5.7% 408.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% -5.0% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 149.5% -48.7% 573.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -20.0% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 146.7% -45.8% 597.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -16.9% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.9% -38.9% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 50.4% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% -42.4% 46.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 39.0% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPIAUDCFIVN
Gross margin 64.5% 65.7% 54.9%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 7.6% 18.2%
Operating margin -3.4% 5.8% 4.7%
Pretax margin 7.3% 4.5% 5.5%
Net margin 7.2% 2.8% 4.9%
FCF margin 9.7% 13.1% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 10.9% 20.7%
Return on equity – 10.3% 7.4%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.0% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 6.5% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.8x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.4% 11.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPIAUDCFIVN
Debt / assets 0.2% 2.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1,164x -2.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 52.8% 57.1%
Equity / assets – 47.2% 42.9%
Interest coverage -86.5x – 4.4x
Current ratio 5.1x 1.9x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.4x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 2.9x
Altman Z-score – – 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPIAUDCFIVN
Dividend yield – 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – -13.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield – -9.8% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPIAUDCFIVN
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +107.1% +3.1% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.35MFY2026 $265.51MFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +1.2% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPIAUDCFIVN
Held by institutions 21.2% 33.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 59 67 290
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +7.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 27 31 151
Institutions selling 18 20 98
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.55 1.54

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APIAUDCFIVN
API 1.00 0.10 0.28
AUDC 0.10 1.00 0.34
FIVN 0.28 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, API, AUDC and FIVN?

Five9 (FIVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agora (API) $412.05M, Audiocodes (AUDC) $333.42M, Five9 (FIVN) $2.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, API, AUDC and FIVN?

Agora (API) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agora (API) 37.6x, Audiocodes (AUDC) 47.2x, Five9 (FIVN) 47.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Agora (API) 32.0x, Audiocodes (AUDC) 17.9x, Five9 (FIVN) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agora (API) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agora (API) +13.6%, Audiocodes (AUDC) +2.5%, Five9 (FIVN) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agora (API) has the highest net margin (Agora (API) 7.2%, Audiocodes (AUDC) 2.8%, Five9 (FIVN) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Five9 (FIVN) returned the most: Agora (API) +24.4%, Audiocodes (AUDC) +26.7%, Five9 (FIVN) +60.1%. Over five years, Audiocodes (AUDC) compounded fastest (Agora (API) -28.9%/yr, Audiocodes (AUDC) -19.5%/yr, Five9 (FIVN) -24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Audiocodes (AUDC) has been the steadiest (Agora (API) 49.0%, Audiocodes (AUDC) 42.0%, Five9 (FIVN) 68.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, API, AUDC and FIVN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Five9 (FIVN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.