BAND vs FIVN vs EGHT Stock Comparison

Bandwidth, Five9 and 8X8 Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$37.80 -37.1% 1M +157.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
321.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$870.37M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$34.14 +2.6% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
EGHT 8X8 Inc /De/
$2.25 +3.7% 1M +2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$311.60M
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$752.47M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Five9 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Five9 5, 8X8 3, Bandwidth 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBANDFIVNEGHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $2.13B $311.60M FIVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 321.7x 38.0x 42.2x FIVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 10.0x 6.6x EGHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +10.1% +4.3% BAND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 4.5% 1.0% FIVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% — 7.5% EGHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 0.1x EGHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +157.0% +50.0% +2.3% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -25.4%/yr -37.1%/yr BAND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.1% 68.6% 80.6% FIVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 70/100 45/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

BANDFIVNEGHT

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

AxisBANDFIVNEGHT
Valuation 54 #14 of 29 68 #10 of 29 96 #2 of 29
Growth 74 #8 of 28 85 #5 of 28 41 #17 of 28
Profitability 31 #19 of 27 65 #10 of 27 42 #16 of 27
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 73 #9 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Shareholder Returns 43 #13 of 22 57 #10 of 22 24 #17 of 22
Overall 49 70 45
  • BAND ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • FIVN ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • EGHT ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBANDFIVNEGHTSPY
1 month -37.1%+2.6%+3.7% -5.9%
3 months -15.4%+20.3%-1.3% -4.6%
6 months -22.2%+53.8%-15.7% +0.2%
Year to date +144.7%+70.3%+14.2% +7.5%
1 year +157.0%+50.0%+2.3% +8.2%
3 years +206.1%-46.9%-25.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +45.2%-19.0%-9.1% +19.0%
5 years -55.4%-76.9%-90.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.9%-25.4%-37.1% +9.4%
10 years —+149.2%-83.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+9.6%-16.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBANDFIVNEGHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.1%68.6%80.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%60.4%69.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.511.440.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.620.730.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-91.8%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-11.7%-18.5% -5.9%
52-week high $78.44$38.65$2.76 $779.14
52-week low $12.82$13.61$1.59 $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.

MultipleBANDFIVNEGHT
P/E now vs peer median 305.9xmedian 34.8x 45.8xmedian 34.8x 44.2xmedian 34.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 11.9x 8.3xmedian 11.9x 4.5xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 13.6x 12.0xmedian 13.6x 5.3xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -7.13median 0.73 1.20median 0.73 1.57median 0.73

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 monthsBANDFIVNEGHT
Revenue $870.37M $1.24B $752.47M
Gross profit $319.33M $676.44M $466.20M
Operating income -$11.31M $54.55M $24.34M
Net income $8.75M $55.99M $7.38M
Free cash flow $96.37M $213.74M $61.73M
R&D $149.43M $159.08M $112.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $0.72 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $171.32M $263.83M $101.71M
Total debt $310.58M – $107.33M
Shares (diluted) 33.49M 77.26M 146.35M
Enterprise value $765.29M -$644.20M -$60.85M

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
MetricBANDFIVNEGHT
P/E 305.9x 45.8x 44.2x
P/FCF 12.2x 12.0x 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 10.4x 5.0x
P/S 1.4x 2.1x 0.4x
P/B 3.1x 3.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 8.3x 4.5x
EV/EBIT -116.3x 34.3x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 13.6x 8.8x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 7.6x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.13 1.20 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBANDFIVNEGHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 10.1% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 12.2% 0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.7% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 13.4% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.8% 312.2% 58.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 37.2% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 175.0% 79.0% 224.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 38.8% 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 130.8% 102.3% 220.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 38.1% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 28.8% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 25.6% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.1% 30.0% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 262.7% 29.3% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBANDFIVNEGHT
Gross margin 36.7% 54.5% 62.0%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 18.2% 9.8%
Operating margin -1.3% 4.4% 3.2%
Pretax margin 0.1% 5.1% 1.2%
Net margin 0.5% 4.5% 1.0%
FCF margin 11.1% 17.2% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 20.0% 8.7%
Return on equity 2.3% 6.9% 4.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 3.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -1.6% – 7.5%
Return on capital employed -1.2% 3.4% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.0x 4.4x 8.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.1% 10.8% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBANDFIVNEGHT
Debt / assets 28.4% – 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.2x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 56.3% 76.3%
Equity / assets 34.9% 43.7% 23.7%
Interest coverage – 4.1x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 4.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.83 2.41 -0.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBANDFIVNEGHT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 5.3% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.3% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusBANDFIVNEGHT
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.2% +15.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $940.09MFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $732.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.7%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +11.1% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBANDFIVNEGHT
Held by institutions 92.9% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 242 290 173
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.2% +1.5% -4.2%
Institutions buying 172 151 84
Institutions selling 52 98 64
Buyers to sellers 3.31 1.54 1.31

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.

BANDFIVNEGHT
BAND 1.00 0.42 0.27
FIVN 0.42 1.00 0.53
EGHT 0.27 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAND, FIVN and EGHT?

Five9 (FIVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bandwidth (BAND) $1.28B, Five9 (FIVN) $2.13B, 8X8 (EGHT) $311.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, BAND, FIVN and EGHT?

Five9 (FIVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bandwidth (BAND) 321.7x, Five9 (FIVN) 38.0x, 8X8 (EGHT) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, 8X8 (EGHT) is cheapest (Bandwidth (BAND) 21.8x, Five9 (FIVN) 10.0x, 8X8 (EGHT) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bandwidth (BAND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bandwidth (BAND) +15.1%, Five9 (FIVN) +10.1%, 8X8 (EGHT) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Five9 (FIVN) has the highest net margin (Bandwidth (BAND) 0.5%, Five9 (FIVN) 4.5%, 8X8 (EGHT) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, 8X8 (EGHT) leads (Bandwidth (BAND) -1.6%, 8X8 (EGHT) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Bandwidth (BAND) +157.0%, Five9 (FIVN) +50.0%, 8X8 (EGHT) +2.3%. Over five years, Bandwidth (BAND) compounded fastest (Bandwidth (BAND) -14.9%/yr, Five9 (FIVN) -25.4%/yr, 8X8 (EGHT) -37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Five9 (FIVN) has been the steadiest (Bandwidth (BAND) 97.1%, Five9 (FIVN) 68.6%, 8X8 (EGHT) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAND, FIVN and EGHT?

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 5. 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.