FIVN vs SPOK vs NICE Stock Comparison

Five9, Spok Holdings and Nice Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIVN Five9, Inc.
$37.13 +3.8% 1M +56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins
SPOK Spok Holdings, Inc
$10.11 -3.3% 1M -38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.48M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$135.97M
Div. yield
12.29%
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.58 +7.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.35B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nice leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nice 4, Spok Holdings 3, Five9 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIVNSPOKNICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $211.48M $7.35B NICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.1x 17.3x 7.9x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 15.8x 11.1x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% -3.4% +22.9% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 9.0% 16.2% NICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 12.29% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.9% -38.2% -9.6% FIVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -0.1%/yr -15.4%/yr SPOK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 31.7% 55.2% SPOK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 70/100 57/100 SPOK

Percentile Scorecard

FIVNSPOKNICE

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

AxisFIVNSPOKNICE
Valuation 64 #11 of 29 99 #2 of 89 100 #1 of 29
Growth 81 #6 of 27 15 #69 of 81 73 #8 of 27
Profitability 60 #11 of 26 87 #11 of 76 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 70 #10 of 31 53 #45 of 94 30 #22 of 31
Shareholder Returns 50 #9 of 17 98 #2 of 51 0 #17 of 17
Overall 65 70 57
  • FIVN ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SPOK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIVNSPOKNICESPY
1 month +3.8%-3.3%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months +36.9%-7.2%+19.9% +3.9%
6 months +121.5%-11.9%+19.1% +8.2%
Year to date +85.2%-23.4%+7.6% +12.9%
1 year +56.9%-38.2%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years -34.4%-33.3%-20.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.1%-12.6%-7.2% +23.3%
5 years -76.6%-0.7%-56.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.2%-0.1%-15.4% +10.9%
10 years +166.5%-43.2%+82.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.3%-5.5%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFIVNSPOKNICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%31.7%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%39.0%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.180.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-1.21-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-46.1%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-38.4%-11.2% -1.2%
52-week high $38.65$16.41$136.90 $779.14
52-week low $13.61$10.11$83.15 $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.

MultipleFIVNSPOKNICE
P/E now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 31.0x 17.3xmedian 40.1x 7.9xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.5x 1.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.3x 9.8xmedian 18.5x 4.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 15.6x 8.3xmedian 20.1x 6.8xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 1.8x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.27median 0.74 -0.57median 1.73 0.13median 0.74

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 monthsFIVNSPOKNICE
Revenue $1.20B $135.97M $5.91B
Gross profit $660.99M $106.16M $3.89B
Operating income $56.31M $16.17M $1.14B
Net income $59.47M $12.24M $955.10M
Free cash flow $209.12M $25.41M $1.08B
R&D $153.07M $12.87M $745.97M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $0.58 $15.08
Cash & equivalents $187.31M $16.59M $315.38M
Shares (diluted) 85.48M 21.08M 63.32M
Enterprise value $23.47M $131.15M $5.81B

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
MetricFIVNSPOKNICE
P/E 47.1x 17.3x 7.9x
P/FCF 13.3x 8.3x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.4x 5.4x
P/S 2.3x 1.6x 1.2x
P/B 3.5x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 9.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 37.7x 12.1x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.1x 7.7x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 6.8x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.27 -0.57 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIVNSPOKNICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% -3.4% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -0.2% 50.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% -4.9% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -1.1% 48.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 408.8% -23.0% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -2.5% 55.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 573.6% -28.2% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -29.5% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 597.6% -29.4% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% -30.5% 59.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% -0.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 6.7% 59.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 0.4% -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 9.9% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIVNSPOKNICE
Gross margin 54.9% 78.1% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 14.6% 26.2%
Operating margin 4.7% 11.9% 19.2%
Pretax margin 5.5% 12.5% 21.3%
Net margin 4.9% 9.0% 16.2%
FCF margin 17.4% 18.7% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 21.0% 23.1%
Return on equity 7.4% 8.7% –
Return on assets 3.2% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 3.5% 10.9% 28.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 2.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% 3.9% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIVNSPOKNICE
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 28.5% –
Equity / assets 42.9% 71.5% –
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 4.1x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.55 3.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIVNSPOKNICE
Dividend yield – 12.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% – -18.9%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 12.3% -18.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 223.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 107.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

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.

ConsensusFIVNSPOKNICE
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $10.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 -14.7%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.2% -34.4% +19.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $144.30MFY2026 $3.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% -1.7% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIVNSPOKNICE
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.6% 56.3%
Institutions holding 290 131 320
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 151 76 145
Institutions selling 98 40 131
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.90 1.11

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.

FIVNSPOKNICE
FIVN 1.00 0.11 0.63
SPOK 0.11 1.00 0.18
NICE 0.63 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIVN, SPOK and NICE?

Nice (NICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Five9 (FIVN) $2.77B, Spok Holdings (SPOK) $211.48M, Nice (NICE) $7.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, FIVN, SPOK and NICE?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Five9 (FIVN) 47.1x, Spok Holdings (SPOK) 17.3x, Nice (NICE) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Five9 (FIVN) 10.9x, Spok Holdings (SPOK) 15.8x, Nice (NICE) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Five9 (FIVN) +8.9%, Spok Holdings (SPOK) -3.4%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nice (NICE) has the highest net margin (Five9 (FIVN) 4.9%, Spok Holdings (SPOK) 9.0%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Five9 (FIVN) returned the most: Five9 (FIVN) +56.9%, Spok Holdings (SPOK) -38.2%, Nice (NICE) -9.6%. Over five years, Spok Holdings (SPOK) compounded fastest (Five9 (FIVN) -25.2%/yr, Spok Holdings (SPOK) -0.1%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Spok Holdings (SPOK) 12.29%, Nice (NICE) 0.00%. Five9 (FIVN) and Nice (NICE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spok Holdings (SPOK) has been the steadiest (Five9 (FIVN) 68.5%, Spok Holdings (SPOK) 31.7%, Nice (NICE) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIVN, SPOK and NICE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nice (NICE) 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.