FIVN vs TWLO vs BAND Stock Comparison

Five9, Twilio and Bandwidth Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$35.77 +4.1% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
46.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins
TWLO Twilio Inc
$207.59 -29.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$32.65B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.83B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
8 wins
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$42.97 -32.6% 1M +166.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
342.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$870.37M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 8, Five9 2, Bandwidth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIVNTWLOBANDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.74B $32.65B $1.36B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.1x 25.7x 342.6x TWLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 37.4x 25.4x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +19.1% +15.1% TWLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 21.8% 0.5% TWLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.9% -1.6% TWLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x 2.4x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +53.9% +166.1% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.7%/yr -7.9%/yr -13.2%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.7% 62.3% 96.8% TWLO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 59/100 45/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

FIVNTWLOBAND

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

AxisFIVNTWLOBAND
Valuation 67 #10 of 28 33 #19 of 28 52 #14 of 28
Growth 84 #5 of 26 96 #2 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Profitability 58 #11 of 25 46 #14 of 25 29 #18 of 25
Financial Health 70 #10 of 31 87 #5 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Shareholder Returns 50 #9 of 17 31 #12 of 17 38 #11 of 17
Overall 66 59 45
  • FIVN ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • BAND ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIVNTWLOBANDSPY
1 month +4.1%-29.5%-32.6% -2.3%
3 months +23.6%+5.6%-1.2% -0.7%
6 months +53.3%+9.4%-4.6% +4.8%
Year to date +78.4%+45.9%+178.1% +10.3%
1 year +47.3%+53.9%+166.1% +10.3%
3 years -43.5%+283.7%+236.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -17.3%+56.6%+49.8% +20.1%
5 years -77.3%-33.6%-50.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -25.7%-7.9%-13.2% +10.1%
10 years +157.2%+507.9%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.9%+19.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFIVNTWLOBANDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.7%62.3%96.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%58.3%93.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.502.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.871.71 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-86.4%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-31.5%-45.2% -3.5%
52-week high $38.65$302.99$78.44 $779.14
52-week low $13.61$108.49$12.82 $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.

MultipleFIVNTWLOBAND
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 33.0x 24.9xmedian 33.0x 347.8xmedian 33.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 11.9x 49.7xmedian 11.9x 25.6xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.5x 27.2xmedian 14.5x 13.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 0.72 0.46median 0.72 -8.10median 0.72

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 monthsFIVNTWLOBAND
Revenue $1.20B $5.83B $870.37M
Gross profit $660.99M $2.83B $319.33M
Operating income $56.31M $397.63M -$11.31M
Net income $59.47M $1.27B $8.75M
Free cash flow $209.12M $1.17B $96.37M
R&D $153.07M $1.08B $149.43M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $7.97 $0.12
Cash & equivalents $187.31M $1.06B $171.32M
Total debt – $993.61M $310.58M
Shares (diluted) 85.48M 159.71M 33.49M
Enterprise value -$10.60M $22.28B $848.51M

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
MetricFIVNTWLOBAND
P/E 45.4x 24.9x 347.8x
P/FCF 12.8x 27.2x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 26.9x 11.6x
P/S 2.2x 5.5x 1.5x
P/B 3.4x 3.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 3.5x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 49.7x 25.6x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 75.4x -129.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 9.7x 25.6x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 25.3x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 0.46 -8.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIVNTWLOBAND
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 19.1% 15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 12.4% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 17.3% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 12.4% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 408.8% 246.5% 13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 36.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 573.6% 1,793% 175.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 51.1% -32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 597.6% 1,787% 130.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 53.9% -42.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 41.2% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 107.0% 55.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 40.9% 44.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 114.4% 262.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIVNTWLOBAND
Gross margin 54.9% 48.6% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 10.3% 6.5%
Operating margin 4.7% 6.8% -1.3%
Pretax margin 5.5% 4.8% 0.1%
Net margin 4.9% 21.8% 0.5%
FCF margin 17.4% 20.1% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 20.3% 13.1%
Return on equity 7.4% 14.0% 2.3%
Return on assets 3.2% 11.6% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.9% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 3.9% -1.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 0.9x 13.0x
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% 10.0% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIVNTWLOBAND
Debt / assets – 8.9% 28.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 17.4% 65.1%
Equity / assets 42.9% 82.6% 34.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 4.1x 4.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.5x 4.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 2.9x 3.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.49 9.91 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIVNTWLOBAND
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.2% 1.9% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.9% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusFIVNTWLOBAND
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 37.4xFY2026 25.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 $5.71FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.2% +23.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $938.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% +1.5% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIVNTWLOBAND
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.3% 92.9%
Institutions holding 290 965 241
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.9% +27.1%
Institutions buying 151 543 171
Institutions selling 98 311 52
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.75 3.29

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.

FIVNTWLOBAND
FIVN 1.00 0.66 0.42
TWLO 0.66 1.00 0.47
BAND 0.42 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIVN, TWLO and BAND?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Five9 (FIVN) $2.74B, Twilio (TWLO) $32.65B, Bandwidth (BAND) $1.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, FIVN, TWLO and BAND?

Twilio (TWLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Five9 (FIVN) 46.1x, Twilio (TWLO) 25.7x, Bandwidth (BAND) 342.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Five9 (FIVN) 10.5x, Twilio (TWLO) 37.4x, Bandwidth (BAND) 25.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Twilio (TWLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Five9 (FIVN) +8.9%, Twilio (TWLO) +19.1%, Bandwidth (BAND) +15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Twilio (TWLO) has the highest net margin (Five9 (FIVN) 4.9%, Twilio (TWLO) 21.8%, Bandwidth (BAND) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Twilio (TWLO) leads (Twilio (TWLO) 3.9%, Bandwidth (BAND) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Five9 (FIVN) +47.3%, Twilio (TWLO) +53.9%, Bandwidth (BAND) +166.1%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Five9 (FIVN) -25.7%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -7.9%/yr, Bandwidth (BAND) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Twilio (TWLO) has been the steadiest (Five9 (FIVN) 68.7%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%, Bandwidth (BAND) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Twilio (TWLO) leads on 8. 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.