TWLO vs NICE vs FIVN Stock Comparison

Twilio, Nice and Five9 Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TWLO Twilio Inc
$261.66 -10.0% 1M +136.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.41B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.18 +2.9% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
FIVN Five9, Inc.
$37.61 -0.2% 1M +63.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.85B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTWLONICEFIVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.41B $7.63B $2.85B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 8.0x 47.9x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.8x 11.1x 11.0x FIVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +22.9% +8.9% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% 16.2% 4.9% TWLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +136.1% -8.2% +63.4% TWLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.1%/yr -15.5%/yr -25.3%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 55.2% 68.5% NICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 65/100 FIVN

Percentile Scorecard

TWLONICEFIVN

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

AxisTWLONICEFIVN
Valuation 24 #23 of 30 97 #2 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Growth 96 #2 of 27 73 #8 of 27 81 #6 of 27
Profitability 40 #16 of 26 80 #6 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Financial Health 87 #5 of 32 39 #20 of 32 71 #10 of 32
Shareholder Returns 38 #11 of 17 6 #16 of 17 50 #9 of 17
Overall 57 59 65
  • TWLO ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • NICE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • FIVN ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTWLONICEFIVNSPY
1 month -10.0%+2.9%-0.2% -1.0%
3 months +36.7%+34.3%+62.7% +2.9%
6 months +82.0%+20.8%+127.3% +6.4%
Year to date +84.0%+7.2%+87.6% +11.4%
1 year +136.1%-8.2%+63.4% +13.1%
3 years +388.0%-23.6%-36.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.7%-8.6%-14.2% +21.5%
5 years -26.9%-57.0%-76.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.1%-15.5%-25.3% +10.9%
10 years +537.3%+81.4%+165.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.3%+6.1%+10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTWLONICEFIVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%55.2%68.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%59.5%60.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.241.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.19-0.150.92 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-73.6%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-11.5%-2.7% -2.5%
52-week high $302.99$136.90$38.65 $779.14
52-week low $108.49$83.15$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.

MultipleTWLONICEFIVN
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 32.3x 7.9xmedian 32.3x 47.7xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 74.2xmedian 11.5x 4.5xmedian 11.5x 9.8xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 14.2x 6.8xmedian 14.2x 13.4xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x 3.6xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.77 0.13median 0.77 1.28median 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 monthsTWLONICEFIVN
Revenue $5.57B $5.91B $1.20B
Gross profit $2.70B $3.89B $660.99M
Operating income $289.94M $1.14B $56.31M
Net income $1.15B $955.10M $59.47M
Free cash flow $1.05B $1.08B $209.12M
R&D $1.06B $745.97M $153.07M
EPS (diluted) $7.19 $15.08 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $823.26M $315.38M $187.31M
Total debt $993.16M – –
Shares (diluted) 159.71M 63.32M 85.48M
Enterprise value $30.48B $6.09B $95.79M

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
MetricTWLONICEFIVN
P/E 34.8x 7.9x 47.7x
P/FCF 38.3x 6.8x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 37.9x 5.4x 11.3x
P/S 7.2x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 4.5x – 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.5x – 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 74.2x 4.5x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 132.9x 6.1x 38.3x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 1.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 36.7x 6.5x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.3x 5.1x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 0.13 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTWLONICEFIVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 22.9% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 50.0% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% 21.5% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 48.5% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 320.8% 16.2% 408.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 55.1% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 5,574% 5.6% 573.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.3% 56.6% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,574% 9.2% 597.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 59.1% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.8% -1.4% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.9% 59.1% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.5% -16.3% 46.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.1% 38.2% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTWLONICEFIVN
Gross margin 48.5% 65.8% 54.9%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 26.2% 18.2%
Operating margin 5.2% 19.2% 4.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 21.3% 5.5%
Net margin 20.6% 16.2% 4.9%
FCF margin 18.8% 18.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 23.1% 20.7%
Return on equity 13.7% – 7.4%
Return on assets 11.3% 18.9% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 3.1% – –
Return on capital employed 3.1% 28.8% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% 5.4% 11.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTWLONICEFIVN
Debt / assets 9.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 17.2% – 57.1%
Equity / assets 82.8% – 42.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.4x
Current ratio 4.6x 1.3x 4.1x
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.1x 3.5x
Cash ratio 3.3x 0.3x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 12.92 – 2.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTWLONICEFIVN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -19.0% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -19.0% 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.

ConsensusTWLONICEFIVN
Forward P/E 45.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $10.91FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +19.1% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.37BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.0% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTWLONICEFIVN
Held by institutions 90.3% 56.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 963 320 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +7.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 543 145 151
Institutions selling 310 131 98
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.11 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.

TWLONICEFIVN
TWLO 1.00 0.40 0.66
NICE 0.40 1.00 0.63
FIVN 0.66 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TWLO, NICE and FIVN?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Twilio (TWLO) $40.41B, Nice (NICE) $7.63B, Five9 (FIVN) $2.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, TWLO, NICE and FIVN?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Twilio (TWLO) 35.2x, Nice (NICE) 8.0x, Five9 (FIVN) 47.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five9 (FIVN) is cheapest (Twilio (TWLO) 45.8x, Nice (NICE) 11.1x, Five9 (FIVN) 11.0x). 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: Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%, Five9 (FIVN) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Twilio (TWLO) has the highest net margin (Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%, Five9 (FIVN) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Twilio (TWLO) returned the most: Twilio (TWLO) +136.1%, Nice (NICE) -8.2%, Five9 (FIVN) +63.4%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Twilio (TWLO) -6.1%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.5%/yr, Five9 (FIVN) -25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nice (NICE) has been the steadiest (Twilio (TWLO) 62.2%, Nice (NICE) 55.2%, Five9 (FIVN) 68.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TWLO, NICE 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, Twilio (TWLO) 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.