Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) and the best and worst performers in the video conferencing industry.

Work is becoming more distributed, both across geographies and devices. In order for businesses to keep functioning efficiently, they need to be able to communicate as well as they did when the teams were co-located, which drives the demand for integrated communication platforms.

The 4 video conferencing stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.8% above.

Luckily, video conferencing stocks have performed well with share prices up 30.5% on average since the latest earnings results.

Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN)

Taking its name from the "five nines" (99.999%) standard for optimal service reliability in telecommunications, Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) provides cloud-based software that enables businesses to run their contact centers with tools for customer service, sales, and marketing across multiple communication channels.

Five9 reported revenues of $312.4 million, up 10.3% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.9%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a mixed quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

Five9 scored the fastest revenue growth in the group. Unsurprisingly, the stock is up 22.9% since reporting and currently trades at $34.88.

Is now the time to buy Five9? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q2: RingCentral (NYSE: RNG)

Built on its proprietary Message Video Phone (MVP) platform that unifies multiple communication methods, RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) provides AI-driven cloud communications and collaboration solutions that enable businesses to connect through voice, video, messaging, and contact center services.

RingCentral reported revenues of $657 million, up 5.9% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 1%. The business had a strong quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ billings estimates and full-year EPS guidance beating analysts’ expectations.

The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 106% since reporting. It currently trades at $79.50.

Is now the time to buy RingCentral? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM)

Once the verb that defined remote work during the pandemic ("let's Zoom later"), Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) provides a cloud-based platform for video meetings, phone calls, team chat, and collaboration tools that helps businesses and individuals connect virtually.

Zoom reported revenues of $1.28 billion, up 4.9% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 0.7%. Still, it was a mixed quarter as it posted EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.

Zoom delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates, weakest guidance update, and weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The company added 91 enterprise customers paying more than $100,000 annually to reach a total of 4,625. As expected, the stock is down 6.8% since the results and currently trades at $94.06.

Read our full analysis of Zoom’s results here.

8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT)

Named after its founding year (1987) with "8x8" representing binary code for communications, 8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT) provides cloud-based contact center and unified communications solutions that enable businesses to manage customer interactions and internal communications through a single platform.

8x8 reported revenues of $190.2 million, up 4.9% year on year. This result surpassed analysts’ expectations by 4.3%. Zooming out, it was a satisfactory quarter as it also logged an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

8x8 pulled off the biggest analyst estimate beat, highest guidance raise, and highest full-year guidance raise of the whole group. The stock is flat since reporting and currently trades at $2.24.

Read our full, actionable report on 8x8 here, it’s free.

Market Update

Over the past year, investors have been forced to repeatedly answer the same question: what is the market’s biggest risk? The answer has changed several times, and each shift has reshaped market leadership.

Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.

By the spring, technology took a back seat to geopolitics. The U.S. conflict with Iran briefly became the market’s dominant narrative, raising concerns about oil prices, inflation, and global growth. But as energy markets remained orderly and fears of a prolonged supply disruption faded, investors quickly turned their focus back to fundamentals.

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