EGHT Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2017βFY2026
8X8 Inc /De/ had $736M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 2.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.7% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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2.9%Hi! I read 8X8 Inc /De/βs latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+2.9%
Only a little. Sales grew 2.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
0.2%
A little. It keeps 0.2% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
7.1%
Partly. 7.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
6.2x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 6.2 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
71.0x
One share costs 71.0 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· 8X8 Inc /De/ had $736M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 2.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.7% a year on average. Its operating margin was 2.6%, up 0.4Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 3 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· 8X8 Inc /De/ made $1.6M of net profit in fiscal 2026.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $52.1M in fiscal 2026, 7.1% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· 8X8 Inc /De/ returned $1.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 4% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 9.9%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders sold $0.6M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.6M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
79%
$0.4M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Andrew F. BurtonDirector | Sold plan | 107,085 | $1.81 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Laurence DennyChief Legal Officer | Sold plan | 9,433 | $1.82 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Kevin KrausChief Financial Officer | Sold | 34,329 | $2.32 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Elizabeth Harriet TheophilleDirector | Sold | 20,207 | $1.81 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Laurence DennyChief Legal Officer | Sold plan | 5,000 | $2.55 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Hunter MiddletonChief Product Officer | Sold plan | 85,044 | $2.50 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Laurence DennyChief Legal Officer | Sold plan | 5,000 | $1.95 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· 8X8 Inc /De/ owes $228M more than it holds in cash, about 6.2 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably 8X8 Inc /De/ can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $136M | $138M | $117M | $88.1M | $93.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $447M | β | $410M | $350M | $321M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | 7.4x | 6.2x |
| Debt / equity | 2.5x | β | 4.0x | 2.9x | 2.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β2.4x | β0.7x | 0.5x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $910M | $842M | $756M | $683M | $663M |
| Total liabilities | $728M | $742M | $654M | $561M | $516M |
| Shareholders' equity | $182M | $99.9M | $102M | $122M | $147M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $311M | β | $292M | $262M | $228M |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 3.3%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 3 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· 8X8 Inc /De/ passes 6 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.0% | β41.4% | β17.9% | β12.6% | β22.0% | β26.4% | β13.9% | β18.3% | β12.6% | β8.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 8.47 | 3.44 | 2.16 | β1.67 | β2.46 | β3.01 | β3.12 | β3.14 | β3.53 | β3.70 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $253M | $297M | $353M | $446M | $532M | $638M | $744M | $729M | $715M | $736M |
| Gross profit | $234M | $276M | β | β | β | $391M | $502M | $504M | $485M | $475M |
| Research and development | $29.0M | $36.4M | $62.1M | $77.8M | $92.0M | $112M | $142M | $136M | $123M | $113M |
| Operating income | β$6.7M | β$41.9M | β$89.6M | β$160M | β$146M | β$154M | β$66.3M | β$27.6M | $15.2M | $18.9M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | β | β | $27.3M | $39.8M | $28.9M | $17.8M |
| Pretax income | β$4.9M | β$38.2M | β$88.2M | β$172M | β$165M | β$176M | β$70.3M | β$64.0M | β$24.1M | $3.5M |
| Income tax | β$0.1M | $66.3M | $0.6M | $0.8M | $0.8M | β$0.4M | $2.8M | $3.6M | $3.1M | $1.9M |
| Net income | β$4.8M | β$104M | β$88.7M | β$172M | β$166M | β$175M | β$73.1M | β$67.6M | β$27.2M | $1.6M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.05 | β$1.14 | β$0.94 | β$1.72 | β$1.57 | β$1.55 | β$0.63 | β$0.56 | β$0.21 | $0.01 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.14B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $28.5M | $22.0M | β$14.9M | β$93.9M | β$14.1M | $34.7M | $48.8M | $79.0M | $63.6M | $55.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $8.9M | $9.2M | $9.1M | $35.8M | $6.4M | $4.1M | $3.0M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $3.7M |
| Free cash flow | $19.6M | $12.9M | β$24.0M | β$130M | β$20.5M | $30.5M | $45.8M | $76.3M | $61.2M | $52.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $10.4M | $10.7M | $18.5M | $28.4M | $39.0M | $42.1M | $36.8M | $26.8M | $20.1M | $18.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $21.5M | $29.2M | $44.5M | $70.9M | $108M | $133M | $89.5M | $61.9M | $39.9M | $20.4M |
| Acquisitions | $2.9M | $0.0M | $5.6M | $59.1M | $10.4M | $125M | $1.3M | $0.0M | $3.2M | $4.8M |
| Share buybacks | $3.0M | $22.4M | $7.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $45.0M | $60.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.0M | $22.4M | $7.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $45.0M | $60.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.8M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $175M | $152M | $346M | $171M | $153M | $136M | $138M | $117M | $88.1M | $93.3M |
| Total debt | β | $0.0M | $216M | $292M | $308M | $447M | β | $410M | $350M | $321M |
| Current assets | $197M | $179M | $397M | $277M | $277M | $276M | $273M | $248M | $204M | $210M |
| Current liabilities | $43.3M | $56.3M | $74.7M | $123M | $121M | $192M | $230M | $173M | $169M | $193M |
| Inventory | $0.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $24.1M | $35.7M | $52.8M | $94.4M | $93.1M | $79.0M | $57.9M | $53.2M | $47.9M | $45.8M |
| Goodwill | $46.1M | $40.1M | $39.7M | $128M | $132M | $267M | $267M | $267M | $272M | $276M |
| Intangible assets | $17.0M | $12.0M | $11.7M | $24.0M | $17.1M | $128M | $107M | $86.7M | $67.9M | $57.6M |
| Total assets | $334M | $277M | $546M | $701M | $678M | $910M | $842M | $756M | $683M | $663M |
| Total liabilities | $45.3M | $58.4M | $297M | $510M | $518M | $728M | $742M | $654M | $561M | $516M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $289M | $219M | $249M | $191M | $161M | $182M | $99.9M | $102M | $122M | $147M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 92.2% | 93.1% | β | β | β | 61.2% | 67.5% | 69.1% | 67.9% | 64.6% |
| Operating margin | β2.6% | β14.1% | β25.4% | β35.8% | β27.5% | β24.2% | β8.9% | β3.8% | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 1.5% | β10.5% | β20.2% | β29.5% | β20.1% | β17.6% | β4.0% | β0.1% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | β1.9% | β35.2% | β25.2% | β38.6% | β31.1% | β27.5% | β9.8% | β9.3% | β3.8% | 0.2% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 4.3% | β6.8% | β29.1% | β3.9% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β49.8% | β59.5% | β40.5% | β36.5% | β24.7% | β | β5.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Return on capital employed | β2.3% | β19.0% | β19.0% | β27.7% | β26.2% | β21.4% | β10.8% | β4.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | β1.6% | β41.2% | β37.9% | β78.3% | β94.3% | β102.3% | β51.8% | β67.0% | β24.3% | 1.2% |
| Return on assets | β1.4% | β34.2% | β21.5% | β27.6% | β24.0% | β22.1% | β8.3% | β8.5% | β3.8% | 0.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | β2.1% | β62.7% | β44.8% | β448.5% | β1,396.9% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 17.0% | 18.9% | 26.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 16.6% | β2.0% | β1.9% | 2.9% |
| FCF growth | β | β34.5% | β286.3% | β | β | β | 49.9% | 66.7% | β19.9% | β14.8% |
| Share count change | β | 1.9% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7.4x | 6.2x |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.0x | 0.9x | 1.5x | 1.9x | 2.5x | β | 4.0x | 2.9x | 2.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β | β | β2.4x | β0.7x | 0.5x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 4.6x | 3.2x | 5.3x | 2.2x | 2.3x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 4.5x | 3.2x | 5.3x | 2.2x | 2.3x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 8.5% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 20.2% | 20.9% | 12.0% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 15.3% | 174.5% | β | β | β | 147.3% | 131.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 8.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | β1.7 | β2.5 | β3.0 | β3.1 | β3.1 | β3.5 | β3.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.0% | β41.4% | β17.9% | β12.6% | β22.0% | β26.4% | β13.9% | β18.3% | β12.6% | β8.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001023731). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
