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Yext, Inc. YEXT
$6.51 -1.66% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $652.6M
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Dec 14, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count fell 21.2% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 36 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 4 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +11.7%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth8Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 15%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 20%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 43%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 14%
Quality71Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 18%
- Gross marginTop 20%
- Operating marginTop 40%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 37%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 30%
- Interest coverBottom 48%
Value89Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 28%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 18%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 15%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 26%
Momentum53Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 28%
- 6-month returnTop 19%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 30%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 46%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Revisions46Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 41%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 41%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 25%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 50%
Stability65Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 23%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 18%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 30%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.4% | -1.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 76.1% | 74.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 8.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 14.8% | 12.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.5% | 2.4% | ↓ | Bottom 15% |
| Gross margin | 74.0% | 76.1% | ↓ | Top 20% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 2.5% | ↑ | Top 40% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 1.7% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 12.0% | 14.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | — | Top 18% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.7% | — | Bottom 43% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.11×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 9.7%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +3.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.87×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 26.87%
- Shareholder yield
- 26.87%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -21.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -6.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 1, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +11.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $8.20
- Target vs current price
- +26.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 17
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 47%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | +23.5% | -3.5% | -5.8% | -4.3% | — |
| Jun 2, 2026 | +7.7% | -8.3% | -15.0% | +1.7% | +41.6% |
| Mar 9, 2026 | +7.7% | +1.1% | -6.3% | -29.9% | -24.6% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | +7.7% | -0.6% | -6.3% | -8.9% | -37.9% |
| Sep 8, 2025 | +0.0% | -1.7% | -3.4% | -5.9% | -5.4% |
| Jun 3, 2025 | +9.1% | +1.9% | +30.8% | +25.1% | +36.3% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | -14.3% | -0.8% | -6.8% | -5.7% | +1.7% |
| Dec 9, 2024 | +0.0% | +0.1% | -23.6% | -25.6% | -26.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.17 | +23.5% | $111.1M |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.13 | +7.7% | $107.9M |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.13 | +7.7% | $112.0M |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $0.14 | $0.13 | +7.7% | $112.0M |
| Sep 8, 2025 | $0.12 | $0.12 | +0.0% | $113.1M |
| Jun 3, 2025 | $0.12 | $0.11 | +9.1% | $109.5M |
| Mar 5, 2025 | $0.12 | $0.14 | -14.3% | $113.1M |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $0.12 | $0.12 | +0.0% | $114.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 33.4× | — | — | Top 28% |
| P/E (forward) | 8.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9× | — | — | Top 15% |
| EV / Sales | 1.78× | — | — | Top 26% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 8.12% | — | — | Top 18% |
| Earnings yield | 3.00% | — | — | Top 28% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 73
- Days above the 200-day average
- 36
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +9.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +5.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +19.5%
- RSI (14)
- 55.7
- Relative volume
- 0.54×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 43.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 26th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.93
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.25
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -26.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -63.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2021 | Apr 10, 2026 | -83.3% | 1290 days | Not yet recovered |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | -22.5% | 8 days | 40 days (Feb 12, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $652.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.20
- Revenue (TTM)
- $443.0M
- 52-week range
- $3.27 – $9.03
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $390.6M | $400.9M | $404.3M | $421.0M | $446.6M |
| Gross profit | $292.3M | $296.9M | $316.9M | $324.6M | $332.5M |
| Operating income | -$90.0M | -$64.8M | -$6.2M | -$32.4M | $44.5M |
| Net income | -$93.3M | -$65.9M | -$2.6M | -$27.9M | $37.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.73 | -$0.53 | -$0.02 | -$0.22 | $0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | Q2 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $114.0M | $113.1M | $109.5M | $113.1M | $112.0M | $112.0M | $107.9M | $111.1M |
| Net income | -$12.8M | -$7.3M | $770,000 | $26.8M | $6.1M | $4.2M | $2.6M | $13.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.10 | -$0.06 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.13 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $21.8M | $17.9M | $46.2M | $50.2M | $55.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$13.4M | -$6.2M | -$2.7M | -$2.1M | -$2.6M |
| Free cash flow | $8.4M | $11.7M | $43.4M | $48.1M | $53.3M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $24.9M | -$77.3M | -$23.1M | -$17.9M | -$65.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $86.8M
- Total assets
- $483.9M
- Total liabilities
- $448.3M
- Total debt
- $221.7M
- Net debt
- $134.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $35.7M
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 1, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,052,725
- Days to cover
- 4.27
- Change vs previous report
- +9.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.