8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. provides cloud-based contact center, voice, video, chat, and enterprise-grade API solutions to organizations around the world. Its flagship offering, 8x8 Work, is a unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) platform that supports seamless collaboration and business continuity through integrated voice calling, video meetings, team chat, and messaging capabilities.

• Recent Highlights- Fiscal 2026 was a milestone year for 8x8, as the company achieved four straight quarters of revenue growth, reported its first full fiscal year of GAAP profitability since 2015, improved its financial position, and enhanced its platform capabilities to support the growing demand for AI-powered customer engagement and communication solutions. 

• According to CEO Samuel Wilson, the rapid adoption of AI is transforming enterprise communications, increasing the need for open and integrated platforms that can manage secure interactions across voice, messaging, APIs, workflows, and AI-driven engagement while operating effectively at a global scale.

• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, 8x8 reported total revenue of $185.2 million, representing a 5% increase from $177.0 million in the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2025. The growth reflects continued demand for the company’s communications and customer engagement solutions, contributing to another quarter of positive financial performance and momentum. 

• Service revenue rose 5% year over year to $180.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, up from $171.6 million in the same period of the prior year. This increase highlights steady customer adoption of 8x8’s subscription-based offerings and underscores the importance of recurring revenue within the company’s overall business model. 

• GAAP gross margin declined to 63% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 from 68% a year earlier, while non-GAAP gross margin decreased to 64% from 69%. Despite revenue growth, the lower margins suggest increased costs or changes in revenue mix that affected profitability compared with the prior-year quarter. 

• GAAP operating income improved significantly to $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, compared with $0.4 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2025. The increase reflects stronger operational execution, higher revenue generation, and improved cost management, contributing to enhanced profitability and overall financial performance.

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