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Rating:81Outperform
Price Target:
$72.00
▲(42.74% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/17/26
DOCU scores well primarily on strong financial quality (profitability turnaround, low leverage, and robust free cash flow) and supportive earnings-call guidance pointing to re-accelerating growth with solid margin outlook. Technicals also show positive momentum. The main drawback is valuation, with a relatively high P/E and no dividend yield support in the provided data.
Positive Factors
Strong Cash Generation and Balance Sheet
High operating and free cash flow, combined with very low leverage and substantial equity, gives DocuSign financial flexibility to fund product investment, withstand execution setbacks, and return capital without relying heavily on external financing.
Negative Factors
Recent Growth Deceleration
The sharp slowdown from prior growth rates indicates that the mature eSignature base is not expanding rapidly on its own. Only modest retention improvement also suggests that sustained acceleration depends on successful cross-selling, larger accounts, and new products.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Cash Generation and Balance Sheet
High operating and free cash flow, combined with very low leverage and substantial equity, gives DocuSign financial flexibility to fund product investment, withstand execution setbacks, and return capital without relying heavily on external financing.
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DocuSign Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$11.46B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)3.76M
Price to Earnings (P/E)39.6
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth8.42%
EPS Growth-70.89%
CountryUS
Employees7,044
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.57
Shares Outstanding190,944,610
10 Day Avg. Volume2,952,415
30 Day Avg. Volume3,760,580
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.49
Price to Book (P/B)5.49
Price to Sales (P/S)3.27
P/FCF Ratio9.95
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$55.90Price Target Upside10.82% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)4.52
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.50B
DocuSign Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
DocuSign, Inc. is a global provider of electronic signature software, operating both within the United States and internationally. The company's core offering is an e-signature solution that empowers businesses to digitally prepare, execute, final...
How the Company Makes Money
DocuSign makes money primarily through subscription-based SaaS revenue from customers who pay for access to its eSignature and broader agreement workflow products. The company typically sells tiered plans that scale by features and usage needs acr...
DocuSign Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 04, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 03, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational and financial momentum: double-digit ARR mix gains for IAM, solid revenue growth (+9% YoY), improved operating margin (32.0%), robust free cash flow (35% margin) and aggressive share repurchases. Product and AI innovation, meaningful partnerships and new pricing models position DocuSign for further enterprise expansion. Challenges noted include ongoing cloud migration pressure on gross margins, the early stage of IAM enterprise penetration, rep/partner enablement needs, and near-term comparability headwinds from last year’s elevated digital usage. On balance, the strengths and forward-looking execution plans materially outweigh the challenges.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Q1 revenue of $830 million, up 9% year-over-year (approximately +1.6 percentage points benefit from FX).
Negative Updates
Gross Margin Pressure from Cloud Migration
Non-GAAP gross margin was 81.5% in Q1 and is expected to decline slightly year-over-year for FY27 as the company completes the bulk of its cloud migration—full-year gross margin guidance 81.5%–82.0%.
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth
Q1 revenue of $830 million, up 9% year-over-year (approximately +1.6 percentage points benefit from FX).
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Company Guidance
DocuSign guided to accelerating ARR growth of 8.25%–8.75% year‑over‑year (8.5% at the midpoint) to just over $3.5B ARR by the end of FY‑27, with IAM expected to be ~18% of ARR (driving IAM to over $600M ARR); management said ARR growth will be driven by gross new bookings and gross retention improvements and that DNR should modestly improve. For revenue they expect Q2 of FY‑27 of $865M–$869M (≈8% YoY at the midpoint) and full‑year revenue of $3.490B–$3.502B (≈9% YoY at the midpoint), after FX and digital add‑on comparisons. Profitability guidance called for non‑GAAP gross margin of 81.5%–81.7% in Q2 and 81.5%–82.0% for FY‑27, and non‑GAAP operating margin of 29.7%–30.2% in Q2 and 30.5%–31.0% for the year (a +0.5% midpoint increase versus prior guidance). They also forecast reduced share counts from buybacks with fully diluted weighted average shares of 191M–196M for Q2 and 190M–195M for FY‑27, with buyback activity expected to more than offset dilution.DocuSign Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
90
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.29B | 3.22B | 2.98B | 2.76B | 2.52B | 2.11B |
| Gross Profit | 2.61B | 2.56B | 2.36B | 2.19B | 1.98B | 1.64B |
| EBITDA | 648.86M | 562.16M | 357.30M | 195.59M | 2.76M | 21.44M |
| Net Income | 315.19M | 309.08M | 1.07B | 73.98M | -97.45M | -69.98M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.98B | 4.23B | 4.01B | 2.97B | 3.01B | 2.54B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 814.18M | 867.01M | 963.55M | 1.05B | 1.03B | 802.82M |
| Total Debt | 183.33M | 185.12M | 124.43M | 143.05M | 888.29M | 882.23M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.16B | 2.31B | 2.01B | 1.84B | 2.40B | 2.27B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.82B | 1.92B | 2.00B | 1.13B | 617.29M | 275.50M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.12B | 1.06B | 920.28M | 887.13M | 429.11M | 445.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.24B | 1.17B | 1.02B | 979.53M | 506.76M | 506.47M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -141.10M | -126.78M | -312.88M | 44.61M | -191.20M | -162.91M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.21B | -1.10B | -838.79M | -946.04M | -98.26M | -394.62M |
DocuSign Technical Analysis
Positive
50.44
Price Trends
50.92
Positive
49.31
Positive
53.99
Positive
Market Momentum
2.98
Negative
63.04
Neutral
50.66
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DOCU, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 50.44 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 57.31, below the 50-day MA of 50.92, and below the 200-day MA of 53.99, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.98 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.04 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 50.66 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DOCU.
DocuSign Risk Analysis
DocuSign disclosed 49 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. DocuSign reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
DocuSign Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $11.46B | 39.56 | 16.36% | ― | 8.42% | -70.89% | |
76 Outperform | $30.70B | 15.49 | 21.79% | ― | 4.98% | 103.70% | |
73 Outperform | $3.72B | 38.09 | 12.46% | ― | 24.21% | 206.42% | |
69 Neutral | $7.01B | -282.31 | -2.66% | ― | 24.90% | -233.01% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
55 Neutral | $3.41B | -23.49 | -12.16% | ― | 31.25% | 56.23% | |
49 Neutral | $2.11B | -13.86 | -92.84% | ― | 9.47% | 31.43% |
* Technology Sector Average
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DocuSign Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
DocuSign Shareholders Approve Directors, Auditor and Pay Plan
Positive
Jun 3, 2026
At its June 1, 2026 annual meeting, Docusign shareholders representing about 87% of eligible stock approved three directors, re-electing James Beer, Cain A. Hayes and Allan Thygesen to three-year terms. Investors also ratified PricewaterhouseCoope...
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