Yext (NYSE: YEXT) Q2 Earnings: EPS Beats Estimates, Shares Climb Despite Revenue Miss

Font: Financial Modeling Prep  • Sep 01, 2026

• EPS Beat: Yext reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.21, surpassing analyst estimates of $0.17, leading to a significant 23.53% earnings surprise.
• Stock Performance: Following the earnings report, Yext (NYSE: YEXT) shares rose 8.4% to $7.34, despite a broader market downturn.
• Revenue Miss: The company's revenue for the quarter was $111.10 million, falling slightly short of the $111.30 million estimate, marking its fourth consecutive revenue miss.

On September 1, 2026, Yext (NYSE: YEXT) announced its second-quarter earnings. Yext is a software company that operates an agentic marketing platform, helping businesses manage their brand information online. Following the report, Yext shares rose 8.4% to $7.34, as highlighted by Benzinga, despite a broader market downturn.

The company reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.21, which was higher than the analyst consensus estimate of $0.17. This result marks a significant earnings surprise of 23.53%, as noted by Zacks. It also shows strong growth from the $0.12 per share reported in the same quarter of the previous year.

However, Yext's revenue for the quarter was $111.10 million, falling slightly short of the $111.30 million estimate. This represents a miss of 0.18% and is also lower than the $113.09 million in revenue from a year ago. The company has now missed revenue estimates for the past four quarters.

Looking at its valuation, Yext has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.50. This ratio indicates that investors are paying $27.50 for every one dollar of the company's earnings. Another metric, the price-to-sales ratio, stands at 1.46, which compares the company's stock price to its total sales.

The company's financial health includes a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, showing it uses more debt than its own funds to finance its operations. Yext also has a current ratio of 0.83. A current ratio below 1.00 can indicate that a company might face challenges in paying its short-term debts.