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EL7 Factor Analysis
How we score this
Overall93
Excellent — top fifth of the marketHigh FlyerF 6/9SafeBetter than 93% of Market stocks, per EL7's model
FactorScoreDistributionValueAvgRank
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Valuation
42
41.9x▼17.6xAround median
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Growth
69
8.6%▲7.1%Top tier
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Quality
96
14.5%▲4.5%Top tier
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Safety
83
—2.6xTop tier
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Capital Return
73
—2.15%Top tier
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Momentum
65
-25.0%▼2.3%Around median
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Sentiment
45
13▲3Around median
DOCU

DOCU DocuSign, Inc.

DocuSign, Inc. · NASDAQ
Market Open
69.07
▼ ⁦-2.22%⁩ (-1.57)
Market Cap$13.2B
Beta0.87
52w Low52w High
40.1686.65
Last Week
⁦+5.21%⁩
Last Month
⁦+15.46%⁩
Last 3 Months
⁦+53.05%⁩
Last Year
⁦-13.45%⁩
Fair Value
Current price$69
Analyst target · 6 analysts
$71
⁦+3%⁩
See it fairly priced
Range ⁦$58–$75⁩
vs
DCF (estimate)
$115
⁦+67%⁩
Sees it clearly undervalued
⁦8.2⁩% discount · ⁦3⁩% growth
Bottom lineThe two methods disagree — estimate range ⁦$71–$115⁩.

Estimates — analyst targets and a simplified DCF, not investment advice.

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Analyst Consensus

This section combines price targets, revision history, analyst coverage changes, and an AI summary of what changed on the Street.

Price Target· 6 analysts setting price target
$68.75
⁦-0.5%⁩
Current Price $69.07·Median $71.00
Low
$58.00
High
$75.00
Current price
$69.07
Average target
$68.75
Street summary

Consensus Target Rises as Analyst Count Declines

DOCU's consensus price target rose over the last 30 days from 57.60 to 68.75, an increase of 11.15 or 19.36%, while remaining unchanged over the last 7 days. Nevertheless, the number of analysts counted fell from 10 to 6, and likewise declined from 10 to 6 compared with the previous snapshot; making the improvement in consensus less broad in terms of the participant base. The current range is between 58 and 75, with a median of 71, versus a current price of 71.85, reflecting notable dispersion and a limited increase in consensus relative to the price.

As of 2026-09-15
Revisions momentum · 30d
⁦+26.1%⁩
Average rating
★ 3.19
Hold
Analyst coverage
⁦21 (-4)⁩
Buy conviction
19%
Rating activity · 30d
0↑ · 0↓
Target dispersion
25%
Analyst ratings over time21 analysts rating
2
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16
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Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
Rating trend — last 12 months3.30 → 3.19
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Ten ratios that matter, each compared against its sector median and average — so you can see whether a number is rich or cheap relative to peers in the same sector.

StockSector medianSector averagetypical sector range
MetricValuePosition within sectorVerdict
  • P/E (TTM)
    41.86x
    7.02x56.18x
    Near median
  • Forward P/E
    14.13x
    5.21x41.67x
    Cheap
  • EV / EBITDA
    23.94x
    4.43x35.48x
    Cheap
  • FCF Yield
    9.3%
    -54.9%10.7%
    Strong
  • Revenue Growth YoY
    8.6%
    -18.1%67.2%
    Near median
  • EPS Growth YoY
    22.2%
    -155.6%189.9%
    Above average
  • Gross Margin
    79.5%
    13.2%79.5%
    Strong
  • ROIC
    14.5%
    -63.6%26.8%
    Strong
  • Net Debt / EBITDA
    —
    —
  • Dividend Yield
    —
    —
  • Payout Ratio
    —
    —
  • Altman Z-Score
    3.60
    -9.8713.97
    Above average
Financial Analysis
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Stock Analysis

AI-generated
Based on 2026-09-03 data

Company Overview

DocuSign provides a digital agreement lifecycle management platform, starting with its eSignature product and then expanding customer relationships through its Intelligent Agreement Management platform, known as IAM. The company generates revenue from subscriptions by direct and digital-channel customers, along with professional services and usage-based digital add-ons; in Q2 FY2027, it had more than 1.9 million customers, including approximately 290 thousand direct customers, while international markets accounted for 31% of revenue.

In Q2 FY2027, revenue reached $875.7 million, up 9% year over year, including a 1.3 percentage-point benefit from foreign exchange rates. Gross profit according to EDGAR was approximately $697.9 million, equivalent to a margin of about 79.7%, while net income reached $77.7 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share reached $0.40. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 81.7%, operating income was $277 million, operating margin was 31.6%, up 180 basis points year over year, and diluted earnings per share were $1.16.

IAM has become an increasingly important source of growth, with its contribution to annual recurring revenue rising from 12.6% in Q1 to 15.1% in Q2 FY2027. At the same time, DocuSign generated $296 million in free cash flow at a 34% margin, and trailing-twelve-month free cash flow reached $1.2 billion, while the company ended the quarter with just under $1 billion in cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

What's Driving the Stock

  • On September 3, 2026, DocuSign raised its FY2027 revenue guidance to a range of $3.499 billion to $3.507 billion, representing 9% year-over-year growth at the midpoint, and also raised its annual recurring revenue growth forecast to 8.5%–9.0%, compared with 8.0% growth in FY2026.
  • IAM's contribution accelerated to 15.1% of total annual recurring revenue in Q2 FY2027, and management expects it to reach 18%–19% upon exiting Q4 FY2027. Most IAM adoption comes from the existing customer base, with management describing the upgrade from eSignature to IAM as a meaningful expansion in contractual relationship value without disclosing a specific percentage.
  • The number of documents ingested into Agreement Manager surpassed 300 million, and management says the AI-native architecture processes workloads at a lower marginal cost than solutions that route work to external language models. In user testing, AI Assistant cut the time required to summarize, review, and finalize agreements such as nondisclosure agreements in half.
  • In August 2026, the company launched Agentic capabilities including AI Assistant for contract analysis and redlining, prebuilt agents for document intake and supplier renewals, and the Agent Studio platform for building and governing custom agents. The cumulative number of active accounts using MCP also increased by more than fourfold during Q2 FY2027, with integrations including Slack, Perplexity, Gemini, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, and Anthropic.
  • Total customers increased by approximately 10% year over year to more than 1.9 million in Q2 FY2027, while the number of customers spending more than $300 thousand annually increased by 14% to nearly 1,300 customers. The company recorded its largest-ever deal in the U.S. public sector and its largest-ever deal in Latin America, while direct-customer dollar net retention rose to 103%.
  • Operating efficiency supported earnings per share and capital returns; free cash flow increased by more than 35% year over year to $296 million, and the company repurchased $307 million of shares during Q2 FY2027. Diluted share count declined 8% year over year to 193 million shares, with $2.1 billion remaining under repurchase authorizations.

Buying & Selling Case

▲ Buying Case4 pts

  • +IAM is transitioning from an emerging product into a measurable contributor to annual recurring revenue, with its share rising 2.5 percentage points in one quarter to 15.1%, while the company is targeting 18%–19% by the end of Q4 FY2027. This is supported by growth in large deals, as the customer segment above $300 thousand in annual contract value increased by 14%.
  • +DocuSign combines 9% revenue growth with improving profitability, as non-GAAP operating margin expanded by 180 basis points to 31.6% and operating income increased 16% to $277 million in Q2 FY2027. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share also increased by 26% to $1.16.
  • +Strong liquidity provides flexibility to fund IAM and repurchase shares simultaneously; the company generated $1.2 billion in free cash flow over twelve months and ended the quarter with no debt. Repurchases totaling $307 million helped reduce diluted share count by 8% year over year, supporting earnings per share while product investment continues.
  • +The IAM platform has specific, measurable use cases among customers such as Salesforce, Oppenheimer, SailPoint, Upstart, Optimizely, and HydroCorp. For example, HydroCorp reduced the time required to prepare a new contract from two or three hours to 20 minutes after integrating IAM with Salesforce, providing practical evidence of the platform's operational value.

Valuation

Analyst consensus is neutral, with an average price target of $68.75 and a relatively wide range of $58 to $75; the average target is approximately 21% below the 52-week range high of $86.65, while the range low is $40.16. The price-to-earnings multiple of 41.2 times and enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple of 24.2 times, as reported in a September 4, 2026 analysis, indicate that the valuation assumes continued IAM expansion and earnings improvement, while the neutral consensus reflects limited confidence in an acceleration beyond the expected 9% revenue growth.

HoldAnalyst target: $68.75(-0.5%)

Figures in the text are as of 2026-09-05; the live price is shown at the top of the page.

FAQ

What is driving DOCU stock growth in FY2027?

The primary driver is the expansion of the IAM platform, whose contribution to annual recurring revenue rose from 12.6% in Q1 to 15.1% in Q2 FY2027. Management raised its annual recurring revenue growth forecast to 8.5%–9.0% and expects IAM to account for between 18% and 19% of it upon exiting Q4 FY2027. This is supported by a 14% increase in the number of customers above $300 thousand in annual contract value to nearly 1,300 customers.

How did DocuSign perform in Q2 FY2027?

Revenue reached $875.7 million, up 9% year over year, while gross profit according to EDGAR was approximately $697.9 million and net income was $77.7 million. GAAP diluted earnings per share reached $0.40, while adjusted earnings were $1.16, up 26% year over year. Non-GAAP operating margin was approximately 31.6%, with free cash flow of $296 million and a 34% margin.

How important are artificial intelligence and the IAM platform to DocuSign's business?

IAM enables agreement data analysis and processes such as contract review, redlining, and supplier renewals, and Agreement Manager had ingested more than 300 million documents through Q2 FY2027. In user testing, AI Assistant cut the time required to summarize, review, and finalize agreements such as nondisclosure agreements in half. DocuSign launched Agent Studio and prebuilt agents in August 2026, while cumulative active accounts on MCP increased by more than fourfold during the quarter.

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▼ Selling Case6 pts

  • −DocuSign's growth remains in the high single digits despite IAM momentum; Q2 FY2027 revenue grew by 9%, but foreign exchange rates contributed 1.3 percentage points, while the expected 9% growth for FY2027 also includes approximately one percentage point of foreign exchange support. Therefore, an acceleration in underlying growth depends heavily on IAM continuing to expand and converting from annual recurring revenue into recognized revenue.
  • −IAM's contribution remains limited at 15.1% of annual recurring revenue, with most of it coming from upgrades within the existing customer base, while management said that the role of AI connectors as a new discovery or distribution channel remains at an early stage and that an existing customer's connector download does not itself generate incremental revenue. Some workflow tools also take longer to implement because they require customers to modify their processes.
  • −Gross margins face temporary pressure from the cloud infrastructure migration; non-GAAP gross margin declined slightly to 81.7% in Q2 FY2027, and management expects it to decline slightly year over year during FY2027. The projected gross margin range is 81.5% to 81.9% for Q3 and 81.5% to 82.0% for the full fiscal year.
  • −The IAM model faces competition from standalone tools and from the shift in the user interaction interface toward platforms such as OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini, even as DocuSign pursues a strategy of integrating with them through MCP. Management acknowledged on the September 3, 2026 call that customer discovery of connectors and the development of a sales pipeline from them remain at an early stage, leaving the commercial return from this channel unproven.
  • −The raised guidance reflects limited improvement rather than a major step-up; the company passed the entire Q2 outperformance through to its FY2027 guidance and added only a slight improvement for the second half, against an additional foreign exchange headwind of approximately $4 million. The Q3 FY2027 revenue range is also $886 million to $890 million, equivalent to 9% year-over-year growth at the midpoint and including one percentage point of foreign exchange support.
  • −Valuation presents a risk if IAM growth does not accelerate, as a September 4, 2026 analysis reported a price-to-earnings multiple of 41.2 times and an enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple of 24.2 times, while analyst consensus is neutral. Insider transactions provide only a weak trading signal: net selling over three months totaled $4.3 million across 12 sales and no purchases through August 28, 2026, with the caveat that insider sales may be prearranged.
What is DocuSign's outlook for the remainder of FY2027?

The company expects revenue between $3.499 billion and $3.507 billion in FY2027, representing 9% year-over-year growth at the midpoint and including approximately one percentage point of foreign exchange support. It expects a non-GAAP gross margin between 81.5% and 82.0% and an operating margin between 31.0% and 31.5%. For Q3 FY2027, it expects revenue between $886 million and $890 million and an operating margin between 31.3% and 31.7%.

Does DocuSign have a strong balance sheet and an effective share repurchase program?

DocuSign ended Q2 FY2027 with just under $1 billion in cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet. Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow reached $1.2 billion, nearly three times what it generated in the full FY2023. The company repurchased $307 million of shares during the quarter, reducing diluted share count by 8% year over year to 193 million shares, with $2.1 billion remaining under the authorization.

What are the main risks to monitor for DOCU stock?

Foreign exchange rates added 1.3 percentage points to Q2 FY2027 revenue growth, making underlying growth slower than the reported 9%. Management also expects a slight decline in gross margin during FY2027 because of the cloud infrastructure migration, and MCP connectors remain at an early stage as a customer-acquisition and revenue channel. In addition, a September 4, 2026 analysis reported a valuation of 41.2 times earnings, compared with a neutral analyst consensus and an average price target of $68.75.