8x8 Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, 8x8 Inc had return on equity of 1.2%, an operating margin of 2.6%, debt equal to 219.3% of equity and a current ratio of 1.09. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2010Mar 2010 | 2011Mar 2011 | 2012Mar 2012 | 2013Mar 2013 | 2014Mar 2014 | 2015Mar 2015 | 2016Mar 2016 | 2017Mar 2017 | 2018Mar 2018 | 2019Mar 2019 | 2020Mar 2020 | 2021Mar 2021 | 2022Mar 2022 | 2023Mar 2023 | 2024Mar 2024 | 2025Mar 2025 | 2026Mar 2026 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.2% | 67.5% | 69.1% | 67.9% | 64.6% | 63.3% |
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 21.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | −3.4% | −2.6% | −14.1% | −25.4% | −35.8% | −27.5% | −24.2% | −8.9% | −3.8% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 9.3% | 83.0% | 13.4% | 2.0% | 1.2% | −2.4% | −1.9% | −35.2% | −25.2% | −38.6% | −31.1% | −27.5% | −9.8% | −9.3% | −3.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.3% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 25.2% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 4.3% | −6.8% | −29.1% | −3.9% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 8.6% | 7.1% | 7.6% |
| Return on equity | 29.2% | 44.5% | 103.1% | 10.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | −1.9% | −1.7% | −41.2% | −37.9% | −78.3% | −94.3% | −102.3% | −51.8% | −67.0% | −24.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on assets | — | 24.4% | 88.0% | 9.8% | 1.1% | 0.6% | −1.7% | −1.5% | −34.2% | −21.5% | −27.6% | −24.0% | −22.1% | −8.3% | −8.5% | −3.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 2.64 | 1.06 | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 1.11 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.07 | 2.94 | 4.64 | 6.45 | 8.78 | 5.35 | 4.55 | 3.17 | 5.32 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 1.44 | 1.19 | 1.44 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 1.05 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.6% | 152.9% | 192.2% | 245.4% | 260.0% | 401.8% | 286.4% | 219.3% | 207.9% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | 0.5x | 1.1x | 1.3x |
| Effective tax rate | 0.1% | 0.8% | — | 41.1% | 58.1% | 59.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.3% | 25.1% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 8.0% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 18.7% | 17.2% | 15.4% | 15.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 37.1% | 100.6% | 10.0% | 187.3% | 479.9% | 800.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 14.7% | 117.3% | 36.9% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 125.7% | 62.4% | 15.3% | 174.5% | — | — | — | 147.3% | 131.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Sept 2024 | 2025 Q3Dec 2024 | 2025 Q4Mar 2025 | 2026 Q1Jun 2025 | 2026 Q2Sept 2025 | 2026 Q3Dec 2025 | 2026 Q4Mar 2026 | 2027 Q1Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 68.1% | 67.7% | 67.8% | 66.4% | 64.8% | 63.9% | 63.2% | 61.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | −8.0% | 1.7% | −3.1% | −2.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 0.1% | −0.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.1% | 15.0% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.05 |
| Debt to equity | 361.4% | 322.6% | 286.4% | 261.6% | 244.7% | 224.8% | 219.3% | 207.9% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 17.3% | 16.7% | 16.9% | 15.6% | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 14.9% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $224m of assets due within a year against $213m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $224m short-term assets against $311m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $91m of cash against $307m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 208% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 376% to 208% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $61m of operating cash flow against $307m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $23m against $18m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard 8x8's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -3.0% of total assets over 7 years.
- Pricing power 18 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 63.3%, moving by 4.5 percentage points (standard deviation) across 7 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -11.2%; its worst year was -35.0%.
- Cash conversion 10 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 10 years, at a median 5.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 34.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 10.5% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (38 before it).
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