RingCentral (RNG)

Management Credibility Scorecard · 5 quarters tracked (Q1'25 - Q1'26)
Last updated May 8, 2026 · latest call analyzed
100%
Kept of 23 resolved
23
Kept / Exceeded
0
Missed
8
Still Pending

Grade History

QuarterDisclosure QualityFinancial Quality
Q1'25 →B+B
Q2'25 →B+B
Q3'25 →B+B
Q4'25 →B+B
Q1'26 →B+B

Promise Ledger · All Quarters

MarkedPromiseStatus
Q1'26✅GSPs to start deploying AI products to their customer base
Beyond AT&T and TELUS, added Cox Communications and Spectrum Business deploying AI portfolio.
exceeded
Q1'26✅AIR and other AI products to drive higher ARPU and retention
Confirmed AI customers have 'significantly better ARPU' and 'net retention well above 100%'
delivered
Q1'26✅SBC to be approximately 9% of revenue in 2026
Q1 achieved 9% and maintained full year guidance of ~9%, down from 11% in 2025.
delivered
Q1'26✅GAAP operating margin to approximately double in 2026
Q4 guidance was ~9% GAAP margin vs 4.8% in 2025. Q1 delivered 7.8% and raised full year to 8.9%-9.6%.
exceeded
Q1'26✅First quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share
Paid inaugural dividend as announced in Q4. Continuing quarterly payments.
delivered
Q1'26✅Report on RCAI utilizing customers periodically instead of cohort-based metrics
They shifted entirely away from SMB/Mid-market/Enterprise breakdowns to AI-centric customer view as promised.
delivered
Q1'26✅Achieve $100 million ARR from new products in 2025
Vlad confirmed they achieved this target exactly. New products include AI (AIR, AVA, ACE) plus RingCX contact center.
delivered
Q4'25✅GSP partners beginning to sell AI offerings
AT&T now offering AIR, TELUS taking products to market as promised
delivered
Q4'25✅Double-digit sequential growth for RingCX
RingCX momentum continued with 1,500+ customers, revenue more than doubled
delivered
Q4'25✅Continue paying down debt and strengthening balance sheet
Reduced debt $275M, net leverage now 1.7x as committed
delivered
Q4'25✅SBC reduction to 11% of revenue for 2025
Achieved better than 11%, guided to 9% for 2026
exceeded
Q4'25✅Free cash flow of $525-530M for full year 2025
Hit $530M at high end of range, up 32% YoY as promised
delivered
Q4'25✅Exceed $100 million in ARR from new products by end of 2025
Achieved this target with AI products contributing meaningfully to the total
delivered
Q3'25✅Share count reduction to 92.5M-93M shares for 2025
Now projecting 92M shares, returning to 2020 levels faster than expected
exceeded
Q3'25✅Continue to expand operating margins
Achieved 22.8% operating margin, up 180bp YoY and above guidance
delivered
Q3'25✅Reducing SBC to trend towards 6% of revenue levels over time
2025 new grants expected at 6% of revenue, with total SBC now 11% vs 14.5% guidance
delivered
Q3'25✅Free cash flow guidance of $515-520 million for 2025
Raised to $525-530 million, beating prior guidance
exceeded
Q3'25⏳Expect these new products to comprise a meaningful portion of our overall revenues in a few years
Still qualitative, no specific timeline or percentage provided
pending
Q3'25⏳Well on our way to meeting the $100 million ARR new products goal for this year
Upgraded language to 'exceed $100 million' but still pending Q4 delivery
pending
Q2'25✅Strong double-digit growth in small business cohort
Continued momentum with double-digit ARR growth
delivered
Q2'25⏳Further debt reduction below $1 billion by end 2026
On track with net debt now at $1.1B from $1.27B
pending
Q2'25✅Continue reducing stock-based compensation
Down 450bps as percent of revenue, lowered annual guide
delivered
Q2'25✅Approximately $500-510 million free cash flow for 2025
Raised to $515-520M on strong Q2 performance
exceeded
Q2'25✅Maintain GAAP operating profitability going forward
Fourth consecutive quarter of GAAP operating profit achieved
delivered
Q2'25⏳Over $100 million ARR from new products by end 2025
Reconfirmed but language softened from 'deliver' to 'meeting' target
pending
Q1'25⏳Gross debt below $1B by end-2026
Paid down $166M in Q1, net leverage improved to 2.0x
pending
Q1'25⏳RingCX revenue to more than double in 2025
On track with 700 to 1,000+ customers in Q1
pending
Q1'25✅Continue to hold ~20% UCaaS market share
Vlad emphasized they're maintaining steady 20% share
delivered
Q1'25✅Maintain GAAP operating profitability going forward
Third consecutive quarter achieved
delivered
Q1'25⏳$500-510M free cash flow for 2025
Reiterated with Q1 at $130M putting them on track
pending
Q1'25⏳At least $100M new products ARR by end-2025
Raised to 'over $100M' - increased confidence with over $50M already achieved
pending
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