A Look At nCino (NCNO) Valuation After First Quarter Earnings And New Revenue Guidance

nCino (NCNO) drew fresh attention after reporting first quarter results and issuing new revenue guidance, giving investors updated figures on current performance and management’s expectations for the coming quarter and fiscal 2027.

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Despite the earnings update and new revenue guidance, nCino’s recent trading has been weak, with the share price at US$15.04 after a 7 day share price return decline of 12.51% and a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 44.62%. This suggests that momentum has been fading as investors reassess growth prospects and risk.

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So with the stock down sharply over 1 year despite revenue and net income figures that have moved higher, and a share price well below analyst targets, is this a moment of mispricing or is the market already accounting for future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 36% Undervalued

With nCino’s fair value narrative at $23.31 against a last close of $15.04, the current price sits well under that implied mark, and the gap all comes down to how future earnings and margins play out.

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Want to see what is backing that higher fair value? The narrative leans on faster earnings growth, rising margins, and a richer future profit multiple. The exact mix may surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $23.31 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.

However, if AI adoption in banking stays slow or larger cloud and fintech rivals win more deals, nCino’s growth and margin story could look very different.

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Another Way To Look At The Valuation

The fair value narrative leans on future earnings and margins, but today the stock trades on a P/E of 124.3x versus 32.9x for peers and 28.2x for the wider US Software industry, with a fair ratio estimate of 47.2x. That gap suggests meaningful valuation risk if expectations slip.

Before leaning too heavily on any single price target, it helps to see what the numbers imply about this current P/E and where the market could drift if sentiment cools or improves, and how that might fit your own return and risk rules of thumb. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Next Steps

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