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Navan, Inc.

Buzzing onWhy it's trendingX chatter picking upStrong bullish X conversationBacked by solid revenue growth
$NAVN·$7.0B·Software - Application·Technology
$28.50-6.8%YTD+64.7%1Y+42.5%
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NANAVN
$NAVNNavan, Inc.
$28.50-6.80%37 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $NAVN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

AI-travel SaaS running into Sep 9 print with four straight big EPS surprises; the beat cadence is priced, so a raise is what extends.

Navan is a $6.95B AI-native corporate travel and expense platform whose first four quarters as a public company have been a step-function: EPS surprises of +282%, +133%, +1441%, and a stock that's +65% YTD and +42% t12m sitting at 90% of its 52w range at $28.50, right into a Sep 9 Q2 FY27 earnings print and a Goldman Communacopia appearance.

  • Q4 FY26 (Jan-quarter, latest) revenue $220.2M with EPS $0.08 vs $0.005 est. Growth is real — revenue +30% YoY on a $686M FY26 base heading toward $911M FY27 (+33%) per analyst consensus — and gross margin held at 71% while op-margin remains -50% as the AI-agent build absorbs opex.
  • PE -13.3x reflects still-negative TTM earnings, but the recent EPS-surprise cadence + Street-modeled swing to $0.25 FY27 profit suggests the operating-leverage crossover is much closer than the sticker multiple implies.
  • Structural: 43M-share float, 0.94x volume multiplier, +8% vs 50d, +61% vs 200d — the stock has already priced in strong Q2 optimism, so a beat-and-raise is what earns the extension, not just an in-line print.
  • Sentiment: bullish pre-earnings setup, HVC pattern-read at highs, CEO Cohen's acquisition-strategy interview picked up.

Read as a compounding AI-travel software name at a rich pre-print position whose earnings-surprise streak is the whole thesis; the debated question is whether Sep 9 confirms the operating-leverage crossover or resets expectations after a run this steep.

Agrees with X sentimentX sees HVC pre-earnings setup as bullish; verdict agrees on the compounding thesis but flags the run has already banked strong expectations into Sep 9.

What to watch: Sep 9 Q2 FY27 print (rev growth pace, FY guide, agent-ARR trajectory) and Goldman Communacopia narrative reception.

On the calendar: 2026-09-09 Q2 FY27 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment40 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-11

Navan posters flag double-HVC (high-volume close) right at highs with earnings next week and long setups on watchlists alongside AMZN/CBRS. CEO Ariel Cohen's acquisition-strategy interview receives coverage. Sentiment is bullish on the pre-earnings setup.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

AI-powered corporate travel and expense management SaaS platform for enterprise customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Application sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NAVN.

Software - Application · Technology

No material change from last week — platforms where agents expand contract value (ServiceNow, Snowflake) are re-rated upward, while tools where agents substitute human users (Adobe Creative..

What this means for $NAVN

Neutral — AI-powered corporate travel and expense management SaaS platform for enterprise customers; limited read-through from software - application macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-4.2%YTD
+0.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-13.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-14.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-28.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
7.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-60.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
70.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 10, 2026$0.08$0.01+1441.4%
Q4 2025Mar 25, 2026$0.02$-0.06+133.3%
Q3 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.14$-0.08+281.8%
Q3 2025Oct 10, 2025$-0.17——
Next earningsWed, Sep 30·consensus EPS $0.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$177.9M+34.8%70.7%-50.3%$-0.29$29.7M
Q3 FY25$194.9M+29.0%70.7%-40.6%$-4.58$-11.4M
Q2 FY25$172.0M+29.5%72.0%-7.1%$-0.16$2.3M
Q1 FY25$157.5M+30.2%70.2%-10.1%$-0.25$2.3M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$686.5M$686.1M – $686.9M-$0.23-$0.31 – -$0.158
FY27$911.2M$881.1M – $923.7M$0.25$0.21 – $0.2711
FY28$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$0.38$0.33 – $0.4310
FY29$1.4B$1.4B – $1.4B$0.58-$0.12 – $1.277

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.90%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+61.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 43.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.085-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteJun 268-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 108-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Navan, Inc. filed an 8-K on June 10, 2026, reporting financial results for fiscal Q1 (quarter ended April 30, 2026) via press release (Exhibit 99.1) and supplemental investor materials including prepared remarks and slides posted to investors.navan.com. No specific revenue or earnings figures appear in the filing body — all headline metrics are in the furnished exhibit. The information is furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 and is not subject to Section 18 liability. Materiality depends on the Q1 results in the press release for this recently-listed corporate travel and expense management platform.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

NAVN (NAVN) filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a change in its executive leadership or board composition. The filing reports both a departure and an appointment in Chief Executive Officer. Individuals named in the filing include Its Charter, Other Jurisdiction. Leadership changes at the C-suite and board level are material events requiring 8-K disclosure within four business days, as they can affect company strategy, investor confidence, and operational continuity.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 258-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 123
+ 8 other (2 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 S-8 · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Navan to Participate in Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conferencebusinesswire.com·3d agoNavan to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Results on September 9, 2026businesswire.com·4d agoNavan Edge and OpenTable Partner for AI-Powered Business Travel Planningbusinesswire.com·19d agoNavan Upgrades Singapore Airlines NDC to Direct Connectionbusinesswire.com·20d agoNavan Partners with DataVisor to Strengthen Real-Time Fraud Protectionbusinesswire.com·20d ago

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