Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. · JKHY · FY2027 Q1 · Calendar Q4 2026

Jack Henry Raises FY2027 Outlook as Core and Digital Demand Strengthens

The call suggests a firmer growth outlook, supported by stronger core wins and continued demand across digital banking, payments and security. The case depends on converting product momentum into growth while absorbing higher cyber, AI and infrastructure investment.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $11.33B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.28 Consensus $2.07
EPS surprise +10.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $701.5M Consensus $685.5M
Revenue surprise +2.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +10.8% Event window
SPY move +1.7% Same window
Abnormal move +9.2% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management raised FY2027 guidance and pointed to more than doubled year-over-year core wins, with 63% of wins classified as trifecta deals. The update adds a more constructive outlook than the prior quarter, when guidance was maintained. Current guidance is stated on a non-GAAP basis, while the prior-quarter revenue-growth range supplied here was GAAP, so the ranges are not directly comparable.

Guidance delta

Raised FY2027 non-GAAP revenue-growth guidance to 6.6%–7.4% and EPS guidance to $7.47–$7.51. The prior-quarter analysis described 5.5%–6.5% GAAP revenue growth; the differing accounting bases limit direct comparison.

Key takeaways

  • Management reported a record Q1 and expanding operating margin in its transcript analysis.
  • Core wins more than doubled year over year; 63% were trifecta deals spanning core, digital and card offerings.
  • Management highlighted demand across Banno, Gladiator and payment products, and expanded its AI portfolio and consulting plans.

Management priorities

  • Expand AI-enabled products and launch AI consulting services.
  • Increase adoption of the Jack Henry Platform and digital banking offerings in new core deals.
  • Advance faster payments and planned Moov Money integration, alongside tokenized-deposit and stablecoin testing.

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Earnings History

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JKHY EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '24 estimate $1.32 Q4 '24 actual $1.38, beat Q1 '25 estimate $1.61 Q1 '25 actual $1.63, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.58 Q4 '25 actual $1.75, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.71 Q1 '26 actual $1.97, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.43 Q2 '26 actual $1.72, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.43 Q3 '26 actual $1.71, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.47 Q4 '26 actual $1.57, beat Q1 '27 estimate $2.07 Q1 '27 actual $2.28, beat Q2 '27 estimate $1.77 Q3 '27 estimate $1.73
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy24 ratings
Bullish1562.5%
Neutral937.5%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$179.16Current
$158Low
$186.5Average
$215High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 4, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Piper Sandler Overweight NeutralUpgradeOct 9, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 30, 2026
Raymond James Strong Buy Strong BuyMaintainSep 16, 2026
DA Davidson Buy BuyMaintainSep 2, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $179.16. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyJames Faucette$158$146.22 -11.8%Sep 30, 2026
Seaport GlobalAnalyst unavailable$193$147.79 +7.7%Sep 28, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$199$158.38 +11.1%Sep 16, 2026
Piper SandlerBill Carcache$175$154.07 -2.3%Sep 16, 2026
KeyBancAndrew Schmidt$190$166.58 +6.1%Sep 14, 2026
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Company context

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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. operates as a financial technology company that connects people and financial institutions through technology solutions and payment processing services. It operates through four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate and Other. The Core segment provides core information processing platforms to banks and credit unions, which consist of integrated applications required to process deposit, loan, general ledger transactions, and maintain centralized accountholder information. The Payments segment offers secure payment processing tools and services, including ATM, automated clearing house origination and remote deposit capture processing, and risk management products and services, as well as debit and credit card processing services, and online and mobile bill pay solutions.…

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