NICE Ltd.

NasdaqGS:NICE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.0b

NICE Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

NICE's CEO is Scott Russell, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $12.65M, comprised of 7.3% salary and 92.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.11% of the company’s shares, worth $5.49M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 15.3 years respectively.

Key information

Scott Russell

Chief executive officer

US$12.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.30%
CEO tenure1.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure15.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • May 12

NICE: The Market Demands Innovation But Hates Change

Summary NICE Ltd. (NICE) is undergoing a deliberate pivot to AI-driven, consumption- and outcome-based pricing, causing short-term revenue issues but positioning for long-term leadership. Q1 2026 results showed decelerating cloud growth and legacy cannibalization, but NICE is proactively transitioning away from seat-based models before competitors. International cloud revenue grew 50% YoY, highlighting significant underpenetrated expansion potential beyond the domestic market. Actimize's potential $2.5B spin-off underscores NICE's undervaluation and NICE's doubling down on the cloud customer engagement segment. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Mar 08

NICE: Investors Should Focus On The Long-Term Growth Outlook

Summary NICE Ltd. is poised for long-term growth, driven by strong AI adoption and expanding TAM in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS). Despite a decline in stock price, NICE's robust earnings and cloud segment growth indicate market under-appreciation of its AI capabilities. Management's conservative FY25 guidance has caused concern, but historical trends suggest potential for upward revisions and continued strong demand. NICE's current valuation is attractive, with potential for significant upside as AI deployments normalize and cloud growth re-accelerates. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Feb 07

NICE: A Bull Case Despite The Negative Narrative

Summary NICE, an Israel-based enterprise software company, is well-positioned to benefit from digital transformation, cloud adoption, and AI trends despite recent valuation declines. The company's flagship product, NICE CXone, leads the cloud contact center market, with revenues growing at 12% annually and operating margins improving. Concerns about competition and AI displacing contact center agents are overshadowed by NICE's strong market position and underappreciated AI monetization opportunities. With net cash on the balance sheet and value-creating share repurchases, NICE is poised for a substantial re-rating as it showcases growth in its cloud business. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Jan 22

NICE: Earnings Should Continue To Grow Robustly

Summary NICE Ltd. is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing TAM in CCaaS and conversational AI, driven by its flagship CXone platform. CXone's comprehensive solution for customer service needs and its strong market recognition set it apart, driving significant productivity gains for large enterprises. NICE's Cloud segment is growing rapidly, with AI tools like Copilot and AutoSummary showing spectacular adoption rates, contributing to overall revenue growth. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Dec 03

Nice Is An Excellent AI Opportunity In Client Management Software

Summary Nice Ltd has struggled recently due to its CEO's retirement and geopolitical issues but is on a recovery path with AI-driven efficiency. Nice's AI-equipped customer support platform, providing its customers significant cost savings and improved operating margins is a strong competitive advantage. Nice's strong cloud revenue growth, high retention rates, and attractive valuation make it a compelling investment. Increased competition from Amazon poses challenges, but Nice's unique data flywheel and AI focus offer long-term growth potential. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Nov 17

NICE: Amazon Connect Could Steal The Show

Summary I believe Nice could lose market share in the next few years as Amazon Connect leverages AWS's vast customer base to quickly scale its CCaaS offering. Amazon Connect has a strong upsell potential, leveraging existing AWS customers' data for sophisticated AI-driven customer interactions. Despite competitive pressures, Nice has strong fundamentals, including consistent double-digit revenue and profit growth, a healthy balance sheet, and favorable liquidity ratios. I find Nice’s valuation ratios quite reasonable. Its forward P/E is lower than many competitors, including Amazon, indicating it’s not overpriced, although it’s not cheap either. In my view, a Hold rating makes sense for now. The company is fundamentally strong, but the rising competition from Amazon Connect limits its upside potential. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Sep 03

A NICE And Compelling GARP Company

Summary NICE, a leading CCaaS provider, offers growth and profitability above sector averages, yet trades at a significant discount, presenting a buy opportunity. The company's comprehensive CX platform, cloud-based solutions, and AI innovations drive market share gains and long-term growth potential. Financially robust, NICE boasts impressive revenue and margin growth, with a strong balance sheet and promising future growth forecasts. Trading at a low FY24 P/E of 16.2x, NICE should be valued higher, aligning with sector averages, making it an excellent GARP investment. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • May 21

NICE Ltd. Stock's Risk-Reward Appears To Be Better Post Q1 Results

Summary NICE Ltd. experienced a 15% contraction in share price despite delivering healthy Q1 results. The CEO's decision to step down has caused concern among investors, but the company is in a good position to flourish given its innate capabilities. NICE stock offers excellent value with a medium-term earnings growth rate of 38%, and a 36% discount on the forward P/E front relative to its historical average. The stock is generating operating cash flow at record levels, and the stock offers a compelling FCF yield at current levels. The risk-reward on the charts seems to be in a better place. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Mar 16

NICE: Riding The AI Wave

Summary NICE's cloud business has strong growth potential and is positioned to benefit from the AI wave. The company's CXone platform is a leader in the Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) market. NICE has a competitive position with its long-standing customer partnerships and data advantage over competitors. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Sep 21

NICE Ltd.: Valuation Re-Rating Is Likely To Be Dependent On Collections

Summary NICE is possibly one of the most technologically advanced company in the customer experience and contact centre markets. The company’s unique AI-powered conversational offering has allowed it to see sustained revenue growth and outsized gross margins in an industry dominated by service companies. Despite the business strength, we find the NICE’s collection efficiency led FCF issues to be a spot of bother. While we think the stock can significantly outperform should the FCF benefit from better collections, we would want to hold our horses until greater clarity emerges on this front.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 18

NICE Non-GAAP EPS of $1.86 beats by $0.07, revenue of $530.6M beats by $5.55M

NICE press release (NASDAQ:NICE): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.86 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $530.6M (+15.6% Y/Y) beats by $5.55M. The company increased full year 2022 Non-GAAP total revenues, which are expected to be in a range of $2.168B to $2.188B (compared to previous guidance range of $2.16B to $2.18B) vs. consensus of $2.17B; The company increased Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share, which are expected to be in a range of $7.33 to $7.53 (compared to previous guidance range of $7.25 to $7.45) vs. consensus of $7.37.
Seeking Alpha • Jan 02

NICE: Robust Cloud Segment And Savvy M&As Make The Stock A Buy

Software company NICE Ltd. has cash in hand to grow in other parts of the world, and acquire new targets. In the best-case scenario, NICE’s future revenue will grow thanks to growth in cloud sales and recurring revenue. I designed a 10-year DCF model with a WACC of 7.5% and an exit multiple of 21x EBITDA. I believe that the company is a buy in the $299-$341 share price range.

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Scott Russell's remuneration changed compared to NICE's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$530m

Dec 31 2025US$13mUS$924k

US$612m

Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD12.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.42M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Scott's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Scott Russell (52 yo)

1.3yrs
Tenure
US$12,652,000
Compensation

Mr. Scott E. Russell serves as Chief Executive Officer at Nice Systems, Inc. from January 1, 2025. He served as Chief Revenue Officer of Customer Success at SAP SE since 2024. He serves as Chairperson at T...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott Russell
Chief Executive Officer1.3yrsUS$12.65m0.11%
$ 5.5m
Beth Gaspich
Chief Financial Officer9.6yrsUS$6.33m0.11%
$ 5.3m
Dan Belanger
President of NICE Americas1.8yrsUS$5.47mno data
Darren Rushworth
President of CE International9.3yrsUS$5.44mno data
Craig Costigan
Chief Executive Officer of NICE Actimize7.5yrsUS$5.99mno data
Arun Chandra
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jeff Comstock
President of CX Product & Technology1.3yrsno datano data
Ryan Gilligan
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Alon Levy
VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Shiri Neder
Executive Vice President of Human Resources8.3yrsno datano data
Christopher Wooten
Executive Vice President of Nice Vertical Markets11.9yrsUS$1.35kno data
Awan Roy
VP & Head of India GTC5.2yrsno datano data
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: NICE's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dan Falk
Independent Outside Director25.3yrsno datano data
Rimon Ben-Shaoul
Independent Director24.7yrsno data0.0017%
$ 85.4k
David Kostman
Independent Chairman of the Board17.8yrsno data0.033%
$ 1.6m
Zehava Simon
Independent Outside Director10.8yrsno data0.0059%
$ 295.2k
Leo Apotheker
Independent Director12.8yrsno datano data
Joseph Cowan
Independent Director12.8yrsno data0.027%
$ 1.4m
Yocheved Dvir
Independent Outside Director18.3yrsno data0.00068%
$ 34.1k
Caroline Tsay
Directorless than a yearno data0.0013%
$ 64.3k
15.3yrs
Average Tenure
72.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: NICE's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/13 12:37
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/13 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

NICE Ltd. is covered by 29 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tavy RosnerBarclays
Michael FunkBofA Global Research
Thomas BlakeyCantor Fitzgerald & Co.