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    How Investors May Respond To DocuSign (DOCU) Balancing Sluggish ARR With Rapid AI Agreement Adoption

    Simply Wall St·01/08/2026 22:29:10
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    • In early January 2026, DocuSign drew mixed analyst reactions as sluggish annual recurring revenue growth contrasted with rapid expansion of its intelligent agreement management customer base and improving operating efficiency.
    • This tension between weak long-term commitments from customers and accelerating adoption of DocuSign’s newer AI-enabled offerings raises important questions about the company’s next phase of growth.
    • We’ll now examine how accelerating intelligent agreement management adoption reshapes DocuSign’s existing investment narrative built around AI-driven agreement workflows.

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    DocuSign Investment Narrative Recap

    To own DocuSign today, you have to believe its AI‑driven intelligent agreement management can offset slowing eSignature and modest ARR growth, while margin improvements and buybacks support overall value. The latest analyst reactions reinforce that the key near term catalyst remains proof that IAM adoption can translate into stronger recurring revenue, while the biggest risk is that hesitant customers and conservative guidance keep overall growth muted; the mixed target price moves do not materially change that equation.

    The most relevant update is DocuSign’s rapid IAM customer expansion from roughly 10,000 to over 25,000 in six months, alongside accelerating consumption and billings. This ties directly to the growth catalyst investors are watching: whether the new AI‑native platform can lift ARPU and re‑accelerate revenue at a time when Wall Street still expects only tepid ARR growth and remains cautious on the pace of demand recovery.

    Yet beneath the encouraging IAM metrics, there is still a risk investors should be aware of around customers’ reluctance to commit to longer term contracts and what that could mean for...

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    DocuSign's narrative projects $3.8 billion revenue and $359.8 million earnings by 2028.

    Uncover how DocuSign's forecasts yield a $86.50 fair value, a 24% upside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Seven members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see DocuSign’s fair value across a wide band from about US$72.97 to US$118.15, highlighting how far opinions can diverge. Set against this spread, the tension between early IAM momentum and softer ARR growth expectations underlines why many investors may want to compare several different growth and risk assumptions before forming a view on DocuSign’s longer term performance.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.