WDAY
Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralWorkday, Inc. · Technology · United States · $50.6B cap · $483.5M/day traded
$208.50 -0.7% · close 26 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Workday, Inc. (WDAY) is 87/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 67, Value 38, Momentum 82, each scored against its sector).
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Workday is a leading cloud HR and finance software platform with high retention and strong cash flow, and analysts raised forward earnings by 4.6% in about four weeks. The shares recently rallied on reports of financing for a possible take-private deal. If that happens, upside would be capped at the offer price. If it does not, the stock faces sector worries about AI tools and new competitors pressuring seat-based pricing. Insiders sold 0.47% of shares in 90 days.
ABOUT WORKDAY, INC.
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Workday, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, delivering comprehensive Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Management suites via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. The company's strong competitive moat stems from its unified cloud platform, deep functional capabilities, and the high switching costs associated with core enterprise systems, ensuring robust customer retention. Workday holds a prominent market position, recognized for its innovation and user-centric approach in cloud business applications.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.2B | 7.3B | 8.4B | 9.6B | 15.4% | 10.2B | 10.7B | 11.8B | 11.1% |
| EPS | -1.44 | 5.28 | 1.98 | 2.61 | -29.7% | 4.91 | 3.14 | 3.74 | 19.8% |
| Shares | 263.9M | 263.9M | 266.4M | 259.1M | -1.8% | 196.0M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 3.2B | 3.3B | 3.4B | 3.8B | 5.6% | 3.8B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 5.6B | 8.1B | 9.0B | 7.8B | 11.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 1.7B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 2.9B | 21.0% | 3.1B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -2.5B | -1.8B | -1.8B | 333.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 1.2B | -268.0M | -1.1B | -3.3B | — | — | — | — | — |
90% above its 52-week low and back above a rising 50-day average since 21 Oct 2026.
Swung more than 69% of stocks we rank over the past year (54% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of WDAY are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDAY | Workday, Inc.(you) | $50.6B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| CSU.TO | Constellation Software Inc. | $51.4B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | $42.0B | 85 | Strong Buy |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | $43.3B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | $52.7B | 79 | Buy |
| DSY.PA | Dassault Systèmes SE | $31.7B | 92 | Strong Buy |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | $102.7B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | $21.1B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | $120.5B | 85 | Strong Buy |
| ZM | Zoom Communications, Inc. | $27.9B | 96 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 26.7x · Gross margin 32.8%
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