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Workday, Inc (WDAY) Fair Value & Analysis

Technology · US · Market cap $34.5B

WI Workday, Inc logo Workday, Inc WDAY · US
Price$170.24
Fair Value$52.62
Upside-69.1%
Quality58/100
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Healthy Growth
Thin margins · 8.6% net margin
Low debt · generates free cash flow
Mixed vs. peers (7/14)
Moderate moat 55/100
Evidence: High Range $39.46 – $65.77 Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 16, 2026

From 24 valuation models · updated 22 days ago

Share price +18.5% over the past month.

A solid business, but screening 69% overvalued on our models.

What matters now

  • The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($65.77). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
  • Solid but not exceptional quality (58/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

$307.21 $112.50 Fair Value $52.62 May 2021 Aug 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 16, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $112.50 – $307.21 · fair‑value band $39.46 – $65.77 · the $170.24 price screens above the $52.62 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 16, 2026.

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Analysis

Workday, Inc (WDAY) currently trades at $170.24, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $52.62, implying the stock looks roughly 69.1% overvalued today. We read business quality at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

Over the trailing twelve months, Workday, Inc generated revenue of $9.9B at a net margin of 8.6%. Revenue grew 13.5% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 10.9%. Net debt stands at $2.3B. Fundamentals as of Jul 16, 2026

Our scenario range runs from $39.46 (bear case) to $65.77 (bull case); at $170.24, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat. The share trades about 34% below its 52-week high and 54% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at -27% fair-value upside, at -69%, WDAY screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model BearBaseBull Evidence
Highest evidence
Growth DCF $211.32 $399.44 $779.67 80
Residual Income $33.13 $36.11 $48.79 76
Rev-Margin DCF $94.68 $165.60 $298.83 74
All 24 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF $225.14 $358.50 $783.17 38
Owner Earnings $61.18 $148.65 $332.27 31
5Y Revenue Exit $93.77 $143.46 $245.44 39
5Y EBITDA Exit $106.49 $169.17 $291.15 41
5Y P/E Exit $95.32 $180.00 $288.20 38
10Y Revenue Exit $131.55 $241.39 $293.61 36
10Y EBITDA Exit $142.93 $268.77 $469.32 37
10Y P/E Exit $134.78 $244.72 $408.70 35
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd $23.44 $163.50 $229.45 54
Lynch FV $62.41 $89.16 $115.91 50
PEG = 1.0 $62.41 $89.16 $115.91 46
EPV $26.15 $31.74 $36.64 59
Multiples
P/E Multiple $51.72 $68.96 $86.19 63
P/S Multiple $43.96 $58.61 $73.26 58
P/B Multiple $43.96 $58.61 $73.26 55
EV/EBIT $61.38 $84.31 $107.23 53
EV/EBITDA $59.11 $81.28 $103.45 54
EV/Revenue $38.97 $58.84 $78.70 43
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $19.42 $26.02 $38.83 50
Growth DCF
Growth DCF $211.32 $399.44 $779.67 80
Rev-Margin DCF $94.68 $165.60 $298.83 74
Economic Profit
Residual Income $33.13 $36.11 $48.79 76
ROIC Compounder $26.15 $31.74 $36.64 72
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E $77.97 $111.39 $144.81 68

Widest divergence: DCF Models ($180.00) versus Asset-Based ($26.02). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).

Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) $9.9B
Revenue growth (YoY) +13.5%
Net margin 8.6%
Return on equity 10.9%
Free cash flow $2.8B FY2026
P/E ratio 45.1
More key figures
Operating margin 13.3%
EPS (TTM) $3.10
EPS growth (YoY) +248%
Net debt $2.3B FY2026

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 16, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 58/100

Of which business quality 70 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 36

Profitability 44
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 63
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 100
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 62
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 63
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 38
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 42
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 25
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 86
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

About the company

Workday, Inc. provides enterprise cloud applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a suite of financial management applications to maintain accounting information; manage financial processes, such as payables and receivables; identify real-time financial, operational, and management insights; perform financial consolidation; …

Full company description

Workday, Inc. provides enterprise cloud applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a suite of financial management applications to maintain accounting information; manage financial processes, such as payables and receivables; identify real-time financial, operational, and management insights; perform financial consolidation; reduce time-to-close; promote internal control and auditability; and achieve consistency across finance operations. It also provides spend management solutions that help organizations to streamline supplier selection and contract management, build and execute sourcing events, such as requests for proposals, and manage indirect spend; expense management solutions to submit and approve expenses; and a suite of human capital management applications that enables HR teams to hire, onboard, pay, develop, reskill, and provide employee experiences. In addition, the company offers planning applications. Further, it provides supply chain and inventory solutions to healthcare organizations; solutions to manage the end-to-end student and faculty lifecycle; Workday Extend for customers and their developers to build custom applications. The company serves the professional and business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, education, government, technology, media, retail, and hospitality industries. It sells its solutions through its direct sales organization. The company was formerly known as North Tahoe Power Tools, Inc. and changed its name to Workday, Inc. in July 2005. Workday, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2022 – FY2026 · reported fiscal years

Workday, Inc reported revenue of $9.6B in FY2026 versus $5.1B in FY2022, a compound +16.8%/yr. Reported net income was $693M in FY2026, compounding +121.1%/yr from FY2022.

Growth Quality 90/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Latest Revenue (FY 2026)
$9.6B
Latest YoY
+13.1%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y)
+15.4%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y)
+17.2%
Avg. growth/yr (16Y)
+44.9%
Revenue +16.8%/yr
FY22 $5.1B
FY23 $6.2B
FY24 $7.3B
FY25 $8.4B
FY26 $9.6B
Net income +121.1%/yr
FY22 $29.0M
FY23 −$367M
FY24 $1.4B
FY25 $526M
FY26 $693M

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Peer Group

Software - Application · 709 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 58 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside −69% · Bottom 25%
Return on equity (TTM) 11% · Above median
Return on assets 4% · Above median
Net margin (TTM) 9% · Above median
Operating margin (TTM) 13% · Above median
Revenue growth 14% · Above median
Debt / equity 0.38× · Higher than 75% of peers

Valuation Multiples vs Software - Application median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 45.1× · Pricier than median
P/B 4.42× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/S (TTM) 3.50× · Pricier than median
P/FCF 12.4× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA 23.8× · Pricier than median
PEG 0.57× · Cheaper than 75% of peers

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 0 · sector 0
FUTURE 68 · sector 37
PAST 43 · sector 13
HEALTH 81 · sector 98
DIVIDEND 0 · sector 28

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

Insider activity: 40/100

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Workday, Inc (WDAY) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 16, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $52.62 versus a price of $170.24, about −69% (overvalued).
What is the fair value of WDAY?
Our model-based fair value for Workday, Inc is $52.62 (as of Jul 16, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is $170.24.
What is the quality score of WDAY?
Workday, Inc has a Quality Score of 58/100. It combines two groups: business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength) and market factors (price momentum, distance to the 52-week high, volatility). Both subtotals are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of Workday, Inc (WDAY)?
Workday, Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $9.9B (latest available figure, as of Jul 16, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of WDAY?
The net profit margin of Workday, Inc is about 8.6%, meaning it keeps roughly 8.6% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.

How we calculate Fair Value

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