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WDAY trades against a final fair-value range of $65.95-$124.70, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs. Fair value range: low $66.0, high $125, with mid-point at $95.3.
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WDAY Workday Inc. fair value $95–$125

WDAY
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Analyzed: 2026-05-10Next update: 2026-08-10Methodology v2.4Archetype: Mature compounderNASDAQ · Information Technology
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Last price
$127.83
▼ -32.56 (-25.47%)
Fair value
$95
$95–$125
Rating
Sell
confidence 87/100
Upside
-25.5%
upside to fair value
Margin of Safety
$80.98
buy below · 15%
Market Cap
$31.9B
P/E fwd 10.3

§1 Executive summary

  • Composite fair value $95 with high case $125.
  • Implied downside of 25.5% to fair value.
  • Moat 9/10 · confidence 87/100 · Mature compounder.
  • Currently screens above fair value, so patience matters more than entry speed.
Fair value
$95
Margin of safety
-34.2%
Confidence
87/100
Moat
9/10

Educational analysis only — not financial advice. Always do your own due diligence.

$127.83Price
FV $95.27
High $124.7

WDAY trades against a final fair-value range of $65.95-$124.70, with the midpoint set by the accepted valuation synthesis rather than earlier draft model outputs.

  • Extremely high switching costs for
    Extremely high switching costs for enterprise ERP and HCM systems.
  • Deeply embedded core workflow integrations
    Deeply embedded core workflow integrations across corporate HR.
  • Bull thesis
    Sell-side consensus ($179) is recklessly anchored to an unsustainable 19% implied growth rate.

§2 Bear case

Under severe macroeconomic contraction, enterprise IT budgets freeze. While Workday's subscription model cushions the immediate revenue blow, new logo acquisition stalls entirely. Margin expansion collapses as sales efficiency drops, keeping GAAP profitability heavily depressed by sticky SBCStock-based compensationThe fair-value cost of equity awards (options, RSUs, performance shares) granted to employees. A real economic expense even though it is non-cash. costs.

Ways this thesis can break

HCM Market Saturation

· High

Core HCM market saturates fully, permanently capping organic top-line growth at low single digits.

FV impact
-35% ($82/share)
Trigger
12-24 months

Financials Cross-sell Stagnation

· Medium

Failure to displace deeply entrenched Oracle and SAP cloud financials deployments stunts TAM expansion.

FV impact
-25% ($95/share)
Trigger
24-36 months

SBC Valuation Reckoning

· Medium

The market ceases to forgive non-cash SBC, forcing GAAP-based valuation multiples to violently compress.

FV impact
-48% ($65/share)
Trigger
12-18 months
Early-warning signals to monitor
MetricCurrentTrigger threshold
Subscription billings growth decelerating below 10%.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Stock-based compensation expense rising above 18% of total revenue.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Net revenue retention rate dipping below 100%.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Gross margin contracting structurally below 70%.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis
Pace of share repurchases failing to offset SBC dilution.MonitorDeterioration versus the report thesis

§3 Financial history

Income statement — last six periods
Line itemT−0T−1T−2T−3T−4CAGR
Period2022-01-312023-01-312024-01-312025-01-312026-01-31Trend
Revenue$5.14B$6.22B$7.26B$8.45B$9.55B+16.8%
Gross profit$3.71B$4.51B$5.49B$6.38B$7.23B+18.1%
Operating income$-116.0M$-182.0M$183.0M$499.0M$1.02B
Net income$29.0M$-367.0M$1.38B$526.0M$693.0M+121.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.12$-1.44$5.21$1.95$2.59+115.5%
EBITDA$377.0M$206.0M$752.0M$1.08B$1.47B+40.5%
R&D$1.88B$2.25B$2.46B$2.63B$2.68B+9.3%
SG&A$1.95B$2.44B$2.84B$3.25B$3.53B+16.0%

Quality scores

Piotroski F-score
8 / 9
0–9 quality composite
Altman Z-score
2.69
Bankruptcy risk (>3 safe)
Beneish M-score
-2.78
Earnings manipulation risk
OCF / Net income
4.24×
>1 indicates high earnings quality
Accounting quality gate
Pass
Sector-adjusted gate
ROIC
7.6%
Return on invested capital
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WDAY — frequently asked questions

  1. Based on our latest analysis, WDAY looks meaningfully overvalued. The current price is $128 versus a composite fair-value midpoint of $95.3 (range $66.0–$125), which implies roughly 25.5% downside to the midpoint.
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