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WDAY

Workday, Inc.
TechnologySoftware - ApplicationGrowth at a Reasonable Price
$120.98 · 15min delay
β 1.03

A steady large-cap growth-at-a-reasonable-price pick trading at a discounted valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.

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52-wk low $110.3652-wk high $276.00

Mkt Cap

$30.21B

P/E

—

PEG

0.49

P/B

4.02

Dividend

—

ROE

8.2%

About the business

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.

Who would buy WDAY?

Consensus 29/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.

4 5 6

Endorses

· 3 frameworks
  • Peter Lynch· Lynch GARP88/100

    PEG < 1 (growth at a discount) 0.49× clears "< 1.00×".

  • Cyclical Value School· Deep Cyclical86/100

    Down > 30% from 52-wk high -56.2% clears "< -30.0%".

  • Howard Marks· Marks Risk-First83/100

    Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.49 clears "< 0.50".

Insider activity · Negative

Insider selling outweighs buying

Strength 70/100

7 insiders sold $206.0M on a discretionary basis. Discretionary selling carries more signal than planned disposals, but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons (taxes, diversification, life events) — do not over-read it. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 6,124,312 shares.

In Prism's context

Insider selling is worth flagging but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons. Read alongside the framework verdict (Fails criteria).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
SAUER RICHARD HARRYOfficerAward / grantMay 5, 202698,929$0.00$0Direct
ENSLIN ROBERTPresidentAward / grantMay 5, 202687,291$0.00$0Direct
ROWE ZANE CChief Financial OfficerAward / grantMay 5, 202687,291$0.00$0Direct
KAZMAIER GERRIT SOfficerAward / grantMay 5, 2026116,387$0.00$0Direct
GARFIELD MARK S.OfficerAward / grantMay 5, 202646,554$0.00$0Direct
GARFIELD MARK S.OfficerOpen-market sellApr 10, 20261,585$113.05$179KDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellApr 9, 2026107,500$112.33$12.08MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionApr 9, 2026107,500——Indirect
ROWE ZANE CChief Financial OfficerOpen-market sellApr 7, 20266,000$128.22$769KDirect
KAZMAIER GERRIT SOfficerOpen-market sellApr 7, 20269,356$128.39$1.20MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellApr 6, 2026107,500$129.60$13.93MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionApr 6, 2026107,500——Indirect
ENSLIN ROBERTPresidentOpen-market sellApr 6, 20265,373$129.41$695KDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 31, 2026107,500$129.76$13.95MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 31, 2026107,500——Indirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 26, 2026107,500$128.35$13.80MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 26, 2026107,500——Direct
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 23, 2026107,500$136.82$14.71MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 23, 2026107,500——Indirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 18, 2026107,500$132.58$14.25MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 18, 2026107,500——Direct
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 13, 2026107,500$132.67$14.26MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 13, 2026107,500——Indirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 10, 2026107,500$142.18$15.28MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 10, 2026107,500——Direct
BHUSRI ANEELChief Executive OfficerAward / grantMar 5, 2026437,602$0.00$0Direct
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 5, 2026107,500$147.16$15.82MIndirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 5, 2026107,500——Indirect
ENSLIN ROBERTPresidentAward / grantMar 5, 202667,944$0.00$0Direct
ROWE ZANE CChief Financial OfficerAward / grantMar 5, 202667,944$0.00$0Direct
KAZMAIER GERRIT SOfficerAward / grantMar 5, 202681,533$0.00$0Direct
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellMar 2, 2026107,500$134.40$14.45MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionMar 2, 2026107,500——Direct
BHUSRI ANEELChief Executive OfficerAward / grantFeb 26, 20269,182$0.00$0Direct
SAUER RICHARD HARRYOfficerAward / grantFeb 26, 20264,132$0.00$0Direct
ROWE ZANE CChief Financial OfficerAward / grantFeb 26, 20265,968$0.00$0Direct
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market sellJan 8, 202682,884$209.75$17.39MDirect
DUFFIELD DAVID A.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityTransactionJan 8, 202682,884——Direct
ESCHENBACH CARL MChief Executive OfficerStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.Jan 8, 20269,568$0.00$0Direct
GARFIELD MARK S.OfficerOpen-market sellJan 8, 2026953$209.56$200KDirect

Showing 40 of 50 matching transactions.

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 2.1% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: +6,124,312 sh

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Archetype tilt

Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.

WDAY is currently tagged:Growth at a Reasonable PriceFails criteria (29/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

Workday, Inc. · WDAY

WDAY: 56% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 2 of 6 signal families mixed (medium confidence). Strongest support: 6% below fair value. Main risk to monitor: Near 52w lows (6%).

Outperform prob.
56%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
+0.4% → +24.4%
mid +12.4% / yr
Downside (p20)
-12.4%
stress -24.8%
Data quality
95/100
Excellent
Prism Score

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 70/100. Strongest contribution from valuation; weakest from ownership.

Composite
70
/ 100
Attractive
Deep valueval.
81/ 100

P/B 4.02× · FCF yield 10.0%

Margin of safetyval.
66/ 100

6% below fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~20%
$166.73
+6.6% / yr (5y)

A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 12%
  • • Stranded asset value crystallises
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~45%
$128.26
+1.2% / yr (5y)

No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 12% operating margin and 14% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.

Global value comparison

Workday, Inc. vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Technology. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricWDAYGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—22.0×—23.0×
P/B4.02×4.00×—4.50×
Dividend yield—1.00%—1.40%
ROE8.2%
Earnings reaction explainer

WDAY reported in line with consensus.

In line· -1.8%

Reported EPS $2.47 vs $2.52 expected. With no surprise on the headline, the share-price reaction is usually driven by guidance, KPIs, or commentary on demand. Trailing operating margin: 12.0%.

  • All audiencesNeutral

    In-line prints transfer the conversation from the headline to the guidance, the segment mix, and management commentary on the demand environment.

What to watch on the next print
  • • Segment-level KPIs vs estimates
  • • Guidance vs current consensus for the next quarter

News & events

Next earnings

Thu, May 21 · consensus EPS $2.52 · last actual $2.47

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Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

0.49

P/B Ratio

4.02

EPS Growth

62.9%

Revenue Growth

14.5%

Debt / Equity

0.49

Net Cash / Share

$7.96

Return on Equity

8.2%

Gross Margin

75.7%

Operating Margin

12.0%

FCF / Share

$14.79

Current Ratio

1.32

Rejects

· 3 frameworks
  • Joel Greenblatt· Magic Formula0/100

    ROE > 20% is 8.2% — fails "> 20.0%".

  • Walter Schloss· Schloss Deep Value29/100

    P/B < 1.0 (below book) is 4.02× — fails "< 1.00×".

  • Charlie Munger· Munger Elite Quality33/100

    ROE > 25% (elite) is 8.2% — fails "> 25.0%".

See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
70/100
Medium-Low agreement
Signal families · 2 of 6 signal families mixed
Agreement: Medium-Low
  • Valuationpositive

    Roughly fairly valued; valuation is a neutral input.

    6% below fair valueReverse DCF: low expectations bar10.0% FCF yield
    78
    /100
  • Qualitypositive

    Quality is mixed — some strengths, some softness.

    Gross 76%EPS growth 63%
    64
    /100
  • Balance sheetneutral

    Capital structure is unremarkable — neither a stress nor a tailwind.

    50
    /100
  • Momentumnegative

    Price has been weak — momentum is a headwind.

    Near 52w lows (6%)56% off 52w high
    40
    /100
  • Behaviouralnegative

    Informed money is leaning the other way — net selling or thin interest.

    Net insider selling ($206.0M)Short ratio 5.3d (elevated)
    32
    /100
  • Catalysts & eventsneutral

    Mixed catalyst picture.

    50
    /100
Positive drivers
  • • 6% below fair value
  • • Reverse DCF: low expectations bar
  • • 10.0% FCF yield
  • • Gross 76%
  • • EPS growth 63%
Key risks
  • • Near 52w lows (6%)
  • • 56% off 52w high
  • • Net insider selling ($206.0M)
  • • Short ratio 5.3d (elevated)
Suggested diligence questions
  • 1. Is the valuation discount durable, or is the market pricing in deteriorating fundamentals?
Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

Among 103 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 54% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +2.4% / yr.

Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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Quality20%
60/ 100

ROE 8% · Op margin 12%

Balance sheet15%
76/ 100

D/E 0.49 · CR 1.32

Insider convictionown.
60/ 100

Net selling — 7 insiders

Superinvestorown.
35/ 100

No tracked superinvestor holds it

Shareholder yield10%
97/ 100

Buyback runway via FCF

Momentum5%
25/ 100

6% through 52w range

Growth5%
100/ 100

EPS 63% · Rev 14%

Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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Drivers
  • • Revenue growth holds near 14%
  • • Operating margin stays around 12%
  • • No major balance-sheet surprises
Bear
~35%
$96.19
-4.5% / yr (5y)

Cyclical earnings prove to be at peak; revenue stalls and the multiple, already low, drifts lower as estimates re-rate down.

Drivers
  • • Operating margin compresses 200–400 bps
  • • Multiple compresses as estimates roll back
  • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
Indicative weights
14.0%
—
16.0%

Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

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  • Institutional Own.

    101.2%

    Insider Own.

    2.1%

    Dividend Yield

    N/A

    Book Value / Share

    $30.12