Workiva (WK)
Market Price (9/18/2025): $81.38 | Market Cap: $4.6 BilSector: Information Technology | Industry: Application Software
Workiva (WK)
Market Price (9/18/2025): $81.38Market Cap: $4.6 BilSector: Information TechnologyIndustry: Application Software
Investment Highlights
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13% | Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -75%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -47% | Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -82 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -10% |
Valuation becoming less expensiveP/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -42% | Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -5.9% |
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13% |
Valuation becoming less expensiveP/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -42% |
Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -75%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -47% |
Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -82 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -10% |
Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -5.9% |
Market Valuation
9/18/25 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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Share Price CYE | $81.38 | $109.50 | $101.53 | $83.97 | $130.49 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 4.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
Valuation Ratios | |||||
P/S TTM | 5.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 15.1 |
P/EBIT TTM | -97.6 | -165.7 | -78.0 | -53.6 | -266.0 |
P/E TTM | -68.5 | -110.1 | -43.1 | -48.9 | -176.8 |
Sector Ratios | |||||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 3.9 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
9/18/25 | 2024 | 2023 | |
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Share Price CYE | $81.38 | $109.50 | $101.53 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 4.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
Valuation Ratios | |||
P/S TTM | 5.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
P/EBIT TTM | -97.6 | -165.7 | -78.0 |
P/E TTM | -68.5 | -110.1 | -43.1 |
Sector Ratios | |||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 3.9 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
Business Description
Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based compliance and regulatory reporting solutions worldwide. The company offers Workiva platform that offers controlled collaboration, data linking, data integrations, granular permissions, process management, and full audit trail services; and provides tools that enables customers to connect data from enterprise resource planning, governance risk and compliance, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as from other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions.
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Price Returns Compared
Expand for Detailed View2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
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Returns | |||||||
WK Return | 118% | 42% | -36% | 21% | 8% | -26% | 84% |
Peers Return | 46% | 1% | -40% | 66% | 77% | 36% | 255% |
S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 12% | 104% |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: WDAY, INFA, BL, ORCL, PLTR. See WK Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)
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Financials
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Price | 124.86 |
Mkt Cap | 35.1 |
Rev LTM | 2,551 |
Op Inc LTM | 362 |
FCF LTM | 284 |
FCF 3Y Avg | 622 |
CFO LTM | 1,081 |
CFO 3Y Avg | 635 |
Growth & Margins
Median | |
---|---|
Name | |
Rev Chg LTM | 11.8% |
Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 14.5% |
Rev Chg Q | 12.4% |
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 2.9% |
Op Mgn LTM | 9.0% |
Op Mgn 3Y Avg | 5.1% |
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | 0.7% |
CFO/Rev LTM | 27.7% |
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 26.2% |
FCF/Rev LTM | 23.5% |
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | 19.3% |
Valuation
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Cap | 35.1 |
P/S | 6.3 |
P/EBIT | 50.4 |
P/E | 53.6 |
P/CFO | 31.9 |
Total Yield | 0.6% |
Dividend Yield | 0.0% |
FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 2.5% |
D/E | 0.1 |
Net D/E | 0.0 |
Returns
Median | |
---|---|
Name | |
1M Rtn | 3.6% |
3M Rtn | 11.5% |
6M Rtn | 22.8% |
12M Rtn | 6.9% |
3Y Rtn | 38.2% |
1M Excs Rtn | 1.3% |
3M Excs Rtn | 1.9% |
6M Excs Rtn | 5.3% |
12M Excs Rtn | -8.0% |
3Y Excs Rtn | -34.8% |
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Earnings Returns History
Expand for MoreForward Returns | |||
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Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
7/31/2025 | 32.1% | 19.0% | 28.8% |
2/25/2025 | 7.0% | 4.8% | 0.3% |
11/6/2024 | 4.4% | 7.7% | 17.4% |
8/1/2024 | -0.5% | 3.8% | 7.7% |
5/2/2024 | 2.0% | 3.1% | -5.2% |
2/20/2024 | -12.9% | -9.8% | -9.0% |
10/30/2023 | -4.8% | -3.1% | 4.8% |
8/3/2023 | 4.6% | -0.3% | 7.5% |
... | |||
SUMMARY STATS | |||
# Positive | 14 | 14 | 17 |
# Negative | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Median Positive | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.5% |
Median Negative | -5.3% | -2.7% | -15.1% |
Max Positive | 32.1% | 20.1% | 34.0% |
Max Negative | -12.9% | -25.6% | -39.3% |
SEC Filings
Expand for MoreReport Date | Filing Date | Filing |
---|---|---|
6302025 | 7312025 | 10-Q 6/30/2025 |
3312025 | 5012025 | 10-Q 3/31/2025 |
12312024 | 2252025 | 10-K 12/31/2024 |
9302024 | 11062024 | 10-Q 9/30/2024 |
6302024 | 8012024 | 10-Q 6/30/2024 |
3312024 | 5022024 | 10-Q 3/31/2024 |
12312023 | 2202024 | 10-K 12/31/2023 |
9302023 | 10302023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
6302023 | 8032023 | 10-Q 6/30/2023 |
3312023 | 5022023 | 10-Q 3/31/2023 |
12312022 | 2212023 | 10-K 12/31/2022 |
9302022 | 11022022 | 10-Q 9/30/2022 |
6302022 | 8092022 | 10-Q 6/30/2022 |
3312022 | 5032022 | 10-Q 3/31/2022 |
12312021 | 2222022 | 10-K 12/31/2021 |
9302021 | 11032021 | 10-Q 9/30/2021 |
Insider Activity
Expand for MoreOwner | Title | Filing Date | Action | Price | Shares | TransactedValue | Value ofHeld Shares | Form | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Klindt Jill | EVP, CFO & Treasurer | 5272025 | Sell | 67.10 | 7,773 | 521,568 | 7,218,685 | Form |
1 | Herz Robert H | 3142025 | Sell | 88.70 | 1,000 | 88,700 | 3,023,251 | Form | |
2 | Hawkins Michael D. | EVP, Sales | 3142025 | Sell | 85.91 | 8,992 | 772,503 | 4,493,608 | Form |
3 | Hawkins Michael D. | EVP, Sales | 3072025 | Sell | 85.43 | 10,421 | 890,266 | 5,236,688 | Form |
4 | Ziegler Brandon | EVP, CLO, CAO & Corp Secretary | 3072025 | Sell | 85.72 | 4,115 | 352,738 | 8,872,791 | Form |
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