Market Value Added (MVA)
Market value added (MVA) is the difference between a firm fair value and its invested capital. MVA is a measure of the value a company has created in excess of the resources already committed to the enterprise.
MVA
Workday Inc., MVA calculation
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 Fair value of debt. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| MVA | Workday Inc. market (fair) value less invested capital. | Workday Inc. MVA increased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly decreased from 2024 to 2025. |
MVA Spread Ratio
Workday Inc., MVA spread ratio calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Market value added (MVA)1 | 51,903) | 58,464) | 38,557) | 50,531) | 55,053) | 34,766) | |
| Invested capital2 | 9,420) | 8,631) | 8,178) | 7,706) | 6,061) | 5,129) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| MVA spread ratio3 | 550.99% | 677.38% | 471.48% | 655.74% | 908.31% | 677.76% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| MVA Spread Ratio, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 524.20% | 487.90% | 442.58% | 739.74% | 550.21% | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 642.58% | 991.60% | 658.07% | 1,033.13% | 1,082.99% | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 910.94% | 1,934.83% | 1,302.22% | 1,110.87% | 1,232.57% | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 915.61% | 1,264.87% | 608.44% | 1,273.85% | 1,618.34% | 1,449.48% | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 162.78% | 100.64% | 60.20% | 54.96% | 39.12% | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 624.57% | 573.60% | 406.80% | 1,175.12% | 976.09% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 803.69% | 892.49% | 956.02% | 1,383.21% | 1,315.93% | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 370.24% | 324.04% | 224.95% | 260.27% | 180.84% | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 11,445.95% | 3,878.69% | 488.89% | 829.78% | 1,919.83% | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 894.07% | 731.80% | 559.30% | 573.51% | 267.94% | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 232.60% | 256.35% | 126.24% | 150.31% | 270.75% | 226.93% | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 1,951.86% | 1,781.94% | 1,276.80% | 1,798.18% | 2,575.52% | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 645.36% | 973.25% | 565.55% | 707.79% | 468.10% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 MVA. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2025 Calculation
MVA spread ratio = 100 × MVA ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 51,903 ÷ 9,420 = 550.99%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| MVA spread ratio | The ratio of MVA to invested capital. It measures the efficiency with which investors’ capital investment has translated into a franchise value and into an aggregate net present value premium. | Workday Inc. MVA spread ratio improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |
MVA Margin
Workday Inc., MVA margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Market value added (MVA)1 | 51,903) | 58,464) | 38,557) | 50,531) | 55,053) | 34,766) | |
| Revenues | 8,446) | 7,259) | 6,216) | 5,139) | 4,318) | 3,627) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue | 420) | 493) | 451) | 546) | 328) | 360) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 8,866) | 7,752) | 6,667) | 5,685) | 4,646) | 3,987) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| MVA margin2 | 585.42% | 754.19% | 578.30% | 888.92% | 1,185.07% | 871.94% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| MVA Margin, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 297.40% | 251.01% | 213.17% | 379.26% | 279.96% | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 727.86% | 1,241.42% | 766.46% | 1,287.44% | 1,554.19% | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 1,395.62% | 1,927.61% | 1,299.21% | 1,128.47% | 1,241.37% | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1,506.35% | 1,984.37% | 816.60% | 1,995.27% | 3,362.60% | 1,272.66% | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 287.93% | 179.50% | 104.54% | 104.85% | 68.01% | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 959.77% | 939.31% | 782.89% | 1,489.94% | 1,098.60% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 1,123.50% | 1,016.40% | 916.17% | 1,148.11% | 976.86% | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 704.48% | 626.94% | 412.88% | 514.72% | 411.93% | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 9,929.53% | 2,081.46% | 820.15% | 1,366.76% | 3,910.89% | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 949.23% | 726.58% | 651.61% | 771.73% | 434.98% | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 503.99% | 593.25% | 321.51% | 417.33% | 620.94% | 558.53% | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 1,605.68% | 1,433.56% | 1,026.06% | 1,555.49% | 2,101.04% | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 1,081.63% | 1,373.41% | 796.87% | 1,126.17% | 803.94% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 MVA. See details »
2 2025 Calculation
MVA margin = 100 × MVA ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 51,903 ÷ 8,866 = 585.42%
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| MVA margin | The ratio of MVA to sales. It measures how efficiently and prodigiously sales translate into franchise value. | Workday Inc. MVA margin ratio improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |