Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
Workday Inc., EBITDA 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).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. | Workday Inc. EBITDA increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025. |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current
Workday Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |
| Enterprise value (EV) | 59,586) |
| Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,078) |
| Valuation Ratio | |
| EV/EBITDA | 55.27 |
| Benchmarks | |
| EV/EBITDA, Competitors1 | |
| Accenture PLC | 18.04 |
| Adobe Inc. | 23.44 |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 38.29 |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 265.25 |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 22.23 |
| Intuit Inc. | 36.23 |
| Microsoft Corp. | 21.29 |
| Oracle Corp. | 22.29 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 341.65 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 91.30 |
| Salesforce Inc. | 23.36 |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 69.79 |
| Synopsys Inc. | 33.92 |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | |
| Software & Services | 24.58 |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | |
| Information Technology | 27.88 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical
Workday Inc., historical EV/EBITDA 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) | |||||||
| Enterprise value (EV)1 | 59,586) | 64,947) | 44,751) | 55,687) | 58,514) | 37,960) | |
| Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 | 1,078) | 752) | 207) | 377) | 87) | (147) | |
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||
| EV/EBITDA3 | 55.27 | 86.37 | 216.44 | 147.90 | 670.04 | — | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| EV/EBITDA, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 19.87 | 17.26 | 14.25 | 23.31 | 17.46 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 22.06 | 34.07 | 22.32 | 35.44 | 43.06 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 42.25 | 55.61 | 42.11 | 39.61 | 45.75 | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 247.69 | 262.20 | — | — | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 22.90 | 14.41 | 22.17 | 12.53 | 12.28 | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 38.55 | 38.71 | 36.22 | 51.96 | 35.70 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 23.66 | 22.92 | 20.17 | 24.59 | 21.74 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 21.81 | 21.80 | 17.12 | 13.78 | 11.54 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 551.39 | 175.93 | — | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 84.17 | 85.08 | 515.19 | — | 349.99 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 24.64 | 31.64 | 38.31 | 38.88 | 33.83 | 49.45 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 87.89 | 96.48 | 104.30 | 147.45 | 220.91 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 39.17 | 54.59 | 36.73 | 53.43 | 42.24 | |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 27.09 | 25.22 | 22.55 | 25.68 | 23.25 | |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 27.60 | 23.59 | 18.31 | 20.49 | 19.71 | |
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).
3 2025 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 59,586 ÷ 1,078 = 55.27
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EV/EBITDA | Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. | Workday Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025. |