Stock Analysis on Net

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY)

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

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Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)

Workday Inc., FCFE calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Net income (loss) 526 1,381 (367) 29 (282) (481)
Net noncash charges 2,153 802 1,976 1,513 1,537 1,313
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations (218) (34) 48 108 14 32
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,461 2,149 1,657 1,651 1,268 865
Capital expenditures (269) (232) (364) (436) (259) (343)
Purchase of other intangible assets (3) (10) (1) (8) (3) (1)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of debt discount 2,978 748
Repayments and extinguishment of debt (1,844) (38) (269)
Payments for debt issuance costs (7)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) 2,189 1,907 2,420 1,169 1,485 521

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
FCFE Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Workday Inc. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Workday Inc. FCFE decreased from 2023 to 2024 but then increased from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level.

Price to FCFE Ratio, Current

Workday Inc., current P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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No. shares of common stock outstanding 266,000,000
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions) 2,189
FCFE per share 8.23
Current share price (P) 242.93
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE 29.52
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 21.72
Adobe Inc. 19.13
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 21.83
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 76.54
International Business Machines Corp. 20.18
Intuit Inc. 36.09
Microsoft Corp. 37.89
Oracle Corp. 49.67
Palantir Technologies Inc. 160.40
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 57.31
Salesforce Inc. 24.58
ServiceNow Inc. 49.34
Synopsys Inc. 55.08
P/FCFE, Sector
Software & Services 36.12
P/FCFE, Industry
Information Technology 37.00

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31).

1 Click competitor name to see calculations.

If the company P/FCFE is lower then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company P/FCFE is higher then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.


Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical

Workday Inc., historical P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
No. shares of common stock outstanding1 266,000,000 264,000,000 259,000,000 251,000,000 243,000,000 232,000,000
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)2 2,189 1,907 2,420 1,169 1,485 521
FCFE per share3 8.23 7.22 9.34 4.66 6.11 2.24
Share price1, 4 242.93 264.32 184.93 229.05 247.96 166.56
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE5 29.52 36.59 19.79 49.17 40.57 74.21
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors6
Accenture PLC 23.91 21.01 17.87 25.76 19.01
Adobe Inc. 18.02 41.83 21.32 34.26 41.36
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 24.08 71.40 33.41 36.31 45.86
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 71.69 85.82 42.65 99.63 41.38 880.68
International Business Machines Corp. 20.90 9.97 11.97 48.45 9.43
Intuit Inc. 38.43 38.74 13.86 86.74 17.36
Microsoft Corp. 42.11 43.32 36.73 42.54 42.74
Oracle Corp. 48.38 15.47 8.36 6.27
Palantir Technologies Inc. 256.11 74.28 96.89 198.12
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 52.90 79.75 29.54 32.91 8.11
Salesforce Inc. 25.91 38.33 31.06 16.56 49.52 50.40
ServiceNow Inc. 61.82 58.19 44.44 64.54 49.83
Synopsys Inc. 63.08 57.04 33.41 40.55 45.07
P/FCFE, Sector
Software & Services 39.88 32.80 31.06 33.87 26.71
P/FCFE, Industry
Information Technology 36.62 33.19 26.96 27.33 23.40

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 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

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3 2025 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 2,189,000,000 ÷ 266,000,000 = 8.23

4 Closing price as at the filing date of Workday Inc. Annual Report.

5 2025 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 242.93 ÷ 8.23 = 29.52

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Valuation ratio Description The company
P/FCFE Price to free cash flow to equity is cash valuation indicator of stockholders’ equity. Workday Inc. P/FCFE ratio increased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly decreased from 2024 to 2025.