DAYFORCE INC (DAY) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:DAY • US15677J1088

69.86 USD
+0.94 (+1.36%)
At close: Feb 3, 2026
69.97 USD
+0.11 (+0.16%)
After Hours: 2/3/2026, 8:09:28 PM
Fundamental Rating

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DAY gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 88 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. Both the profitability and financial health of DAY have multiple concerns. DAY is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year DAY was profitable.
  • DAY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: DAY reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Of the past 5 years DAY 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
DAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • DAY's Return On Assets of -1.72% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. DAY is outperformed by 60.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of DAY (-5.55%) is worse than 60.67% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.28%, DAY is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.45% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.72%
ROE -5.55%
ROIC 3.28%
ROA(3y)-0.02%
ROA(5y)-0.23%
ROE(3y)-0.16%
ROE(5y)-0.81%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
DAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5 -10

1.3 Margins

  • DAY's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 7.41%, DAY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.80% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAY has remained more or less at the same level.
  • DAY has a better Gross Margin (49.77%) than 69.66% of its industry peers.
  • DAY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.41%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.77%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y0.19%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-35.96%
GM growth 3Y7.32%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
DAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • DAY has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for DAY has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for DAY has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for DAY has been reduced compared to a year ago.
DAY Yearly Shares OutstandingDAY Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M
DAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.33, we must say that DAY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.33, DAY is doing worse than 65.17% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DAY has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.33. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as DAY would need 7.33 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 7.33, DAY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.56% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • DAY's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DAY outperforms 55.06% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.23
Debt/FCF 7.33
Altman-Z 1.33
ROIC/WACC0.4
WACC8.12%
DAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • DAY has a Current Ratio of 1.04. This is a normal value and indicates that DAY is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of DAY (1.04) is worse than 73.03% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.04 indicates that DAY should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of DAY (1.04) is worse than 73.03% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 1.04
DAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 14.89% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 34.49% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has grown by 11.73% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, DAY shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 16.39% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.89%
EPS 3Y96.74%
EPS 5Y34.49%
EPS Q2Q%-21.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.73%
Revenue growth 3Y19.78%
Revenue growth 5Y16.39%
Sales Q2Q%9.45%

3.2 Future

  • DAY is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 3.60% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, DAY will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.74% on average per year.
EPS Next Y14.74%
EPS Next 2Y17.9%
EPS Next 3Y18.61%
EPS Next 5Y3.6%
Revenue Next Year11.03%
Revenue Next 2Y11.19%
Revenue Next 3Y11.28%
Revenue Next 5Y9.74%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
DAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesDAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
DAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 2 4 6 8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 32.34 indicates a quite expensive valuation of DAY.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DAY is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 60.67% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • DAY is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.07, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 25.38, which means the current valuation is very expensive for DAY.
  • DAY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • DAY is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.05, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.34
Fwd PE 25.38
DAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, DAY is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 67.42% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of DAY is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 67.51
EV/EBITDA 33.65
DAY Per share dataDAY EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as DAY's earnings are expected to grow with 18.61% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.19
PEG (5Y)0.94
EPS Next 2Y17.9%
EPS Next 3Y18.61%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for DAY!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

DAYFORCE INC

NYSE:DAY (2/3/2026, 8:09:28 PM)

After market: 69.97 +0.11 (+0.16%)

69.86

+0.94 (+1.36%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners82.68%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.3%
Ins Owner Change-1454.87%
Market Cap11.18B
Revenue(TTM)1.89B
Net Income(TTM)-149.60M
Analysts66.67
Price Target69.28 (-0.83%)
Short Float %7.37%
Short Ratio3.05
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-8.62%
Min EPS beat(2)-33.02%
Max EPS beat(2)15.78%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)4.48%
Min EPS beat(4)-33.02%
Max EPS beat(4)30.69%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)14.08%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)19.31%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)34.19%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.23%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.96%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.51%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.2%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.96%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.21%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.27%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.69%
Revenue beat(16)14
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.86%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-0.23%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.47%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-5.02%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.13%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.05%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.34
Fwd PE 25.38
P/S 5.9
P/FCF 67.51
P/OCF 40.73
P/B 4.15
P/tB 62.04
EV/EBITDA 33.65
EPS(TTM)2.16
EY3.09%
EPS(NY)2.75
Fwd EY3.94%
FCF(TTM)1.03
FCFY1.48%
OCF(TTM)1.72
OCFY2.46%
SpS11.83
BVpS16.84
TBVpS1.13
PEG (NY)2.19
PEG (5Y)0.94
Graham Number28.61
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.72%
ROE -5.55%
ROCE 4.16%
ROIC 3.28%
ROICexc 4.03%
ROICexgc 47.72%
OM 7.41%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.77%
FCFM 8.75%
ROA(3y)-0.02%
ROA(5y)-0.23%
ROE(3y)-0.16%
ROE(5y)-0.81%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.73%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y10.24%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y0.19%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-35.96%
GM growth 3Y7.32%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.22
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.23
Debt/FCF 7.33
Debt/EBITDA 1.81
Cap/Depr 52.01%
Cap/Sales 5.75%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 78.52%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 1.04
Altman-Z 1.33
F-Score6
WACC8.12%
ROIC/WACC0.4
Cap/Depr(3y)81.59%
Cap/Depr(5y)88.48%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.12%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.94%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.89%
EPS 3Y96.74%
EPS 5Y34.49%
EPS Q2Q%-21.28%
EPS Next Y14.74%
EPS Next 2Y17.9%
EPS Next 3Y18.61%
EPS Next 5Y3.6%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.73%
Revenue growth 3Y19.78%
Revenue growth 5Y16.39%
Sales Q2Q%9.45%
Revenue Next Year11.03%
Revenue Next 2Y11.19%
Revenue Next 3Y11.28%
Revenue Next 5Y9.74%
EBIT growth 1Y13.52%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y16.61%
EBIT Next Year52.37%
EBIT Next 3Y26.83%
EBIT Next 5Y10.16%
FCF growth 1Y209.53%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y60.15%
OCF growth 3Y79.26%
OCF growth 5Y40.91%

DAYFORCE INC / DAY FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for DAYFORCE INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DAY.


Can you provide the valuation status for DAYFORCE INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to DAYFORCE INC (DAY). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is DAYFORCE INC (DAY) stock?

DAYFORCE INC (DAY) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of DAYFORCE INC (DAY) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for DAYFORCE INC (DAY) is 32.34 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.15.


What is the financial health of DAYFORCE INC (DAY) stock?

The financial health rating of DAYFORCE INC (DAY) is 3 / 10.