Dayforce Inc.

NYSE:DAY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.4b

Dayforce Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Dayforce's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.5%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.7% per year. Dayforce's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 3.1%.

Key information

-10.5%

Earnings growth rate

-12.3%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth11.0%
Revenue growth rate16.7%
Return on equity2.1%
Net Margin3.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

What Is Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Share Price Doing?

Dec 31
What Is Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Share Price Doing?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Is Using Debt Extensively

Dec 17
These 4 Measures Indicate That Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Is Using Debt Extensively

With EPS Growth And More, Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Makes An Interesting Case

Dec 04
With EPS Growth And More, Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Makes An Interesting Case

Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY) Stocks Shoot Up 33% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Nov 07
Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY) Stocks Shoot Up 33% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Dayforce: Improved Outlook On Accelerating Trends (Rating Upgrade)

Nov 03

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Oct 31
Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

When Should You Buy Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)?

Oct 01
When Should You Buy Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)?

Does Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 16
Does Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)

Sep 01
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)

Dayforce: Decent Performance, But Now This Company Is Fully Valued (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 28

Investors Appear Satisfied With Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Prospects

Aug 16
Investors Appear Satisfied With Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Prospects

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Dayforce's (NYSE:DAY) Returns On Capital

Jul 31
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Dayforce's (NYSE:DAY) Returns On Capital

Dayforce: After Rebrand, A Balanced Bull And Bear Case (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 15

What Does Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Share Price Indicate?

Jun 05
What Does Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) Share Price Indicate?

We Think Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 21
We Think Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) P/S

Apr 30
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Dayforce Inc.'s (NYSE:DAY) P/S

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Dayforce's (NYSE:DAY) Returns On Capital

Mar 30
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Dayforce's (NYSE:DAY) Returns On Capital

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)

Feb 29
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Dayforce Inc. (NYSE:DAY)

We Think Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Feb 13
We Think Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Ceridian HCM: A Rebound Story For Growth Investors

Jan 27

Ceridian HCM Holding: Maintaining Its Strong Growth Momentum

Oct 25

Ceridian HCM Ups Guidance As Large Deals Beckon

Sep 26

Ceridian: Recurring Revenue Growth To Drive Margin Expansion

Jul 05

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Dayforce makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:DAY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,695536570
30 Jun 241,632476130
31 Mar 241,575525580
31 Dec 231,514555120
30 Sep 231,45045050
30 Jun 231,388-134980
31 Mar 231,324-364980
31 Dec 221,246-735010
30 Sep 221,192-784800
30 Jun 221,134-784630
31 Mar 221,083-844480
31 Dec 211,024-754480
30 Sep 21965-833890
30 Jun 21912-633600
31 Mar 21854-323220
31 Dec 20843-43200
30 Sep 20842122940
30 Jun 20839752860
31 Mar 20843762850
31 Dec 19824793010
30 Sep 19797892660
30 Jun 19773342530
31 Mar 19756-292620
31 Dec 18741-422580
30 Sep 18728-82470
30 Jun 18714-382480
31 Mar 18692-102220
31 Dec 17676-112140
30 Sep 17678-1012120
31 Dec 16630-1062180
31 Dec 15612-1082300

Quality Earnings: DAY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DAY's current net profit margins (3.1%) are higher than last year (0.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DAY has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -10.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: DAY's earnings growth over the past year (1222.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DAY earnings growth over the past year (1222.5%) exceeded the Professional Services industry 10.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: DAY's Return on Equity (2.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/06 21:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Dayforce Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MarconBaird
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Keith BachmanBMO Capital Markets Equity Research