Dayforce Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Dayforce's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -23.7%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 15.6% per year. Dayforce's return on equity is 2.1%, and it has net margins of 3.3%.

Key information

-23.7%

Earnings growth rate

-24.4%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth11.0%
Revenue growth rate15.6%
Return on equity2.1%
Net Margin3.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

Apr 30
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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

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Feb 29
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Feb 13
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

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
31 Mar 241,575525550
31 Dec 231,514555120
30 Sep 231,45044940
30 Jun 231,388-134870
31 Mar 231,324-364860
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 became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DAY has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -23.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: DAY has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DAY has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Professional Services industry (-1.5%).


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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