VEEV vs WDAY
Veeva Systems and Workday, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- VEEVBuy moresales growth, past year16%
Veeva Systems' sales grew 16% over the past year, and it trades at 31 times its past year's earnings, close to its usual level.
- WDAYBuy moresales growth, past year13%
Workday's sales grew 13% over the past year, but the stock fell 5.3% over the past five trading days, more than other software stocks (down 2.9%).
Percent return
- VEEV+1.90%
- WDAY−15.78%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: VEEV $28.2B, WDAY $32.0B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: VEEV +17%, WDAY +13%. VEEV is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: VEEV $31, WDAY $16. WDAY is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: VEEV 30¢, WDAY 12¢. VEEV is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: VEEV +$7.09B, WDAY −$369M. VEEV is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: VEEV +1.9%, WDAY −16%. VEEV is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: VEEV 41%, WDAY 55%. VEEV is ahead.
| Measure | VEEVVeeva Systems | WDAYWorkday |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $304.77 | $191.17 |
| Today | −0.26% | Best in this row: +1.21% |
| 1 month | Best in this row: +2.92% | +2.45% |
| 3 months | Best in this row: +28.82% | +5.46% |
| This year | Best in this row: +36.53% | −11.00% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +1.90% | −15.78% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: −2.61% | −35.25% |
| From 52-week high | −5.7% | −18.2% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 41% | 55% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $28.2B | $32.0B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 30.8× | 40.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 31.5× | Best in this row: 16.0× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 1.44× | Best in this row: 0.58× |
| Price to sales | 14.2× | Best in this row: 4.6× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 30.0× | Best in this row: 16.4× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 39.1× | Best in this row: 29.5× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | 74 | Best in this row: 40 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | Best in this row: +16.5% | +13.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +14.0% | Best in this row: +15.4% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +19.5% | Best in this row: +76.3% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +11.3% | Best in this row: +19.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 75.0% | Best in this row: 75.8% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 29.9% | 12.0% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 29.3% | 12.3% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 47.4% | 28.0% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 14.4% | Best in this row: 16.0% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 95.6% | 18.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: $7.09B | −$369M |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | Best in this row: 0.02× | 0.58× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 5.46× | 0.91× |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Veeva Systems' sales grew 16% over the past year, and it trades at 31 times its past year's earnings, close to its usual level. | Workday's sales grew 13% over the past year, but the stock fell 5.3% over the past five trading days, more than other software stocks (down 2.9%). |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 73 | 69 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 81 | 74 |
| Our growth score | 68 | Best in this row: 82 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 80 | 65 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 68 | 49 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | Nov 19in 7 days | Nov 24AMCin 12 days |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Hold |
| To average analyst target | +1.9% | Best in this row: +11.3% |
| Average analyst target | $310.45 | $212.82 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 69% | 45% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: 0 | −5 |
| Analysts covering | 24 | 31 |
VEEV: faster sales growth and wider profit margins
Our pick of these: Veeva Systems
Sales growth +16.5% vs +13.3%
VEEV +16.5%, WDAY +13.3%.Keeps 29.9% of sales as operating profit, vs 12.0%
VEEV 29.9%, WDAY 12.0%.1-year return +1.9% vs −15.8%, S&P 500 +12.4%
VEEV +1.9%, WDAY −15.8%.Where it loses: WDAY has a lower P/E per point of growth, 1.20 vs 1.91
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