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Dayforce, Inc. (DAY) Stock Analysis

Dayforce, Inc. (DAY) is a Software - Application stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

DAY

$69.86

+$0.94 (+1.36%)

Last trade February 3, 2026

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DAY Key Statistics

As of Feb 3, 2026
Trading
Open
$69.84
Previous Close
$68.92
Day's Range
69.62–69.85
52-Week Range
48.01–69.86
Volume
30.30M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.17
Valuation
Market Cap
$11.18B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
25.84
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
5.91
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−0.95
Financials (FY)
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−7.91%
1-Year Return
−1.72%
Dividend and dates
Avg Volume
3.65M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

DAY Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+1.01%
2025−4.79%
2024 (partial year)−1.84%

As of February 3, 2026.

DAY Valuation vs Software - Application Median

Median of 258 stocks
MetricDAYSoftware - Application medianvs median
P/S ratio5.912.82110% above
Profit margin−7.91%0.00%7.9 pts below

Medians across 258 Software - Application stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Dayforce, Inc. (DAY) at $11.18B. It is classified in the Software - Application industry, within the Technology sector. The company reports 9,600 employees.

The most recent close on file for DAY is $69.86, dated February 3, 2026. That is +$0.94 (+1.36%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $48.01 to $69.86. The latest close sits 45.53% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Trailing twelve-month revenue on file is $1.89B. Profit margin runs at −7.91%. That is 7.9 percentage points below the Software - Application median of 0%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −0.95.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. On forward earnings the ratio is 25.84. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 5.91 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 109.61% above the Software - Application median of 2.82. 258 Software - Application companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −1.72%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.17. Annualized volatility over the trailing 1 year is 41.62%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for DAY.

2026 is still running; the price is +1.01% year to date. The record holds one complete calendar year, 2025, which returned −4.79%.

Peer Comparison

Dayforce, Inc. (DAY) operates in the Software - Application industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Dayforce, Inc. DAY $11.18B —
SAP SE SAP $248.28B 28.0
Salesforce, Inc. CRM $213.35B 24.2
Shopify Inc. SHOP $188.28B 98.0

The Software - Application industry average P/E ratio is 27.2x. Dayforce, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of February 3, 2026.

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About Dayforce, Inc.

Dayforce, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll and tax, workforce management, wallet, benefits, and talent intelligence functionalities; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. It also provides payroll and payroll-related services; and professional services for its solutions, which include training and implementation consulting services. In addition, the company is involved in the shipment, rental, maintenance, and sale of payroll time clocks. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was formerly known as Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dayforce, Inc. in February 2024. Dayforce, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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