DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:DAY • US15677J1088
95.35 CAD
-1.09 (-1.13%)
Last: Feb 5, 2026, 07:00 PM
This DAY.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to DAY. DAY was compared to 5 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. There are concerns on the financial health of DAY while its profitability can be described as average. DAY is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.
1. DAY.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- DAY had positive earnings in the past year.
- 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.
1.2 Ratios
- DAY has a Return On Assets of -1.72%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DAY outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of DAY (-5.55%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- The Return On Invested Capital of DAY (2.19%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.72% | ||
| ROE | -5.55% | ||
| ROIC | 2.19% |
ROA(3y)-0.02%
ROA(5y)-0.23%
ROE(3y)-0.16%
ROE(5y)-0.81%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- DAY's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- DAY's Operating Margin of 7.41% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DAY outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAY has remained more or less at the same level.
- DAY has a Gross Margin of 49.77%. This is amongst the best in the industry. DAY outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DAY has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. DAY.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), DAY is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, DAY has more shares outstanding
- The number of shares outstanding for DAY has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, DAY has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- DAY has an Altman-Z score of 1.34. This is a bad value and indicates that DAY is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- DAY has a Altman-Z score (1.34) which is in line with its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of DAY is 7.33, which is on the high side as it means it would take DAY, 7.33 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 7.33, DAY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23 indicates that DAY is not too dependend on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.23, DAY is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.23 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.33 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.34 |
ROIC/WACC0.27
WACC8.18%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.04 indicates that DAY should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- DAY has a Current ratio (1.04) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- DAY has a Quick 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.
- DAY has a Quick ratio (1.04) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.04 |
3. DAY.CA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 14.89% over the past year.
- DAY shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 34.49% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, DAY shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 11.73% in the last year.
- 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.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.74% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
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.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. DAY.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 32.43, the valuation of DAY can be described as expensive.
- DAY's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of DAY to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.70), we can say DAY is valued slightly more expensively.
- DAY is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.43.
- 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DAY, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.84. DAY is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 32.43 | ||
| Fwd PE | 25.43 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as DAY.
- DAY's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 67.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 33.71 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
- DAY's earnings are expected to grow with 18.61% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)2.2
PEG (5Y)0.94
EPS Next 2Y17.9%
EPS Next 3Y18.61%
5. DAY.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- DAY does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
DAY.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:DAY (2/5/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
95.35
-1.09 (-1.13%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)02-11 2026-02-11/amc
Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05/bmo
Inst Owners82.68%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.3%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap15.26B
Revenue(TTM)1.89B
Net Income(TTM)-149.60M
Analysts66.67
Price Target94.78 (-0.6%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)-0.92%
PT rev (3m)-2.69%
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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 32.43 | ||
| Fwd PE | 25.43 | ||
| P/S | 5.92 | ||
| P/FCF | 67.63 | ||
| P/OCF | 40.8 | ||
| P/B | 4.16 | ||
| P/tB | 62.15 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 33.71 |
EPS(TTM)2.94
EY3.08%
EPS(NY)3.75
Fwd EY3.93%
FCF(TTM)1.41
FCFY1.48%
OCF(TTM)2.34
OCFY2.45%
SpS16.12
BVpS22.94
TBVpS1.53
PEG (NY)2.2
PEG (5Y)0.94
Graham Number38.96
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.72% | ||
| ROE | -5.55% | ||
| ROCE | 4.16% | ||
| ROIC | 2.19% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.69% | ||
| ROICexgc | 31.78% | ||
| 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 1.34 |
F-Score6
WACC8.18%
ROIC/WACC0.27
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.CA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for DAYFORCE INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DAY.CA.
Can you provide the valuation status for DAYFORCE INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) stock?
DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) is 32.43 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.16.
What is the financial health of DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) stock?
The financial health rating of DAYFORCE INC (DAY.CA) is 3 / 10.