Workiva Inc. (WK) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 5, 2026

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Software momentum with AI and earnings catalysts: stock is up about 20% over 21 trading days and at a 21-day high. Q2 EPS of $0.77 beat $0.64 expected, and on 2026-07-29 Workiva launched three AI agents and a Workiva Knowledge layer.

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Idea window: 8/5/2026 – 8/12/2026Sector: Technology

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$71.86
Market Cap
$3.91B
1D Return
+0.74%
YTD Return
-16.68%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
86.6
P/B
-41.2
P/S
4.0
EV/EBITDA
64.5
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

5.0

Key Financial Insights: • Quarterly Turnaround • Strong Cash Flow • Negative Equity WK's quarterly profitability and cash flow are improving, but negative equity, high net debt, and demanding valuation keep the risk profile elevated.

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Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Strong Monthly Gain • Momentum Cooling • Key $80 Resistance Support Level: $74.00–$75.00 Resistance Level: $80.00 WK remains bullish over the last month, but the pullback from $80.00 to $76.55 warrants watching $74.00–$75.00 support before targeting a breakout above $80.00.

Bullish
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Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • Revenue Beat • Margin Expansion • AI Audit Risks Workiva's strong revenue beat, improved profitability, and investor interest support a positive outlook despite AI-governance risks.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

Workiva's investment case has shifted to proving that its 19% growth, 80% gross margins, and strong free cash flow can sustain operating leverage and service sizable net debt, while AI governance offers upside only if it drives measurable paid adoption and retention. Investors should demand successive profitable quarters before chasing the rerating, as the premium valuation already assumes durable margin expansion.

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AI summary updated 6 days ago

Description

Workiva Inc. provides cloud-based software for compliance and regulatory reporting, offering a platform that supports collaborative document control, data linking, integrations with enterprise systems, granular access controls, process management, and audit trails. Its solutions consolidate information from ERP, governance, HR, CRM and other on-premise or cloud sources to streamline reporting and disclosure workflows. The company serves public and private firms, government agencies and higher-education institutions and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa, founded in 2008.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Aug 5Aug 12WKWorkiva Inc.
Software momentum with AI and earnings catalysts: stock is up about 20% over 21 trading days and at a 21-day high. Q2 EPS of $0.77 beat $0.64 expected, and on 2026-07-29 Workiva launched three AI agents and a Workiva Knowledge layer.
Closed+10.3%
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