VRSK vs WDAY
Verisk Analytics, Inc. and Workday, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | VRSK | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $9.6B |
| Net income | $908.3M | $693.0M |
| Gross margin | 69.9% | · |
| Net margin | 29.6% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 444.0% | 8.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.48 | $2.59 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 27.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $2.8B |
| Equity | $309.0M | $7.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 13.28× | 0.19× |
| Current ratio | 1.20× | 1.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.2% | 17.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 5.0% | · |
WDAY bills 3.1× the revenue of VRSK, and VRSK keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (29.6% against 7.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | VRSK | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.1B | $9.6B |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $8.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.7B | $7.3B |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $6.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $5.1B |
| FY2020 | $2.3B | $4.3B |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $3.6B |
| FY2018 | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | $2.0B | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | VRSK | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $908.3M | $693.0M |
| FY2024 | $958.2M | $526.0M |
| FY2023 | $614.6M | $1.4B |
| FY2022 | $953.9M | $-367.0M |
| FY2021 | $666.2M | $29.0M |
| FY2020 | $712.7M | $-282.4M |
| FY2019 | $449.9M | $-480.7M |
| FY2018 | $598.7M | $-418.3M |
| FY2017 | $555.1M | $-321.2M |
| FY2016 | $591.2M | $-384.7M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$6,479,300,000 | WDAY |
| FY2024 | −$5,564,300,000 | WDAY |
| FY2023 | −$4,577,600,000 | WDAY |
| FY2022 | −$3,719,000,000 | WDAY |
| FY2021 | −$2,676,500,000 | WDAY |
| FY2020 | −$2,048,596,000 | WDAY |
| FY2019 | −$1,020,106,000 | WDAY |
| FY2018 | −$427,080,000 | WDAY |
| FY2017 | +$2,150,000 | VRSK |
| FY2016 | +$420,760,000 | VRSK |
| FY2015 | +$604,010,000 | VRSK |
| FY2014 | +$643,240,000 | VRSK |
| FY2013 | +$1,126,765,000 | VRSK |
| FY2012 | +$1,134,191,000 | VRSK |
| FY2011 | +$1,056,966,000 | VRSK |
| FY2010 | +$1,070,288,000 | VRSK |
The higher-revenue side has changed between VRSK and WDAY over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +22.3 pp | VRSK |
| FY2024 | +27.0 pp | VRSK |
| FY2023 | +3.9 pp | VRSK |
| FY2022 | +44.1 pp | VRSK |
| FY2021 | +26.5 pp | VRSK |
| FY2020 | +37.9 pp | VRSK |
| FY2019 | +30.5 pp | VRSK |
| FY2018 | +39.8 pp | VRSK |
| FY2017 | +40.9 pp | VRSK |
| FY2016 | +54.1 pp | VRSK |
| FY2015 | +52.6 pp | VRSK |
| FY2014 | +59.4 pp | VRSK |
| FY2013 | +58.6 pp | VRSK |
| FY2012 | +66.9 pp | VRSK |
| FY2011 | +83.0 pp | VRSK |
| FY2010 | +103.9 pp | VRSK |
VRSK has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WDAY's net margin has been more volatile than VRSK's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 25.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.0.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VRSK led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRSK's return on equity has been more volatile than WDAY's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 148.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.9.
13 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VRSK led in return on equity in every one of the 13 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
13 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.