Ceridian HCM (CDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ceridian HCM Ltd. is a global human capital management software company that provides cloud-based solutions for managing the entire employee lifecycle. The company’s flagship offering, Dayforce, unifies payroll, workforce management, talent management, benefits administration and HR data in a single application. By leveraging a modern, single-database architecture, Dayforce enables real-time calculations and analytics, helping organizations streamline complex processes and improve data accuracy.

Founded through a series of corporate restructurings over several decades, Ceridian traces its roots to the 1992 formation of Comdata’s human resources division. In 2007, Comdata spun off its human capital management operations, and in 2012 the company acquired Dayforce Corporation to accelerate its move into cloud software. In 2018, the business formally rebranded as Ceridian HCM to reflect its singular focus on the Dayforce platform and related HCM services.

Ceridian serves a diverse range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, technology and finance, with a customer base spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The company caters to organizations of all sizes, from small and mid-market businesses to large enterprises, offering scalable solutions that adapt to local payroll compliance and regulatory requirements. Its global delivery model combines regional centers of excellence with strategic partnerships to support multi-jurisdiction payroll and workforce management needs.

Under the leadership of CEO David Ossip, a co-founder of Dayforce, Ceridian continues to invest in research and development, AI-powered analytics and user-centric design. The executive team emphasizes customer success through continuous platform enhancements, robust security standards and ongoing consulting and implementation services. With a commitment to innovation and market responsiveness, Ceridian aims to help organizations optimize workforce engagement, reduce administrative burden and drive business outcomes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $55.58 to $57.88
• 50-Day Range: $54.24 to $60.65
• 52-Week Range: $55.62 to $79.66
• Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,921.64
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Ceridian HCM Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ceridian HCM scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 544th out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Ceridian HCM.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 61.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ceridian HCM are expected to grow by 61.82% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ceridian HCM is 1,921.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ceridian HCM is 1,921.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 33.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ceridian HCM has a PEG Ratio of 2.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ceridian HCM has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CDAY.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ceridian HCM does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ceridian HCM does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.21

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CDAY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Ceridian HCM has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ceridian HCM this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ceridian HCM insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.50% of the stock of Ceridian HCM is held by insiders.

CDAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CDAY shares performed this year?

Ceridian HCM's stock was trading at $72.64 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CDAY shares have decreased by 20.7% and is now trading at $57.63.

How were Ceridian HCM's earnings last quarter?

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.14. The company had revenue of $257.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $253.72 million. Ceridian HCM had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.03% and a net margin of 0.28%.

Does Ceridian HCM have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Ceridian HCM: ADAM Human Capital Management, DataFuzion Inc., Ideal, Ascender Japan, Excelity, RITEQ, Ceridian Dayforce, and others.

When did Ceridian HCM IPO?

Ceridian HCM (CDAY) raised $420 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The company issued 21,000,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Citigroup, Jefferies, CIBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities, Baird, Canaccord Genuity, Piper Jaffray, William Blair and MUFG were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Ceridian HCM?

Shares of CDAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ceridian HCM own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ceridian HCM investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2021
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CDAY
• CIK: 1725057
• Web: www.ceridian.com
• Phone: (952) 853-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,526
• Year Founded: 1992

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,921.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 104.78
• P/E Growth: 2.12
• Net Income: -$73.40 million
• Net Margins: 0.28%
• Pretax Margin: 4.00%
• Return on Equity: 2.03%
• Return on Assets: 0.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.20
• Cash Flow: $0.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 153.04
• Book Value: $13.89 per share
• Price / Book: 4.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 156,127,000
• Free Float: 149,101,000
• Market Cap: $9.00 billion
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 1.38