CXAI vs ADP vs WDAY Stock Comparison

CXApp, Automatic Data Processing and Workday Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXAI CXApp Inc.
$1.19 -36.0% 1M +83.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.81M
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
1 win
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$200.17 +7.3% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.48B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Automatic Data Processing leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Automatic Data Processing 6, Workday 4, CXApp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXAIADPWDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.10M $122.12B $47.48B ADP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 27.0x 38.0x ADP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.7x 17.5x WDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.9% +6.5% +13.3% WDAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -330.1% 20.3% 12.3% ADP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -47.2% 11.0% WDAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -0.2x ADP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.1% +18.3% -13.8% CXAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.7%/yr +6.0%/yr -7.1%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 413.4% 28.0% 53.5% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 37/100 74/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

CXAIADPWDAY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCXAIADPWDAY
Valuation 72 #29 of 100 26 #74 of 100 53 #48 of 100
Growth 16 #83 of 99 29 #71 of 99 88 #13 of 99
Profitability 19 #78 of 96 54 #45 of 96 81 #19 of 96
Financial Health 74 #30 of 112 33 #75 of 112 60 #46 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 44 #38 of 67 89 #8 of 67
Overall 45 37 74
  • CXAI ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • ADP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCXAIADPWDAYSPY
1 month -36.0%+17.1%+7.3% -5.9%
3 months +750.0%+12.3%+17.6% -4.6%
6 months +693.3%+43.5%+52.9% +0.2%
Year to date +260.6%+19.4%-6.8% +7.5%
1 year +83.1%+18.3%-13.8% +8.2%
3 years -14.4%+39.3%-8.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.0%+11.7%-2.9% +19.0%
5 years -88.1%+33.8%-31.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -34.7%+6.0%-7.1% +9.4%
10 years —+244.8%+141.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+13.2%+9.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCXAIADPWDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 413.4%28.0%53.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 157.1%25.9%50.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.56-0.110.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.65-0.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-42.2%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.1%-0.3%-14.3% -5.9%
52-week high $4.59$307.94$233.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$188.79$112.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCXAIADPWDAY
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 24.7x 27.3xmedian 24.7x 39.2xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.5x -26.5xmedian 16.5x 27.1xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x 23.2xmedian 15.3x 17.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.7x 23.9xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.77 2.75median 0.77 0.29median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCXAIADPWDAY
Revenue $4.81M $22.26B $10.16B
Gross profit $4.29M $10.37B $7.70B
Operating income -$17.01M -$6.45B $1.08B
Net income -$15.87M $4.53B $1.25B
Free cash flow – $5.25B $2.84B
R&D $5.53M $1.03B $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $-6.81 $11.22 $5.08
Cash & equivalents $8.99M $3.28B $661.00M
Total debt $8.49M $4.97B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 2.33M 403.30M 246.31M
Enterprise value -$34.42M $108.92B $27.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCXAIADPWDAY
P/E -0.2x 27.3x 39.2x
P/FCF – 23.2x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.3x 15.7x
P/S 0.6x 5.5x 4.8x
P/B 0.1x 23.9x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 35.4x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA – -26.5x 27.1x
EV/EBIT -0.2x -19.1x 44.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 5.5x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 23.5x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.6x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 2.75 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXAIADPWDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.9% 6.5% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 6.7% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.7% 8.0% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 8.0% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.3% -2.7% 105.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -3.8% 134.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -33.5% 9.4% 114.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 9.0% 130.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 10.3% 135.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 9.9% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.6% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.0% 18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXAIADPWDAY
Gross margin 89.2% 46.6% 75.8%
EBITDA margin – -20.9% 17.4%
Operating margin -353.7% -29.0% 10.7%
Pretax margin -316.1% 26.4% 12.6%
Net margin -330.1% 20.3% 12.3%
FCF margin – 23.6% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.5% 30.3%
Return on equity -63.3% 81.4% 19.0%
Return on assets – 7.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – -47.2% 11.0%
Return on capital employed – -54.0% 11.5%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 34.3% 1.1% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXAIADPWDAY
Debt / assets 25.4% 7.8% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets – 92.0% 59.3%
Equity / assets 100.0% 8.0% 40.7%
Interest coverage – -13.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.90 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXAIADPWDAY
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 10.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.3% 10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCXAIADPWDAY
Forward P/E – 23.7xFY2027 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.60FY2026 $12.97FY2027 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.6%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.0% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25MFY2026 $22.20BFY2027 $11.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +80.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +89.8% +18.1% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXAIADPWDAY
Held by institutions 14.8% 88.1% 81.9%
Institutions holding 34 2,294 912
Change in shares held, QoQ +313.6% +4.4% +5.3%
Institutions buying 21 1,087 488
Institutions selling 6 875 324
Buyers to sellers 3.50 1.24 1.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CXAIADPWDAY
CXAI 1.00 0.05 0.04
ADP 0.05 1.00 0.63
WDAY 0.04 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXAI, ADP and WDAY?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CXApp (CXAI) $3.10M, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $122.12B, Workday (WDAY) $47.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXAI, ADP and WDAY?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CXApp (CXAI) -0.2x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 27.0x, Workday (WDAY) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workday (WDAY) is cheapest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.7x, Workday (WDAY) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workday (WDAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CXApp (CXAI) -7.9%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.5%, Workday (WDAY) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has the highest net margin (CXApp (CXAI) -330.1%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.3%, Workday (WDAY) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Workday (WDAY) leads (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -47.2%, Workday (WDAY) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CXApp (CXAI) returned the most: CXApp (CXAI) +83.1%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +18.3%, Workday (WDAY) -13.8%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (CXApp (CXAI) -34.7%/yr, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.0%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (CXApp (CXAI) 413.4%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.0%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXAI, ADP and WDAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.