WAY
VENTE TOTALE: 165 000 titres (~4 206 613,35 $ US)
- Insiders
- Hawkins Matthew J.
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $4,206,613
- Last activity
- 2026-09-02
- Last synced
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2026-09-08 09:54:45
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signal Scored 2026-09-08
WAY exhibits solid financial fundamentals with a strong profitability turnaround, debt reduction, and healthy operating margins (liquidity: 75, fundamentals trend: 85), but the catalytic picture is weak (score: 35, NONE…
The first sentence of the analysis written for WAY on 2026-09-08 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.3% | 66.5% | 68.4% | 69.5% | 73.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | 22.7% | 13.1% | 18.0% | 12.7% | 10.4% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 35.5% | 32.9% | 40.3% | 38.7% | 40.9% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 22.7% | 13.1% | 18.0% | 12.7% | 10.4% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 15.6% | -2.4% | -8.1% | -9.3% | -11.5% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 10.2% | -2.0% | -6.5% | -7.3% | -8.1% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.2% | -2.0% | -6.5% | -7.3% | -8.1% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 10.2% | -2.0% | -6.5% | -7.3% | -8.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.414 | 2.548 | 1.798 | 2.132 | 1.514 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.414 | 2.548 | 1.798 | 2.132 | 1.514 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.133 | 0.112 | 0.049 | 0.051 | 0.049 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.281 | 1.251 | 0.288 | 0.632 | 0.429 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 51.984 | -282.308 | -66.774 | -66.774 | -73.929 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.089 | 4.862 | 0.000 | -6.232 | 0.000 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.089 | 4.862 | 0.000 | -6.232 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 53.689 | -282.308 | -66.774 | -66.774 | -73.929 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.094 | 4.862 | 0.000 | -6.232 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.502 | 1.786 | 1.683 | 1.638 | 1.626 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.301 | 5.831 | 4.361 | 4.894 | 5.963 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 20.577 | 38.610 | 115.214 | 40.491 | 37.554 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 18.817 | 32.408 | 67.040 | 33.613 | 32.422 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.258 | 0.276 | 0.491 | 0.482 | 0.480 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.384 | 0.410 | 1.097 | 1.074 | 1.082 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.278 | 0.291 | 0.523 | 0.518 | 0.520 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.273 | 0.284 | 0.518 | 0.512 | 0.516 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.491 | 1.486 | 2.236 | 2.229 | 2.252 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.963 | 5.825 | 7.384 | 8.181 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.420 | 1.166 | 0.417 | 1.004 | 0.965 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.282 | 0.180 | 0.065 | 0.146 | 0.184 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.914 | 0.839 | 0.582 | 0.830 | 0.863 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 3.599 | 1.987 | 1.479 | 1.656 | 1.765 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.215 | 0.846 | 0.690 | 0.576 | 0.475 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 21.817 | 14.550 | 2.862 | 5.707 | 5.917 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.208 | 0.134 | 0.023 | 0.045 | 0.046 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 11.694 | 6.226 | 2.392 | 5.887 | 7.318 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 11.694 | 6.226 | 2.392 | 5.887 | 7.318 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 18.614 | 21.211 | 17.779 | 20.713 | 24.104 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.3% | ▲1.8% | ▼-1.0% |
| Ebit Margin | 22.7% | ▲9.6% | ▲7.3% |
| Ebitda Margin | 35.5% | ▲2.6% | ▼-2.2% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 22.7% | ▲9.6% | ▲7.3% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 15.6% | ▲18.0% | ▲18.8% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 10.2% | ▲12.2% | ▲13.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.2% | ▲12.2% | ▲13.0% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 10.2% | ▲12.2% | ▲13.0% |
| Current Ratio | 1.414 | ▼-1.133 | ▼-0.467 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.414 | ▼-1.133 | ▼-0.467 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.133 | ▲0.021 | ▲0.054 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.281 | ▼-0.969 | ▼-0.295 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 51.984 | ▲334.292 | ▲139.544 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.089 | ▼-4.951 | ▲0.203 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.089 | ▼-4.951 | ▲0.203 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 53.688 | ▲335.996 | ▲140.908 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.094 | ▼-4.956 | ▲0.199 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.502 | ▼-0.284 | ▼-0.145 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.301 | ▼-0.530 | ▲0.031 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 20.576 | ▼-18.033 | ▼-29.913 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 18.817 | ▼-13.591 | ▼-18.043 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.258 | ▼-0.018 | ▼-0.140 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.384 | ▼-0.026 | ▼-0.425 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.278 | ▼-0.013 | ▼-0.148 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.273 | ▼-0.011 | ▼-0.147 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.492 | ▲0.005 | ▼-0.447 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.963 | ▲1.138 | ▲1.292 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.420 | ▲0.254 | ▲0.426 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.282 | ▲0.102 | ▲0.111 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.914 | ▲0.075 | ▲0.109 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 3.599 | ▲1.613 | ▲1.502 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.215 | ▲2.369 | ▲2.055 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 21.817 | ▲7.267 | ▲11.647 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.208 | ▲0.073 | ▲0.116 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 11.694 | ▲5.468 | ▲4.991 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 11.694 | ▲5.468 | ▲4.991 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 18.614 | ▼-2.597 | ▼-1.871 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $5.83B | $5.50B | $3.45B | $3.45B | $3.45B | |
| Enterprise value | $7.26B | $6.58B | $5.66B | $5.65B | $5.70B | |
| EV / Sales | 6.60x | 6.98x | 7.16x | 8.01x | 9.85x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 23.43x | 38.78x | 110.06x | 55.02x | 53.55x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 25.62x | 46.20x | 189.15x | 66.28x | 62.02x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.61x | 21.21x | 17.78x | 20.71x | 24.10x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.67x | 3.48x | 6.95x | 8.06x | 9.51x | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 2.55x | 1.80x | 2.13x | 1.51x | |
| Income quality | 2.76x | -8.88x | -1.00x | -2.00x | -2.26x | |
| Graham number | $18 | — | — | — | — | |
| Graham net-net | -$9 | -$8 | -$14 | -$15 | -$15 | |
| Tax burden | 65.3% | 84.8% | 80.4% | 78.1% | 70.6% | |
| Interest burden | 68.9% | -18.2% | -44.9% | -73.6% | -110.6% | |
| Working capital | $90.3M | $225.4M | $98.6M | $115.7M | $56.6M | |
| Invested capital | $5.46B | $4.34B | $4.39B | $4.52B | $4.62B | |
| Return on assets | 1.9% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.0% | |
| Operating ROA | 4.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 23.6% | -3.7% | -14.0% | -14.4% | -17.3% | |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | -0.6% | -2.5% | -2.4% | -2.2% | |
| Return on invested capital | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 1.9% | -0.3% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.4% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.9% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 8.6% | 16.1% | 41.8% | 17.0% | 13.7% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 18.8% | 14.6% | 12.2% | 9.5% | 8.3% | |
| Capex / Sales | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 27.9% | 28.5% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 28.0% | |
| R&D / Sales | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.9% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 3.8% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 91.8% | 88.7% | 92.0% | 92.4% | 94.3% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 61d | 57d | 61d | 58d | 65d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 53d | 55d | 66d | 48d | 84d | |
| Operating cycle | 61d | 57d | 61d | 58d | 65d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 8d | 3d | -5d | 10d | -19d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+5.9%EV / Sales ▼-5.4%EV / EBITDA ▼-12.2%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-15.343Earnings yield ▲+0.023
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.035Return on assets ▲+0.024Return on invested capital ▲+0.006Return on capital employed ▲+0.017Operating ROA ▲+0.021Income quality ▲+11.640Tax burden ▼-0.196
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+3.640Days payables outstanding ▼-1.343Operating cycle ▲+3.640Cash conversion cycle ▲+4.983Capex / Sales ▼-0.005R&D / Sales ▼-0.002
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-1.133Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.184Working capital ▼-135059000.000Invested capital ▲+1122620000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.031
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+68.9%EV / Sales ▼-33.0%EV / EBITDA ▼-22.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-30.113Earnings yield ▲+0.033
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.051Return on assets ▲+0.029Return on invested capital ▲+0.020Return on capital employed ▲+0.032Operating ROA n/aIncome quality ▲+5.021Tax burden ▼-0.054
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-4.065Days payables outstanding ▼-30.342Operating cycle ▼-4.065Cash conversion cycle ▲+26.276Capex / Sales ▼-0.001R&D / Sales ▲+0.001
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.099Net debt / EBITDA ▼-5.842Working capital ▲+33724000.000Invested capital ▲+845574000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.025
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-08-27 Bain Capital Venture Investors LLC Takes $18.13 Billion Position in Waystar Holding Corp. $WAY Bain Capital Venture Investors LLC purchased a new position in Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: WAY) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 882,965 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $18,127,271,000. Waystar comprises about 13.6% of Bain Capital
- 2026-08-27 Bamco Inc. NY Purchases Shares of 1,787,600 Waystar Holding Corp. $WAY Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: WAY) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,787,600 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $36,699,000. Bamco Inc. NY owned 0.93% of Waystar at the end
- 2026-08-26 Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
- 2026-08-26 Waystar Launches New Agentic Solutions Transforming AI Into Action Across the Revenue Cycle Waystar Launches New Agentic Solutions Transforming AI Into Action Across the Revenue Cycle PR Newswire LEHI, Utah
- 2026-08-26 Waystar Launches New Agentic Solutions Transforming AI Into Action Across the Revenue Cycle Waystar AltitudeAI™ innovations autonomously execute work, connect intelligence to action, and realize significant outcomes for providers LEHI, Utah and LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a provider of leading healthcare payment software, today unveiled new Waystar AltitudeAI-powered agentic capabilities that autonomously take action across critical revenue cycle workflows, advancing the company''s vision for an autonomous revenue cycle.
- 2026-08-25 Waystar Targets Autonomous Revenue Cycle With AI, Automation Push at Investor Day Waystar NASDAQ: WAY outlined its strategy to expand its healthcare revenue-cycle-management platform through artificial intelligence, automation and broader adoption of its end-to-end product suite during its inaugural Investor Day in San Antonio.
- 2026-08-25 Waystar Expands Executive Leadership to Accelerate Innovation and Growth Appointments extend world-class technology expertise and commercial leadership to advance Waystar''s vision for the autonomous revenue cycle LEHI, Utah and LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a provider of leading healthcare payment software, today announced two executive leadership appointments designed to accelerate innovation, client adoption, and durable growth.
- 2026-08-09 Waystar Holding Corp. $WAY Shares Purchased by California State Teachers Retirement System California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: WAY) by 32.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 140,729 shares of the company''s stock after purchasing an additional 34,729 shares during the quarter.
- 2026-08-03 Waystar (WAY) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? Waystar (WAY) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company''s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
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