Workiva (NYSE:WK) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Workiva (NYSE:WK) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.640-0.670 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.160. The company issued revenue guidance of $244.0 million-$246.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $239.9 million. Workiva also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.660-2.760 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Workiva in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group set a $110.00 price objective on Workiva in a report on Sunday, November 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Workiva in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Stephens upped their price target on Workiva from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Workiva in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $103.92.

Workiva Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:WK traded up $0.99 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $59.13. The company had a trading volume of 1,920,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 925,596. Workiva has a 1-year low of $56.06 and a 1-year high of $97.10. The stock has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of -70.39 and a beta of 0.62. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $80.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.12.

Workiva (NYSE:WK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $238.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $235.13 million. Workiva has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.660-2.760 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.670 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Workiva will post -0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Workiva

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WK. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Workiva during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Workiva by 396.3% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 407 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Workiva by 82.3% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 412 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Workiva during the fourth quarter worth about $93,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Workiva by 40.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,797 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.21% of the company’s stock.

About Workiva

Workiva, originally founded as WebFilings in 2008, delivers a cloud-native platform designed to streamline and connect data, documents and teams for reporting and compliance. Its flagship Workiva platform supports a range of applications including financial reporting, regulatory filings, internal controls documentation, risk management and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. By centralizing data and automating workflows, the company helps organizations improve accuracy, transparency and auditability across critical reporting processes.

The Workiva platform offers modular solutions that integrate with existing enterprise systems and data sources.