Workiva (NYSE:WK) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Workiva (NYSE:WK) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.780-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.920. The company issued revenue guidance of $275.0 million-$278.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $278.1 million. Workiva also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.800-2.830 EPS.

Workiva Stock Down 14.8%

WK opened at $72.83 on Friday. Workiva has a 52 week low of $43.34 and a 52 week high of $95.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.07. The company has a market capitalization of $4.09 billion, a PE ratio of 65.03 and a beta of 0.46.

Workiva (NYSE:WK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.80 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $262.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $261.37 million. Workiva had a negative return on equity of 140.17% and a net margin of 4.87%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Workiva will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on WK shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Workiva from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Workiva from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Workiva in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BTIG Research set a $85.00 target price on shares of Workiva in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, UBS Group set a $70.00 price target on shares of Workiva in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Brandon Ziegler sold 6,571 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.97, for a total value of $499,198.87. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 126,216 shares in the company, valued at $9,588,629.52. This trade represents a 4.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 4.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Workiva News

Here are the key news stories impacting Workiva this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue rose 17.3% year over year to $262.96 million, topping analysts’ $261.37 million estimate. Quarterly results
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighted Workiva’s AI expansion, while noting moderating business tailwinds; the available reports do not quantify the potential financial contribution from AI. Q3 deep dive
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 EPS was $0.72, below the roughly $0.79–$0.80 consensus, despite increasing from $0.55 a year earlier. The earnings shortfall is a likely drag on sentiment. Q3 earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Workiva’s Q4 EPS outlook of $0.78–$0.80 is below the $0.92 consensus, and its $275 million–$278 million revenue range is just shy of the $278.1 million estimate. Full-year EPS guidance of $2.80–$2.83 also trails the $2.95 consensus, putting the outlook at the center of investor concern. Why shares are falling

Workiva Company Profile

Workiva Inc (NYSE: WK) provides cloud-based software designed to help organizations manage reporting, compliance, risk and other complex business processes. Its platform connects financial, operational and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data so teams can collaborate on information used for internal and external reporting.

The company’s products support financial reporting, regulatory filings, audit and compliance workflows, investor communications, and sustainability reporting.