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WAY Waystar Holding Corp

NASDAQ
Health Care
Health Care

$27.67

▼ 2.0%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

WAY at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
16
Health
68
Dividends
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Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

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Debt / Equity

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ROIC

4.0%

Interest Coverage

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Current Ratio

1.85x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

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Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Health Care industry, within the Health Care sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.10B in revenue and $112.09M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated WAY yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Revenue Growth

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3Y CAGR

16.0%

Revenue moved from $704.87M in 2022 to $1.10B in 2025, a 16.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

22.7%

Net Margin

10.2%

ROE

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Debt Analysis

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1/1 checks passedShort-term bills covered

Total Debt

$1.48B

Net Debt

$1.47B

Net Debt / EBITDA

5.89x

Debt / Equity

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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 1.9x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $1.48B of total debt against $12.64M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$309.67M

Free Cash Flow

$283.19M

FCF Margin

25.8%

In the latest year Waystar Holding Corp produced about $309.67M of operating cash flow and $283.19M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
0/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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WAY trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$25.36

Current price

$27.67

-8% · Near fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$283.19M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$2.19B
PV of terminal value$2.67B
Estimated equity value$4.86B
Shares outstanding192M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where WAY sits versus the Health Care companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 83 Health Care companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How WAY stacks up against its Health Care peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

WAY doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 83 rated Health Care companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 26.1x

ROE vs sector

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median 14.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 7.6%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
WAYThis stock——Not rated
EHC17.3x10.1%Favorable· 65
GMED18.5x23.5%Strong· 77
FMS11.6x-0.7%Neutral· 53
MOH62.7x7.7%Weak· 28
SNN20.3x6.1%Neutral· 56
PEN73.3x17.3%Neutral· 52
THC10.3x6.6%Favorable· 60
Health Care median26.1x7.6%52/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianEHCGMEDFMSMOHSNNPENTHCP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Health Care companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 83 rated companies among the 324 Health Care stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$10.11 – $16.85

vs. $27.67 today · implied CAGR -18% – -9%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.19B$1.28B$1.38B$1.50B$1.62B
Net income$118.72M$128.22M$138.48M$149.56M$161.52M
EPS$0.62$0.67$0.72$0.78$0.84
Share price (low)$7.43$8.02$8.67$9.36$10.11
Share price (high)$12.38$13.37$14.44$15.60$16.85
CAGR (low–high)-73% / -55%-46% / -30%-32% / -19%-24% / -13%-18% / -9%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 28 Wall Street analysts covering WAY recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.2 / 5 across 28 analysts
Strong Buy 8Buy 18Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

WAY's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

WAY — frequently asked questions

Is WAY a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Waystar Holding Corp's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does WAY's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Waystar Holding Corp's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for WAY calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this WAY analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell WAY. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.