Waystar Holding Corp.
WAYAnalytical Summary
Waystar Holding Corp. shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Operating Margin (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
5-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- No bearish risks detected.
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
16.5%
Good
→
Good
Stable
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+38%)
|
19.3%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+61%)
|
12.2%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
69.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.0%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
62.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
0.2%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
53.7%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
167.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-49.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
16.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
22.7%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+13%)
|
13.1%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-34%)
|
18.0%
Fair
Fair
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-10%)
|
12.7%
Fair
Fair
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-37%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
34.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
15.2%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
19.6%
Good
Good
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
21.9%
Fair
Fair
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
10.2%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-32%)
|
-2.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-114%)
|
-6.5%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-143%)
|
-7.3%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-149%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
28.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
18.0%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.5%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
14.6%
Fair
Fair
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
2.76x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-8.88x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.00x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.99x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
3.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.7%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.3%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
4.3%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.7%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.1%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
2.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-84%)
|
-0.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-103%)
|
-2.5%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-114%)
|
-2.4%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-113%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.38x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-15%)
|
0.40x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-10%)
|
1.07x
Caution
Caution
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+138%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
3.05x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
1.01x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
0.74x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
0.62x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
| Net Debt (USD) | $1.42B | $1.06B | $2.16B | $-64.56M | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
3.80x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
4.01x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
6.91x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $1.10B | $943.55M | $791.01M | $704.87M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $140.55M | $186.63M | $176.47M | $183.17M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $112.09M | $-19.12M | $-51.33M | $-51.45M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $309.67M | $169.77M | $51.46M | $102.63M | — |
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Signals
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Operating Margin (%) is in the top quartile
No bearish signals detected
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