Stocks · Technology · Software - Application
PagerDuty, Inc. PD
$15.34 -1.54% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.40B
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 24, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count fell 15.8% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- Operating margin widened to 6.5% from -5.9% a year earlier.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +22.7%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 22%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 45%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 27%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 48%
- Gross marginTop 5%
- Operating marginTop 45%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 6%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Interest coverTop 44%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 2%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 15%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 45%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 43%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 35%
- 6-month returnTop 6%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 42%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 17%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 24%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 9%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 8%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 4%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 39%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 18%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3.7% | 2.3% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 83.8% | 84.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -5.9% | 6.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 22.8% | 25.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 2.3% | 3.7% | ↓ | Bottom 22% |
| Gross margin | 84.8% | 83.8% | ↑ | Top 5% |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | -5.9% | ↑ | Top 45% |
| Net margin | 36.6% | -2.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 25.6% | 22.8% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | — | Top 48% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 9.9% | — | Top 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.73×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 5.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 16.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -0.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.15×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 14.36%
- Shareholder yield
- 14.36%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -15.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Aug 27, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +22.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $12.50
- Target vs current price
- -18.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 23
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 30%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | +4.3% | +3.6% | +13.0% | +22.6% | — |
| May 28, 2026 | +33.3% | +3.5% | +29.3% | +19.1% | +71.3% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | +20.8% | -1.4% | -5.4% | -17.6% | +25.5% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | +32.5% | +2.2% | -21.1% | -13.7% | -57.9% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | +50.0% | -3.3% | +3.2% | +2.5% | -5.8% |
| May 29, 2025 | +26.3% | +0.6% | -5.0% | -6.9% | +4.5% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | +37.5% | -3.9% | +15.9% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | +47.1% | +1.3% | +2.8% | -10.8% | -13.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.31 | +4.3% | $124.4M |
| May 28, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.24 | +33.3% | $121.0M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.24 | +20.8% | $124.8M |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.25 | +32.5% | $124.5M |
| Sep 3, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.20 | +50.0% | $123.4M |
| May 29, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.19 | +26.3% | $119.8M |
| Mar 13, 2025 | $0.22 | $0.16 | +37.5% | $121.4M |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.17 | +47.1% | $118.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 7.7× | — | — | Top 2% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 27.8× | — | — | Top 45% |
| EV / Sales | 3.19× | — | — | Top 43% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.05% | — | — | Top 15% |
| Earnings yield | 13.04% | — | — | Top 2% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.6× – 7.3× since Oct 31, 2025. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 50
- Days above the 200-day average
- 48
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +16.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +18.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +57.6%
- RSI (14)
- 65.5
- Relative volume
- 0.70×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 53.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 52th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.31
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.34
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -6.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -78.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2021 | Apr 10, 2026 | -89.9% | 1294 days | Not yet recovered |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 | -14.5% | 9 days | 6 days (Jan 14, 2021) |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 | -13.4% | 15 days | 13 days (Nov 20, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.40B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.00
- Revenue (TTM)
- $494.7M
- 52-week range
- $5.70 – $16.77
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $281.4M | $370.8M | $430.7M | $467.5M | $492.5M |
| Gross profit | $233.0M | $300.4M | $352.9M | $387.8M | $418.4M |
| Operating income | -$101.7M | -$129.4M | -$96.2M | -$59.8M | $5.8M |
| Net income | -$107.5M | -$128.4M | -$81.8M | -$42.7M | $173.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.27 | -$1.45 | -$0.89 | -$0.59 | $1.87 |
| Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | Q2 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $118.9M | $121.4M | $119.8M | $123.4M | $124.5M | $124.8M | $121.0M | $124.4M |
| Net income | -$5.9M | -$8.8M | -$7.2M | $9.6M | $161.6M | $9.4M | $5.3M | $4.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.07 | -$0.12 | -$0.07 | $0.10 | $1.69 | $0.12 | $0.13 | $0.06 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$6.0M | $17.0M | $72.0M | $117.9M | $114.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$6.8M | -$8.5M | -$7.5M | -$9.5M | -$2.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$12.8M | $8.5M | $64.4M | $108.4M | $111.9M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $22.9M | -$8.3M | -$29.8M | -$86.8M | -$124.1M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $470.0M
- Total assets
- $958.3M
- Total liabilities
- $711.4M
- Total debt
- $412.8M
- Net debt
- $179.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $232.0M
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Aug 27, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 8,430,028
- Days to cover
- 5.23
- Change vs previous report
- +5.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.