Appian Corp (APPN) stock

APPNNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 9/30

$55.15+1.55 (+2.89%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.95BP/E –Yield –

Appian statistics

93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.95B; $793.39M
Enterprise Value: $4.06B; $768.70M
PS Ratio: 4.69; 2.28
P/FCF Ratio: 102.12; 15.38
P/OCF Ratio: 84.69; 13.16

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 4.82; 2.04
EV / EBITDA: 143.67; 16.16
EV / EBIT: 221.51; 20.87
EV / FCF: 104.98; 15.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 72M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.82%; 1.97%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.42%; 0.07%
Float: 36M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 49.2%; 13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 53.7%; 62.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: -3.24%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 12.1%; 5.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 6.17%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 3.68; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $56.38; –
52-Week Low: $18.63; –
20-Day Moving Average: $49.92; –
50-Day Moving Average: $42.47; –
200-Day Moving Average: $29.94; –
Average True Range (14): $3.09; –
Price Change (1 Week): 2.07%; 0.35%
Price Change (1 Month): 43.4%; 0.00%
Price Change (3 Months): 55.7%; -7.14%
Price Change (6 Months): 186.9%; 0.84%
Price Change (YTD): 55.7%; -14.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 24.7%; -14.0%
Price Change (3 Years): 54.1%; -12.6%
Price Change (5 Years): -38.5%; -56.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 928,836; –
Relative Volume: 1.20; 0.71
Relative Strength Index (14): 68.1; 47.5
Volatility (1 Year): 63.3%; 65.3%
Beta (5 Years): 1.57; 1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 72.4%; 56.0%
Operating Margin: 2.17%; -1.96%
Pretax Margin: -0.16%; -0.63%
Profit Margin: -0.72%; -2.35%
EBITDA Margin: 3.35%; 0.85%
FCF Margin: 4.59%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): -1.01%; -3.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 158.6%; -0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 12.4%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.92; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 0.74; 0.93
Debt / EBITDA: 7.06; 2.60
Debt / FCF: 5.16; 2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.91; 1.41
Interest Coverage: 1.13; -0.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 22.0%; 9.45%
FCF Growth (YoY): -46.8%; 14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 15.8%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 19.0%; 12.3%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.39; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $392.25K; $396.32K
Profits Per Employee: -$2.84K; -$6.68K
Employee Count: 2,149; 525
WACC: 12.5%; 10.2%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $842.94M; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $610.63M; $158.36M
Operating Income: $18.33M; -$578.69K
Pretax Income: -$1.38M; -$294.07K
Net Income: -$6.10M; -$298.85K
EBITDA: $28.26M; -$75.39K
EPS (Diluted): -$0.08; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $89.03M; $41.64M
Total Debt: $199.49M; $174.92M
Net Cash (Debt): -$110.45M; $1.79M
Net Cash Per Share: -$1.54; $0.13
Equity (Book Value): -$97.87M; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: -$1.37; $1.99
Tangible Book Value: -$126.18M; $2.78M
Working Capital: -$36.94M; $14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $46.65M; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$7.96M; -$5.59M
Free Cash Flow: $38.68M; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $0.54; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -0.15%; 0.38%
FCF Yield: 0.98%; 4.32%
Buyback Yield: 2.10%; 3.37%
Shareholder Yield: 2.10%; 3.80%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $16.16M; $3.48M
Income Tax: $4.72M; $1.62M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 3.40; 1.98
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.69; -2.82

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	APPN	S&P 500	Difference	APPN per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+41.7%	-2.7%	+44.4 pts
3 months	+58.4%	-1.7%	+60.1 pts
Year to date	+55.7%	+11.9%	+43.8 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+12.0%	+8.9 pts
3 years	+52.3%	+78.2%	−25.9 pts	+15.1%	+21.2%
5 years	-38.5%	+73.2%	−111.7 pts	-9.3%	+11.6%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M APPN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.2% from the previous report, or 12.14% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,422,585	-3.2%	1,201,490	3.7
Oct 15, 2026	4,570,605	-6.4%	813,118	5.6
Sep 30, 2026	4,881,928	+28.9%	767,540	6.4
Sep 15, 2026	3,787,904	+8.9%	999,436	3.8
Aug 31, 2026	3,479,809	-13.0%	794,488	4.4
Aug 14, 2026	3,999,798	-11.3%	935,887	4.3
Jul 31, 2026	4,508,906	-24.7%	850,513	5.3
Jul 15, 2026	5,989,933	-1.9%	643,802	9.3
Jun 30, 2026	6,106,533	+11.1%	953,674	6.4
Jun 15, 2026	5,496,094	-7.3%	1,213,216	4.5
May 29, 2026	5,930,973	-2.1%	749,870	7.9
May 15, 2026	6,055,476	-2.3%	1,093,099	5.5