profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Appian
$53.60+2.39% today
+21.2% in 1 year
1-year low $18.721-year high $54.03
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $3,103.12 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Appian sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $468 million in 2022 to $727 million in 2025, with $1.23 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Appian handed back 34% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $20M
Free cash flow 2025$60M
Bought back its own shares$20M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$136M vs. $300M
Appian vs. similar companies
Appian grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appian | 3,103.1× · Very expensive | ||
 Microsoft | 28.9× · Fair price | ||
 Palantir Technologies | 255.6× · Very expensive | ||
 Oracle | 23.4× · Fair price | ||
 Palo Alto Networks | 241.4× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Appian's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 545 | 617 | 727 | |
| 335 | 385 | 449 | 527 | |
| -145 | -108 | -61 | 1 | |
| -141 | -81 | -58 | 37 | |
| -151 | -111 | -92 | 1 | |
| -2.08 | -1.52 | -1.26 | 0.02 | |
| 71.5% | 70.6% | 72.7% | 72.5% | |
| -31.0% | -19.8% | -9.9% | 0.1% | |
| -32.2% | -20.4% | -15.0% | 0.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 594 | 628 | 621 | 691 |
| Cash | 148 | 149 | 119 | 136 |
| Total debt | 184 | 277 | 315 | 300 |
| Total liabilities | 449 | 575 | 654 | 738 |
| 146 | 52 | -33 | -47 | |
| 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | |
| -35.6% | -21.7% | -18.9% | 8.5% | |
| -103.6% | -212.9% | 282.7% | -2.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -107 | -110 | 7 | 63 | |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| -116 | -120 | 3 | 60 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 0 | 50 | 20 | |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 42 |
Valuation
- 3,103.1×
- 60.3×
- –
- -78.6×
- 5.3×
- 64.2×
- 107.8×
- 1.6%
- 0.0%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 72.5%
- 0.1%
- 0.2%
- 4.3%
- 8.7%
- -17.3%
- -1.7%
- 0.1%
- 2.1%
- 22.6%
Growth
- +15.8%
- –
- +1,833.6%
- –
- +1.0%
Financial health
- 4.4×
- -6.38
- 45.8%
- 1.3×
- 1.15
- 1.13
- 1.22
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 39%of 974
Bottom 21%of 975
Top 33%of 982
Bottom 47%of 985
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $31.25
- Range
- $25.00 – $41.00
- 4 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.27 | 0.19 | +42.1% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.15 | 0.09 | +66.7% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 0.32 | 0.05 | +540.0% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -0.14 | -0.13 | −7.7% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.13 | 0.03 | +333.3% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | -0.12 | -0.01 | −1,100.0% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.15 | -0.09 | +266.7% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | -0.26 | -0.31 | +16.1% |
News
Is Appian a Buy After Its Latest Earnings Report?Yahoo Finance · Nov 6, 2026Why Appian Stock Surged 24.2% This WeekYahoo Finance · Oct 24, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
26No pass
Benjamin Graham
13No pass
Philip Fisher
44No pass
Peter Lynch
48No pass
Joel Greenblatt
5No pass
Charlie Munger
23No pass
Terry Smith
32No pass
Questions about Appian
Is Appian a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Appian AI analysis
What does Appian do?
Appian Corporation operates as a software company in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It is in Software - Infrastructure.
Does Appian pay a dividend?
No. Appian does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $20.0 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Appian stock halal?
Yes. Appian passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 8% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Appian stock done over the past year?
Up 21.2% over the past twelve months, to $53.60. It traded between $18.72 and $54.03, close to its high.
Who are Appian's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, Oracle and Palo Alto Networks. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Appian's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.