Dayforce, Inc.
Industry Group: Software & Services
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NYS:DAY
Dayforce provides payroll and human capital management solutions targeting clients with 100-100,000 employees. Following the 2012 acquisition of Dayforce, Dayforce pivoted away from its legacy on-premises Bureau business to become a cloud HCM provider. As of fiscal 2022, about 80% of group revenue was derived from the flagship Dayforce platform geared toward enterprise clients. The remaining revenue is about evenly split between cloud platform Powerpay, targeting small businesses in Canada, and legacy Bureau products.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Software & Services 119 out of 939
Universe
Global Universe 2018 out of 14637
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Industry Comparison
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13.8
Low
|
43 out of 939 |
Dayforce, Inc. |
16.2
Low
|
119 out of 939 |
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16.3
Low
|
124 out of 939 |
Trend Micro, Inc. |
21.4
Medium
|
431 out of 939 |
Shanghai Baosight Software Co., Ltd. |
27.2
Medium
|
816 out of 939 |
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Dayforce, Inc.'s Exposure is Medium
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Dayforce, Inc.'s Management of ESG Material Risk is Strong
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