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Veeva Systems Inc.

$262.4 +$42.91 (+19.55%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$260.98
Day Range
$259.54$263.69
Year Range
$148.05$310.5
Market Cap
42.63B
AVG Volume
2.63M
Trailing/Forward PE
42.25/25.55
PEG ratio
3.78
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-25
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0250M500M750M1B25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
27 Q2927.96M
27 Q1882.95M
26 Q4835.95M
26 Q3811.24M
26 Q2789.08M
26 Q1759.04M
25 Q4720.89M
25 Q3699.21M
25 Q2676.18M
25 Q1650.35M
Net Income (USD)
0100M200M300M25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
27 Q2273.43M
27 Q1260.94M
26 Q4244.2M
26 Q3236.2M
26 Q2200.31M
26 Q1228.19M
25 Q4195.62M
25 Q3185.81M
25 Q2171.04M
25 Q1161.66M
Operating Income (USD)
0100M200M300M25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
27 Q2275.02M
27 Q1273.11M
26 Q4245.88M
26 Q3240.85M
26 Q2195.91M
26 Q1233.73M
25 Q4188.42M
25 Q3181.35M
25 Q2166.49M
25 Q1155.17M
EBITDA (USD)
0100M200M300M400M25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
27 Q2349.53M
27 Q1362.4M
26 Q4328.95M
26 Q3332.73M
26 Q2275.49M
26 Q1308.64M
25 Q4255.06M
25 Q3252.22M
25 Q2236.08M
25 Q1215.4M
Cash Flows (USD)
0500M1B1.5B25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
27 Q2230.69M
27 Q11.13B
26 Q499.82M
26 Q3186.48M
26 Q2232.13M
26 Q1871.25M
25 Q464.82M
25 Q3159.85M
25 Q289.82M
25 Q1755.04M
EPS (USD)
00.511.5225 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
27 Q21.66
27 Q11.57
26 Q41.45
26 Q31.4
26 Q21.19
26 Q11.37
25 Q41.17
25 Q31.13
25 Q21.04
25 Q10.98
Expenses (USD)
0200M400M600MR&DSG&ACapex25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
27 Q2428.95M
27 Q1388.33M
26 Q4383.63M
26 Q3377.22M
26 Q2404.22M
26 Q1357.4M
25 Q4356.19M
25 Q3347.74M
25 Q2342.37M
25 Q1329.76M
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6B8BCashShort Term Debt25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
27 Q27.24B
27 Q17.31B
26 Q46.56B
26 Q36.64B
26 Q26.4B
26 Q16.07B
25 Q45.15B
25 Q35.06B
25 Q24.89B
25 Q14.77B
Debt ratios
-8-6-4-2025 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
27 Q2-5.16
27 Q1-5.55
26 Q4-5.19
26 Q3-5.59
26 Q2-5.79
26 Q1-5.7
25 Q4-5.29
25 Q3-5.57
25 Q2-5.87
25 Q1-6.38
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
27 Q275%
27 Q174.71%
26 Q474.46%
26 Q375.41%
26 Q275.26%
26 Q177.1%
25 Q474.89%
25 Q375.06%
25 Q274.8%
25 Q173.26%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%4%25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
27 Q23.68%
27 Q13.57%
26 Q43.38%
26 Q33.35%
26 Q23.02%
26 Q13.67%
25 Q43.35%
25 Q33.38%
25 Q23.3%
25 Q13.31%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M200M25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
27 Q2162.34M
27 Q1163.34M
26 Q4164.34M
26 Q3163.68M
26 Q2163.13M
26 Q1162.75M
25 Q4162.39M
25 Q3161.99M
25 Q2161.71M
25 Q1161.42M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
020406025 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
27 Q245.78
27 Q144.72
26 Q443.9
26 Q343.02
26 Q240.7
26 Q138.16
25 Q435.92
25 Q333.96
25 Q232.06
25 Q130.29
Total Assets (USD)
02.5B5B7.5B10B25 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q326 Q427 Q127 Q2
VEEV Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
27 Q29.06B
27 Q19.13B
26 Q48.98B
26 Q38.1B
26 Q28B
26 Q17.77B
25 Q47.34B
25 Q36.45B
25 Q26.33B
25 Q16.19B
Employee Count
02K4K6K8K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
VEEV Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20267.93K
20257.29K
20247.17K
20236.74K
20225.48K
20214.51K
20203.5K
20192.55K
20182.17K
20171.79K
PE Ratio
203040506070med 52.83Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2641.98
Sep 2644.01
Aug 2644.27
Aug 2643
Aug 2642.28
Aug 2639.98
Jul 2635.35
Jul 2632.31
Jul 2633.89
Jul 2632.98
Jul 2633.43
Jun 2629.73
Jun 2626.59
Jun 2627.67
Jun 2629.94
May 2631.52
May 2628.96
May 2628.72
May 2630.08
May 2631.03
Apr 2629.13
Apr 2630.37
Apr 2627.38
Apr 2631.46
Mar 2631.21
Mar 2633.28
Mar 2634.03
Mar 2637.19
Feb 2634.63
Feb 2634.3
Feb 2633.12
Feb 2634.94
Jan 2638.8
Jan 2642.24
Jan 2642.28
Jan 2645.68
Jan 2641.76
Dec 2542.74
Dec 2542.21
Dec 2542.47
Dec 2546.04
Nov 2545.71
Nov 2546.43
Nov 2559.09
Nov 2559.39
Oct 2558.65
Oct 2559.02
Oct 2557.15
Oct 2557.72
Oct 2559.67
Sep 2558.46
Sep 2555.95
Sep 2555.68
Sep 2554.97
Aug 2554.22
Aug 2560.64
Aug 2558.5
Aug 2558.82
Aug 2558.65
Jul 2560.54
Jul 2558.85
Jul 2557.52
Jul 2559.27
Jun 2559.08
Jun 2558.39
Jun 2558.9
Jun 2559.49
May 2563.6
May 2552.98
May 2555.21
May 2553.9
May 2553.78
Apr 2551.74
Apr 2549.11
Apr 2549.57
Apr 2548.59
Mar 2553.26
Mar 2557.6
Mar 2556.94
Mar 2560.04
Feb 2554.52
Feb 2554.92
Feb 2556.92
Feb 2557.7
Jan 2556.74
Jan 2554.34
Jan 2552.69
Jan 2552.97
Jan 2551.82
Dec 2452.06
Dec 2454.53
Dec 2455.65
Dec 2465.83
Nov 2459.89
Nov 2456.92
Nov 2456.08
Nov 2461.76
Nov 2455.92
Oct 2455.78
Oct 2458.17
Free Cash Flow Yield
2%4%6%8%med 3%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 263.86%
Sep 263.68%
Aug 263.66%
Aug 264.06%
Aug 264.13%
Aug 264.37%
Jul 264.94%
Jul 265.4%
Jul 265.15%
Jul 265.29%
Jul 265.22%
Jun 265.87%
Jun 266.56%
Jun 266.31%
Jun 265.83%
May 264.85%
May 265.28%
May 265.32%
May 265.08%
May 264.93%
Apr 265.25%
Apr 265.03%
Apr 265.58%
Apr 264.86%
Mar 264.9%
Mar 264.59%
Mar 264.63%
Mar 264.23%
Feb 264.55%
Feb 264.59%
Feb 264.75%
Feb 264.51%
Jan 264.06%
Jan 263.73%
Jan 263.72%
Jan 263.45%
Jan 263.77%
Dec 253.68%
Dec 253.73%
Dec 253.71%
Dec 253.42%
Nov 253.44%
Nov 253.39%
Nov 252.78%
Nov 252.76%
Oct 252.8%
Oct 252.78%
Oct 252.87%
Oct 252.84%
Oct 252.75%
Sep 252.8%
Sep 252.93%
Sep 252.95%
Sep 252.98%
Aug 253.02%
Aug 252.5%
Aug 252.6%
Aug 252.58%
Aug 252.59%
Jul 252.51%
Jul 252.58%
Jul 252.64%
Jul 252.56%
Jun 252.57%
Jun 252.6%
Jun 252.58%
Jun 252.55%
May 252.35%
May 252.83%
May 252.71%
May 252.78%
May 252.78%
Apr 252.89%
Apr 253.05%
Apr 253.02%
Apr 253.08%
Mar 252.81%
Mar 252.75%
Mar 252.78%
Mar 252.64%
Feb 252.91%
Feb 252.88%
Feb 252.78%
Feb 252.75%
Jan 252.79%
Jan 252.91%
Jan 253.01%
Jan 252.99%
Jan 253.06%
Dec 243.04%
Dec 242.9%
Dec 242.85%
Dec 242.4%
Nov 242.64%
Nov 242.77%
Nov 242.82%
Nov 242.56%
Nov 242.82%
Oct 242.83%
Oct 242.71%
Price to Sales
7.51012.51517.5med 13.31Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 2612.32
Sep 2612.91
Aug 2612.99
Aug 2612.2
Aug 2612
Aug 2611.34
Jul 2610.03
Jul 269.17
Jul 269.62
Jul 269.36
Jul 269.49
Jun 268.43
Jun 267.54
Jun 267.85
Jun 268.49
May 268.97
May 268.24
May 268.17
May 268.56
May 268.83
Apr 268.29
Apr 268.64
Apr 267.79
Apr 268.95
Mar 268.88
Mar 269.47
Mar 269.51
Mar 2610.39
Feb 269.67
Feb 269.58
Feb 269.25
Feb 269.76
Jan 2610.84
Jan 2611.8
Jan 2611.81
Jan 2612.76
Jan 2611.66
Dec 2511.94
Dec 2511.79
Dec 2511.86
Dec 2512.86
Nov 2512.77
Nov 2512.97
Nov 2516.12
Nov 2516.21
Oct 2516
Oct 2516.1
Oct 2515.59
Oct 2515.75
Oct 2516.28
Sep 2515.95
Sep 2515.27
Sep 2515.19
Sep 2515
Aug 2514.79
Aug 2516.58
Aug 2515.99
Aug 2516.08
Aug 2516.04
Jul 2516.55
Jul 2516.09
Jul 2515.73
Jul 2516.2
Jun 2516.15
Jun 2515.96
Jun 2516.1
Jun 2516.27
May 2516.54
May 2513.78
May 2514.35
May 2514.02
May 2513.98
Apr 2513.45
Apr 2512.77
Apr 2512.89
Apr 2512.63
Mar 2513.85
Mar 2514.44
Mar 2514.27
Mar 2515.05
Feb 2513.67
Feb 2513.77
Feb 2514.27
Feb 2514.46
Jan 2514.22
Jan 2513.62
Jan 2513.21
Jan 2513.28
Jan 2512.99
Dec 2413.05
Dec 2413.67
Dec 2413.95
Dec 2415.74
Nov 2414.32
Nov 2413.61
Nov 2413.41
Nov 2414.77
Nov 2413.37
Oct 2413.33
Oct 2413.91
EV/EBITDA
1020304050med 33.69Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2625.85
Sep 2627.35
Aug 2627.54
Aug 2625.61
Aug 2625.09
Aug 2623.42
Jul 2620.07
Jul 2617.86
Jul 2619.01
Jul 2618.35
Jul 2618.68
Jun 2615.99
Jun 2613.72
Jun 2614.51
Jun 2616.15
May 2617.81
May 2615.94
May 2615.77
May 2616.75
May 2617.45
Apr 2616.07
Apr 2616.97
Apr 2614.79
Apr 2617.76
Mar 2617.58
Mar 2619.09
Mar 2619.4
Mar 2621.72
Feb 2619.83
Feb 2619.6
Feb 2618.73
Feb 2620.06
Jan 2622.89
Jan 2625.42
Jan 2625.45
Jan 2627.95
Jan 2625.07
Dec 2525.79
Dec 2525.4
Dec 2525.59
Dec 2528.21
Nov 2527.97
Nov 2528.5
Nov 2538.06
Nov 2538.28
Oct 2537.74
Oct 2538.01
Oct 2536.62
Oct 2537.05
Oct 2538.49
Sep 2537.6
Sep 2535.73
Sep 2535.53
Sep 2535
Aug 2534.45
Aug 2539.3
Aug 2537.72
Aug 2537.95
Aug 2537.83
Jul 2539.23
Jul 2537.98
Jul 2536.99
Jul 2538.29
Jun 2538.15
Jun 2537.63
Jun 2538.02
Jun 2538.45
May 2542.08
May 2534.17
May 2535.83
May 2534.86
May 2534.76
Apr 2533.25
Apr 2531.28
Apr 2531.63
Apr 2530.9
Mar 2534.38
Mar 2537.23
Mar 2536.74
Mar 2539.04
Feb 2534.95
Feb 2535.25
Feb 2536.73
Feb 2537.31
Jan 2536.6
Jan 2534.81
Jan 2533.58
Jan 2533.79
Jan 2532.94
Dec 2433.12
Dec 2434.95
Dec 2435.79
Dec 2443.34
Nov 2438.9
Nov 2436.69
Nov 2436.06
Nov 2440.31
Nov 2435.94
Oct 2435.83
Oct 2437.62
Price/Operating Cashflow
1020304050med 32.63Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2625.58
Sep 2626.81
Aug 2626.97
Aug 2624.32
Aug 2623.91
Aug 2622.61
Jul 2619.99
Jul 2618.27
Jul 2619.17
Jul 2618.65
Jul 2618.91
Jun 2616.81
Jun 2615.04
Jun 2615.65
Jun 2616.93
May 2620.25
May 2618.6
May 2618.45
May 2619.32
May 2619.93
Apr 2618.71
Apr 2619.5
Apr 2617.58
Apr 2620.2
Mar 2620.04
Mar 2621.38
Mar 2621.25
Mar 2623.22
Feb 2621.62
Feb 2621.42
Feb 2620.68
Feb 2621.81
Jan 2624.22
Jan 2626.37
Jan 2626.4
Jan 2628.52
Jan 2626.07
Dec 2526.68
Dec 2526.35
Dec 2526.52
Dec 2528.75
Nov 2528.54
Nov 2528.99
Nov 2535.47
Nov 2535.65
Oct 2535.21
Oct 2535.43
Oct 2534.3
Oct 2534.65
Oct 2535.82
Sep 2535.09
Sep 2533.59
Sep 2533.42
Sep 2533
Aug 2532.55
Aug 2539.33
Aug 2537.94
Aug 2538.15
Aug 2538.04
Jul 2539.27
Jul 2538.17
Jul 2537.3
Jul 2538.44
Jun 2538.32
Jun 2537.87
Jun 2538.2
Jun 2538.58
May 2541.67
May 2534.71
May 2536.17
May 2535.31
May 2535.23
Apr 2533.9
Apr 2532.17
Apr 2532.48
Apr 2531.83
Mar 2534.89
Mar 2535.57
Mar 2535.16
Mar 2537.08
Feb 2533.67
Feb 2533.92
Feb 2535.15
Feb 2535.63
Jan 2535.04
Jan 2533.56
Jan 2532.54
Jan 2532.71
Jan 2532
Dec 2432.15
Dec 2433.67
Dec 2434.37
Dec 2440.63
Nov 2436.97
Nov 2435.14
Nov 2434.61
Nov 2438.13
Nov 2434.52
Oct 2434.43
Oct 2435.91
Price to Book
2468med 6.39Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VEEV Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 265.73
Sep 266.01
Aug 266.04
Aug 265.54
Aug 265.45
Aug 265.15
Jul 264.56
Jul 264.16
Jul 264.37
Jul 264.25
Jul 264.31
Jun 263.83
Jun 263.43
Jun 263.57
Jun 263.86
May 263.97
May 263.65
May 263.62
May 263.79
May 263.91
Apr 263.67
Apr 263.83
Apr 263.45
Apr 263.96
Mar 263.93
Mar 264.19
Mar 264.16
Mar 264.54
Feb 264.23
Feb 264.19
Feb 264.05
Feb 264.27
Jan 264.74
Jan 265.16
Jan 265.17
Jan 265.58
Jan 265.1
Dec 255.22
Dec 255.16
Dec 255.19
Dec 255.63
Nov 255.59
Nov 255.67
Nov 257.21
Nov 257.25
Oct 257.16
Oct 257.2
Oct 256.97
Oct 257.04
Oct 257.28
Sep 257.13
Sep 256.83
Sep 256.79
Sep 256.71
Aug 256.62
Aug 257.62
Aug 257.35
Aug 257.39
Aug 257.37
Jul 257.61
Jul 257.4
Jul 257.23
Jul 257.45
Jun 257.43
Jun 257.34
Jun 257.4
Jun 257.48
May 257.79
May 256.49
May 256.76
May 256.6
May 256.58
Apr 256.34
Apr 256.01
Apr 256.07
Apr 255.95
Mar 256.52
Mar 256.97
Mar 256.89
Mar 257.27
Feb 256.6
Feb 256.65
Feb 256.89
Feb 256.98
Jan 256.87
Jan 256.58
Jan 256.38
Jan 256.41
Jan 256.27
Dec 246.3
Dec 246.6
Dec 246.74
Dec 247.81
Nov 247.11
Nov 246.76
Nov 246.65
Nov 247.33
Nov 246.64
Oct 246.62
Oct 246.9
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