monday.com (MNDY) is back in focus after a 5.3% share price move on 1 July 2026, a sharp swing for a stock that is still down 44.4% year to date.
See our latest analysis for monday.com.
Recent news around monday.com’s raised 2026 guidance, progress on AI monetization and the large share repurchase has arrived during a period where short term share price momentum has picked up, while longer term total shareholder returns remain sharply negative.
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With monday.com now trading well below some published valuation estimates, but coming off a strong quarter and a large buyback, investors face a key question: is this genuine mispricing, or is the market already baking in future growth?
With monday.com closing at $79.77 against a most followed fair value estimate of $108.13, the current price sits well below that narrative benchmark.
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Want to see what is behind that fair value gap? Revenue build, margin reset, and a future earnings multiple that assumes a very specific 2029 destination.
At the core of this narrative is a detailed pathway that links monday.com’s current profitability, expected revenue growth profile and a higher future P/E multiple to that $108.13 fair value. It uses a 10.84% discount rate and explicit assumptions about share count and margins over time.
Result: Fair Value of $108.13 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, the monday.com narrative also leans on assumptions that could be challenged if performance marketing delivers weaker customer additions or if heavier spending keeps margins under pressure.
Find out about the key risks to this monday.com narrative.
While the most followed monday.com narrative leans on detailed long term forecasts, the current share price of $79.77 also implies something quite different when looking at simple earnings ratios. MNDY trades on a P/E of 29.3x, above the US Software industry at 27.7x and above a fair ratio of 19.1x.
That gap suggests the market is already paying a premium relative to both peers and where the fair ratio indicates the P/E could move toward. This may limit upside if expectations slip or create room for repricing if earnings outpace cautious forecasts. Which story do you think the market is really telling?
See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
If the mix of optimism and concern around monday.com feels finely balanced, take a closer look at the data and form your own judgment, then weigh the 3 key rewards and 1 important warning sign.
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