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Appian Corporation

Information TechnologyPrepackaged Software
Ticker APPNMCLEAN, VAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-1.34Diluted shares 72.8M

Appian Corporation (Nasdaq: APPN) provides process automation software to large enterprises and government organizations. Its platform combines process orchestration and intelligence with tools for designing, automating, and optimizing business processes, including business rules, integrations, intelligent document… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Appian Corporation reported revenue of $842.93M, up 22.0% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $6.10M. Its operating margin was 2.2%, and operations generated $46.65M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $726.94M, up 17.8% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $1.23M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$726.94MFY2025
+17.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $842.93M
0.08%FY2025
+9.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 2.17%
$1.23MFY2025
+101.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-6.10M
-2.62%FY2025
−285.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 6.24%
Cash & financing
$62.87MFY2025
+814.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $46.65M
$59.56MFY2025
+1833.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $38.68M
-5.12FY2025
Was -7.67× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -2.04
74.6MFY2025
+2.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 72.8M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Appian Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Appian Corporation (Nasdaq: APPN) provides process automation software to large enterprises and government organizations. Its platform combines process orchestration and intelligence with tools for designing, automating, and optimizing business processes, including business rules, integrations, intelligent document processing, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and process mining. A unified data fabric connects information across enterprise systems without requiring customers to migrate their data. Appian sells its software almost exclusively through subscriptions, supported by professional services and direct sales and strategic partners. Customers span financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation; U.S. federal government agencies are a significant customer group. The company reports one core platform business rather than multiple reportable operating segments. In fiscal 2025, Appian generated $726.9 million in revenue and had 2,149 employees worldwide as of December 31. Its services also help customers build and deploy applications on the platform, which can be expanded across additional processes and organizational users. Its website is www.appian.com.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Prepackaged Software
Headquarters
MCLEAN, VA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1441683
SIC
7372

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2017–2025 · USD
$-250.31M$47.85M$346.01M$644.16M$942.32M201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Appian Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

182
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$280.70M
held by funds, at market
17.3%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Appian Corporation’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
VANGUARD STRATEGIC EQUITY FUND
VSEQX · VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS
0.15%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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