TDC is up 63% over the past year. Weird, I don't remember that being in any of the doom threads here. SM and SA steered right through everything this board swore would sink us, and the market just voted. I'm up over $60k in stock gains. That's what happens when you trust leadership and keep working instead of refreshing a layoff forum. Congrats to everyone who stuck around and delivered. As for the rest of you, I'm sure the next countdown thread will be the one you finally get right.
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@s8 Back pay? You want a reward for showing up. The ELT skipped raises and put the money into AI, because that's where this company's future is, and they were right to. You're not underpaid, you're overpaid for what you bring and you know it. If gas and groceries are breaking you, stop crying on a layoff board and go build a skill someone would actually pay more for.
That means we will be getting our raises with back pay then… right? My rent, groceries, gas, health insurance, are all up this year. Without a raise I’m effectively making less than last year.
Same story. Stock rises as the AI wave continues. Quarterly results are posted. Stock falls. Stock recovers w the same AI wave. Quarterly results posted. Down again. If this pattern changes , that’s when we will know the true outlook. I doubt it.
The subject should be 'A good week to say so long to TDC'...
@h9 Oh no, Kneepads. You don’t get away with cherry-picking one week and saying this company is wonderful. The long view gives a better picture.
Stock return YTD from Snowflake +48.35%
Stock return YTD from Teradata +18.0%
And those are straight percentages. In dollars, it’s an amazing difference.
TDC revenue is dwarfed by Snowflake, that only went IPO in 2020. It looks as if they will more than double Teradata’s revenue this year. In only six years! Since Snowflake is a competitor, this is a valid comparison. I’m sure we could put Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, and Google in there with a similar result.
Next week will show revenue. TDC is saying FY2026 revenue will be flat or down 2%. I’m not impressed. Apparently all the “deadwood” you think you outperform wasn’t such deadwood at all.
@dx You built a whole spreadsheet to answer a post about one good week. Snowflake's a fine stock, nobody said it wasn't. TDC holders had a strong year, and SM, SA and the ELT delivered it. That's a lot of effort for someone who isn't bothered.
6 years back it was 20 - went up to 50 or so and came back to 20 and now struggling in the range of 25-35. Now compare with other companies in the same timeline.
this is usual before results, nothing related to Teradata's performance in any - need to see what happens after the results.
OMG! Super-engineer is now christened Kneepads! Brilliant and perfectly fitting!
Dude… you really should have cashed out that stock immediately and reinvested it in index funds. Would be worth way more every year.
Since Super-engineer doesn’t seem to understand numbers or the marketplace, let’s compare with an AI company.
If I bought $1000 each of Snow and TDC stock at inception, what would I have?
Using closing prices from October 23, 2026, the latest completed trading session available in the data.
SNOW IPO: September 16, 2020
Now worth $2,712
+$1,712 profit · +171%
Snowflake's official IPO price was $120 per share, and the latest closing price was $325.43. A $1,000 investment at the IPO price would be worth approximately $2,712 today.
TDC
Began trading: October 1, 2007
Now worth ≈ $1,342
≈ +$342 profit · +34%
Illustrative estimate: assumes a $26 starting share price and a $34.88 latest closing price. The exact first-day purchase price has not been verified, so this figure is approximate.
So you drastically lose that one Captain Productivity.
So let’s look at revenue.
Snowflake's peak annual revenue was approximately $4.68 billion in FY2026, compared with Teradata's peak of $2.73 billion in 2014. Snowflake's peak was about 71% higher.
And Snowflake revenue is rapidly growing while TDC’s has not since 2014.
Let’s look at employees:
Snowflake has roughly 4,250 more employees than Teradata today. Teradata's workforce has also shrunk from approximately 7,200 in 2021 to 5,100 at the end of 2025.
So, there are your statistics. You lose again, Kneepads. Maybe if you try to Improve your skills, you can get a job with Snowflake.
Incredible! Up 4 points! Amazing!
And Snowflake was up 11 points this week to 325.43.
That’s the difference between Snowflake and a dog.
@be I said one year because that's the stretch that matters to anyone who actually bought in. Pick whatever window makes you feel better. The people who held are doing fine, and the people who spent the year posting here instead are, well, posting here.
@bf Nobody said layoffs never happen. Companies that are performing get to make those calls on their own terms, and that's exactly what SM and SA are doing. Knee pad jokes are what people reach for when the numbers don't help their case. Enjoy your Sunday.
And employees can’t sell until after earnings and typically drops after earnings - awesome.
Just because the stock price is high doesn't mean there will be no layoffs. There will always be layoffs, the shareholders and C-Suite execs demand profits on a quarterly basis. The good news is the the OP will not get laid off due to their efficiency at servicing their manager, while only only wearing out 2 knee pads a month.
And its up a whopping 4.9% over the past 2 years!
Cherry picking data is a blast.