Teradata Named a Leader in Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025 Analyst Evaluation
Teradata (NYSE: TDC) was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025 (published Oct 30, 2025).
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Teradata (NYSE: TDC) was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025 (published Oct 30, 2025). The evaluation covered 14 providers and assessed current offering, strategy, and customer feedback.
Teradata received 5/5 (highest) scores in the Vision and Roadmap criteria and earned 5/5 in three Current Offering categories, including Real-time Performance and Scalability. Forrester highlighted Teradata's architecture for mission-critical analytical and AI workloads. The company noted the recognition reflects its focus on performance, scalability, governance, and AI-driven decisioning across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Full report access requires a Forrester subscription or purchase.
Positive
- Leader placement in Forrester Wave: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025
- 5/5 Vision and Roadmap score from Forrester
- 5/5 in Current Offering for Real-time Performance and Scalability
Negative
- None.
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News Market Reaction – TDC
On Jan 6, the day this news came out, TDC closed 1.93% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jan 6 session.
Key Figures
- Providers evaluated
- 14 providers
- Number of data fabric platforms assessed in Forrester Wave Q4 2025
- Vision score
- 5/5
- Forrester Wave Q4 2025 criterion: Vision
- Roadmap score
- 5/5
- Forrester Wave Q4 2025 criterion: Roadmap
- Current Offering 5/5s
- 3 criteria
- Highest scores including Real-time Performance and Scalability
- Price vs 52-week high
- -7.66%
- Position relative to <b>$33.03</b> 52-week high before this news
- Price vs 52-week low
- 65.49%
- Position above <b>$18.43</b> 52-week low before this news
- Market cap
- $2,767,108,000
- Equity value prior to the Forrester recognition announcement
- 200-day MA
- $23.24
- Long-term moving average vs. current price of <b>$30.50</b>
Historical Context
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Announcement of December 2025 participation in two investor conferences.
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Q3 2025 results with revenue declines despite stable ARR and cloud growth.
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Appointment of a Chief Data and AI Officer to lead AI strategy.
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Launch of Teradata AI Services to operationalize agentic AI use cases.
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TrustRadius Top Rated awards for Teradata Vantage across four categories.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
data fabric technical
agentic AI technical
real-time performance technical
hybrid technical
multi-cloud technical
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Evaluation findings:
- Teradata received the highest possible scores (5/5) in the Vision and Roadmap criteria.
- Teradata also earned 5/5 scores in three Current Offering criteria, including Real-time Performance and Scalability.
- Teradata believes these results reflect the strength of its long-term strategy and platform maturity for enterprise-scale analytics and AI.
How Agentic AI Is Redefining Data Fabric
Data fabric is evolving as organizations scale AI across complex ecosystems. Agentic AI introduces systems that pursue defined goals, make context-aware decisions, and continuously optimize performance. Combined with advanced data intelligence, these capabilities enable real-time adaptation and automated data orchestration across the enterprise.
Forrester Commentary
"Teradata's proven performance and robust architecture make it ideal for powering mission-critical analytical and AI workloads in complex, distributed environments."
— The Forrester Wave™: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025, by Noel Yuhanna with Aaron Katz, Agnes Nkansah, Emily Doherty, Jen Barton
Executive Quote
"We believe being named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Fabric Platforms reflects our commitment to helping enterprises operationalize trusted, AI-driven decisioning across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Our focus remains on delivering performance, scalability, and governance so customers can confidently accelerate innovation with data and AI."
— Sumeet Arora, Chief Product Officer, Teradata
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