Workday

WDAY · Nasdaq · Information Technology · Financials, fiscal 2017 to 2026

WDAY · Last close · October 26, 2026

$208.50

Workday's revenue rose 13.1% to $9.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 7.5%, up from 4.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $2.8 billion, up 26.7%. It paid out $2.9 billion in dividends and buybacks, 104% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.4%.

Workday, Inc. Latest fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 10-K filed March 6, 2026 · 0001327811-26-000014 Updated October 23, 2026

Revenue

$9.6B

13.1%

Operating margin

7.5%

2.6 pts

Net income

$693M

31.8%

Free cash flow

$2.8B

26.7%

Return on capital

10.6%

1.2 pts

Market cap

$51.4B

Oct 26 close

P/E

42.2x

On $4.94 EPS, 4 qtrs

Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

What Workday does

Workday sells cloud software that companies use to manage their people and their money: human resources, payroll, finance, spending, suppliers and planning. It says more than 11,500 organizations use it, with more than 75 million users under contract, including more than 65% of the Fortune 500. Workday has been adding artificial intelligence features, including AI agents that carry out tasks such as hiring and financial processes.

Customers pay for access to the software over the internet, and Workday delivers product updates weekly. It sells through its own field sales teams, referrals and co-selling partners, resale partners, and an online marketplace. It also offers professional services, as do partners, to help customers set up and adopt its products.

During fiscal 2026 it bought four companies to add AI abilities: FlowiseAI, Paradox, Sana Labs and Pipedream. It also announced a developer platform, Workday Build, and a data service, Workday Data Cloud, both expected later in fiscal 2027. Workday says the markets it competes in are intensely competitive.

Its biggest risks, as it describes them

Intense competition in the markets it sells into.
Customers must keep renewing their subscriptions for results to hold up.
Relying on outside data centers and internet access to run its service.
Risks from new generative and agentic AI features, including damage to its reputation and legal claims.
A security breach that exposes customer or user data.

From Workday's annual report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 2026, in our words; the 10-K has the full description and every risk factor. Updated with each new 10-K.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2022 to 2026, earnings per share grew 115.5% a year and net income 121.1% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 6% and diluted each share's earnings.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow

US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure; negative years in red.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Workday yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Workday's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Workday's fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $2.8B, net cash of $2.5B at January 31, 2026 and 268 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Workday: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 15.4% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 10%: 9% for a business of moderate risk (Application Software), plus 1 point for unsteady results (a loss in fiscal 2023); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions

Cash from operations minus capital spending in fiscal 2026.

Net cash, US$ millions

Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at January 31, 2026. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions

Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2026.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to Workday's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of 7.5% then 5% a year, 2% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Base: growth of 15.5% then 9% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 10% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 23% then 13% a year, 3% after year 10, a 9% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $208.50
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Workday's earnings per share of $4.94 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 33.3×, the middle of Workday's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Information Technology median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 11%, 10% and 9%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

Earnings per share, US$

Diluted earnings per share over the four quarters to July 31, 2026, from the 10-Qs and 10-K.

P/E multiple

P/E today is the last close divided by the latest earnings per share, the four quarters' where available. Peers: Autodesk, Synopsys, SS&C Technologies.

Earnings growth in the years ahead (% a year) Starts at Workday's revenue growth over the last 3 years, 15.4% a year, as the base scenario does.

Earnings per share in the years ahead, US$

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5

Type your own estimate for any year; the years after it carry on at the growth rate.

Apply the multiple to earnings

A multiple on a future year's earnings gives the price then, brought back to today at the discount rate below.

Discount rate (% a year) The yearly return an investor wants for the risk, as in the cash flow model.

Value per share today at this multiple

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $208.50
Value at this multiple, against the last close: —
Workday's P/E at the last close: 42.2×

Company	Last close	Earnings per share	P/E today
SynopsysSNPS	$454.33	$5.72	79.4×
WorkdayWDAY	$208.50	$4.94	42.2×
AutodeskADSK	$249.45	$7.72	32.3×
SS&C TechnologiesSSNC	$82.01	$3.47	23.6×

How the P/E method works. Value per share is earnings per share times the multiple. On a future year's earnings, that gives the price in that year, which is brought back to today at the discount rate: price ÷ (1 + discount rate) for each year ahead. It is quick and easy to compare across companies, but it ignores debt and cash, and earnings can swing with one-off gains and charges, so a multiple says most about steady, profitable businesses. Like the cash flow model, the result depends entirely on the assumptions you choose. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash and short-term investments	3,644	6,121	7,813	8,017	5,443
Debt incl. finance leases	1,840	2,976	2,980	2,984	2,987
Net debt (negative means net cash)	−1,804	−3,145	−4,833	−5,033	−2,456
Net debt to EBITDA	−12.3x	−59.3x	−12.5x	−7.7x	−2.6x
Debt to equity	0.4x	0.5x	0.4x	0.3x	0.4x
Interest coverage	−6.8x	−2.2x	1.6x	3.6x	6.3x
Current ratio	1.0x	1.8x	2.0x	1.9x	1.3x
Quick ratio	1.0x	1.8x	2.0x	1.9x	1.3x

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Workday shares on the open market, and 7 insiders sold $574.0 million, all of it under trading plans set up in advance.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Oct 12, 2026	Mark S. GarfieldChief Accounting Officer	Sold plan	918	$189.45	$173,915	Form 4
Oct 9, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	99,835	$187.55	$18.7 million	Form 4
Oct 6, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	99,228	$187.32	$18.6 million	Form 4
Oct 6, 2026	Zane RoweChief Financial Officer	Sold plan	6,000	$187.23	$1.1 million	Form 4
Oct 6, 2026	Gerrit S KazmaierPresident, Prod. and Tech.	Sold plan	2,729	$187.28	$511,080	Form 4
Oct 5, 2026	Robert EnslinPresident, CCO	Sold plan	5,374	$187.00	$1.0 million	Form 4
Oct 1, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	98,446	$187.07	$18.4 million	Form 4
Sep 28, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	98,971	$188.56	$18.7 million	Form 4
Sep 23, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	99,613	$192.14	$19.1 million	Form 4
Sep 18, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	94,089	$194.69	$18.3 million	Form 4
Sep 15, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	96,545	$192.28	$18.6 million	Form 4
Sep 10, 2026	David A Duffield10% owner	Sold plan	100,780	$185.64	$18.7 million	Form 4

The latest 12 of 54 trades. Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY24	FY25	FY26
Net income is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	Pass	Fail	Pass
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass	Pass
Debt fell relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
Current ratio rose	Pass	Fail	Fail
Share count didn't rise	Fail	Fail	Pass
Gross margin rose	—	—	—
Revenue rose relative to assets	Fail	Fail	Pass
F-score	6 of 8	4 of 8	7 of 8
Accruals ratio	−5.1%	−11.2%	−12.5%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

Put Workday side by side with any other company we cover: revenue, growth, margins, cash flow and returns, with ten years of charts.

Similar companies

Company	Year	Revenue growth	Operating margin	Free cash flow margin	Return on capital	Net debt to EBITDA	F-score	Compare
Workday	FY26	13.1%	7.5%	29.1%	10.6%	−2.6x	7
Autodesk	FY26	17.5%	21.9%	33.4%	37.0%	−0.1x	8	Compare
Synopsys	FY25	15.1%	13.0%	19.1%	4.0%	6.7x	3	Compare
Atlassian	FY26	26.0%	0.2%	20.1%	—	−1.7x	7	Compare
SS&C Technologies	FY25	6.6%	22.9%	26.5%	8.7%	3.3x	6	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

10 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Income statement
Revenue	1,574	2,143	2,822	3,627	4,318	5,139	6,216	7,259	8,446	9,552
Revenue growth	36.1%	36.1%	31.7%	28.5%	19.0%	19.0%	21.0%	16.8%	16.4%	13.1%
Gross profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Research and development	680	911	1,212	1,550	1,721	1,879	2,247	2,464	2,626	2,679
Operating income	−353	−303	−463	−502	−249	−116	−222	183	415	721
Net income	−385	−321	−418	−481	−282	29	−367	1,381	526	693
Diluted EPS (US$)	−1.94	−1.55	−1.93	−2.12	−1.19	0.12	−1.44	5.21	1.95	2.59
Diluted shares (millions)	198	208	217	227	237	254	255	265	269	268
Cash flow
Cash from operations	351	466	607	865	1,268	1,651	1,657	2,149	2,461	2,939
Capital expenditure	121	142	202	244	253	264	364	232	269	162
Free cash flow	230	324	404	621	1,015	1,387	1,293	1,917	2,192	2,777
Dividends paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share buybacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	423	700	2,895
Acquisitions	148	6	1,474	474	0	1,190	0	8	825	2,079
Stock-based compensation	372	478	652	860	1,005	1,101	1,295	1,416	1,519	1,626
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	540	1,134	639	1,945	3,536	3,644	6,121	7,813	8,017	5,443
Debt incl. finance leases	—	1,491	1,205	1,262	1,795	1,840	2,976	2,980	2,984	2,987
Total assets	3,268	4,947	5,521	6,816	8,718	10,498	13,486	16,452	17,977	18,074
Total liabilities	1,992	3,367	3,562	4,330	5,441	5,963	7,901	8,370	8,943	10,269
Shareholders' equity	1,277	1,580	1,958	2,487	3,278	4,535	5,585	8,082	9,034	7,805
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	−22.4%	−14.2%	−16.4%	−13.8%	−5.8%	−2.3%	−3.6%	2.5%	4.9%	7.5%
Net margin	−24.4%	−15.0%	−14.8%	−13.2%	−6.5%	0.6%	−5.9%	19.0%	6.2%	7.3%
Free cash flow margin	14.6%	15.1%	14.3%	17.1%	23.5%	27.0%	20.8%	26.4%	25.9%	29.1%
Return on capital	—	—	−16.4%	−18.3%	−11.8%	−5.4%	−6.8%	6.4%	9.4%	10.6%
Return on equity	−30.7%	−22.5%	−23.6%	−21.6%	−9.8%	0.7%	−7.2%	20.2%	6.2%	8.2%
Return on assets	−12.8%	−7.8%	−8.0%	−7.8%	−3.6%	0.3%	−3.1%	9.2%	3.1%	3.8%
Net debt to EBITDA	—	—	—	—	—	−12.3x	−59.3x	−12.5x	−7.7x	−2.6x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: Workday's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Workday.