Workday, Inc. (WDAY): financials, SEC filings and peers
Workday, Inc. (WDAY) is an application software company in the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
It was founded in 2005 and joined the S&P 500 on December 23, 2024.
Its fiscal year ends in January, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation”.
Workday, Inc. at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $10.2B
- Revenue growth
- +13.3%
- Operating margin
- 10.7%
- Net income (12 months)
- $1.3B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $2.8B
- Cash
- $661M
- Debt
- $3.0B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $4.94
Twelve months to July 31, 2026, from the 10-Q filed August 27, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to July 31, 2026, Workday, Inc. reported revenue of $10.2 billion, up 13.3% from a year earlier.
Its operating margin was 10.7%, up 4.8 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $11 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $1.3 billion (12.3% of revenue), 114.6% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $3.1 billion and capital spending $237 million, leaving free cash flow of $2.8 billion (28.0% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $661 million in cash and $3.0 billion in debt, a net debt position of $2.3 billion.
The diluted share count fell 8.8% in a year, typically the result of buybacks.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $4.3 billion in fiscal 2021 to $9.6 billion in fiscal 2026, about 17.2% a year.
- Revenue has grown for 5 fiscal years in a row.
- Operating margin widened from -5.8% to 7.5% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 4 fiscal years.
- Workday, Inc. reported a net loss in 2 of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $6.2B | $7.3B | $8.4B | $9.6B |
| Revenue growth | 19.0% | 21.0% | 16.8% | 16.4% | 13.1% |
| Operating margin | -2.3% | -3.6% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 7.5% |
| Net income | $29M | −$367M | $1.4B | $526M | $693M |
| Free cash flow | — | $1.3B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.8B |
| Diluted EPS | $0.12 | $-1.44 | $5.21 | $1.95 | $2.59 |
Fiscal years as reported in Workday, Inc.’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
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Questions about Workday, Inc.
Is Workday, Inc.'s revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to July 31, 2026 was $10.2 billion, up 13.3% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Workday, Inc. profitable?
Yes. It earned $1.3 billion in net income over the twelve months to July 31, 2026, a net margin of 12.3%.
Does Workday, Inc. have more cash or more debt?
At July 31, 2026 it had $661 million in cash and $3.0 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did Workday, Inc. last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on August 27, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Workday, Inc.?
In the S&P 500, Workday, Inc. is grouped in Application Software within the Information Technology sector. Adobe Inc. (ADBE), Autodesk (ADSK), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Salesforce (CRM), Datadog (DDOG) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: Workday, Inc.’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved September 27, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.