Workday (WDAY) Change in Accured Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) recorded Change in Accured Expenses of $98 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026), up 3.2% from $95 million a year earlier.
Workday (WDAY) Change in Accured Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Workday reported Change in Accured Expenses of -$26 million.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Change in Accured Expenses came in at -$41 million in FY2025, -$95 million in FY2024, $136 million in FY2023 (+166.7%) and $51 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Change in Accured Expenses since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Accured Expenses rose in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 4.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Change in Accured Expenses in the last five years was growth of 169.2% in fiscal Q4 2022, against a decline of 53.6% in fiscal Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -$25 million (Q3 2026), $32 million (Q2 2026) and -$131 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accured Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 7.31 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | -1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 891.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 280.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -2.04 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.49 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 2.00 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -25.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -131.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 95.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -12.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 69.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -193.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 124.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -32.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 36.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -223.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 94.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 47.06 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.07 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -30.87 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 75.11 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.50 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -15.69 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -10.92 Mn |
Workday Change in Accured Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=WDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "ticker": "WDAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=WDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();