Workday (WDAY) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $675.0 million in Q1 2026, up 7.48% year-on-year from $628.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $677.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Cost of Revenue for 16 years, with the latest figure at $675.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 7.48% year-over-year to $675.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 7.57% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 7.57% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $675.0 million, roughly flat from $677.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $677.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $411.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $555.3 million, with a median of $558.0 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue jumped 31.49% in 2022 and gained 4.91% in 2025.
- Tracing WDAY's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $470.2 million in 2022, then grew by 14.42% to $538.0 million in 2023, then increased by 15.24% to $620.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 9.19% to $677.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.3% to $675.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $675.0 million (Q1 2026), $677.0 million (Q4 2025), and $641.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 4.02 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 940.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 211.49 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 675.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 675.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 675.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 677.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 677.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 641.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 641.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 623.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 623.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 628.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 628.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 620.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 620.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 611.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 611.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 573.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 573.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 558.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 558.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 538.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 538.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 524.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 524.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 519.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 519.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 483.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 483.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 470.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 470.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 458.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 458.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 429.30 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 429.30 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 411.03 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 411.03 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 366.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 366.32 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 358.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 358.16 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 326.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 326.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 335.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 335.25 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 302.87 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 302.87 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 276.50 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 276.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 318.56 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 318.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 306.62 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 306.62 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 286.79 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 286.79 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 280.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 280.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 272.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 272.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 249.95 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 249.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 246.16 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 246.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 202.46 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 202.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 192.77 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 192.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 179.59 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 179.59 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 176.12 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 176.12 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 171.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 171.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 155.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 155.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 153.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 153.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 149.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 149.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 134.90 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 134.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 127.62 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 127.62 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 100.55 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 100.55 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 111.66 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 111.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 106.43 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 106.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 94.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 94.90 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 88.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 88.47 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 80.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 80.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 78.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 78.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 68.17 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 68.17 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 60.81 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 60.81 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 54.05 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 54.05 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 44.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 44.15 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 38.36 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 38.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 39.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 39.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 30.19 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 30.19 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 29.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 29.63 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 25.09 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 25.09 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 22.58 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 22.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 17.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 17.68 Mn |