Workday (WDAY) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 6.87% in Q1 2026, up 348.0% year-on-year from 1.53% in Q1 2025, and down 35.47% quarter-over-quarter from 10.65% in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported EBITDA Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.87% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 348.0% year-over-year to 6.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 7.54% (up 262.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 7.55%, up 263.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.87%, down from 10.65% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 10.65% in Q4 2025, with the low at 7.3% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 2.2%, with a median of 3.22% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin slumped 345 bps in 2022 and soared 950 bps in 2024.
- Tracing WDAY's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.65% in 2022, then jumped by 387 bps to 4.72% in 2023, then jumped by 62 bps to 7.64% in 2024, then jumped by 39 bps to 10.65% in 2025, then plunged by 35 bps to 6.87% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 6.87% (Q1 2026), 10.65% (Q4 2025), and 10.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 16.69% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -18.49% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.12% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.79% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 46.97% |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 6.87% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.87% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 10.65% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 10.56% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.74% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.39% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.64% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.22% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.11% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.72% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.01% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -1.19% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -5.39% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -1.65% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.22% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.08% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -7.30% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.80% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -0.09% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -3.26% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -6.48% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -1.27% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -1.58% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -14.18% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -14.96% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -11.75% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -13.80% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -14.95% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -15.25% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | -24.59% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -13.25% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -11.52% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -13.96% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -14.41% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -15.54% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -12.55% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -20.23% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -25.62% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -23.20% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -20.57% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -22.71% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -22.99% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -23.93% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -21.28% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -22.27% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -23.93% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -33.07% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -32.61% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -33.82% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -31.59% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -30.02% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -35.60% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -37.63% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -56.28% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -42.04% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -35.12% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -53.50% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -53.34% |