Workday (WDAY) FCF Margin (2012 - 2026)
Workday's (WDAY) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 48.1% in Q1 2026, down 925.0% year-on-year from 5.83% in Q1 2025, and up 112.71% quarter-over-quarter from 22.62% in Q4 2025.
Workday (WDAY) FCF Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's FCF Margin history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 48.1% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 925.0% year-over-year to 48.1% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 29.07%, a 27.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 29.07%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin climbed to 48.1% in Q1 2026 per WDAY's latest filing, from 22.62% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 57.35% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 7.43% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 22.35% (2022), against an average of 26.26%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 2608 bps in 2023 and jumped 2060 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 21.89% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 23.2% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 16.62% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 22.62% in 2025, then soared by 113 bps to 48.1% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WDAY FCF Margin figures stand at 48.1% (Q1 2026), 22.62% (Q4 2025), and 23.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 39.26% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.02% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 17.31% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 11.86% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 36.83% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 16.73% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 20.82% |
| 10 | Workday | 33.90 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 48.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 48.10% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 22.62% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 20.04% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 57.35% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.62% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 24.75% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 16.83% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 40.69% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 23.20% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 21.49% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.95% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 20.09% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 21.89% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.43% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 22.35% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 46.16% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 25.24% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 18.36% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 32.56% |