Workday (WDAY) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 86.55% quarter-over-quarter from $617.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 12.18% on a YoY basis from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Free Cash Flow history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 12.18% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 22.23% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 26.69% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Workday, up from $617.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$54.2 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $529.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $449.0 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow sank 149.0% in 2022, then soared 763.72% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $408.5 million in 2022, then gained by 6.0% to $433.0 million in 2023, then declined by 17.09% to $359.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 71.87% to $617.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 86.55% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $617.0 million (Q4 2025), and $560.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 225.50 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.56 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 306.96 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.61 Bn | 28.17 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 617.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 617.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 560.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 560.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 449.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 449.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 359.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 359.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 596.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 596.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 291.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 291.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 782.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 782.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 433.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 433.00 Mn |