Workday (WDAY) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 12.18% year-on-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 86.55% quarter-over-quarter from $617.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Free Cash Flow for 15 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 12.18% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 22.23% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $2.8 billion, up 26.69% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, up from $617.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at -$54.2 million in Q3 2022.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $529.0 million, with a median of $449.0 million recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow sank 149.0% in 2022 and surged 763.72% in 2023.
- Tracing WDAY's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $408.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.0% to $433.0 million in 2023, then fell by 17.09% to $359.0 million in 2024, then surged by 71.87% to $617.0 million in 2025, then surged 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) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 5.32 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 306.96 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 5.24 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 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 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 360.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 360.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 218.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 218.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 616.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 616.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 408.49 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 408.49 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -54.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -54.24 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 439.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 439.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 739.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 739.94 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 351.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 351.32 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 110.69 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 110.69 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 373.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 373.96 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 548.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 548.05 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 292.73 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 292.73 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 90.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 90.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 203.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 203.74 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 249.69 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 249.69 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 202.84 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 202.84 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 66.17 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 66.17 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 131.73 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 131.73 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 130.13 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 130.13 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 58.87 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 58.87 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 4.27 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 4.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 145.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 155.15 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 155.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 116.42 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 116.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -23.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -23.40 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 149.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 149.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 28.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 28.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 11.85 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 11.85 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -4.90 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -4.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 141.31 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 141.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 101.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 101.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 35.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 35.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -3.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -3.45 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 82.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 82.90 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -46.32 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -46.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 44.16 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 44.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -37.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -37.42 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 11.82 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 11.82 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 81.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 81.56 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -9.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -9.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -42.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -42.65 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 4.04 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 4.04 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 12.74 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 12.74 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -10.16 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -10.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -1.88 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -1.88 Mn |