Workday (WDAY) Net Margin (2011 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Net Margin came in at 5.73% in Q1 2026, up 148.0% year-on-year from 2.31% in Q1 2025, and down 44.73% quarter-over-quarter from 10.36% in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Net Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 5.73% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 148.0% year-over-year to 5.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 7.26% (up 103.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 7.26%, up 103.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.73%, down from 10.36% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 61.81% in Q1 2024, with the low at 7.65% in Q1 2023.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 6.07%, with a median of 4.9% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin soared 6946 bps in 2024 and sank 5756 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WDAY's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.67% in 2022, then soared by 231 bps to 6.11% in 2023, then jumped by 46 bps to 8.94% in 2024, then gained by 16 bps to 10.36% in 2025, then sank by 45 bps to 5.73% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.73% (Q1 2026), 10.36% (Q4 2025), and 9.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 20.22% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 17.47% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -18.33% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 22.77% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 29.52% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 22.90% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 35.80% |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 5.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.73% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 10.36% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.38% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 61.81% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.11% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 4.42% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -7.65% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -4.67% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -4.18% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -7.12% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -5.38% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 3.27% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 8.39% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -3.95% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -6.34% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -2.20% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -2.64% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -15.55% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -13.16% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -12.34% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -13.60% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -14.09% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -13.23% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | -20.63% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -12.83% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -12.03% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -15.30% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -15.40% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -15.71% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -13.35% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -20.11% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -26.63% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -28.85% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -22.58% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -20.49% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -25.49% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -24.56% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -24.53% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -26.28% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -27.86% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -37.06% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -37.18% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -39.46% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -37.17% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -33.45% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -36.02% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -37.96% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -57.11% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -43.20% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -35.65% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -53.30% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -54.33% |