Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Workday's (WDAY) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 10.39% year-on-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 8.51% quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 10.39% year-over-year to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $8.8 billion, a 9.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $8.8 billion, up 9.96% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 per WDAY's latest filing, from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.8 billion (2024), against an average of $1.9 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 24.71% in 2022 and gained 6.21% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 9.39% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 12.2% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then gained by 8.92% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 8.51% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WDAY Operating Expenses figures stand at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.90 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 2.36 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.36 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.17 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.10 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.14 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.84 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.78 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.57 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.26 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 1.21 Bn |