Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Workday's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.39% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $8.8 billion (up 9.97% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $8.8 billion, up 9.96% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $2.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Workday, up from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses increased 24.71% in 2022, then increased 6.21% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.