Workday WDAY
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Workday (WDAY) posted Operating Expenses of $2.3 billion for Q3 2026, down 0.93% on a QoQ basis from $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, and up 11.24% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Workday has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 billion in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 11.24% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $9.0 billion, a 6.34% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $8.8 billion, up 9.96% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $2.3 billion for Q3 2026 at Workday, down from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.9 billion, with a median of $1.9 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses rose 24.71% in 2022, then rose 6.21% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 9.39% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then gained by 12.2% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then advanced by 8.92% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 7.5% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q3 2026), $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oracle 457.43 Bn 426.08 Bn - 13.05 Bn
2 Sap Se 264.23 Bn 243.15 Bn 8.40 Bn -8.41 Bn
3 Workday 47.22 Bn 43.82 Bn 2.21 Bn 2.34 Bn
4 Roper Technologies 40.28 Bn 39.92 Bn 1.47 Bn 885.50 Mn
5 Fidelity National Information Services 21.61 Bn 20.87 Bn 1.17 Bn 684.00 Mn
6 Tyler Technologies 17.53 Bn 16.56 Bn 307.06 Mn 156.57 Mn
7 Brightstar Lottery 2.11 Bn 2.72 Bn 299.00 Mn 69.00 Mn
8 i3 Verticals 441.95 Mn 559.09 Mn 36.75 Mn 53.96 Mn
9 Netsol Technologies 48.20 Mn 36.07 Mn 9.03 Mn 7.73 Mn
10 Mind Cti 20.58 Mn 7.11 Mn 2.55 Mn 1.86 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jul 31, 2026 2.34 Bn
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