Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 10.39% year-over-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.
- 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 for Q1 2026 stood at $2.4 billion, up from $2.2 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.8 billion (2024), against an average of $1.9 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses grew 24.71% in 2022, then grew 6.21% in 2024.
- Workday's Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 9.39% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 12.2% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 8.92% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then advanced by 8.51% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WDAY's Operating Expenses at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.
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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 |