Growth Metrics

Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Workday has reported Operating Expenses over the past 16 years, most recently at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 10.39% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $8.8 billion (up 9.97% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $8.8 billion, up 9.96%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $2.4 billion at Workday, up from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for WDAY hit a ceiling of $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 and a floor of $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.8 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $1.9 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: grew 24.71% in 2022 and later grew 6.21% in 2024.
  • Workday's Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 9.39% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 12.2% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.92% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then grew by 8.51% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.