Workday (WDAY) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Workday's 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 has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.39% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $8.8 billion (up 9.97% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result 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.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.9 billion, with a median of $1.8 billion recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses gained 24.71% in 2022 and gained 6.21% in 2024.
- Tracing WDAY's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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 grew 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 3.32 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 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 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 1.08 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 1.01 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 948.44 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 908.91 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 925.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 760.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 689.91 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 663.82 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 635.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 606.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 540.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 528.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 519.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 460.34 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 419.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 376.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 375.44 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 350.34 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 304.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 276.66 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 266.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 248.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 211.82 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 189.84 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 168.27 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 139.84 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 124.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 112.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 113.49 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 89.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 76.78 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 66.25 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 55.89 Mn |