Workday (WDAY) Operating Income (2011 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $174.0 million in Q1 2026, down 32.82% quarter-over-quarter from $259.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 132.0% on a YoY basis from $75.0 million in Q1 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Operating Income (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Operating Income history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $174.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 132.0% year-over-year to $174.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $720.0 million (up 73.49% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $721.0 million, up 73.73% from the prior year.
- Operating Income was $174.0 million for Q1 2026 at Workday, down from $259.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $259.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$100.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Income has averaged $58.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $64.0 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Income slumped 2942.68% in 2022, then soared 434.33% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$26.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 434.33% to $88.0 million in 2023, then soared by 87.5% to $165.0 million in 2024, then soared by 56.97% to $259.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.82% to $174.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Income figures came in at $174.0 million (Q1 2026), $259.0 million (Q4 2025), and $248.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 3.21 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 145.83 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 382.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 431.33 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -1.37 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.61 Bn | 28.17 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 174.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 259.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 248.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 39.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 75.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 165.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 111.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 64.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 79.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 88.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 36.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -20.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -88.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -26.32 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -34.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -72.84 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -100.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 23.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -1.12 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -38.31 Mn |