Growth Metrics

Workday (WDAY) Operating Income (2011 - 2026)

Workday's quarterly Operating Income came in at $174.0 million in Q1 2026, up 132.0% year-on-year from $75.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.82% quarter-over-quarter from $259.0 million in Q4 2025.

Workday has reported Operating Income for 16 years, with the latest figure at $174.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 132.0% year-over-year to $174.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $720.0 million (up 73.49% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $721.0 million, up 73.73% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at $174.0 million, down from $259.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $259.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$100.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $58.6 million, with a median of $64.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Income slumped 2942.68% in 2022 and surged 434.33% in 2023.
  • Tracing WDAY's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at -$26.3 million in 2022, then surged by 434.33% to $88.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 87.5% to $165.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 56.97% to $259.0 million in 2025, then slumped 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 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 3.21 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.87 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 1.92 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 382.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 503.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 431.33 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 2.42 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn -1.37 Bn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 4.02 Bn
10 Workday 33.97 Bn 28.53 Bn 1.86 Bn 174.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jan 31, 2021 -73.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 -14.08 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 -16.75 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 -144.46 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 -146.10 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 -110.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 -122.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 -123.39 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 -120.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 -182.76 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 -88.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 -71.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 -81.34 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 -80.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 -81.63 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 -60.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 -88.94 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 -105.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -86.69 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 -71.53 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 -73.44 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 -70.17 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 -67.64 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 -53.40 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 -50.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 -51.47 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 -61.77 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 -52.08 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 -47.98 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 -40.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 -32.28 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 -32.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 -30.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 -40.87 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 -26.36 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 -19.96 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 -23.09 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 -19.44 Mn