Growth Metrics

Workday (WDAY) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Workday has reported Research & Development over the past 16 years, most recently at $691.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $691.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2.52% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 2.06% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $2.7 billion, up 2.02%.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $691.0 million at Workday, up from $666.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for WDAY hit a ceiling of $691.0 million in Q1 2026 and a floor of $537.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $635.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $620.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: increased 24.17% in 2022 and later grew 1.07% in 2025.
  • Workday's Research & Development stood at $565.7 million in 2022, then increased by 9.42% to $619.0 million in 2023, then increased by 4.52% to $647.0 million in 2024, then grew by 2.94% to $666.0 million in 2025, then increased by 3.75% to $691.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $691.0 million (Q1 2026), $666.0 million (Q4 2025), and $660.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.