Workday (WDAY) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Workday's Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $738.0 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.52% year-over-year to $738.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $2.7 billion, a 9.21% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.7 billion, up 10.16% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $738.0 million in Q1 2026 per WDAY's latest filing, from $666.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $738.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $186.9 million in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $573.0 million (2024), against an average of $572.4 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 1198.01% in 2022 and plunged 65.22% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $565.7 million in 2022, then declined by 4.9% to $538.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 20.26% to $647.0 million in 2024, then rose by 2.94% to $666.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 10.81% to $738.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest WDAY Research & Development figures stand at $738.0 million (Q1 2026), $666.0 million (Q4 2025), and $660.0 million (Q3 2025).