Workday (WDAY) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$136.0 million in Q1 2026, down 261.9% year-on-year from $84.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 79.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$657.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Retained Earnings for 15 years, with the latest figure at -$136.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 261.9% year-over-year to -$136.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$136.0 million (down 261.9% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$136.0 million, down 261.9% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$136.0 million, up from -$657.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $104.1 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$2.8 billion in Q2 2022.
- Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$570.5 million, with a median of -$6.8 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings surged 604.75% in 2022 and slumped 21905.9% in 2024.
- Tracing WDAY's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $104.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 68.11% to $33.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 4011.83% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 49.42% to -$657.0 million in 2025, then surged by 79.3% to -$136.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$136.0 million (Q1 2026), -$657.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$909.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 57.69 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 22.22 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | -421.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 5.71 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -40.09 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | -295.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -853.10 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 22.85 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | -136.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -136.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -657.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -909.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.14 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 84.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.30 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -1.49 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -1.62 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 33.21 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -6.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 42.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 53.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 104.11 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 62.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.85 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.71 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -20.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -44.15 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -2.82 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -2.91 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -2.84 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 646,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -2.79 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -2.63 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 24.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -2.38 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -2.26 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -809,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 3.77 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -12.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -30.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -46.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -16.31 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -1.55 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -190,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -1.41 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 2.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -1.30 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -1.19 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 799,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -1.03 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 320,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -883.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -140,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -762.91 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -702.99 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 481,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 269,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -518.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -470.87 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -434.90 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 68,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -370.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 3,000.00 |