Workday (WDAY) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Workday's (WDAY) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $12.7 billion in Q1 2026, up 10.56% year-on-year from $11.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2028.92% quarter-over-quarter from -$657.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Retained Earnings history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.7 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 10.56% year-over-year to $12.7 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $12.7 billion, a 10.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $12.7 billion, up 10.56% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings advanced to $12.7 billion in Q1 2026 per WDAY's latest filing, from -$657.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $12.7 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$2.9 billion in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $8.4 billion (2022), against an average of $5.4 billion.
- Biggest YoY gain for Retained Earnings was 114428.47% in 2023; the steepest drop was 134.74% in 2023.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $8.4 billion in 2022, then plunged by 134.74% to -$2.9 billion in 2023, then jumped by 480.8% to $11.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 105.91% to -$657.0 million in 2025, then soared by 2028.92% to $12.7 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WDAY Retained Earnings figures stand at $12.7 billion (Q1 2026), -$657.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$74.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 57.69 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 350.50 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -4.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | -421.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 23.95 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 6.01 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -853.10 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 12.09 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 7.44 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.90 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.67 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.67 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -657.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -74.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.14 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 11.46 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 11.12 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 10.87 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 10.51 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -1.73 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -2.92 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 9.64 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.20 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.83 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 8.40 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.99 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.85 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.71 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -20.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.64 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -2.82 Bn |