Workday (WDAY) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$136.0 million in Q1 2026, up 79.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$657.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 261.9% on a YoY basis from $84.0 million in Q1 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Retained Earnings history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$136.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 261.9% year-over-year to -$136.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$136.0 million (down 261.9% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$136.0 million, down 261.9% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$136.0 million for Q1 2026 at Workday, up from -$657.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $104.1 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$2.8 billion in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$570.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$6.8 million in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings soared 604.75% in 2022, then slumped 21905.9% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $104.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 68.11% to $33.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 4011.83% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 49.42% to -$657.0 million in 2025, then jumped 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 | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 57.69 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 350.50 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | -421.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 23.95 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -40.09 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 5.71 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -853.10 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -247.00 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.61 Bn | 28.17 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 |