Workday (WDAY) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.24% in Q1 2026, up 268.0% year-on-year from 1.7% in Q1 2025, and up 29.05% quarter-over-quarter from 4.84% in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 6.24% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 268.0% year-over-year to 6.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 6.24% (up 268.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 6.19%, up 263.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.24%, up from 4.84% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.24% in Q1 2026, with the low at 2.67% in Q1 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.04%, with a median of 1.81% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 79 bps in 2022 and surged 448 bps in 2024.
- Tracing WDAY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.57% in 2022, then surged by 106 bps to 0.16% in 2023, then surged by 2163 bps to 3.52% in 2024, then jumped by 37 bps to 4.84% in 2025, then grew by 29 bps to 6.24% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.24% (Q1 2026), 4.84% (Q4 2025), and 4.17% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 6.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.24% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.17% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.05% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.56% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.95% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 2.27% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.81% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.16% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -1.06% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -1.81% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -2.67% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -2.57% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.25% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.19% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -1.78% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -2.76% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -3.19% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -6.22% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -7.94% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -8.68% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -12.31% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -14.28% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -13.30% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -22.19% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -15.96% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -16.37% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | -15.01% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -10.97% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -11.47% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -11.24% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -13.90% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -20.03% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -17.10% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -19.51% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -18.99% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -16.81% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -15.86% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -15.59% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -14.00% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -13.06% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -12.77% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -13.07% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -12.73% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -11.82% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -10.14% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -10.72% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -11.77% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -14.63% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -19.75% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -16.84% |