Workday (WDAY) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.24% in Q1 2026, up 29.05% quarter-over-quarter from 4.84% in Q4 2025, and up 268.0% on a YoY basis from 1.7% in Q1 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Return on Capital Employed history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.24% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 268.0% year-over-year to 6.24%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 6.24% (up 268.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 6.19%, up 263.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 6.24% for Q1 2026 at Workday, up from 4.84% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.24% in Q1 2026 to a low of 2.67% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.04% across 5 years, with a median of 1.81% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 79 bps in 2022, then soared 448 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.57% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 0.16% in 2023, then jumped by 2163 bps to 3.52% in 2024, then soared by 37 bps to 4.84% in 2025, then climbed 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.
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| 10 | Workday | 33.61 Bn | 28.17 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% |