Growth Metrics

Workday (WDAY) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Workday has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 14 years, most recently at 0.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.06% for Q1 2026, up 2.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.06% (up 2.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.06%, up 2.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.06% at Workday, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for WDAY hit a ceiling of 0.63% in Q3 2024 and a floor of 0.79% in Q3 2023.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.0% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.01%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: skyrocketed 142bps in 2024 and later crashed -103bps in 2025.
  • Workday's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 106bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 15563bps to 0.24% in 2024, then tumbled by -52bps to 0.12% in 2025, then plummeted by -49bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.06% (Q1 2026), 0.12% (Q4 2025), and 0.4% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.