Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
Workday's quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $399.0 million in Q1 2026, up 0.5% year-on-year from $397.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.12% quarter-over-quarter from $376.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday has reported Share-based Compensation for 15 years, with the latest figure at $399.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 0.5% year-over-year to $399.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 6.97% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.6 billion, up 7.04% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $399.0 million, up from $376.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $459.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $292.7 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $361.7 million, with a median of $368.0 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation climbed 23.45% in 2023 and slipped 4.51% in 2024.
- Tracing WDAY's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $314.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 11.08% to $349.0 million in 2023, then grew by 5.44% to $368.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.17% to $376.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.12% to $399.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $376.0 million (Q4 2025), and $392.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 547.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 138.18 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 509.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.97 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 399.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 399.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 376.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 376.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 392.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 392.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 397.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 397.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 370.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 370.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 385.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 385.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 345.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 345.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 349.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 349.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 352.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 352.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 369.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 369.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 361.29 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 361.29 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 314.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 314.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 308.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 308.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 311.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 311.51 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 292.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 292.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 279.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 279.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 264.72 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 264.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 264.64 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 264.64 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 257.11 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 257.11 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 259.83 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 259.83 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 251.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 251.24 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 236.67 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 236.67 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 234.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 234.42 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 231.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 231.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 208.91 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 208.91 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 185.24 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 185.24 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 184.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 184.77 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 187.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 187.97 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 147.06 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 147.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 132.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 132.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 126.64 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 126.64 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 122.48 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 122.48 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 121.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 121.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 107.79 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 107.79 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 105.72 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 105.72 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 100.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 100.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 88.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 88.22 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 78.24 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 78.24 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 69.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 69.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 68.66 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 68.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 64.76 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 64.76 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 47.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 47.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 39.38 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 39.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 47.01 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 47.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 40.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 40.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 28.87 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 28.87 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 24.97 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 24.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 19.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 19.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 9.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 9.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 7.42 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 7.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 5.45 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 5.45 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 6.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 6.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 2.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 2.28 Mn |