Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
Workday's (WDAY) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 763.36% year-on-year from $131.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 417.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$356.0 million in Q4 2025.
Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workday's Share-based Compensation history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 763.36% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 84.98% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, up 155.66% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation improved to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per WDAY's latest filing, from -$356.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$1.0 billion in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $292.7 million (2022), against an average of $144.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 419.05% in 2023 and soared 7866.67% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $314.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 11.08% to $349.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 5.44% to $368.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 196.74% to -$356.0 million in 2025, then soared by 417.7% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WDAY Share-based Compensation figures stand at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$356.0 million (Q4 2025), and $640.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 123.09 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 33.90 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -356.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -356.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 640.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 640.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 131.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 131.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 239.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 239.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -1.05 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -1.05 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 349.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 349.00 Mn |