Workday WDAY
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)

Workday (WDAY) posted Share-based Compensation of $399.0 million for Q1 2026, up 6.12% on a QoQ basis from $376.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 0.5% year-over-year from $397.0 million in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Workday has reported Share-based Compensation for 15 years, with the latest figure at $399.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 0.5% year-over-year to $399.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 6.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, up 7.04% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $399.0 million for Q1 2026 at Workday, 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation advanced 23.45% in 2023, then decreased 4.51% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Oracle 457.43 Bn 426.08 Bn - 1.20 Bn
2 Sap Se 264.23 Bn 243.15 Bn 8.40 Bn 543.99 Mn
3 Workday 47.22 Bn 43.82 Bn 2.21 Bn -
4 Roper Technologies 40.28 Bn 39.92 Bn 1.47 Bn 55.60 Mn
5 Fidelity National Information Services 21.61 Bn 20.87 Bn 1.17 Bn 57.00 Mn
6 Tyler Technologies 17.53 Bn 16.56 Bn 307.06 Mn 43.66 Mn
7 Brightstar Lottery 2.11 Bn 2.72 Bn 299.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
8 i3 Verticals 441.95 Mn 559.09 Mn 36.75 Mn 5.14 Mn
9 Netsol Technologies 48.20 Mn 36.07 Mn 9.03 Mn 61,000.00
10 Mind Cti 20.58 Mn 7.11 Mn 2.55 Mn 37,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 376.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 392.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 459.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 397.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 368.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 370.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 385.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 345.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 349.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 352.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 369.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 361.29 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 314.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 308.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 311.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 292.65 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 279.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 264.72 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 264.64 Mn