Growth Metrics

Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Workday has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 15 years, most recently at $399.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Share-based Compensation at $399.0 million for Q1 2026, up 0.5% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $1.6 billion (up 6.97% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $1.6 billion, up 7.04%.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was $399.0 million at Workday, up from $376.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for WDAY hit a ceiling of $459.0 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of $292.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $368.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $361.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: rose 23.45% in 2023 and later fell 4.51% in 2024.
  • Workday's Share-based Compensation stood at $314.2 million in 2022, then rose by 11.08% to $349.0 million in 2023, then grew by 5.44% to $368.0 million in 2024, then rose by 2.17% to $376.0 million in 2025, then increased by 6.12% to $399.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $376.0 million (Q4 2025), and $392.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.