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

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

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 0.5% year-over-year to $399.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 6.97% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $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.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $459.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $292.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $361.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $368.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation gained 23.45% in 2023, then retreated 4.51% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it 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 advanced by 2.17% to $376.0 million in 2025, then gained 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) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 333.66 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 473.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 132.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 857.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 138.18 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 547.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.00 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 534.00 Mn
10 Workday 33.61 Bn 28.17 Bn 1.86 Bn 399.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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