Workday (WDAY) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
Workday (WDAY) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 763.36% year-over-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.
- In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 763.36% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 84.98% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 155.66% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, up from -$356.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, with the low 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation sank 419.05% in 2023, then soared 7866.67% in 2024.
- Workday's Share-based Compensation stood at $314.2 million in 2022, then gained by 11.08% to $349.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 5.44% to $368.0 million in 2024, then sank by 196.74% to -$356.0 million in 2025, then surged by 417.7% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WDAY's Share-based Compensation at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, -$356.0 million in Q4 2025, and $640.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 875.26 Mn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 550.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -295.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 51.48 Bn | 46.04 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 |