Workday, Inc.
WDAY Technology Software Application
Workday, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $9.6 billion, up 13.1% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 12.8%, EPS grew 200.0%, free cash flow fell 21.8% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for ten.
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Workday, Inc. (WDAY) Return on equity
Workday, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 16.0%, up 7.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.23%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.9% (fiscal 2017) to 20.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.23% | 2.08 |
| FY2025 | 6.15% | (14.06) |
| FY2024 | 20.2% | 27.46 |
| FY2023 | −7.25% | (7.99) |
| FY2022 | 0.74% | 10.54 |
| FY2021 | −9.80% | 11.83 |
| FY2020 | −21.6% | 2.01 |
| FY2019 | −23.6% | (1.15) |
| FY2018 | −22.5% | 9.40 |
| FY2017 | −31.9% | (7.57) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | 53.9% |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. compare | 47.1% |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | 32.1% |
| INTU Intuit Inc. compare | 23.6% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare | 23.2% |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. | 16.0% |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | 13.1% |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | −4.48% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −80.1% |
| Software Application industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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