Workday, Inc. WDAY

189.45 (1.54) (0.81%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$46.1B
P/E
38.2×
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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 0.27%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low −31.9% High 20.2%
Ten-year median −15.6%
Current reading's percentile 92

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 0.27%
Market median 1.76%

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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