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Workday, Inc. WDAY

Technology  —  Software Application
189.45 (1.54) (0.81%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$46.1B
P/E
38.2×
S&P 500 Member Cash Flow Champion (10y) Revenue Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Workday, Inc. (WDAY) Return on invested capital

Workday, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 11.2%, up 2.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.42%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.9% (fiscal 2019) to 8.42% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 8.42% 1.94
FY2025 6.48% 2.96
FY2024 3.52% 9.00
FY2023 −5.48% (2.83)
FY2022 −2.65% 7.46
FY2021 −10.1% 7.29
FY2020 −17.4% 3.51
FY2019 −20.9% (20.91)
FY2018 0.00% 0.00
FY2017 0.00% 0.00

Against its own ten years

Low −20.9% High 8.42%
Ten-year median 0.00%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare 105.2%
PAYX Paychex, Inc. compare 22.2%
INTU Intuit Inc. compare 20.2%
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare 18.3%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare 14.0%
WDAY Workday, Inc. 11.2%
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare 4.88%
TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare 0.80%
MSTR Strategy Inc compare −64.7%
Software Application industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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