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 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
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.42% | 1.94 |
| FY2025 | 6.48% | 2.96 |
| FY2024 | 3.52% | 9.21 |
| FY2023 | −5.69% | (3.04) |
| 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
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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