Workday (WDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Workday, Inc. develops cloud-based enterprise software designed to help organizations manage finance, human resources and related business operations. Its platform provides tools for financial management, accounting, procurement, expenses, payroll, workforce management, recruiting, talent management, employee experience and enterprise planning.

The company also offers analytics, reporting and artificial intelligence capabilities that support budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning and business decision-making. Workday primarily serves medium-sized and large organizations across industries, including education, healthcare, financial services, government, retail and professional services.

Founded in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday delivers its applications through a cloud-based subscription model. The company serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Carl Eschenbach serves as chief executive officer, while Aneel Bhusri is co-founder and executive chair.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $183.74 to $188.06
• 50-Day Range: $127.87 to $206.92
• 52-Week Range: $110.36 to $249.85
• Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $44.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.54
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $206.34
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Workday Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Workday scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Workday has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 20 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Workday has a consensus price target of $206.34, representing about 11.5% upside from its current price of $185.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Workday has been the subject of 30 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Workday are expected to grow by 32.64% in the coming year, from $5.30 to $7.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Workday is 37.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Workday is 37.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Workday has a PEG Ratio of 1.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Workday has a P/B Ratio of 6.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.69% of the float of Workday has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Workday has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Workday has recently decreased by 15.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Workday does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Workday does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Workday has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Workday this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 21 people have searched for WDAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Workday to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Workday insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $119,870,637.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.64% of the stock of Workday is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.81% of the stock of Workday is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WDAY
• CIK: 1327811
• Web: www.workday.com
• Phone: (925) 951-9000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,070
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Workday: $206.34
• High Price Target: $315.00
• Low Price Target: $92.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 40 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.92
• P/E Growth: 1.88
• Net Income: $693 million
• Net Margins: 12.32%
• Pretax Margin: 12.64%
• Return on Equity: 20.95%
• Return on Assets: 9.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.67
• Cash Flow: $7.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.74
• Book Value: $26.81 per share
• Price / Book: 6.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 241,000,000
• Free Float: 196,078,000
• Market Cap: $44.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08