Workday (WDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise applications for finance and human resources. Since its founding in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, the company has focused on delivering software that unifies human capital management (HCM) and financial management with real-time analytics. Workday’s philosophy emphasizes a single source of data and an intuitive user experience, helping organizations streamline core business processes and make informed decisions.

At the core of Workday’s offering is its HCM suite, which covers talent acquisition, payroll, workforce planning, and benefits administration. Complementing this is the Workday Financial Management suite, featuring general ledger, accounts payable, expense management, and revenue recognition. Over time, the company has expanded into planning and analytics with solutions built on an extensible, in-memory architecture. These products allow clients to model various business scenarios, forecast outcomes, and derive insights through embedded machine learning capabilities.

Workday serves a diverse customer base spanning small enterprises to Fortune 500 companies across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Its multi-tenant cloud model enables regular feature updates and rapid deployment of new modules, providing agility across industries such as healthcare, education, retail, financial services, and manufacturing. Through a global network of technology and services partners, Workday supports local compliance requirements and offers consulting, implementation, and training services to ensure successful adoption.

The company’s leadership reflects its founder-driven roots and commitment to innovation. Co-founder and co-CEO Aneel Bhusri oversees product strategy and corporate vision, working alongside co-CEO Carl Eschenbach, who brings deep expertise in enterprise software and go-to-market execution. Under their guidance, Workday has grown from a startup in the Silicon Valley into a publicly traded technology leader, maintaining its focus on customer success, continuous product enhancement, and long-term growth.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $238.77 to $243.73
• 50-Day Range: $233.46 to $274.71
• 52-Week Range: $199.81 to $294.00
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $64.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 133.72
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $297.68
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Workday Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Workday scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Workday has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Workday has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Workday are expected to grow by 33.46% in the coming year, from $2.63 to $3.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Workday is 134.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Workday is 134.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Workday has a PEG Ratio of 3.61. 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 7.27. 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

2.78% 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 2.6, 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 0.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.20

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.78% 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 2.6, 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 0.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Workday has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Workday this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for WDAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Workday to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 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 $58,916,144.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.31% 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.

WDAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WDAY shares performed this year?

Workday's stock was trading at $258.03 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WDAY shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $242.92.
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How were Workday's earnings last quarter?

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 22nd. The software maker reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.22. Workday's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Does Workday have any subsidiaries?

Workday subsidiaries include these companies: Peakon, Scout RFP, Trusted Key, Stories, Workday Adaptive Planning, Rallyteam, Tri-Valley Resellers LLC, and more.

Who are Workday's major shareholders?

Workday's top institutional shareholders include Kera Capital Partners Inc. and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Aneel Bhusri, Gomez Luciano Fernandez, Douglas A Robinson, Zane Rowe, Zane Rowe, Christa Davies, James Bozzini, Sayan Chakraborty, David A Duffield, Robynne Sisco, Richard Harry Sauer, Barbara A Larson, George J Still Jr, Mark S Garfield, Carl M Eschenbach and Wayne AI Frederick.
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How do I buy shares of Workday?

Shares of WDAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Workday own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Workday investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/22/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WDAY
• CIK: 1327811
• Web: www.workday.com
• Phone: (925) 951-9000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,400
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $297.68
• High Stock Price Target: $345.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 131.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 90.40
• P/E Growth: 3.61
• Net Income: $526 million
• Net Margins: 5.60%
• Pretax Margin: 7.11%
• Return on Equity: 8.00%
• Return on Assets: 4.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.52
• Cash Flow: $3.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 61.68
• Book Value: $33.40 per share
• Price / Book: 7.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 267,000,000
• Free Float: 215,442,000
• Market Cap: $63.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21