Workday (WDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Workday, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise software designed to streamline human resources, finance, planning and analytics functions for organizations of all sizes. Delivered on a unified software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, Workday’s solutions are built to help businesses manage workforce planning, talent acquisition, payroll, time tracking and compliance, alongside core financial management processes such as accounting, procurement, expense management and revenue recognition.

The company’s flagship offerings include Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Workday Financial Management, each supported by additional modules for enterprise planning (Adaptive Planning), data analytics (Prism Analytics), student and academic solutions (Workday Student) and spend management (Workday Spend Management). These applications are designed to interoperate seamlessly, enabling real-time reporting, predictive forecasting and role-based insights that help organizations manage risk, optimize costs and support strategic decision-making.

Founded in 2005 by industry veterans Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, and serves a global customer base spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. From its inception, the company has pursued a continuous innovation model, regularly rolling out feature updates, user-driven enhancements and industry-specific functionality to support evolving business requirements and regulatory environments.

Under the leadership of co-founder Aneel Bhusri, who serves as chief executive officer, Workday has expanded its footprint across public and private sectors, including technology, healthcare, education, financial services, retail and government. The company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, offering dedicated support, professional services and a partner ecosystem to facilitate implementation, integration and ongoing adoption of its enterprise software solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $242.94 to $249.05
• 50-Day Range: $213.69 to $242.75
• 52-Week Range: $205.33 to $294.00
• Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $65.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 114.81
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $287.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Workday Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Workday scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 664 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Workday has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 23 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Workday has a consensus price target of $287.83, representing about 16.9% upside from its current price of $246.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Workday has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 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 113.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Workday is 113.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 453.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Workday has a PEG Ratio of 3.18. 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 7.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Workday has recently increased by 25.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Workday has recently increased by 25.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Workday has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 61 news articles for Workday this week, compared to 75 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for WDAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Workday to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 533% 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 $76,432,560.00 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WDAY stock has decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $246.1320.

How were Workday's earnings last quarter?

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 21st. The software maker reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Workday have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Workday's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Workday include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.91%), State Street Corp (3.60%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.86%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (1.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Aneel Bhusri, Douglas A Robinson, Zane Rowe, Zane Rowe, Christa Davies, James Bozzini, Sayan Chakraborty, David A Duffield, Richard Harry Sauer, Robynne Sisco, Barbara A Larson, George J Still Jr, Mark S Garfield, Wayne AI Frederick and Carl M Eschenbach.
View institutional ownership trends.

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: 8/21/2025
• Today: 9/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/25/2025
• 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 Price Target for Workday: $287.83
• High Price Target: $345.00
• Low Price Target: $235.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 34 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 114.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 93.68
• P/E Growth: 3.18
• Net Income: $526 million
• Net Margins: 6.51%
• Pretax Margin: 8.42%
• Return on Equity: 9.74%
• Return on Assets: 5.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 2.10
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.79
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 62.27
• Book Value: $34.35 per share
• Price / Book: 7.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 267,000,000
• Free Float: 215,442,000
• Market Cap: $65.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12