Workday (WDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a provider of cloud-based enterprise applications focused on human capital management (HCM) and financial management. Founded in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following their tenure at PeopleSoft, the company develops software-as-a-service solutions that help organizations manage workforce and financial processes in a unified, cloud-native environment. Workday’s platform emphasizes continuous updates, data security, and a configurable architecture aimed at large and mid-sized enterprises.

The company’s product portfolio centers on Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financial Management, with additional offerings for payroll, talent management, workforce planning and analytics. Workday has expanded its capabilities through in-house development and targeted acquisitions, notably Adaptive Insights for planning and budgeting, to provide integrated planning, reporting and analytics. Its platform includes integration and development tools for building and connecting applications, as well as industry-specific functionality for sectors such as education, healthcare and government.

Workday serves a global customer base across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions, supporting organizations of varying sizes and industries with subscription-based cloud services. The company’s leadership and founding team, including Duffield and Bhusri, have roots in enterprise software and helped shape Workday’s strategy of delivering enterprise-grade HR and financial systems via the cloud. Workday also engages customers and partners through ecosystem programs, training and annual user conferences to promote adoption, innovation and product feedback.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $121.09 to $127.30
• 50-Day Range: $112.50 to $151.04
• 52-Week Range: $110.36 to $276.00
• Volume: 4.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 47.53
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $199.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Workday Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Workday scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 624 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Workday has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Workday has a consensus price target of $199.71, representing about 62.9% upside from its current price of $122.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Workday has been the subject of 27 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Workday are expected to grow by 31.12% in the coming year, from $5.11 to $6.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Workday is 47.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Workday is 47.51, 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 73.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Workday has a PEG Ratio of 1.24. 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 4.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.30% 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 3.8, 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 17.04%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Workday has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Workday this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

42 people have searched for WDAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 425% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Workday to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% 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 $131,576,291.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.00% 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 $214.78 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WDAY stock has decreased by 42.9% and is now trading at $122.5980.

How were Workday's earnings last quarter?

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 24th. The software maker reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.15. The firm's revenue was up 14.5% 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.

When did Workday IPO?

Workday (WDAY) raised $569 million in an IPO on Wednesday, September 20th 2017. The company issued 22,750,000 shares at $24.00-$26.00 per share.

Who are Workday's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Workday include Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (1.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.49%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.28%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Aneel Bhusri, Zane Rowe, Zane Rowe, Douglas A Robinson, Robert Enslin, Gerrit S Kazmaier, Christa Davies, James Bozzini, Sayan Chakraborty, David A Duffield, Richard Harry Sauer, Barbara A Larson, George J Still Jr, Mark S Garfield, Michael M Mcnamara, Carl M Eschenbach and Wayne AI Frederick.
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: 2/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/21/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

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: 21,070
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Workday: $199.71
• High Price Target: $328.00
• Low Price Target: $125.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +62.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 34 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 47.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.00
• P/E Growth: 1.24
• Net Income: $693 million
• Net Margins: 7.26%
• Pretax Margin: 10.56%
• Return on Equity: 13.37%
• Return on Assets: 6.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.30
• Cash Flow: $6.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.69
• Book Value: $30.12 per share
• Price / Book: 4.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 257,000,000
• Free Float: 205,600,000
• Market Cap: $31.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04