Workday, Inc. (WDAY) - Company Profile - 2026-05-04

Company Overview

Report date: 2026-05-04

Workday, Inc. (WDAY) is a United States-based technology company that provides enterprise cloud applications for finance, human capital management, planning, and related operations. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, and employs about 21,070 people. Workday primarily sells its solutions through a direct sales organization and serves a broad mix of industries, including professional and business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, education, government, technology, retail, and hospitality.

Business and Operations

• Workday offers a suite of financial management applications designed to support accounting information, financial processes such as payables and receivables, real-time financial and operational insights, financial consolidation, and auditability across finance operations.
• The company provides spend management solutions to streamline supplier selection, contract management, and sourcing events (e.g., RFPs), along with managing indirect spend.
• Expense management solutions cover submitting and approving employee expenses.
• A comprehensive set of human capital management (HCM) applications enables HR teams to hire, onboard, pay, develop, reskill, and enhance employee experiences.
• Planning applications are part of the product lineup, alongside supply chain and inventory solutions for healthcare organizations.
• Workday offers solutions to manage the end-to-end student and faculty lifecycle and Workday Extend for customers and developers to build custom applications.
• The company serves a wide range of industries and markets, and its products are delivered primarily via direct sales.

Fundamental Metrics

• Market cap: $32.87B
• Enterprise value: $31.01B
• P/E (trailing): 49.38
• P/E (forward): 10.28
• P/B: 4.25
• P/S: 3.44
• PEG: 0.49
• Profit margin: 7.26%
• Operating margin: 12.05%
• ROE: 8.23%
• ROA: 3.55%
• Debt/Equity: 48.96
• Current ratio: 1.32
• Revenue (TTM): $9.55B
• Revenue growth (YoY): 14.50%
• Earnings growth (YoY): 62.90%
• Free cash flow: $3.01B
• Dividend yield: n/a
• Payout ratio: 0.00%
• Beta: 1.03

Share Structure and Ownership

• Shares outstanding: 210,000,000.00
• Float: 208,241,960.00
• Insider held: 2.23%
• Institutional held: 97.30%
• Short ratio (days to cover): 3.90
• Short % of float: 9.23%

Top institutional holders:

• Vanguard Group Inc: 11.91% of shares
• BlackRock Inc.: 9.49% of shares
• State Street Corporation: 4.65% of shares
• Eagle Capital Management LLC: 3.61% of shares
• Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC: 3.22% of shares

Trading Activity

• Last close: $127.89 on 2026-05-04
• 30-day avg volume: 4,886,004
• 90-day avg volume: 4,884,115
• 1-month change: -3.30%
• 3-month change: -26.78%
• YTD change: -37.85%
• 1-year change: -48.50%
• 52-week high: $276.00
• 52-week low: $110.36
• Drawdown from 52W high: -53.66%

Recent Price Action

• Last close: $127.89 on 2026-05-04
• 1-month change: -3.30%
• 3-month change: -26.78%
• YTD change: -37.85%
• 1-year change: -48.50%
• 52-week high: $276.00
• 52-week low: $110.36
• Drawdown from 52W high: -53.66%

Strengths

• Revenue (TTM): $9.55B
• Revenue growth (YoY): 14.50%
• Earnings growth (YoY): 62.90%
• Free cash flow: $3.01B
• Operating margin: 12.05%
• Profit margin: 7.26%
• Beta: 1.03
• Dividend yield: n/a
• Payout ratio: 0.00%
• Institutional ownership: 97.30%
• Top institutional holders collectively hold a large share of outstanding stock (e.g., Vanguard Group Inc. 11.91%, BlackRock Inc. 9.49%)

Considerations

• Valuation metrics: P/E (trailing) 49.38; P/E (forward) 10.28; P/S 3.44; P/B 4.25; PEG 0.49.
• Price performance: 1-year decline of 48.50%; YTD decline of 37.85%.
• 52-week trading range: $110.36 to $276.00; drawdown from 52W high of 53.66%.
• Liquidity and leverage: Current ratio 1.32; Debt/Equity 48.96.
• Dividend profile: Dividend yield is not applicable; payout ratio is 0.00%.
• Stock sensitivity: Beta 1.03 indicating near-market-level volatility.
• Market capitalization and enterprise value: Market cap $32.87B; EV $31.01B, indicating modest debt levels relative to equity.

Summary

Workday, Inc. is a U.S.-based enterprise cloud software provider offering financial management, human capital management, planning, and related applications across multiple industries. As of 2026-05-04, the company reported a market capitalization of $32.87B and an enterprise value of $31.01B, with trailing revenue of $9.55B and free cash flow of $3.01B. The stock has experienced notable price declines over the past year and year-to-date, and it exhibits high institutional ownership with a market-aligned beta.