Workday Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Workday's CEO is Aneel Bhusri, appointed in Mar 2005, has a tenure of 21.5 years. total yearly compensation is $19.23M, comprised of 0.3% salary and 99.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.56% of the company’s shares, worth €1.38B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 4.6 years respectively.
Key information
Aneel Bhusri
Chief executive officer
US$19.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 0.34% |
| CEO tenure | 21.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 3.6% |
| Management average tenure | 3.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$847m |
| Jan 31 2026 | US$19m | US$65k | US$693m |
| Oct 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$642m |
| Jul 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$583m |
| Apr 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$487m |
| Jan 31 2025 | US$18m | US$65k | US$526m |
| Oct 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jan 31 2024 | US$47m | US$65k | US$1b |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$122m |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$265m |
| Jan 31 2023 | US$17m | US$65k | -US$367m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$314m |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$196m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Jan 31 2022 | US$18m | US$65k | US$29m |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$37m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$171m |
| Jan 31 2021 | US$3m | US$65k | -US$282m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$339m |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$430m |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$523m |
| Jan 31 2020 | US$11m | US$65k | -US$481m |
Compensation vs Market: Aneel's total compensation ($USD19.23M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.94M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Aneel's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Aneel Bhusri (60 yo)
Mr. Aneel Bhusri had been an Independent Director at General Motors Company since October 6, 2021 until June 05, 2024. He Co-founded Workday, Inc. in March 2005 and has been its Executive Chairman of the B...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 21.5yrs | US$19.23m | 3.56% € 1.4b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.3yrs | US$11.15m | 0.029% € 11.1m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 7yrs | US$7.82m | 0.015% € 5.9m | |
| President of Product & Technology | 1.5yrs | US$28.39m | 0.0054% € 2.1m | |
| President & Chief Commercial Officer | 1.8yrs | US$36.48m | 0.0028% € 1.1m | |
| Co-Founder & CEO Emeritus | 21.5yrs | US$314.16k | 15.13% € 5.8b | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2yrs | no data | 0.0036% € 1.4m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | 10.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Customer Officer | 4.6yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WDAY's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 21.7yrs | US$19.23m | 3.56% € 1.4b | |
| Independent Director | 12.8yrs | US$381.70k | 0.041% € 15.6m | |
| Independent Director | 4.6yrs | US$369.48k | 0.020% € 7.8m | |
| Independent Director | 14.8yrs | US$393.68k | 0.010% € 4.0m | |
| Independent Director | 16.9yrs | US$381.70k | 0.047% € 18.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$369.48k | 0.0048% € 1.9m | |
| Vice Chair & Lead Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$454.05k | 0.0035% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$333.31k | 0.0018% € 705.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.07m | 0.00092% € 354.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$333.31k | 0.0033% € 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$333.31k | 0.00093% € 358.5k |
Experienced Board: WDAY's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/10 19:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Workday, Inc. is covered by 69 analysts. 40 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Mark Marcon | Baird |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Mark Moerdler | Bernstein |