Workday Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Workday has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 71.2%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 12.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.8% per year. Workday's return on equity is 5.8%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

71.2%

Earnings growth rate

71.2%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth19.9%
Revenue growth rate16.8%
Return on equity5.8%
Net Margin6.2%
Last Earnings Update31 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Workday makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0M18 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Jan 258,4465263,2522,626
31 Oct 248,1571,6203,1612,587
31 Jul 247,8631,5413,0572,559
30 Apr 247,5651,4882,9352,520
31 Jan 247,2591,3812,8412,464
31 Oct 236,983672,7592,445
31 Jul 236,717-1222,6692,392
30 Apr 236,465-2652,5762,329
31 Jan 236,216-3672,4522,271
31 Oct 225,946-3142,3362,193
31 Jul 225,674-1962,2002,083
30 Apr 225,398-262,0721,979
31 Jan 225,139291,9481,879
31 Oct 214,894311,8511,781
31 Jul 214,673-371,7681,745
30 Apr 214,475-1711,6721,719
31 Jan 214,318-2821,6471,721
31 Oct 204,163-3391,5791,673
31 Jul 203,995-4301,5501,655
30 Apr 203,821-5231,5401,615
31 Jan 203,627-4811,5141,550
31 Oct 193,440-4571,4121,465
31 Jul 193,245-4951,4211,381
30 Apr 193,029-4601,3231,296
31 Jan 192,822-4181,2141,212
31 Oct 182,616-4031,1401,128
31 Jul 182,428-3359881,049
30 Apr 182,282-332948978
31 Jan 182,143-321906911
31 Oct 172,000-320880849
31 Jul 171,858-345849794
30 Apr 171,707-370802735
31 Jan 171,574-385763681
31 Oct 161,458-378714620
31 Jul 161,350-345662559
30 Apr 161,259-307624512
31 Jan 161,157-275562470
31 Oct 151,065-268537428
31 Jul 15975-250497389
30 Apr 15879-250460351
31 Jan 15788-248422317
31 Oct 14703-244388283
31 Jul 14616-232349248
30 Apr 14537-199301211

Quality Earnings: 0M18 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0M18's current net profit margins (6.2%) are lower than last year (19%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0M18 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 71.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 0M18's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0M18 had negative earnings growth (-61.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (17.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 0M18's Return on Equity (5.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/11 20:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/11 00:00
Earnings2025/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/01/31

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Analyst Sources

Workday, Inc. is covered by 68 analysts. 39 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adam ShepherdArete Research Services LLP
Dimitri KallianiotisAtlantic Equities LLP
Mark MarconBaird