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NASDAQ: WDAY · USD

Workday cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$1,396M
Workday capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2013 Q3100% · $0.801MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $0.801M
FY 2013 Q4100% · $9.095MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $9.095M
FY 2014 Q1100% · $1.895MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1.895M
FY 2014 Q2100% · $29.732M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $29.732M
FY 2014 Q3100% · $16.757M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $16.757M
FY 2014 Q4100% · $12.341M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $12.341M
FY 2015 Q127.28% · $9.873M72.72% · $26.317MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $36.19M
FY 2015 Q2100% · $28.409M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $28.409M
FY 2015 Q3100% · $27.699M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $27.699M
FY 2015 Q4100% · $37.665M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $37.665M
FY 2016 Q1100% · $30.18M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $30.18M
FY 2016 Q276.41% · $25.792M23.59% · $7.961MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $33.753M
FY 2016 Q363.08% · $40.28M36.92% · $23.577MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $63.857M
FY 2016 Q4100% · $37.415MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $37.415M
FY 2017 Q1100% · $34.478MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $34.478M
FY 2017 Q287.85% · $26.539M12.15% · $3.67MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $30.209M
FY 2017 Q316.02% · $27.518M83.98% · $144.209MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $171.727M
FY 2017 Q4100% · $32.278M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $32.278M
FY 2018 Q1100% · $30.593MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $30.593M
FY 2018 Q2100% · $38.528M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $38.528M
FY 2018 Q3100% · $36.356M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $36.356M
FY 2018 Q486.26% · $36.059M13.74% · $5.744MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $41.803M
FY 2019 Q1100% · $48.862MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $48.862M
FY 2019 Q212.4% · $53.346M6.22% · $26.737MUnavailableUnavailable81.38% · $350.005M100% · $430.088M
FY 2019 Q33.69% · $55.427M96.31% · $1,447.6MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0.003M100% · $1,503.03M
FY 2019 Q499.95% · $44.872M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0.05% · $0.022M100% · $44.894M
FY 2020 Q1100% · $65.535MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $65.535M
FY 2020 Q285.41% · $75.576M14.56% · $12.885MUnavailableUnavailable0.03% · $0.027M100% · $88.488M
FY 2020 Q399.99% · $55.163M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0.01% · $0.003M100% · $55.166M
FY 2020 Q4Unavailable100% · $460.718MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $460.718M
FY 2021 Q1Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $0.001M100% · $0.001M
FY 2021 Q2Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $249.945M100% · $249.945M
FY 2021 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2021 Q4Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $0.066M100% · $0.066M
FY 2022 Q1Unavailable98.63% · $679.22MUnavailableUnavailable1.37% · $9.426M100% · $688.646M
FY 2022 Q2Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $9.395M100% · $9.395M
FY 2022 Q3Unavailable86.6% · $60.645MUnavailableUnavailable13.4% · $9.384M100% · $70.029M
FY 2022 Q4Unavailable97.87% · $450.334MUnavailableUnavailable2.13% · $9.795M100% · $460.129M
FY 2023 Q1Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $693.953M100% · $693.953M
FY 2023 Q2Unavailable0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $0.03M100% · $0.03M
FY 2023 Q3Unavailable0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $1,149.622M100% · $1,149.622M
FY 2023 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M99.47% · $74.666MUnavailable0.53% · $0.395M100% · $75.061M
FY 2024 Q1100% · $59M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $59M
FY 2024 Q231.92% · $65M0% · $0M68.08% · $138.647MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $203.647M
FY 2024 Q328.14% · $60M3.99% · $8.517M67.86% · $144.686MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $213.203M
FY 2024 Q425.97% · $49MUnavailable74.03% · $139.667MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $188.667M
FY 2025 Q111.23% · $81M71.01% · $512M17.75% · $128MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $721M
FY 2025 Q214.59% · $55M2.65% · $10M82.76% · $312MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $377M
FY 2025 Q39.27% · $47M59.57% · $302M31.16% · $158MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $507M
FY 2025 Q445.26% · $86M0.53% · $1M54.21% · $103MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $190M
FY 2026 Q111.04% · $36M0% · $0M88.96% · $290MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $326M
FY 2026 Q28.56% · $28M0% · $0M91.44% · $299MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $327M
FY 2026 Q32.09% · $38M53.69% · $974M44.21% · $802MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,814M
FY 2026 Q42.25% · $60M41.4% · $1,105M56.35% · $1,504MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $2,669M
FY 2027 Q14.8% · $80MUnavailable95.2% · $1,587MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,667M
FY 2027 Q24.23% · $59MUnavailable95.77% · $1,337MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,396M
Oct 31, 2012 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$519M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$59M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$460M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$462M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

100.43%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

89.02%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.57

Quarterly data

Workday cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q2Jul 31, 202651959460462100.43%89.02%—$2.57
FY 2027 Q1Apr 30, 20266968061640966.4%58.76%—$0.87
FY 2026 Q4Jan 31, 20261,278601,21839932.76%31.22%——
FY 2026 Q3Oct 31, 20255883855037668.36%63.95%—$0.94
FY 2026 Q2Jul 31, 20256162858839266.67%63.64%—$0.84
FY 2026 Q1Apr 30, 202545736421459109.03%100.44%—$0.25
FY 2025 Q4Jan 31, 20251,112861,02639738.69%35.7%——
FY 2025 Q3Oct 31, 202440647359368102.51%90.64%—$0.72
FY 2025 Q2Jul 31, 20245715551637071.71%64.8%—$0.49
FY 2025 Q1Apr 30, 202437281291385132.3%103.49%—$0.4
FY 2024 Q4Jan 31, 2024995.6549946.65345.3736.48%34.69%——
FY 2024 Q3Oct 31, 2023450.7860390.78349.2689.38%77.48%—$0.43
FY 2024 Q2Jul 31, 2023425.2665360.26351.9197.68%82.75%—$0.3
FY 2024 Q1Apr 30, 2023277.3259218.32369.46169.23%133.23%—$0
FY 2023 Q4Jan 31, 2023694.45——360.91—51.97%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 31, 2022408.67——314.2—76.88%—$-0.29
FY 2023 Q2Jul 31, 2022114.36——308.01—269.34%—$-0.25
FY 2023 Q1Apr 30, 2022439.72——311.51—70.84%—$-0.41
FY 2022 Q4Jan 31, 2022615.15——292.24—47.51%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 31, 2021384.65——279—72.53%—$0.17
FY 2022 Q2Jul 31, 2021198.47——264.72—133.38%—$0.41
FY 2022 Q1Apr 30, 2021452.43——264.64—58.49%—$-0.19
FY 2021 Q4Jan 31, 2021553.75——257.11—46.43%—$-0.3
FY 2021 Q3Oct 31, 2020293.8——259.83—88.44%—$-0.1
FY 2021 Q2Jul 31, 2020157.21——251.24—159.81%—$-0.12
FY 2021 Q1Apr 30, 2020263.68——236.67—89.76%—$-0.68
FY 2020 Q4Jan 31, 2020297.11——234.42—78.9%—$-0.56
FY 2020 Q3Oct 31, 201925855.16202.84231113.88%89.53%—$-0.51
FY 2020 Q2Jul 31, 2019100.3275.5824.74208.91844.33%208.25%—$-0.53
FY 2020 Q1Apr 30, 2019209.1665.54143.63185.24128.97%88.56%—$-0.52
FY 2019 Q4Jan 31, 2019250.5144.87205.64184.7789.85%73.76%—$-0.47
FY 2019 Q3Oct 31, 2018114.355.4358.87187.97319.3%164.46%—$-0.7
FY 2019 Q2Jul 31, 201857.6253.354.27147.063,444.1%255.25%—$-0.4
FY 2019 Q1Apr 30, 2018184.2348.86135.37132.6698%72.01%—$-0.35
FY 2018 Q4Jan 31, 2018126.5536.0690.49126.64139.95%100.07%—$-0.42
FY 2018 Q3Oct 31, 2017144.0336.36107.68122.48113.75%85.04%—$-0.41
FY 2018 Q2Jul 31, 201715.1338.53-23.4121.52—803.4%—$-0.4
FY 2018 Q1Apr 30, 2017180.0230.59149.43107.7972.13%59.87%—$-0.31
FY 2017 Q4Jan 31, 2017109.4732.2877.19105.72136.95%96.57%—$-0.52
FY 2017 Q3Oct 31, 201671.4627.5243.94100.1227.8%140.08%—$-0.57
FY 2017 Q2Jul 31, 20166.2626.54-20.2888.22—1,409.75%—$-0.55
FY 2017 Q1Apr 30, 2016161.4734.48126.9978.2461.61%48.45%—$-0.41
FY 2016 Q4Jan 31, 201693.9237.4256.5169.27122.59%73.76%—$-0.42
FY 2016 Q3Oct 31, 201555.1540.2814.8768.66461.85%124.5%—$-0.41
FY 2016 Q2Jul 31, 201515.5125.79-10.2864.76—417.54%—$-0.37
FY 2016 Q1Apr 30, 201594.0630.1863.8847.2774.01%50.26%—$-0.33
FY 2015 Q4Jan 31, 201548.2837.6710.6139.38371.2%81.58%—$-0.32
FY 2015 Q3Oct 31, 201441.0427.713.3447.01352.3%114.54%—$-0.33
FY 2015 Q2Jul 31, 2014-9.0128.41-37.4240.78———$-0.38
FY 2015 Q1Apr 30, 201421.79.8711.8228.87244.2%133.08%—$-0.32
FY 2014 Q4Jan 31, 201434.7912.3422.4524.97111.21%71.76%—$-0.32
FY 2014 Q3Oct 31, 20137.0816.76-9.6819.68—278.17%—$-0.27
FY 2014 Q2Jul 31, 2013-12.9229.73-42.659.78———$-0.21
FY 2014 Q1Apr 30, 201317.311.915.427.4248.11%42.84%—$-0.2
FY 2013 Q4Jan 31, 20135.949.1-3.165.45—91.72%—$-0.19
FY 2013 Q3Oct 31, 2012-9.360.8-10.166.15———$-0.67
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · WDAY, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.