WDAY
Workday, Inc. (WDAY)
Last Price$254.6(3.3%)
Market Cap$69.4B
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
31.2%
5Y avg
24.7%
Software - Application industry median
8.5%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
0.2% undervalued

Workday, Inc. Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Technology
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Dec'09Dec'10Jan'12Jan'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Jan'17Jan'18Jan'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Jan'23Jan'24
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
0.0%
(45.5%)
(29.3%)
(4.6%)
(20.0%)
(0.6%)
27.4%
30.1%
28.4%
17.8%
16.9%
23.6%
27.0%
21.6%
30.8%
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Workday, Inc. (WDAY) Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) comparison analysis

WDAY key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'09Dec'10Jan'12Jan'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Jan'17Jan'18Jan'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Jan'23Jan'24
% growth
25.2
0.0%
68.1
169.6%
134.4
97.5%
273.7
103.6%
468.9
71.4%
787.9
68.0%
1,162.3
47.5%
1,569.4
35.0%
2,143.1
36.6%
2,822.2
31.7%
3,627.2
28.5%
4,318.0
19.0%
5,138.8
19.0%
6,215.8
21.0%
7,259.0
16.8%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)20.539.965.4116.5176.8264.8374.4483.5629.4835.01,065.31,198.11,428.11,715.21,771.0
% margin
4.7
18.8%
28.2
41.4%
69.1
51.4%
157.1
57.4%
292.1
62.3%
523.1
66.4%
787.9
67.8%
1,085.9
69.2%
1,513.6
70.6%
1,987.2
70.4%
2,561.9
70.6%
3,119.9
72.3%
3,710.7
72.2%
4,500.6
72.4%
5,488.0
75.6%
Operating Expenses56.184.3147.5275.0445.4738.81,052.61,462.51,816.92,450.53,064.23,368.53,827.24,722.85,305.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)30.039.262.0102.7182.1316.9469.9680.5910.61,211.81,549.91,721.21,879.22,270.72,464.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)26.145.185.5172.3263.3421.9582.6782.0906.31,238.71,514.31,647.21,947.92,452.22,841.0
(51.4)
(203.6%)
(56.1)
(82.4%)
(78.4)
(58.4%)
(117.9)
(43.1%)
(153.3)
(32.7%)
(215.7)
(27.4%)
(264.7)
(22.8%)
(376.7)
(24.0%)
(303.2)
(14.1%)
(463.3)
(16.4%)
(502.2)
(13.8%)
(248.6)
(5.8%)
(116.5)
(2.3%)
(222.2)
(3.6%)
183.0
2.5%
Interest Income0.40.10.10.62.03.04.911.325.342.541.318.85.697.7301.0
Interest Expense0.00.21.01.419.631.131.930.144.560.258.768.816.6102.4114.0
Pre-tax Income(49.9)(56.1)(79.5)(119.1)(170.8)(246.0)(288.9)(409.1)(314.8)(423.8)(482.4)(275.1)16.2(260.0)356.0
% effective tax rate
0.1
(0.2%)
0.1
(0.2%)
0.2
(0.2%)
0.1
(0.1%)
1.7
(1.0%)
2.0
(0.8%)
1.0
(0.4%)
(0.8)
0.2%
6.4
(2.0%)
(5.5)
1.3%
(1.8)
0.4%
7.3
(2.7%)
(13.2)
(81.5%)
106.8
(41.1%)
(1,025.0)
(287.9%)
% margin
(49.9)
(197.8%)
(56.2)
(82.6%)
(79.6)
(59.2%)
(119.2)
(43.6%)
(172.5)
(36.8%)
(248.0)
(31.5%)
(289.9)
(24.9%)
(408.3)
(26.0%)
(321.2)
(15.0%)
(418.3)
(14.8%)
(480.7)
(13.3%)
(282.4)
(6.5%)
29.0
0.6%
(366.7)
(5.9%)
1,381.0
19.0%
EPS(0.22)(0.25)(0.35)(1.61)(1.01)(1.35)(1.53)(2.06)(1.55)(1.93)(2.12)(1.19)0.12(1.44)5.28
Diluted EPS(0.22)(0.25)(0.35)(1.61)(1.01)(1.35)(1.53)(2.06)(1.55)(1.93)(2.12)(1.19)0.12(1.44)5.21
% margin
(46.6)
(184.5%)
(50.6)
(74.3%)
(69.2)
(51.5%)
(100.0)
(36.5%)
(116.5)
(24.8%)
(155.7)
(19.8%)
(171.0)
(14.7%)
(239.5)
(15.3%)
(133.3)
(6.2%)
(165.4)
(5.9%)
(80.2)
(2.2%)
87.3
2.0%
227.3
4.4%
206.0
3.3%
465.0
6.4%

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FAQ

1) What is Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 31.2%, based on the financial report for Jan 31, 2025 (Q1’2025). The average annual Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) for Workday, Inc. have been 26.6% over the past three years, and 25.9% over the past five years.

2) Is Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) Good?

As of today, Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 31.2%, which is higher than industry median of 8.5%. It indicates that Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is Good.

3) How does Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) compare to its peers?

As of today, Workday, Inc.'s Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 31.2%, which is lower than peer median of 36.2%. The list of peers includes COIN, SHOP, NOW, APP, UBER, CDNS, INTU, CRM, SAP, MSTR.