WDAY
Workday, Inc. (WDAY)
Last Price$254.6(3.3%)
Market Cap$69.4B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
21.3%
5Y avg
16.8%
Software - Application industry median
3.8%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
0.2% undervalued

Workday, Inc. Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
WDAY
Technology
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Dec'09Dec'10Jan'12Jan'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Jan'17Jan'18Jan'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Jan'23Jan'24
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
0.0%
87.2%
39.2%
60.5%
38.7%
40.6%
24.8%
11.0%
22.4%
15.3%
14.7%
13.3%
16.7%
17.4%
19.3%
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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 Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 21.3%, based on the financial report for Jan 31, 2025 (Q1’2025). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Workday, Inc. have been 18.1% over the past three years, and 17.6% over the past five years.

2) Is Workday, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, Workday, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 21.3%, which is higher than industry median of 3.8%. It indicates that Workday, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.

3) How does Workday, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, Workday, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 21.3%, which is lower than peer median of 35.4%. The list of peers includes COIN, APP, CDNS, SHOP, INTU, NOW, CRM, SAP, UBER, MSTR.