SuperworthWorkday profit margin WDAY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2012.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 12.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +5.8 pts
- Peer median
- 23.6%
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Workday kept 12.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.7% and a gross margin of 75.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −0.8%.
The median for 10 application software stocks of a similar size is 23.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7.3% | 7.5% | 75.7% |
| FY2025 | 6.2% | 4.9% | 75.5% |
| FY2024 | 19.0% | 2.5% | 75.6% |
| FY2023 | −5.9% | −3.6% | 72.4% |
| FY2022 | 0.6% | −2.3% | 72.2% |
| FY2021 | −6.5% | −5.8% | 72.3% |
| FY2020 | −13.3% | −13.8% | 70.6% |
| FY2019 | −14.8% | −16.4% | 70.4% |
| FY2018 | −15.0% | −14.1% | 70.6% |
| FY2017 | −24.4% | −22.4% | 69.3% |
| FY2016 | −24.9% | −22.8% | 67.8% |
| FY2015 | −31.5% | −27.4% | 66.4% |
| FY2014 | −36.8% | −32.7% | 62.3% |
| FY2013 | −43.8% | −43.1% | 57.4% |
| FY2012 | −59.5% | −58.4% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 12.3% | +5.8 pts | 10.7% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 8.6% | +3.0 pts | 10.3% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 7.3% | +1.0 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 7.0% | −12.9 pts | 6.7% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 6.5% | −13.1 pts | 5.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.6% | −14.1 pts | 4.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 6.2% | −12.8 pts | 4.9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 19.9% | +18.9 pts | 5.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 19.6% | +21.4 pts | 4.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 19.7% | +23.8 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 19.0% | +24.9 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.0% | +6.2 pts | 0.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Application nearest Workday's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| WDAYWorkday | 12.3% |
| VEEVVeeva Systems | 29.3% |
| ADSKAutodesk | 21.1% |
| MSTRStrategy | n/m |
| TEAMAtlassian | −0.8% |
| ROPRoper Technologies | 30.2% |
| APPAppLovin | 64.6% |
| CDNSCadence Design Systems | 23.6% |
| ZMZoom Communications | 65.2% |
| INTUIntuit | 21.3% |
| DDOGDatadog | 4.5% |
| Peer median | 23.6% |
Where Workday ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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