Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Workday Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Workday Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 and from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Workday Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Workday Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Workday Inc. ROE improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Workday Inc. ROA improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Gross Profit Margin
Workday Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,672) | 1,630) | 1,574) | 1,501) | 1,462) | 1,420) | 1,339) | 1,267) | 1,193) | 1,163) | 1,113) | 1,032) | 986) | 968) | 915) | 842) | 819) | 811) | 778) | 713) | 692) | 667) | 621) | 582) | |||||||
| Revenues | 2,211) | 2,160) | 2,085) | 1,990) | 1,922) | 1,866) | 1,787) | 1,684) | 1,646) | 1,599) | 1,536) | 1,435) | 1,376) | 1,327) | 1,260) | 1,175) | 1,132) | 1,106) | 1,062) | 1,018) | 976) | 938) | 888) | 825) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 75.50% | 75.60% | 75.77% | 75.64% | 75.60% | 74.73% | 73.87% | 73.25% | 72.41% | 72.22% | 72.23% | 72.25% | 72.21% | 72.39% | 72.46% | 72.61% | 72.25% | 71.90% | 71.32% | 70.48% | 70.63% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | 32.18% | 32.45% | 32.61% | 32.58% | 32.58% | 32.50% | 32.34% | 32.25% | 32.12% | 32.02% | 31.99% | 32.26% | 32.30% | 32.35% | 32.38% | 31.99% | 31.66% | 31.81% | 31.53% | 31.36% | 31.28% | 31.08% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | 89.15% | 89.04% | 88.66% | 88.24% | 88.08% | 87.87% | 87.89% | 87.77% | 87.66% | 87.70% | 87.76% | 87.87% | 88.04% | 88.18% | 88.17% | 87.87% | 87.45% | 86.62% | 85.96% | 85.60% | 85.19% | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 86.05% | 87.79% | 88.51% | 89.31% | 89.36% | 89.18% | 89.41% | 89.18% | 89.57% | 89.87% | 89.74% | 89.83% | 89.73% | 89.55% | 89.05% | 88.75% | 88.61% | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 74.92% | 75.24% | 75.37% | 75.29% | 75.27% | 74.62% | 74.04% | 73.69% | 73.17% | 73.55% | 73.74% | 73.63% | 73.60% | 73.76% | 73.88% | 73.86% | 73.75% | 72.92% | 72.17% | 71.73% | 70.58% | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 56.65% | 56.53% | 56.09% | 55.64% | 55.45% | 55.04% | 54.64% | 54.24% | 54.00% | 53.78% | 54.01% | 54.48% | 54.90% | 53.27% | 51.79% | 50.09% | 48.32% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 78.97% | 78.73% | 78.72% | 78.53% | 78.08% | 78.12% | 78.13% | 78.46% | 79.00% | 79.99% | 81.09% | 82.36% | 82.11% | 82.13% | 82.53% | 82.67% | 82.23% | 82.85% | 82.05% | 80.50% | 82.25% | 82.55% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 69.41% | 69.35% | 69.76% | 69.89% | 69.75% | 69.44% | 68.92% | 68.45% | 68.16% | 68.26% | 68.40% | 68.73% | 68.83% | 68.86% | 68.93% | 68.38% | 68.35% | 68.27% | 67.78% | 68.17% | 67.71% | 66.56% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 71.12% | 71.27% | 71.31% | 71.41% | 71.53% | 71.88% | 72.26% | 72.85% | 74.50% | 76.10% | 77.78% | 79.08% | 79.44% | 79.96% | 80.22% | 80.59% | 80.59% | 80.33% | 79.96% | 79.68% | 79.80% | 79.67% | 79.77% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 80.25% | 81.10% | 81.39% | 81.16% | 80.62% | 79.92% | 79.15% | 78.75% | 78.56% | 78.59% | 78.73% | 78.16% | 77.99% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 73.86% | 74.17% | 74.35% | 74.43% | 74.05% | 73.35% | 72.29% | 70.80% | 69.77% | 69.06% | 68.76% | 69.34% | 69.63% | 69.77% | 70.05% | 69.74% | 70.02% | 70.42% | 70.68% | 71.61% | 72.02% | 72.06% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 77.19% | 76.94% | 76.35% | 76.00% | 75.50% | 74.99% | 74.52% | 73.78% | 73.34% | 72.69% | 72.61% | 73.10% | 73.48% | 74.02% | 74.34% | 74.32% | 74.41% | 74.47% | 74.62% | 74.90% | 75.23% | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 79.18% | 79.24% | 79.07% | 78.87% | 78.59% | 78.52% | 78.50% | 78.45% | 78.29% | 77.85% | 77.53% | 77.26% | 77.05% | 77.27% | 77.59% | 78.01% | 78.16% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 79.64% | 79.68% | 80.25% | 79.85% | 79.69% | 79.08% | 78.79% | 78.51% | 78.91% | 79.07% | 79.48% | 80.05% | 79.78% | 79.50% | 79.11% | 78.93% | 78.81% | 78.44% | 78.56% | 78.04% | 77.69% | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profitQ4 2025
+ Gross profitQ3 2025
+ Gross profitQ2 2025
+ Gross profitQ1 2025)
÷ (RevenuesQ4 2025
+ RevenuesQ3 2025
+ RevenuesQ2 2025
+ RevenuesQ1 2025)
= 100 × (1,672 + 1,630 + 1,574 + 1,501)
÷ (2,211 + 2,160 + 2,085 + 1,990)
= 75.50%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Workday Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 and from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Operating Profit Margin
Workday Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 75) | 165) | 111) | 64) | 79) | 88) | 36) | (20) | (89) | (26) | (34) | (73) | (101) | 24) | (1) | (38) | (73) | (14) | (17) | (144) | (146) | (110) | (122) | (123) | |||||||
| Revenues | 2,211) | 2,160) | 2,085) | 1,990) | 1,922) | 1,866) | 1,787) | 1,684) | 1,646) | 1,599) | 1,536) | 1,435) | 1,376) | 1,327) | 1,260) | 1,175) | 1,132) | 1,106) | 1,062) | 1,018) | 976) | 938) | 888) | 825) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 4.91% | 5.13% | 4.34% | 3.53% | 2.52% | 0.22% | -1.47% | -2.62% | -3.57% | -3.94% | -3.24% | -2.80% | -2.27% | -1.81% | -2.71% | -3.18% | -5.76% | -7.72% | -10.45% | -13.70% | -13.85% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | 15.14% | 15.04% | 14.79% | 14.20% | 13.76% | 13.60% | 13.74% | 14.42% | 14.90% | 15.27% | 15.21% | 15.20% | 15.12% | 15.19% | 15.08% | 15.03% | 14.89% | 14.84% | 14.69% | 14.68% | 14.66% | 14.65% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | 36.29% | 31.35% | 31.16% | 30.51% | 29.95% | 34.26% | 33.95% | 33.64% | 33.91% | 34.64% | 35.45% | 36.25% | 36.72% | 36.76% | 36.53% | 35.75% | 34.75% | 32.93% | 32.10% | 31.36% | 30.10% | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 29.10% | 28.26% | 28.19% | 28.91% | 30.59% | 28.71% | 28.78% | 29.26% | 30.15% | 30.81% | 30.20% | 28.35% | 26.07% | 25.83% | 25.72% | 25.35% | 24.06% | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -3.05% | -0.15% | 1.52% | 0.74% | -0.07% | -3.27% | -5.78% | -7.59% | -8.48% | -7.48% | -7.41% | -8.25% | -9.82% | -10.49% | -10.43% | -10.14% | -10.58% | -14.16% | -18.68% | -25.36% | -30.34% | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 14.95% | 15.09% | 15.46% | 15.13% | 15.17% | 14.58% | 13.88% | 13.49% | 13.50% | 12.92% | 12.77% | 12.30% | 11.97% | 9.12% | 10.13% | 10.39% | 9.22% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 22.24% | 21.66% | 22.29% | 24.02% | 23.00% | 22.86% | 21.86% | 21.67% | 19.48% | 18.41% | 20.20% | 23.68% | 22.49% | 24.10% | 25.95% | 29.04% | 26.95% | 30.30% | 28.34% | 22.46% | 26.81% | 27.03% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 44.96% | 44.49% | 44.64% | 44.70% | 44.17% | 43.01% | 41.77% | 40.85% | 40.58% | 41.69% | 42.06% | 42.56% | 42.52% | 42.14% | 41.59% | 40.15% | 39.24% | 38.17% | 37.03% | 37.46% | 36.74% | 35.20% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 30.93% | 30.30% | 29.82% | 28.99% | 28.20% | 27.73% | 27.01% | 26.21% | 28.06% | 30.42% | 22.92% | 25.74% | 26.22% | 26.62% | 37.78% | 37.58% | 37.74% | 37.13% | 36.29% | 35.57% | 34.82% | 34.65% | 34.49% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 10.83% | 13.80% | 11.78% | 8.43% | 5.39% | 1.71% | -3.22% | -5.93% | -8.46% | -11.05% | -13.30% | -20.43% | -26.66% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 10.99% | 9.11% | 8.52% | 8.97% | 7.98% | 8.15% | 5.62% | 2.30% | 0.37% | -1.56% | -3.43% | -5.12% | -6.74% | -7.51% | -7.15% | -6.56% | -5.49% | -4.79% | -5.25% | -5.24% | -4.27% | -2.45% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 19.01% | 18.84% | 18.14% | 17.65% | 14.38% | 11.03% | 8.18% | 4.42% | 3.29% | 1.64% | 0.26% | 0.77% | 2.07% | 3.67% | 4.69% | 4.25% | 2.14% | 1.11% | 0.35% | -0.29% | 1.74% | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 12.42% | 12.04% | 10.78% | 10.02% | 8.49% | 7.64% | 6.32% | 5.41% | 4.90% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.95% | 4.36% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 5.10% | 4.40% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 20.67% | 22.13% | 24.22% | 23.31% | 22.80% | 21.72% | 19.11% | 18.81% | 20.70% | 22.87% | 22.93% | 23.18% | 20.72% | 17.48% | 18.17% | 18.81% | 17.82% | 16.83% | 15.77% | 13.85% | 13.64% | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating income (loss)Q4 2025
+ Operating income (loss)Q3 2025
+ Operating income (loss)Q2 2025
+ Operating income (loss)Q1 2025)
÷ (RevenuesQ4 2025
+ RevenuesQ3 2025
+ RevenuesQ2 2025
+ RevenuesQ1 2025)
= 100 × (75 + 165 + 111 + 64)
÷ (2,211 + 2,160 + 2,085 + 1,990)
= 4.91%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Workday Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Net Profit Margin
Workday Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 94) | 193) | 132) | 107) | 1,188) | 114) | 79) | —) | (126) | (75) | (64) | (102) | (73) | 43) | 106) | (47) | (72) | (24) | (28) | (158) | (128) | (116) | (121) | (116) | |||||||
| Revenues | 2,211) | 2,160) | 2,085) | 1,990) | 1,922) | 1,866) | 1,787) | 1,684) | 1,646) | 1,599) | 1,536) | 1,435) | 1,376) | 1,327) | 1,260) | 1,175) | 1,132) | 1,106) | 1,062) | 1,018) | 976) | 938) | 888) | 825) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 6.23% | 19.87% | 19.60% | 19.67% | 19.02% | 0.96% | -1.81% | -4.09% | -5.90% | -5.29% | -3.46% | -0.49% | 0.57% | 0.63% | -0.79% | -3.81% | -6.54% | -8.14% | -10.77% | -13.68% | -13.25% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | 11.43% | 11.41% | 11.19% | 10.78% | 10.89% | 10.65% | 10.72% | 11.27% | 10.99% | 11.30% | 11.17% | 11.12% | 11.27% | 11.53% | 11.69% | 12.05% | 11.95% | 11.74% | 11.52% | 11.11% | 11.13% | 11.06% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | 30.63% | 25.85% | 25.59% | 24.86% | 24.08% | 27.97% | 27.12% | 26.34% | 26.32% | 27.01% | 28.00% | 29.29% | 29.90% | 30.55% | 38.67% | 38.79% | 40.68% | 40.88% | 31.05% | 30.71% | 27.72% | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 22.74% | 23.87% | 25.36% | 25.68% | 25.46% | 24.42% | 23.41% | 23.23% | 23.84% | 22.86% | 23.61% | 23.59% | 23.29% | 23.30% | 23.47% | 23.34% | 22.02% | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -0.49% | 3.39% | 4.84% | 4.01% | 2.92% | -0.42% | -3.54% | -6.18% | -8.18% | -8.73% | -9.45% | -11.08% | -16.18% | -16.48% | -16.34% | -15.86% | -10.59% | -13.40% | -17.27% | -23.97% | -29.45% | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 9.60% | 10.22% | 13.52% | 13.18% | 12.13% | 11.32% | 3.34% | 3.03% | 2.71% | 2.08% | 9.36% | 9.46% | 10.01% | 7.81% | 8.16% | 7.76% | 7.59% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 17.69% | 17.59% | 18.19% | 19.43% | 18.35% | 17.53% | 16.59% | 15.91% | 14.22% | 14.10% | 16.23% | 19.44% | 19.03% | 20.28% | 21.41% | 23.93% | 22.64% | 25.10% | 23.78% | 19.50% | 22.88% | 22.79% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 35.43% | 35.61% | 35.96% | 36.43% | 36.27% | 35.31% | 34.15% | 33.25% | 33.05% | 34.37% | 36.69% | 37.63% | 38.50% | 38.51% | 36.45% | 35.02% | 33.47% | 32.29% | 30.96% | 33.36% | 33.02% | 31.66% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 21.80% | 21.16% | 20.40% | 19.76% | 20.27% | 19.63% | 18.40% | 17.02% | 17.46% | 19.09% | 13.15% | 15.83% | 18.08% | 24.79% | 34.16% | 33.96% | 32.32% | 26.34% | 26.13% | 25.94% | 27.06% | 27.62% | 27.71% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 16.13% | 18.01% | 16.32% | 12.79% | 9.43% | 6.93% | -2.35% | -12.87% | -19.61% | -30.64% | -30.90% | -30.25% | -33.75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 14.64% | 32.99% | 32.11% | 31.41% | 30.24% | 8.52% | 6.38% | 3.32% | 0.56% | -2.46% | -4.85% | -7.54% | -9.50% | -11.20% | -11.72% | -11.00% | -9.73% | -8.36% | -7.83% | -7.01% | -5.58% | -3.42% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 16.35% | 15.96% | 15.44% | 15.30% | 11.87% | 7.63% | 4.77% | 1.18% | 0.66% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 3.59% | 5.45% | 6.96% | 9.99% | 19.87% | 19.16% | 17.53% | 12.21% | -0.92% | 0.74% | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 12.97% | 12.77% | 11.51% | 20.34% | 19.30% | 18.72% | 17.76% | 5.25% | 4.49% | 2.90% | 2.79% | 3.56% | 3.90% | 3.99% | 3.30% | 3.15% | 2.62% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 34.75% | 36.94% | 24.60% | 23.57% | 23.49% | 21.05% | 18.71% | 17.41% | 18.22% | 19.38% | 20.86% | 21.19% | 20.18% | 18.02% | 18.48% | 20.27% | 18.91% | 18.03% | 17.88% | 13.96% | 14.31% | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q4 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2025)
÷ (RevenuesQ4 2025
+ RevenuesQ3 2025
+ RevenuesQ2 2025
+ RevenuesQ1 2025)
= 100 × (94 + 193 + 132 + 107)
÷ (2,211 + 2,160 + 2,085 + 1,990)
= 6.23%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Workday Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Workday Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 94) | 193) | 132) | 107) | 1,188) | 114) | 79) | —) | (126) | (75) | (64) | (102) | (73) | 43) | 106) | (47) | (72) | (24) | (28) | (158) | (128) | (116) | (121) | (116) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 9,034) | 8,624) | 8,345) | 8,163) | 8,082) | 6,625) | 6,275) | 5,942) | 5,586) | 5,409) | 5,128) | 4,781) | 4,535) | 4,216) | 3,868) | 3,405) | 3,278) | 3,078) | 2,838) | 2,602) | 2,487) | 2,319) | 2,210) | 2,045) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 5.82% | 18.79% | 18.47% | 18.23% | 17.09% | 1.01% | -1.94% | -4.45% | -6.57% | -5.81% | -3.83% | -0.55% | 0.65% | 0.73% | -0.95% | -5.01% | -8.62% | -11.00% | -15.15% | -20.09% | -19.33% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | 26.27% | 25.93% | 25.68% | 25.06% | 25.92% | 25.79% | 26.75% | 28.28% | 29.20% | 30.69% | 31.11% | 30.99% | 31.09% | 30.45% | 30.25% | 29.87% | 29.81% | 29.33% | 30.05% | 30.91% | 32.13% | 32.05% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | 51.55% | 39.42% | 36.85% | 34.22% | 31.05% | 32.86% | 32.46% | 32.71% | 33.35% | 33.85% | 33.49% | 34.96% | 35.04% | 32.59% | 40.51% | 40.30% | 41.09% | 39.66% | 32.97% | 34.00% | 30.89% | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 22.58% | 22.77% | 24.77% | 29.35% | 30.58% | 30.75% | 30.59% | 29.09% | 30.93% | 28.99% | 29.53% | 26.96% | 25.39% | 26.34% | 26.96% | 25.72% | 23.69% | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -0.59% | 4.14% | 5.97% | 5.19% | 3.88% | -0.58% | -5.09% | -9.42% | -12.52% | -13.52% | -14.14% | -16.44% | -22.89% | -22.34% | -20.56% | -18.66% | -10.64% | -12.54% | -14.29% | -17.95% | -19.10% | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 22.06% | 26.17% | 35.09% | 35.17% | 33.29% | 30.00% | 9.12% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 6.29% | 28.79% | 28.98% | 30.38% | 21.44% | 24.31% | 25.11% | 27.14% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 16.92% | 16.10% | 16.07% | 16.38% | 16.38% | 15.21% | 13.81% | 12.73% | 12.28% | 11.69% | 12.57% | 14.75% | 13.93% | 21.49% | 20.89% | 21.37% | 19.70% | 37.50% | 35.76% | 28.21% | 43.76% | 43.49% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 30.64% | 31.46% | 32.83% | 34.04% | 34.64% | 34.93% | 35.09% | 35.45% | 36.83% | 40.21% | 43.68% | 44.47% | 44.49% | 44.67% | 43.15% | 41.65% | 39.40% | 38.49% | 37.43% | 40.41% | 40.25% | 38.75% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 72.68% | 84.56% | 101.48% | 120.26% | 189.26% | 262.21% | 395.57% | 792.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262.43% | 144.16% | 131.11% | 107.99% | 83.94% | 75.58% | 70.25% | 59.43% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 9.24% | 10.59% | 9.99% | 7.91% | 6.04% | 4.62% | -1.63% | -9.38% | -14.57% | -23.50% | -22.95% | -21.07% | -22.71% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 19.68% | 46.25% | 49.86% | 54.78% | 52.25% | 28.28% | 25.15% | 17.47% | 4.71% | -28.23% | -127.14% | -115.40% | -391.77% | -98.34% | -78.63% | -43.97% | -35.50% | -40.11% | -24.23% | -30.74% | -10.84% | -6.81% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 10.13% | 10.14% | 9.77% | 9.17% | 6.93% | 4.46% | 2.72% | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.89% | 1.70% | 2.48% | 3.05% | 4.24% | 10.44% | 9.81% | 8.82% | 6.16% | -0.48% | 0.37% | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 14.83% | 14.38% | 13.22% | 23.78% | 22.69% | 22.08% | 20.56% | 7.14% | 6.46% | 4.44% | 4.39% | 5.58% | 6.22% | 6.24% | 5.21% | 5.01% | 4.18% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 22.68% | 25.17% | 19.44% | 19.94% | 21.10% | 20.01% | 17.36% | 15.79% | 16.72% | 17.85% | 18.42% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 14.31% | 14.63% | 15.88% | 14.80% | 13.54% | 13.66% | 11.10% | 11.64% | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q4 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2025)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (94 + 193 + 132 + 107)
÷ 9,034 = 5.82%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Workday Inc. ROE improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Workday Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 94) | 193) | 132) | 107) | 1,188) | 114) | 79) | —) | (126) | (75) | (64) | (102) | (73) | 43) | 106) | (47) | (72) | (24) | (28) | (158) | (128) | (116) | (121) | (116) | |||||||
| Total assets | 17,977) | 16,424) | 16,234) | 15,941) | 16,452) | 13,926) | 13,735) | 13,253) | 13,486) | 12,390) | 13,250) | 12,799) | 10,499) | 9,441) | 9,114) | 8,624) | 8,718) | 7,845) | 7,501) | 7,228) | 6,816) | 6,156) | 5,992) | 5,824) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 2.93% | 9.87% | 9.49% | 9.33% | 8.39% | 0.48% | -0.89% | -2.00% | -2.72% | -2.54% | -1.48% | -0.21% | 0.28% | 0.33% | -0.40% | -1.98% | -3.24% | -4.32% | -5.73% | -7.23% | -7.05% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | 12.83% | 12.64% | 12.99% | 12.84% | 13.70% | 13.35% | 13.41% | 14.29% | 14.54% | 14.97% | 14.55% | 14.38% | 14.42% | 14.19% | 13.68% | 13.72% | 13.65% | 13.72% | 13.78% | 14.12% | 14.84% | 14.66% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | 22.54% | 18.39% | 17.97% | 16.93% | 16.70% | 18.23% | 17.60% | 17.44% | 17.76% | 17.51% | 18.00% | 18.57% | 18.58% | 17.70% | 22.33% | 21.82% | 22.28% | 21.66% | 17.23% | 17.13% | 15.24% | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 11.76% | 11.34% | 14.61% | 18.30% | 18.36% | 17.63% | 17.26% | 16.54% | 16.53% | 15.80% | 17.77% | 16.93% | 15.87% | 16.45% | 16.46% | 16.35% | 14.95% | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -0.22% | 1.63% | 2.36% | 1.92% | 1.34% | -0.20% | -1.69% | -2.94% | -3.65% | -3.98% | -4.17% | -4.73% | -6.49% | -6.42% | -5.93% | -5.50% | -3.39% | -5.83% | -6.99% | -8.89% | -10.09% | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 4.39% | 4.76% | 6.30% | 5.96% | 5.55% | 5.35% | 1.53% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.00% | 4.38% | 4.14% | 4.35% | 3.30% | 3.63% | 3.61% | 3.58% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 9.59% | 8.79% | 9.22% | 9.73% | 9.33% | 9.07% | 8.58% | 7.74% | 7.15% | 6.93% | 7.45% | 8.77% | 8.26% | 14.07% | 13.29% | 13.50% | 11.97% | 20.26% | 16.70% | 17.22% | 24.34% | 25.55% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 17.37% | 17.31% | 17.21% | 17.80% | 17.54% | 17.29% | 17.56% | 18.16% | 18.50% | 19.40% | 19.94% | 21.03% | 20.91% | 20.24% | 18.36% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 15.78% | 14.70% | 16.21% | 15.67% | 14.73% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 7.53% | 7.83% | 7.61% | 7.42% | 7.76% | 7.55% | 6.86% | 6.33% | 6.36% | 6.85% | 4.46% | 6.15% | 6.96% | 9.60% | 11.35% | 10.48% | 10.86% | 9.44% | 9.03% | 8.78% | 11.13% | 11.11% | 10.31% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 7.29% | 8.26% | 7.79% | 6.21% | 4.64% | 3.51% | -1.21% | -6.94% | -10.80% | -16.90% | -16.42% | -15.01% | -16.02% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 5.99% | 13.42% | 12.89% | 13.65% | 12.45% | 4.15% | 3.03% | 1.52% | 0.26% | -1.14% | -2.18% | -3.51% | -4.44% | -4.89% | -4.87% | -4.59% | -3.88% | -3.43% | -2.95% | -3.52% | -2.43% | -1.51% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.02% | 6.49% | 6.11% | 5.69% | 4.14% | 2.85% | 1.71% | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.57% | 1.08% | 1.52% | 1.99% | 2.65% | 6.85% | 6.14% | 6.01% | 4.10% | -0.31% | 0.23% | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 6.99% | 7.25% | 6.29% | 10.99% | 9.96% | 10.51% | 9.54% | 2.94% | 2.44% | 1.81% | 1.66% | 2.03% | 2.13% | 2.33% | 1.86% | 1.73% | 1.36% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 16.18% | 17.31% | 12.86% | 12.96% | 13.33% | 11.90% | 10.42% | 9.40% | 9.85% | 10.45% | 11.07% | 10.95% | 10.21% | 8.66% | 8.88% | 9.69% | 9.02% | 8.27% | 8.19% | 6.48% | 6.70% | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q4 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2025
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2025)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (94 + 193 + 132 + 107)
÷ 17,977 = 2.93%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Workday Inc. ROA improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |