Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Workday Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Workday Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Workday Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly decreased from 2024 to 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Workday Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 but then improved from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Workday Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Workday Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly increased from 2024 to 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
Workday Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Revenues | 8,446) | 7,259) | 6,216) | 5,139) | 4,318) | 3,627) | |
| Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses | 1,950) | 1,639) | 1,570) | 1,243) | 1,032) | 878) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 4.33 | 4.43 | 3.96 | 4.14 | 4.18 | 4.13 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 5.47 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 6.16 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 10.38 | 8.73 | 8.53 | 8.41 | 9.20 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 6.82 | 8.36 | 7.32 | 8.85 | 7.93 | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 3.50 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.94 | 3.66 | 2.92 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 9.22 | 8.57 | 9.25 | 8.49 | 10.32 | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 35.63 | 35.48 | 28.53 | 24.64 | 51.54 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.48 | 4.42 | 4.47 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 6.73 | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.04 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 4.98 | 6.10 | 7.38 | 8.08 | 6.96 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 3.29 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 3.17 | 3.05 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.77 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 4.90 | 4.41 | 4.20 | 4.24 | 4.48 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 6.56 | 6.17 | 6.38 | 7.40 | 4.72 | |
| Receivables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 5.06 | 5.13 | 5.20 | 5.23 | 5.58 | |
| Receivables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 6.98 | 7.46 | 7.43 | 7.53 | 7.92 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses
= 8,446 ÷ 1,950 = 4.33
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Workday Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025. |
Payables Turnover
Workday Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Costs of revenues | 2,069) | 1,771) | 1,715) | 1,428) | 1,198) | 1,065) | |
| Accounts payable | 108) | 78) | 154) | 55) | 76) | 58) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 19.16 | 22.71 | 11.16 | 25.74 | 15.85 | 18.51 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 15.94 | 17.41 | 16.37 | 15.03 | 22.48 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 6.53 | 7.50 | 5.71 | 5.98 | 5.63 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 116.56 | 4.77 | 7.89 | — | — | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 7.58 | 26.82 | 13.25 | 8.05 | 19.03 | 105.30 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 6.75 | 6.67 | 6.87 | 6.54 | 7.75 | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 4.81 | 4.93 | 3.26 | 2.70 | 4.52 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 3.37 | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.68 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 6.42 | 11.27 | 6.74 | 10.54 | 12.46 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 5,495.05 | 35.56 | 9.12 | 4.53 | 21.55 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 17.71 | 14.43 | 13.43 | 22.41 | 15.72 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 33.63 | 15.25 | 5.74 | 15.20 | 28.83 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 6.01 | 7.84 | 28.30 | 31.44 | 26.49 | |
| Payables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 5.62 | 6.25 | 5.57 | 5.75 | 6.64 | |
| Payables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 4.27 | 4.79 | 4.25 | 4.63 | 4.91 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover = Costs of revenues ÷ Accounts payable
= 2,069 ÷ 108 = 19.16
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Workday Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly decreased from 2024 to 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
Workday Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Current assets | 10,545) | 9,939) | 8,108) | 5,214) | 4,802) | 3,095) | |
| Less: Current liabilities | 5,548) | 5,055) | 4,628) | 5,068) | 4,283) | 2,969) | |
| Working capital | 4,997) | 4,884) | 3,480) | 146) | 519) | 125) | |
| Revenues | 8,446) | 7,259) | 6,216) | 5,139) | 4,318) | 3,627) | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.79 | 35.15 | 8.31 | 28.97 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 34.49 | 11.93 | 15.07 | 12.77 | 8.71 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 30.25 | 6.85 | 20.28 | 9.09 | 4.89 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 1.75 | 10.61 | 9.92 | 4.01 | 3.94 | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 0.61 | 0.71 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 46.83 | — | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 7.45 | 8.13 | 8.98 | 3.85 | 1.73 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 7.12 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 1.30 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | — | 3.50 | 1.29 | 1.12 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.66 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | 1.40 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 21.69 | 14.27 | 62.21 | 24.95 | 5.11 | 15.29 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 13.25 | 21.77 | 11.16 | 21.76 | 5.76 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 1.60 | 13.12 | 21.34 | 10.65 | 9.00 | |
| Working Capital Turnover, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 10.34 | 5.14 | 4.74 | 2.76 | 2.18 | |
| Working Capital Turnover, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 8.94 | 5.77 | 6.47 | 4.33 | 3.30 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= 8,446 ÷ 4,997 = 1.69
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Workday Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 but then improved from 2024 to 2025 not reaching 2023 level. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Workday Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Receivables turnover | 4.33 | 4.43 | 3.96 | 4.14 | 4.18 | 4.13 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 84 | 82 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 88 | |
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 67 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 59 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 35 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 40 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 54 | 44 | 50 | 41 | 46 | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 104 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 100 | 125 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 40 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 35 | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 85 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 82 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 73 | 60 | 49 | 45 | 52 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 119 | 130 | 142 | 106 | 111 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 115 | 120 | 125 | 134 | 134 | 132 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 74 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 82 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 56 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 77 | |
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 65 | |
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 52 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.33 = 84
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Workday Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from 2024 to 2025. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Workday Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||
| Payables turnover | 19.16 | 22.71 | 11.16 | 25.74 | 15.85 | 18.51 | |
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 23 | 20 | |
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 56 | 49 | 64 | 61 | 65 | |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 3 | 77 | 46 | — | — | |
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 48 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 19 | 3 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 54 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 47 | |
| Intuit Inc. | — | 76 | 74 | 112 | 135 | 81 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | — | 108 | 100 | 111 | 106 | 99 | |
| Oracle Corp. | — | 57 | 32 | 54 | 35 | 29 | |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0 | 10 | 40 | 81 | 17 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 21 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 23 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 11 | 24 | 64 | 24 | 13 | |
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 61 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| Average Payables Payment Period, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 65 | 58 | 66 | 63 | 55 | |
| Average Payables Payment Period, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 85 | 76 | 86 | 79 | 74 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).
1 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 19.16 = 19
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Workday Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2023 to 2024 but then slightly increased from 2024 to 2025. |