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Workday, Inc.

WDAYNasdaqServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends January 31
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 13/3031% above fair value
$198.13+0.31 (+0.16%)

Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $47.75BP/E 40.2Yield –

Workday Deferred costs by Quarter

Deferred costs — capitalized sales commissions, net (period end) ($M)

Workday Deferred costs: $974M in Q2 FY27, up 16.0% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 31 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q2 FY27
974
Period ended Jul 31, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+16.0%
840 in Q2 FY26
History
31 quarters
Since Q4 FY19
Sources
30
Documents cited below

Where the Q2 FY27 figure comes from

Source: Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2026-08-27 ↗

Incremental sales commissions for obtaining subscription contracts are capitalized and amortized over a 5-year period of benefit.

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedDeferred costs — capitalized sales commissions, net (period end) ($M)Year on yearSource
Q2 FY27Jul 31, 2026974+16.0%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2026-08-27 ↗
Q1 FY27Apr 30, 2026926+14.0%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2026-05-22 ↗
Q4 FY26Jan 31, 2026940+13.5%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2026-08-27 ↗
Q3 FY26Oct 31, 2025859+17.0%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2025-11-26 ↗
Q2 FY26Jul 31, 2025840+16.0%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2025-08-22 ↗
Q1 FY26Apr 30, 2025812+12.6%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2025-05-23 ↗
Q4 FY25Jan 31, 2025828+11.7%Workday Form 10-K, filed 2026-03-06 ↗
Q3 FY25Oct 31, 2024734+14.7%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2024-12-05 ↗
Q2 FY25Jul 31, 2024724+17.9%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2024-08-28 ↗
Q1 FY25Apr 30, 2024721+20.6%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2024-05-29 ↗
Q4 FY24Jan 31, 2024741+21.1%Workday Form 10-K, filed 2025-03-11 ↗
Q3 FY24Oct 31, 2023640+20.5%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2023-11-28 ↗
Q2 FY24Jul 31, 2023614+18.3%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2023-08-24 ↗
Q1 FY24Apr 30, 2023598+20.3%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2023-05-25 ↗
Q4 FY23Jan 31, 2023612+23.9%Workday Form 10-K, filed 2024-03-08 ↗
Q3 FY23Oct 31, 2022531+25.5%Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2022-11-29 ↗

Breakdown

What makes up deferred costs

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Workday Deferred costs ($M), quarterly Q4 FY19–Q2 FY27 [Data set]. Compiled from Workday SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/wday/kpis/comm-net

See every metric in the Workday KPI table. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.