Workday, Inc.
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $47.75BP/E 40.2Yield –
Workday Share-based compensation expense by Quarter
Share-based compensation expense — total by department ($M)
Workday Share-based compensation expense: $462M in Q2 FY27, up 18.2% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 38 quarters on record here.
Where the Q2 FY27 figure comes from
Source: Workday Form 10-Q, filed 2026-08-27 ↗
Reported in Form 10-Q / 10-K Note 15 (Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation, Q1 FY2018 → Q2 FY2027).
Quarterly history
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Breakdown
What makes up share-based compensation expense
- Share-based compensation — product development (R&D)217 · Q2 FY27
- Share-based compensation — sales and marketing93 · Q2 FY27
- Share-based compensation — general and administrative78 · Q2 FY27
- Share-based compensation — costs of subscription services44 · Q2 FY27
- Share-based compensation — costs of professional services30 · Q2 FY27
- Unrecognized share-based compensation cost on unvested awards (period end)3,200 · Q2 FY27
- Cash paid for employee tax withholdings on net settlement of equity awards127 · Q2 FY27
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Workday Share-based compensation expense ($M), quarterly Q1 FY18–Q2 FY27 [Data set]. Compiled from Workday SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/wday/kpis/sbc-total
See every metric in the Workday KPI table. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.