Workday, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $48.08B
- P/E (TTM)
- 39.6
- Dividend yield
- –
About Workday
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation, SIC 7374
Workday provides cloud-based enterprise software applications integrated with artificial intelligence for human resources, financial management, spend management, and operational planning. Its platform includes solutions for talent acquisition, payroll, employee engagement, core accounting, payables, receivables, procurement, and scenario forecasting, along with developer tools for building and managing automated AI agents. The company serves emerging, medium-sized, and large global enterprises across diverse sectors such as healthcare, higher education, financial services, retail, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, and government.
Operating on a worldwide scale, the company supports more than 11,500 customer organizations and over 75 million contracted users. It maintains an international presence with a workforce of over 21,000 employees distributed across 36 countries, with approximately 58% based in the United States and 42% internationally. The provided text details operations across multiple countries and industries; however, it does not state the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Workday's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Workday, Inc.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Pleasanton, CA
- Address
- 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road 94588
- Phone
- (925) 951-9000
- Website
- workday.com
- Employees
- 21,000, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, San Francisco, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WDAY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Oct 15, 2012
- Shares outstanding
- 241M, Aug 25, 2026
- Public float
- $49.50B, Jul 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1327811
- CUSIP
- 98138H101
- ISIN
- US98138H1014
- LEI
- 549300J0DYC0N31V7G13
- EIN
- 20-2480422
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Aneel Bhusri | CEO, Director | 9,131,995 |
| Carl M. Eschenbach | CEO, Director | 649,634 |
| Zane Rowe | Chief Financial Officer | 285,652 |
| Robert Enslin | President, CCO | 237,241 |
| Gerrit S. Kazmaier | President, Prod. and Tech. | 263,019 |
| Mark S. Garfield | Chief Accounting Officer | 73,718 |
| Richard Harry Sauer | Chief Legal Officer & Secty | 174,743 |
| Sayan Chakraborty | President, Prod. and Tech. | 125,310 |
| Michael L. Speiser | Director | 9,236 |
| Lynne M. Doughtie | Director | 14,041 |
| Mark J. Hawkins | Director | 11,653 |
| Michael M. McNamara | Director | 27,444 |
| Thomas F. Bogan | Director | 51,830 |
| George J. Still Jr | Director | 116,393 |
| Jerry Yang | Director | 100,840 |
| Elizabeth Centoni | Director | 6,564 |
| Rhonda J. Morris | Director | 6,554 |
| Wayne A.I. Frederick | Director | 10,547 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Carl Eschenbach | $26.03M | -$17.71M | $16.65M | $77 | $125 |
| FY2025 Carl Eschenbach | $26.17M | $11.43M | $22.38M | $142 | $194 |
| FY2024 Aneel Bhusri | $47.33M | $55.48M | $17.60M | $158 | $179 |
| FY2024 Carl Eschenbach | $2.52M | $83.53M | $17.60M | $158 | $179 |
| FY2023 Aneel Bhusri | $17.30M | $9.40M | $10.40M | $98 | $119 |
| FY2023 Carl Eschenbach | $102.69M | $109.95M | $10.40M | $98 | $119 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 31, 2026, our global workforce consisted of over 21,000 employees in 36 countries, of which approximately 58% were located in the U.S.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Oct 15, 2012 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Oct 3, 2012 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Dec 18, 2006 | Name change | Name changed from North Tahoe Power Tools Inc to Workday Inc |