---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327811-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:02:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T20:05:54.486356+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday Q1 revenue $2.542B (+13.5%); GAAP EPS $0.87, non-GAAP $2.66; backlog up 15.5%

## Summary
- Total revenues $2.542B, up 13.5% YoY; subscription revenues $2.354B, up 14.3% YoY.
- GAAP operating income $338M (13.3% of revs) vs $39M (1.8%) YoY; non-GAAP operating income $809M (31.8% of revs).
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.87 vs $0.25 YoY; non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.66 vs $2.23 YoY.
- 12-month subscription backlog $8.806B (+15.5% YoY); total backlog $27.294B (+10.9% YoY).
- Operating cash flow $696M vs $457M; free cash flow $616M vs $421M; repurchased 12.0M shares for $1.6B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:02:46+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781126000024/0001327811-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781126000024/wday-20260521.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-26-000024
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327811-26-000024.txt

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