---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327811-26-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T20:01:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T20:03:28.237174+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday Q2 FY27 revenue up 12.8% to $2.649B; authorizes $4B buyback

## Summary
- Total revenues $2.649B, +12.8% YoY; subscription revenues $2.471B, +13.9% YoY.
- GAAP diluted EPS $2.57 (incl. $1.52 tax benefit from IP restructuring); non-GAAP EPS $2.75.
- 12-month subscription backlog $9.034B, +14.2% YoY; total backlog $27.403B, +8.0%.
- Operating cash flow $520M, free cash flow $460M (vs $616M and $588M prior year).
- Board authorized new $4.0B share repurchase program; repurchased ~9.8M shares for $1.3B in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-26-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T20:01:44+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781126000042/0001327811-26-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781126000042/wday-20260827.htm

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