Workday Cash Flow Statement
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Workday free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Workday generated $2.94 billion of operating cash flow and spent $162.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.78 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 29.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 26.7% from the prior year's $2.19 billion.
Workday returned $2.90 billion to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 104% of free cash flow.
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Workday cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-01-31 | FY 20252025-01-31 | FY 20242024-01-31 | FY 20232023-01-31 | FY 20222022-01-31 | FY 20212021-01-31 | FY 20202020-01-31 | FY 20192019-01-31 | FY 20182018-01-31 | FY 20172017-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 693.00M | 526.00M | 1.38B | -367.00M | 29.00M | -282.43M | -480.67M | -418.26M | -321.22M | -384.70M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +31.75% | -61.91% | — | -1365.52% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 237.00M | 243.00M | 203.00M | 275.00M | 263.00M | 231.00M | 201.00M | 198.11M | 135.72M | 105.83M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 1.63B | 1.52B | 1.42B | 1.29B | 1.10B | 1.00B | 859.57M | 652.47M | 478.43M | 372.27M |
| Change in Working Capital | 75.00M | 119.00M | 308.00M | 341.00M | 346.00M | 198.31M | 181.65M | 228.32M | 124.74M | 221.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.94B | 2.46B | 2.15B | 1.66B | 1.65B | 1.27B | 864.60M | 606.66M | 465.73M | 350.63M |
| Capital Expenditures | -162.00M | -269.00M | -232.00M | -364.00M | — | — | — | -202.51M | -141.54M | -120.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 333.00M | -1.78B | -1.75B | -2.51B | -1.61B | -1.24B | -896.92M | -842.78M | -978.98M | -168.88M |
| Share Repurchases | -2.90B | -700.00M | -423.00M | -75.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Issued | — | 0 | 0 | 2.98B | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | — | 0 | 0 | -1.84B | -38.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.32B | -1.15B | -268.00M | 1.20B | 110.00M | 625.05M | 125.12M | -256.71M | 1.11B | 59.68M |
| Net Change in Cash | -45.00M | -470.00M | 129.00M | 354.00M | 153.00M | 653.20M | 92.52M | -493.45M | 593.76M | 241.81M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.78B | 2.19B | 1.92B | 1.29B | 1.65B | 1.27B | 864.60M | 404.15M | 324.19M | 229.81M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Workday's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WDAY's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?