Workday Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Workday free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, Workday generated $519.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $59.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $460.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 17.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 21.8% from the prior year's $588.0 million.
Workday returned $1.34 billion to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 291% of free cash flow.
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Workday cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20272026-07-31 | Q1 20272026-04-30 | Q4 20262026-01-31 | Q3 20252025-10-31 | Q2 20252025-07-31 | Q1 20252025-04-30 | Q4 20252025-01-31 | Q3 20252024-10-31 | Q2 20252024-07-31 | Q1 20252024-04-30 | Q4 20242024-01-31 | Q3 20242023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 632.00M | 222.00M | 145.00M | 252.00M | 228.00M | 68.00M | 94.00M | 193.00M | 132.00M | 107.00M | 1.19B | 114.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +177.19% | +226.47% | +54.26% | +30.57% | +72.73% | -36.45% | -92.09% | +69.30% | +67.09% | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 56.00M | 55.00M | 57.00M | 59.00M | 59.00M | 62.00M | 69.00M | 60.00M | 58.00M | 56.00M | 54.00M | 52.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 462.00M | 409.00M | 399.00M | 376.00M | 392.00M | 459.00M | 397.00M | 368.00M | 370.00M | 385.00M | 345.00M | 349.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -249.00M | -170.00M | 612.00M | -161.00M | -134.00M | -242.00M | 601.00M | -218.00M | -43.00M | -220.00M | 558.00M | -40.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 519.00M | 696.00M | 1.28B | 588.00M | 616.00M | 457.00M | 1.11B | 406.00M | 571.00M | 372.00M | 996.00M | 451.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -59.00M | -80.00M | -60.00M | -38.00M | -28.00M | -36.00M | -86.00M | -47.00M | -55.00M | -81.00M | -49.00M | -60.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 946.00M | 97.00M | -844.00M | 1.69B | 13.00M | -523.00M | -727.00M | -450.00M | -346.00M | -258.00M | -481.00M | -172.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.34B | -1.59B | -1.50B | -802.00M | -299.00M | -290.00M | -103.00M | -158.00M | -312.00M | -128.00M | -140.00M | -145.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.37B | -1.73B | -1.54B | -925.00M | -349.00M | -501.00M | -154.00M | -282.00M | -347.00M | -367.00M | -67.00M | -150.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 100.00M | -941.00M | -1.11B | 1.35B | 281.00M | -566.00M | 231.00M | -326.00M | -122.00M | -253.00M | 448.00M | 128.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 460.00M | 616.00M | 1.22B | 550.00M | 588.00M | 421.00M | 1.03B | 359.00M | 516.00M | 291.00M | 947.00M | 391.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Workday's cash flow statement, from Q2 2027 back to Q3 2024, 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?