Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Workday Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Oct 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019
Accounts payable 103 100 92 108 74 87 76 78 79 89 113 154 76 61 123 55 48 53 48 76 55 58 35 58 36 33 35
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 352 346 271 296 323 292 254 287 235 259 227 260 335 294 247 196 196 179 209 169 130 126 112 130 110 114 129
Accrued compensation 574 537 548 578 476 487 451 544 420 426 381 564 407 374 362 403 312 304 320 285 264 253 275 248 242 192 245
Unearned revenue, current 3,871 3,852 3,812 4,467 3,447 3,549 3,552 4,057 3,197 3,309 3,228 3,559 2,816 2,889 2,820 3,111 2,423 2,454 2,361 2,557 2,000 2,003 2,012 2,223 1,795 1,796 1,734
Operating lease liabilities, current 117 110 98 99 102 98 95 89 98 99 95 91 90 91 81 81 83 82 81 93 85 76 71 66 67 66 64
Debt, current 1,149 1,148 1,222 1,212 1,202 1,192 1,103 1,091 38 266 244 241 1,233 235
Current liabilities 5,017 4,945 4,821 5,548 4,422 4,513 4,428 5,055 4,029 4,182 4,044 4,628 3,723 4,858 4,781 5,068 4,275 4,274 4,211 4,283 3,625 2,553 2,771 2,969 2,491 3,434 2,443
Debt, noncurrent 2,986 2,985 2,985 2,984 2,983 2,982 2,981 2,980 2,979 2,978 2,977 2,976 2,975 2,974 2,973 617 636 655 673 692 701 1,752 1,509 1,018 1,006 984
Unearned revenue, noncurrent 70 65 65 80 64 62 61 70 62 60 62 75 64 54 59 72 71 64 65 80 69 64 78 86 86 89 96
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 690 681 310 279 278 284 268 227 199 192 183 182 196 214 182 182 203 209 214 350 353 272 254 241 237 244 246
Other liabilities 109 113 112 52 53 48 40 38 32 48 45 40 22 22 22 24 40 44 56 36 19 22 13 15 16 15 11
Noncurrent liabilities 3,855 3,844 3,472 3,395 3,378 3,376 3,350 3,315 3,272 3,279 3,267 3,273 3,257 3,264 3,237 896 950 972 1,008 1,158 1,142 2,110 1,855 1,360 1,345 348 1,336
Total liabilities 8,872 8,789 8,293 8,943 7,800 7,889 7,778 8,370 7,301 7,461 7,311 7,901 6,981 8,122 8,018 5,963 5,225 5,246 5,219 5,441 4,767 4,663 4,625 4,330 3,836 3,782 3,779
Common stock
Additional paid-in capital 12,311 12,055 11,701 11,463 11,115 10,869 10,512 10,400 9,982 9,637 9,195 8,829 8,401 7,988 7,597 7,284 6,920 6,639 6,299 6,255 6,184 5,955 5,330 5,090 4,794 4,561 4,294
Treasury stock (2,706) (1,900) (1,601) (1,308) (1,208) (1,051) (742) (608) (471) (324) (185) (185) (110) (13) (13) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (269) (303)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (69) (74) (44) 84 16 19 17 21 33 (7) 43 53 104 63 43 8 (21) (44) (60) (55) 1 1 58 23 25 32 13
Accumulated deficit (657) (909) (1,137) (1,205) (1,299) (1,492) (1,624) (1,731) (2,919) (3,033) (3,111) (3,111) (2,986) (2,911) (2,847) (2,745) (2,671) (2,715) (2,820) (2,910) (2,838) (2,814) (2,786) (2,627) (2,499) (2,384) (2,263)
Stockholders’ equity 8,879 9,172 8,919 9,034 8,624 8,345 8,163 8,082 6,625 6,275 5,942 5,586 5,409 5,128 4,781 4,535 4,216 3,868 3,405 3,278 3,078 2,838 2,602 2,487 2,319 2,210 2,045
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 17,751 17,961 17,212 17,977 16,424 16,234 15,941 16,452 13,926 13,735 13,253 13,486 12,390 13,250 12,799 10,499 9,441 9,114 8,624 8,718 7,845 7,501 7,228 6,816 6,156 5,992 5,824

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).


The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several notable trends and patterns in the company's liabilities and equity over the observed periods.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable values fluctuate over the periods, showing variability without a clear consistent upward or downward trend. The values peak notably in some quarters such as April 2023 at $154 million and April 2022 at $123 million, indicating occasional spikes in short-term obligations.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
This category demonstrates a general increasing trend with some fluctuations. Starting from $129 million in April 2019, the amount climbs to levels exceeding $300 million in the more recent quarters, with peaks around October 2022 ($335 million) and October 2025 ($352 million), suggesting growing short-term liabilities likely related to operational activities.
Accrued Compensation
There is an overall upward trend in accrued compensation, rising from $245 million in April 2019 to consistently higher figures above $500 million in recent quarters like January 2025 and beyond. Some volatility is observed, but the general increase reflects rising employee-related accrued expenses.
Unearned Revenue, Current
The current portion of unearned revenue steadily increases from approximately $1.7 billion in April 2019 to peaks exceeding $4 billion by January 2025. This growth underscores increasing deferred revenue commitments, indicating robust sales or service contracts billed in advance.
Operating Lease Liabilities, Current
Current operating lease liabilities remain relatively stable, fluctuating around the $80 million to $110 million range. Some gradual increase is observed through the timeline but without significant volatility, indicating steady lease obligations.
Debt, Current
Current debt shows significant volatility. Early periods show some high values such as $1.2 billion around mid-2019, followed by periods with no data or negligible amounts in later years. This pattern could suggest refinancing activities or repayment of short-term debt instruments across the periods.
Current Liabilities
Current liabilities aggregate data reflects a general upward movement with periodic fluctuations, reaching its highest in April 2025 at about $5.5 billion. This indicates growing short-term financial obligations, largely driven by increases in accrued expenses, unearned revenue, and payable amounts.
Debt, Noncurrent
Noncurrent debt shows a general increase from under $1 billion in early periods to around $3 billion from April 2022 onward, where it stabilizes. This persistent high level suggests long-term financing arrangements are maintained consistently in recent years.
Unearned Revenue, Noncurrent
This liability remains relatively stable with minor fluctuations, generally maintaining low values between $50 million and $100 million, which is significantly lower than the current portion.
Operating Lease Liabilities, Noncurrent
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities exhibit some variability, initially around $240 million, dipping to near $180 million in mid-periods, before rising again to approximately $690 million in the latest quarter. The increase in recent years may reflect new or renegotiated lease commitments extending over longer periods.
Other Liabilities
Other liabilities remain small in magnitude but show an increasing trend towards the latest quarters, growing from $11 million to over $100 million as of October 2025, indicating rising miscellaneous obligations.
Noncurrent Liabilities
Overall noncurrent liabilities have grown from $1.3 billion in early periods to over $3.8 billion in later quarters, reflecting increased long-term liabilities associated with debt, lease obligations, and other items.
Total Liabilities
The total liabilities demonstrate a consistent increasing trend from approximately $3.8 billion in early 2019 to nearly $8.9 billion by October 2025, showing substantial growth in total obligations over time.
Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity steadily rises from $2 billion in April 2019 to a peak of around $9 billion in April 2024, indicating growth in net assets. However, slight declines appear towards the last quarters observed, suggesting possible impacts from net losses, treasury stock repurchases, or other equity adjustments.
Treasury Stock
There is a significant increase in treasury stock from zero in early periods to over $2.7 billion by October 2025, indicating aggressive share repurchase activity during the timeline, which likely affects equity balances.
Accumulated Deficit
The accumulated deficit shows a decreasing negative balance from approximately -$2.3 billion in early 2019 to less negative levels around -$657 million by October 2025, indicating improved retained earnings or net income performance reducing past losses.
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
The aggregate of liabilities and equity increases steadily from about $5.8 billion to approximately $17.7 billion over the observed period, reflecting growth in company size, funding, and balance sheet expansion.

In summary, the data shows expansion in both liabilities and equity, driven by increases in deferred revenue, accrued compensation, long-term debt, and treasury stock repurchases. The rising unearned revenue suggests strong business operations with increasing advance payments. While long-term financial obligations have grown considerably, shareholder equity has also increased, albeit with recent signs of fluctuation possibly associated with repurchase activities and other equity adjustments.