Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Workday Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Workday Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Workday Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly increased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Workday Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Workday Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Workday Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 not reaching Q3 2025 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Workday Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade and other receivables, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenuesQ1 2026
+ RevenuesQ4 2025
+ RevenuesQ3 2025
+ RevenuesQ2 2025)
÷ Trade and other receivables, net
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Workday Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |
Payables Turnover
Workday Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Costs of revenuesQ1 2026
+ Costs of revenuesQ4 2025
+ Costs of revenuesQ3 2025
+ Costs of revenuesQ2 2025)
÷ Accounts payable
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Workday Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly increased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Working Capital Turnover
Workday Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ1 2026
+ RevenuesQ4 2025
+ RevenuesQ3 2025
+ RevenuesQ2 2025)
÷ Working capital
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Workday Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Workday Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Workday Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then improved from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Workday Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Workday Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 not reaching Q3 2025 level. |