Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)
Quarterly Data
Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Workday Inc., historical price multiples (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 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).
An overall trend of valuation compression is evident across all primary metrics between April 2021 and April 2026. While the data reflects periods of volatility, the long-term trajectory indicates a significant reduction in the premiums applied to earnings, operating profit, sales, and book value.
- Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio
- The P/E ratio exhibited extreme volatility throughout the period. After peaking at 2,418.34 in October 2021, the ratio underwent a sharp decline, reaching a low of 37.68 by April 2024. A subsequent spike occurred in early 2025, with the ratio climbing to 130.49 in April 2025, before trending downward again to 37.37 by April 2026. This fluctuation suggests significant shifts in net profitability or market sentiment.
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) Ratio
- A consistent and sustained downward trend is observed in the P/OP ratio from its initial recording of 4,065.25 in October 2023. The ratio declined steadily over the following years, dropping below 100 in July 2025 and reaching a period low of 31.03 by April 2026. This continuous contraction typically points toward improving operating margins or a correction in the valuation multiple applied to operating results.
- Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio
- The P/S ratio experienced a gradual decline from a high of 15.28 in October 2021. After a period of relative stability—fluctuating between 6.19 and 9.61 from late 2022 through early 2024—a more pronounced contraction occurred in late 2025 and early 2026, ending at 3.21. This represents a substantial reduction in the revenue multiple over the analysis window.
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) Ratio
- The P/BV ratio followed a trajectory closely aligned with the P/S ratio, peaking at 17.74 in October 2021. Following a dip to 6.81 in October 2022 and a subsequent recovery to 9.42 in October 2023, the ratio entered a steady descent from January 2024, ultimately closing at 4.74 in April 2026. This indicates a diminishing market premium relative to the company's book value.
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Price to Earnings (P/E)
Workday Inc., historical P/E calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 247,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 264,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 262,000,000 | 261,000,000 | 259,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 256,000,000 | 254,000,000 | 251,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 248,000,000 | 247,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) (in millions) | 222) | 145) | 252) | 228) | 68) | 94) | 193) | 132) | 107) | 1,188) | 114) | 79) | —) | (126) | (75) | (64) | (102) | (73) | 43) | 106) | (47) | |||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS)2 | 3.43 | 2.70 | 2.44 | 2.18 | 1.82 | 1.98 | 6.09 | 5.82 | 5.61 | 5.23 | 0.25 | -0.46 | -1.01 | -1.42 | -1.22 | -0.77 | -0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | -0.15 | -0.69 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 128.14 | 151.04 | 215.34 | 221.27 | 238.01 | 242.93 | 262.70 | 260.30 | 211.58 | 264.32 | 237.33 | 224.87 | 196.41 | 184.93 | 143.30 | 162.36 | 168.15 | 229.05 | 299.09 | 246.76 | 237.07 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E ratio4 | 37.37 | 56.01 | 88.22 | 101.34 | 130.49 | 122.85 | 43.12 | 44.76 | 37.68 | 50.53 | 934.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,957.29 | 2,418.34 | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 16.35 | 21.84 | 19.47 | 22.37 | 24.53 | 30.76 | 31.07 | 27.59 | 30.87 | 31.14 | 27.81 | 27.07 | 24.73 | 23.64 | 22.93 | 27.30 | 31.69 | 40.88 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 13.30 | 17.51 | 21.26 | 23.93 | 25.11 | 31.98 | 42.53 | 46.15 | 47.07 | 49.64 | 44.69 | 45.30 | 36.72 | 33.15 | 27.18 | 35.27 | 45.03 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | — | — | 39.74 | 41.68 | 73.67 | 54.38 | 53.48 | 68.97 | 49.07 | 27.16 | 40.75 | 56.56 | 128.35 | 508.94 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 80.31 | 72.92 | 87.60 | 99.91 | 75.17 | 67.09 | 76.54 | 69.10 | 72.17 | 78.64 | 68.16 | 73.71 | 67.89 | 59.70 | 55.98 | 59.24 | 56.00 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675.68 | 391.27 | 632.51 | 892.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | — | — | 495.16 | 398.52 | 628.11 | 366.47 | 220.89 | 235.49 | 220.03 | 232.13 | 340.29 | 884.97 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,463.33 | 16,813.15 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 20.20 | 20.31 | 33.69 | 41.60 | 38.94 | 39.68 | 29.62 | 20.87 | 18.66 | 22.50 | 19.07 | 63.16 | 62.36 | 71.56 | 95.23 | 20.78 | 22.19 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 22.91 | 25.13 | 43.09 | 48.19 | 53.58 | 51.15 | 65.11 | 58.94 | 60.26 | 66.50 | 61.19 | 64.61 | 56.26 | 59.38 | 56.80 | 57.31 | 40.47 | 63.28 | 85.13 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 25.18 | 29.99 | 38.37 | 37.46 | 30.40 | 35.45 | 35.53 | 35.67 | 34.41 | 36.78 | 31.86 | 33.96 | 29.67 | 26.71 | 26.77 | 28.34 | 27.89 | 30.38 | 34.30 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | 28.98 | 37.04 | 75.00 | 47.60 | 33.25 | 42.77 | 39.36 | 37.63 | 32.94 | 27.34 | 32.03 | 38.96 | 27.11 | 24.69 | 35.29 | 26.85 | 27.46 | 26.70 | 17.45 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 142.81 | 195.77 | 415.04 | 538.53 | 450.16 | 632.38 | 244.40 | 147.19 | 159.62 | 246.77 | 279.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | 96.98 | 115.46 | 112.39 | 97.64 | 105.57 | 47.73 | 42.42 | 41.23 | 37.18 | 127.17 | 170.35 | 290.26 | 1,656.49 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 17.98 | 23.88 | 32.11 | 34.86 | 41.12 | 45.28 | 59.32 | 43.63 | 38.62 | 71.24 | 94.07 | 136.55 | 547.14 | 879.57 | 528.78 | 324.46 | 174.67 | 135.68 | 147.95 | 110.94 | 48.91 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 49.75 | 69.85 | 112.32 | 124.75 | 109.38 | 146.40 | 147.50 | 148.98 | 77.25 | 90.80 | 71.21 | 80.21 | 231.72 | 284.29 | 417.72 | 479.20 | 452.02 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 130.23 | 78.12 | 69.11 | 56.20 | 33.17 | 34.48 | 33.69 | 55.30 | 63.08 | 62.39 | 70.08 | 62.65 | 67.52 | 57.28 | 51.76 | 53.76 | 46.52 | 48.45 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q1 2027 Calculation
EPS
= (Net income (loss)Q1 2027
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2026
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2026
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2026)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (222,000,000 + 145,000,000 + 252,000,000 + 228,000,000)
÷ 247,000,000 = 3.43
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Workday Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q1 2027 Calculation
P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= 128.14 ÷ 3.43 = 37.37
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data indicates a transition from a period of net losses to sustained profitability, which significantly altered the valuation profile over the analyzed period.
- Earnings Performance and P/E Applicability
- Between April 2021 and July 2023, earnings per share remained predominantly negative, rendering the P/E ratio inapplicable for the majority of this interval. Brief periods of positive earnings in late 2021 resulted in extreme P/E multiples, exceeding 1,900, which typically reflects high market expectations for future growth relative to minimal current earnings.
- Profitability Inflection and Valuation Normalization
- A definitive shift toward sustained profitability occurred in October 2023. While the P/E ratio initially remained highly elevated at 934.29, it normalized rapidly between January 2024 and October 2024, descending to a range between 37.68 and 44.76. This compression was driven by a substantial increase in EPS, which rose from 0.25 in October 2023 to a peak of 6.09 in October 2024.
- Secondary Valuation Volatility
- A second surge in the P/E ratio is observed starting in January 2025, peaking at 130.49 in April 2025. This spike is attributed to a sharp contraction in quarterly EPS from 6.09 in late 2024 to 1.98 in early 2025, while the share price remained relatively resilient, thereby inflating the multiple.
- Long-term Valuation Trend
- From January 2025 through April 2026, a steady decline in the P/E ratio is evident, falling from 122.85 to 37.37. This downward trend is the result of a declining share price, which decreased from 242.93 to 128.14, occurring alongside a gradual recovery in EPS to 3.43 by the conclusion of the period.
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Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
Workday Inc., historical P/OP calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 247,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 264,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 262,000,000 | 261,000,000 | 259,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 256,000,000 | 254,000,000 | 251,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 248,000,000 | 247,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) (in millions) | 338) | 175) | 259) | 248) | 39) | 75) | 165) | 111) | 64) | 79) | 88) | 36) | (20) | (89) | (26) | (34) | (73) | (101) | 24) | (1) | (38) | |||||||
| Operating profit per share2 | 4.13 | 2.81 | 2.36 | 1.97 | 1.46 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.01 | 0.69 | 0.06 | -0.38 | -0.65 | -0.86 | -0.91 | -0.72 | -0.59 | -0.46 | -0.36 | -0.51 | -0.58 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 128.14 | 151.04 | 215.34 | 221.27 | 238.01 | 242.93 | 262.70 | 260.30 | 211.58 | 264.32 | 237.33 | 224.87 | 196.41 | 184.93 | 143.30 | 162.36 | 168.15 | 229.05 | 299.09 | 246.76 | 237.07 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP ratio4 | 31.03 | 53.84 | 91.20 | 112.10 | 162.95 | 155.71 | 166.90 | 201.96 | 210.15 | 381.31 | 4,065.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 12.02 | 16.37 | 14.62 | 16.89 | 18.52 | 23.34 | 23.52 | 20.96 | 24.43 | 24.40 | 21.69 | 21.16 | 18.24 | 17.50 | 16.83 | 19.98 | 23.62 | 31.03 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 10.70 | 14.34 | 17.60 | 20.00 | 21.20 | 26.38 | 34.93 | 37.61 | 37.84 | 40.52 | 35.69 | 35.47 | 28.49 | 25.85 | 21.47 | 28.50 | 36.67 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | — | — | 33.14 | 33.47 | 59.84 | 44.93 | 43.26 | 58.16 | 36.85 | 18.93 | 26.27 | 31.12 | 37.82 | 46.66 | 45.96 | — | 182.48 | 465.09 | 1,412.13 | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 60.21 | 54.20 | 62.56 | 71.69 | 55.59 | 52.42 | 64.64 | 62.16 | 64.10 | 65.43 | 57.98 | 59.96 | 53.91 | 47.21 | 41.53 | 46.31 | 46.60 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,246.42 | 3,413.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,225.87 | 797.11 | 582.08 | 786.59 | 2,905.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,299.68 | 8,476.50 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 17.75 | 18.20 | 23.84 | 23.57 | 22.11 | 25.48 | 20.07 | 18.25 | 16.26 | 17.99 | 14.81 | 15.22 | 13.98 | 14.35 | 15.37 | 15.24 | 17.07 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 18.27 | 20.02 | 34.22 | 37.87 | 41.91 | 40.68 | 52.88 | 48.11 | 48.74 | 53.07 | 46.91 | 49.04 | 41.32 | 43.34 | 43.50 | 46.05 | 33.22 | 53.54 | 71.64 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 21.17 | 25.09 | 29.61 | 29.68 | 24.05 | 27.94 | 28.44 | 28.73 | 28.04 | 30.20 | 26.16 | 27.76 | 24.15 | 21.76 | 22.07 | 24.72 | 24.66 | 27.51 | 31.35 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | 23.96 | 30.92 | 51.94 | 33.50 | 23.43 | 29.86 | 26.92 | 25.65 | 23.67 | 19.36 | 21.82 | 25.30 | 16.87 | 15.50 | 20.25 | 16.51 | 18.93 | 24.87 | 15.78 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 163.57 | 224.99 | 535.05 | 721.72 | 633.43 | 941.61 | 318.98 | 203.93 | 242.24 | 431.61 | 1,130.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | 87.42 | 101.94 | 102.53 | 122.82 | 140.59 | 172.78 | 159.88 | 144.37 | 140.84 | 132.93 | 193.40 | 418.85 | 2,481.12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 16.52 | 21.38 | 28.00 | 29.08 | 34.31 | 38.94 | 50.24 | 37.14 | 33.49 | 58.80 | 65.09 | 79.66 | 145.83 | 177.62 | 295.77 | 2,318.80 | 818.64 | 357.52 | 280.57 | 236.57 | 228.93 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 46.59 | 66.94 | 110.78 | 129.43 | 113.44 | 152.95 | 156.40 | 159.12 | 156.78 | 206.26 | 174.57 | 225.29 | 224.97 | 260.27 | 357.28 | 404.46 | 408.10 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 165.05 | 99.34 | 100.63 | 101.65 | 55.22 | 57.97 | 56.25 | 56.16 | 63.80 | 64.29 | 67.90 | 61.35 | 62.50 | 50.41 | 43.85 | 48.91 | 42.54 | 47.17 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q1 2027 Calculation
Operating profit per share
= (Operating income (loss)Q1 2027
+ Operating income (loss)Q4 2026
+ Operating income (loss)Q3 2026
+ Operating income (loss)Q2 2026)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (338,000,000 + 175,000,000 + 259,000,000 + 248,000,000)
÷ 247,000,000 = 4.13
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Workday Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q1 2027 Calculation
P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= 128.14 ÷ 4.13 = 31.03
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial trajectory from April 2021 to April 2026 is characterized by a transition from consistent operational losses to sustained profitability, resulting in a significant and steady compression of the Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) ratio.
- Operating Profitability Transition
- Operating profit per share remained negative for the majority of the observed period, reaching a low of -0.91 US$ in October 2022. A fundamental shift occurred in October 2023, marking the first instance of positive operating profit at 0.06 US$. Following this inflection point, operating profit per share demonstrated an accelerating upward trend, growing consistently to reach 4.13 US$ by April 2026.
- P/OP Ratio Compression
- Due to negative operating profits, the P/OP ratio was not applicable until October 2023. At the onset of profitability, the ratio stood at an extreme 4,065.25, reflecting a minimal profit base relative to the market price. From that peak, the ratio underwent a precipitous decline, falling to 381.31 by January 2024 and continuing a downward trajectory to 31.03 by April 2026. This trend indicates a transition from a valuation based on speculative growth to one supported by actual operational earnings.
- Share Price Volatility and Valuation Impact
- The share price exhibited significant volatility, with a peak of 299.09 US$ in October 2021 and a subsequent trough of 143.30 US$ in October 2022. While prices recovered to 262.70 US$ by October 2024, a late-stage decline to 128.14 US$ by April 2026 occurred simultaneously with the rapid expansion of operating profits. The convergence of a declining share price and rising operating profits acted as a dual catalyst for the sharp reduction in the P/OP ratio during the final periods of the analysis.
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Price to Sales (P/S)
Workday Inc., historical P/S calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 247,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 264,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 262,000,000 | 261,000,000 | 259,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 256,000,000 | 254,000,000 | 251,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 248,000,000 | 247,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues (in millions) | 2,542) | 2,532) | 2,432) | 2,348) | 2,240) | 2,211) | 2,160) | 2,085) | 1,990) | 1,922) | 1,866) | 1,787) | 1,684) | 1,646) | 1,599) | 1,536) | 1,435) | 1,376) | 1,327) | 1,260) | 1,175) | |||||||
| Sales per share2 | 39.89 | 37.17 | 35.10 | 33.55 | 32.57 | 31.75 | 30.67 | 29.67 | 28.55 | 27.50 | 26.55 | 25.64 | 24.77 | 24.00 | 23.14 | 22.16 | 21.25 | 20.47 | 19.58 | 18.84 | 18.12 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 128.14 | 151.04 | 215.34 | 221.27 | 238.01 | 242.93 | 262.70 | 260.30 | 211.58 | 264.32 | 237.33 | 224.87 | 196.41 | 184.93 | 143.30 | 162.36 | 168.15 | 229.05 | 299.09 | 246.76 | 237.07 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S ratio4 | 3.21 | 4.06 | 6.14 | 6.59 | 7.31 | 7.65 | 8.57 | 8.77 | 7.41 | 9.61 | 8.94 | 8.77 | 7.93 | 7.71 | 6.19 | 7.33 | 7.91 | 11.19 | 15.28 | 13.10 | 13.09 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 1.73 | 2.35 | 2.15 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 2.98 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 2.98 | 3.05 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 3.04 | 3.57 | 4.72 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 3.92 | 5.25 | 6.38 | 7.27 | 7.69 | 8.27 | 10.88 | 11.47 | 11.33 | 13.88 | 12.12 | 11.93 | 9.66 | 8.95 | 7.61 | 10.33 | 13.47 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | — | — | 25.55 | 25.35 | 40.14 | 26.48 | 21.35 | 23.14 | 13.19 | 5.68 | 6.71 | 6.14 | 4.44 | 3.55 | 2.23 | 1.80 | 2.08 | 4.61 | 5.30 | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 17.01 | 15.27 | 17.83 | 19.87 | 16.68 | 15.26 | 18.27 | 17.52 | 18.53 | 20.02 | 16.65 | 17.25 | 15.77 | 14.23 | 12.80 | 13.99 | 13.21 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | 22.46 | 28.95 | 25.55 | 27.75 | 19.36 | 22.89 | 18.94 | 25.36 | 26.10 | 19.77 | 14.73 | 15.27 | 12.81 | 13.55 | 23.24 | 22.99 | 30.15 | 37.35 | 54.14 | 46.77 | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | — | — | 18.30 | 12.53 | 20.88 | 15.14 | 12.92 | 16.12 | 16.67 | 15.81 | 17.37 | 20.19 | 16.72 | 14.86 | 13.74 | 14.64 | 14.59 | 26.18 | 29.04 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 3.15 | 3.19 | 4.07 | 3.79 | 3.39 | 3.81 | 3.03 | 2.82 | 2.46 | 2.73 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 2.10 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 5.02 | 5.42 | 9.13 | 9.90 | 10.22 | 9.05 | 11.46 | 10.72 | 11.71 | 12.20 | 10.73 | 10.72 | 8.95 | 8.44 | 8.01 | 9.30 | 7.87 | 12.04 | 17.26 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 9.91 | 11.71 | 13.70 | 13.54 | 10.88 | 12.56 | 12.65 | 12.82 | 12.54 | 13.34 | 11.25 | 11.60 | 9.86 | 8.83 | 9.20 | 10.40 | 10.50 | 11.70 | 13.21 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | 7.32 | 9.36 | 15.81 | 10.32 | 7.25 | 9.05 | 8.03 | 7.44 | 6.68 | 5.37 | 5.89 | 6.63 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.25 | 4.96 | 6.62 | 5.96 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 62.37 | 71.09 | 116.68 | 119.47 | 82.47 | 102.00 | 44.01 | 24.02 | 20.42 | 23.27 | 19.34 | 17.93 | 10.19 | 9.34 | 7.98 | 11.62 | 9.27 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | 12.57 | 13.50 | 13.82 | 13.62 | 15.45 | 15.74 | 13.62 | 12.95 | 11.25 | 10.83 | 10.87 | 9.63 | 9.23 | 8.70 | 9.62 | 9.22 | 9.68 | 11.48 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 3.37 | 4.29 | 5.75 | 5.88 | 6.61 | 7.40 | 9.47 | 6.74 | 5.91 | 8.45 | 7.18 | 6.52 | 6.44 | 5.84 | 4.85 | 5.93 | 6.27 | 7.40 | 10.30 | 11.09 | 9.72 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 6.26 | 9.20 | 15.35 | 17.19 | 14.67 | 18.99 | 18.83 | 17.15 | 15.71 | 17.52 | 13.33 | 14.25 | 12.17 | 12.75 | 12.13 | 13.36 | 16.11 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 11.60 | 10.75 | 13.05 | 17.44 | 11.53 | 11.98 | 12.45 | 13.60 | 14.87 | 14.65 | 14.75 | 11.72 | 11.75 | 10.44 | 10.03 | 11.21 | 9.86 | 9.78 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q1 2027 Calculation
Sales per share
= (RevenuesQ1 2027
+ RevenuesQ4 2026
+ RevenuesQ3 2026
+ RevenuesQ2 2026)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (2,542,000,000 + 2,532,000,000 + 2,432,000,000 + 2,348,000,000)
÷ 247,000,000 = 39.89
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Workday Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q1 2027 Calculation
P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= 128.14 ÷ 39.89 = 3.21
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals a significant divergence between fundamental revenue growth and market valuation over the analyzed period. While revenue per share exhibited consistent and linear growth, the market valuation multiple contracted substantially, resulting in a comprehensive compression of the Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio.
- Sales per Share Performance
- A consistent upward trajectory is observed in sales per share, which grew from 18.12 USD in April 2021 to 39.89 USD by April 2026. This steady increase indicates a strong and stable growth in the underlying revenue generation capabilities on a per-share basis throughout the entire duration.
- Share Price Volatility
- The share price experienced significant fluctuations, characterized by three distinct phases. An initial peak occurred in October 2021 at 299.09 USD, followed by a sharp decline to a low of 143.30 USD in October 2022. A partial recovery followed, with the price reaching 264.32 USD in January 2024, before entering a prolonged downward trend that concluded at 128.14 USD in April 2026.
- Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio Trends
- The P/S ratio underwent a dramatic contraction, moving from a high of 15.28 in October 2021 to a terminal value of 3.21 in April 2026. This decline occurred in waves: a primary correction between 2021 and 2022, a period of relative stabilization and moderate recovery between 2023 and early 2024, and a final steep devaluation through 2025 and 2026.
- Valuation Analysis
- The relationship between the rising sales per share and the falling P/S ratio indicates a fundamental shift in market sentiment. The market shifted from assigning a high growth premium (above 13x) to valuing the company at a much lower multiple (below 4x), despite the fact that the business successfully more than doubled its revenue per share over the period. This suggests that the decline in share price was driven by valuation multiple compression rather than a failure in revenue performance.
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Price to Book Value (P/BV)
Workday Inc., historical P/BV calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 247,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 267,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 266,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 264,000,000 | 263,000,000 | 262,000,000 | 261,000,000 | 259,000,000 | 257,000,000 | 256,000,000 | 254,000,000 | 251,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 248,000,000 | 247,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (in millions) | 6,683) | 7,805) | 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) | |||||||
| Book value per share (BVPS)2 | 27.06 | 30.37 | 33.76 | 34.35 | 33.40 | 33.96 | 32.42 | 31.49 | 30.80 | 30.61 | 25.19 | 23.95 | 22.77 | 21.57 | 21.05 | 20.03 | 18.82 | 18.07 | 16.86 | 15.60 | 13.79 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 128.14 | 151.04 | 215.34 | 221.27 | 238.01 | 242.93 | 262.70 | 260.30 | 211.58 | 264.32 | 237.33 | 224.87 | 196.41 | 184.93 | 143.30 | 162.36 | 168.15 | 229.05 | 299.09 | 246.76 | 237.07 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV ratio4 | 4.74 | 4.97 | 6.38 | 6.44 | 7.13 | 7.15 | 8.10 | 8.27 | 6.87 | 8.63 | 9.42 | 9.39 | 8.63 | 8.58 | 6.81 | 8.11 | 8.93 | 12.68 | 17.74 | 15.82 | 17.19 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 4.01 | 5.38 | 4.79 | 5.82 | 6.44 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 6.92 | 8.00 | 8.03 | 7.44 | 7.65 | 7.22 | 7.26 | 7.13 | 8.46 | 9.85 | 12.45 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 8.39 | 10.74 | 12.56 | 14.36 | 12.95 | 12.61 | 15.67 | 15.79 | 14.62 | 16.31 | 14.51 | 14.82 | 12.24 | 11.22 | 9.10 | 12.33 | 15.78 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | — | — | 66.64 | 65.10 | 141.48 | 113.19 | 178.46 | 99.97 | 60.29 | 27.56 | 32.03 | 16.06 | 12.29 | 6.74 | 3.42 | 2.67 | 3.22 | 7.06 | 7.41 | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | 14.33 | 14.77 | 17.88 | 20.19 | 17.02 | 15.15 | 17.43 | 17.12 | 21.18 | 24.05 | 20.96 | 22.55 | 19.75 | 18.46 | 16.23 | 17.49 | 15.10 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | — | 24.41 | 32.90 | 29.53 | 33.27 | 23.34 | 28.00 | 23.34 | 32.84 | 34.61 | 27.75 | 21.18 | 23.27 | 19.61 | 20.98 | 34.78 | 34.12 | 42.67 | 50.64 | 68.13 | 55.02 | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | — | — | 16.84 | 11.50 | 19.50 | 14.29 | 12.55 | 15.94 | 16.08 | 15.73 | 17.81 | 21.22 | 18.59 | 17.10 | 16.30 | 17.39 | 17.33 | 29.42 | 31.03 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 6.59 | 6.59 | 9.55 | 8.82 | 7.93 | 8.75 | 7.75 | 7.32 | 6.56 | 7.49 | 5.72 | 5.76 | 5.29 | 5.34 | 5.99 | 5.98 | 6.43 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 5.09 | 5.72 | 9.18 | 9.46 | 9.23 | 8.65 | 10.48 | 9.47 | 9.87 | 10.89 | 9.31 | 8.92 | 7.16 | 7.29 | 6.64 | 7.20 | 5.97 | 8.81 | 18.30 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 7.61 | 9.15 | 11.09 | 11.11 | 9.13 | 10.86 | 11.18 | 11.71 | 11.72 | 12.74 | 11.13 | 11.92 | 10.52 | 9.84 | 10.77 | 12.38 | 12.40 | 13.52 | 15.32 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | — | 12.19 | 19.08 | 38.63 | 28.96 | 24.17 | 36.17 | 39.94 | 45.25 | 62.34 | 71.68 | 126.71 | 308.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 38.56 | 43.07 | 68.98 | 69.33 | 47.36 | 58.42 | 25.89 | 14.70 | 12.62 | 14.90 | 12.89 | 12.41 | 7.43 | 6.94 | 6.12 | 8.63 | 6.46 | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | 13.24 | 14.89 | 16.29 | 16.72 | 20.77 | 22.07 | 21.15 | 22.59 | 19.43 | 35.97 | 42.84 | 50.71 | 77.94 | 99.68 | 252.00 | 141.27 | 399.29 | 100.84 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 4.21 | 3.01 | 3.86 | 3.79 | 4.21 | 4.59 | 6.02 | 4.26 | 3.54 | 4.94 | 4.20 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.13 | 2.48 | 2.89 | 2.98 | 3.37 | 4.51 | 4.70 | 5.10 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 7.45 | 9.42 | 17.20 | 18.95 | 16.59 | 21.71 | 21.21 | 19.70 | 18.37 | 20.60 | 15.73 | 16.49 | 16.55 | 18.36 | 18.56 | 21.02 | 25.22 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 3.30 | 2.82 | 3.25 | 4.07 | 7.24 | 7.82 | 8.48 | 10.75 | 12.58 | 13.16 | 14.02 | 10.87 | 10.66 | 9.58 | 9.24 | 9.90 | 8.43 | 8.17 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q1 2027 Calculation
BVPS = Stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 6,683,000,000 ÷ 247,000,000 = 27.06
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Workday Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q1 2027 Calculation
P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= 128.14 ÷ 27.06 = 4.74
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The Price to Book Value (P/BV) ratio exhibited a significant long-term downward trend from April 2021 through April 2026, declining from a peak of 17.74 to a low of 4.74. This compression indicates a substantial reduction in the market premium attributed to the company's net asset value over the analyzed period.
- P/BV Ratio Trends
- A period of high valuation was observed in 2021, with the ratio remaining above 15.0x for the first three quarters. A sharp contraction occurred between January 2022 and October 2022, during which the ratio fell from 12.68 to 6.81. Although a moderate recovery to the 8.0x–9.4x range occurred throughout 2023, the ratio entered a sustained decline from January 2024, eventually dropping to its lowest point of 4.74 by April 2026.
- Book Value Per Share (BVPS) Progression
- BVPS showed a consistent and steady upward trajectory for most of the period, increasing from $13.79 in April 2021 to a peak of $33.96 in January 2025. This growth in underlying book value occurred even during periods of share price volatility. However, a reversal in this trend is noted in the final quarters, with BVPS declining to $27.06 by April 2026.
- Share Price Correlation
- The volatility of the share price was the primary driver of the P/BV fluctuations. The share price peaked at $299.09 in October 2021 and reached a trough of $143.30 in October 2022. A subsequent recovery led to a high of $264.32 in January 2024. The final phase of the analyzed period was characterized by a steady decline in share price, falling to $128.14 by April 2026, which accelerated the compression of the valuation ratio.
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