WDAY Workday margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 85

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 90

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 44

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 91

Gross margin

75.8%

Operating margin

10.7%

EBITDA margin

17.5%

Net margin

12.3%

At present, Workday reports a gross margin of 75.8%, an operating margin of 10.7%, an EBITDA margin of 17.5%, and a net margin of 12.3%. Each available margin increased from the same period last year. Net margin recorded the strongest gain, rising by 5.8 percentage points.

WDAY margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Workday's margins averaged 75.6% gross, 5.51% operating, 13.1% EBITDA, and 11.06% net during the last 3 years. Currently all four current margins are above their three-year averages.

WDAY margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in net margin, which rose by 5.8 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion

0.2pp

Operating margin expansion

4.8pp

EBITDA margin expansion

4.1pp

Net margin expansion

5.8pp

WDAY Gross margin

Workday's gross margin averaged 75.6% over the last 3 years. Against its three-year average, Workday's gross margin is currently 75.8%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Workday's gross margin peaked at 75.8% in Jul 2026 and reached a low of 74.8% in Oct 2023.

WDAY Operating margin

The average operating margin for Workday was 5.51% in the last 3 years. Workday currently reports an operating margin of 10.7%, 5.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Workday moved between 0.2% in Oct 2023 and 10.7% in Jul 2026.

WDAY EBITDA margin

Workday's EBITDA margin averaged 13.1% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Workday's current EBITDA margin is 17.5% and is 4.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Workday's EBITDA margin peaked at 17.6% in Apr 2026 and reached a low of 7.7% in Oct 2023.

WDAY Net margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Workday recorded an average net margin of 11.06%. Workday's current net margin is 12.3% and is 1.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Workday was 19.9% in Oct 2024, while the lowest was 1% in Oct 2023.

WDAY margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 75.8%, WDAY stands above the Technology sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at its Technology sector average of 52.2%, Workday's gross margin is 45% higher.

WDAY margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Workday's gross margin?

The current gross margin for WDAY is 75.8% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What is Workday's operating margin?

As of Jul 31, 2026, WDAY has an operating margin of 10.7%.

What is Workday's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jul 31, 2026, WDAY recorded an EBITDA margin of 17.5%.

What is Workday's net margin?

The current net margin for WDAY is 12.3% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What are the average margins of WDAY?

Over the past 3 years, WDAY reported average margins of 75.6% gross, 5.5% operating, 13.1% EBITDA, and 11.1% net.

What are the highest historical margins of WDAY?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by WDAY were 75.8% gross in Jul 2026, 10.7% operating in Jul 2026, 17.6% EBITDA in Apr 2026, and 19.9% net in Oct 2024.

What are the lowest historical margins of WDAY?

Within the 5-year period, WDAY recorded its lowest margins at 72.2% gross in Jan 2022, -3.9% operating in Oct 2022, 3.1% EBITDA in Oct 2022, and -5.9% net in Jan 2023.