Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WDAY in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Workday (WDAY) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$193.87−5.41 (−2.7%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryWorkday trades at $193.87, down 2.7% on the day, with the close sitting above both the 50-day average of $176.09 and the 200-day average of $158.74. The GekkoIndex reads 55.9, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price sits 15.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $167.41, a gap the checklist flags as a headwind.
This week's news centers on Workday's expanding AI platform and industry recognition, with the company named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Workforce Management Technology for its unified AI platform across HR, finance, and IT. A partnership news item notes OneSource Virtual's payroll and tax services becoming available through Workday Direct Sales. Separately, Workday shares rose alongside Adobe even as broader AI stocks declined, following calls to slow frontier AI development, a shift framed as potentially favorable for established software platforms integrating AI as a feature. A shareholder rights investigation announcement from a law firm also circulated.
Workday's next earnings date is 24 November 2026, after the close, 65 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day window; the last report on 27 August showed EPS of $2.75 against a $2.61 estimate, with a 7.3% reaction. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sells, while the last 30 days show 2 unusual options signals, with put premium of $5,326,652 exceeding call premium of $1,371,525. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -3% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them, a pattern worth noting.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $193.87200-day averageGekko Fair Value $167.41
Key stats
- Market cap
- $50.78B
- P/E ratio
- 40.5
- Forward P/E
- 17.3
- EPS, TTM
- $4.92
- Revenue, TTM
- $10.16B
- Profit margin
- 12.3%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.08
- Volume
- 7.80M avg 3.69M
- 1-year return
- −17.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.8%
- 50-day average
- $176.09
- 200-day average
- $158.74
- Next earnings
- Nov 24 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 196.0M
Workday swing-trade checklist
Workday scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $193.87 is above the 50-day ($176.09) and 200-day ($158.74) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
55.9, Neutral
Reading 55.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
15.8% above
Price is 15.8% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneymixed
Mixed
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 2 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 65 days
Next report Nov 24, 2026, 65 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−3.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Workday stock chart and price history
Workday closed at $193.87 on Sep 18, 2026, −17.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $110.36 to $249.85.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −2.3%
- 3 months
- +65.8%
- 6 months
- +45.4%
- 1 year
- −17.5%
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About Workday
Workday provides cloud-based software that helps organizations plan, run, and review their business operations, with tools that also connect to other systems companies already use. It is widely recognized for its finance and human resources applications, which cover everything from general ledger accounting and financial close processes to hiring, payroll, and employee development. The company also offers spend management tools for handling supplier relationships and sourcing, along with planning applications and analytics that use machine learning to interpret data and benchmark performance.
Its customer base spans a wide range of areas, including professional services, financial services, healthcare, education, government, technology, media, retail, and hospitality. This breadth reflects how its financial management, human capital management, spend management, and analytics offerings are applied across very different kinds of organizations.
Workday was incorporated in 2005, initially under a different name before taking on its current one later that year, and it is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker WDAY.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Website
- workday.com
Workday GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Workday’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 55.9, in the Neutral zone, down 1.9 points over five sessions.
55.9Neutral
Down 1.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 55 | −0.1% | −5.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 278 | +0.2% | −0.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 286 | −0.2% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 34 | −2.8% | −5.9% | ||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WDAY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Workday stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Workday trades 15.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $167.41, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Workday shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$167.41
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
15.8% Overvalued
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Workday insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Workday, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 11 traded Aug 18 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 12 traded Jul 7 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Workday has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $4.00B, Aug 27, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
- $1.34B
- As a share of market cap
- 2.63%
- Trailing four quarters
- $5.23B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
2signals, 20% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Aug 20, $4.97M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds WDAY.
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Workday earnings: next date and track record
Workday reports on Nov 24, 2026, after the close (65 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 24, 2026
Expected after the close, 65 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.74
- Revenue estimate
- $2.69B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.8%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 27, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Workday reported a strong Q2 FY27 with AI products generating over $100M in new ACV, representing more than 25% of all new ACV closed. Customer adoption of organic AI agents reached 5,500+, up 35% quarter-over-quarter. Key wins include BMO deploying Workday's self-service agent to 55,000 employees. The company is expanding its platform through acquisitions (Paradox, HiredScore, Eversort) and the Lighthouse/Sana Enterprise program.
- Guidance
- Management expressed confidence in H2 momentum, noting AI adoption is expected to accelerate and impact the fiscal year 2028 outlook positively. Pipeline building under commercial leadership is expected to drive incremental new business growth.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $2.75 est $2.61 | $2.65B est $2.64B | +7.3% |
| May 21, 2026 | $2.66 est $2.51 | $2.54B est $2.52B | +1.2% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $2.47 est $2.32 | $2.53B est $2.52B | +3.0% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $2.32 est $2.17 | $2.43B est $2.42B | −5.0% |
| Aug 21, 2025 | $2.21 est $2.11 | $2.35B est $2.34B | −2.7% |
| May 22, 2025 | $2.23 est $2.01 | $2.24B est $2.22B | −11.4% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $1.92 est $1.78 | $2.21B est $2.18B | +2.1% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $1.89 est $1.76 | $2.16B est $2.14B | −5.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Workday stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Workday is $208.68, +7.6% from the last close, from 32 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$208.68consensus 12-month target, +7.6% from the last close
Now $193.87Avg $208.68
Low $92High $275
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 32 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Bernstein | $238 | +22.8% |
| Sep 8 | Bernstein | $238 | +22.8% |
| Sep 8 | Citi | $201 | +3.7% |
| Sep 1 | J.P. Morgan | $225 | +16.1% |
| Aug 31 | Goldman Sachs | $164 | −15.4% |
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−3.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Workday seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Workday averaged −3.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −5.0% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −4.4% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, WDAY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.8%.
Workday market cap and key statistics
Workday’s market cap is $50.78B, with a P/E ratio of 40.5 and revenue of $10.16B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $50.78B
- P/E ratio
- 40.5
- Forward P/E
- 17.3
- EPS, TTM
- $4.92
- Gekko Fair Value
- $167.41
Trading
- Volume
- 7.80M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.69M
- 52-week high
- $249.85
- 52-week low
- $110.36
- Shares outstanding
- 196.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $10.16B
- Profit margin
- 12.3%
- Return on equity
- 16%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +206.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.08
- Typical daily move
- ±4.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.8%
Workday stock news this week
4 headlines about Workday from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- WDAY Investors Have Opportunity to Join Workday, Inc. Fraud Investigation with SBS LawGuruFocus, Sep 17
- Workday Named a Leader in Inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Workforce Management TechnologyWorkday, Sep 17
- OneSource Virtual's Payroll and Tax Services for Workday Now Available Through Workday Direct SalesBusiness Wire, Sep 17
- AI Stocks Fell, but Workday and Adobe Jumped. A Favorite AI Disruption Trade Just FlinchedYahoo Finance Singapore, Sep 15
Workday peers
Workday’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBMInternational Business Machines | Accumulation | 15.8% below |
| FTNTFortinet | Neutral | 29.1% above |
| NETCloudflare | Neutral | 14.0% above |
| ACNAccenture | Neutral | 5.3% below |
| CRDOCredo Technology | Accumulation | 26.9% below |
| HPQHP | Neutral | 9.3% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Workday stock FAQ
What is Workday’s market cap?
Workday’s market cap is $50.78B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $193.87, with 196.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 40.5.
What is the Workday stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Workday is $208.68, +7.6% from the last close. Of the 32 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 15 rate it a buy, 15 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Workday stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Workday is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $193.87 is 15.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $167.41. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Workday report earnings next?
Workday is expected to report on Nov 24, 2026, after the market closes (65 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.74 per share on revenue of $2.69B. Workday beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.8% on average across the report.
What is Workday’s 52-week high and low?
Workday’s 52-week high is $249.85 and its 52-week low is $110.36; it closed at $193.87 on Sep 18, 2026, −17.5% over the past year.
Is Workday stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and smart money) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Workday?
Gekko flagged 2 unusual options signals in Workday over the last 30 days, with $1.37M of flagged premium in calls and $5.33M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Aug 20, 2026 with $4.97M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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