Company data
Workday, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
WDAY · Software - Application · $48.8B market cap
Workday, Inc. had 21,000 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, up 2.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $9.55B, up 13.1% from a year earlier, or $455K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
21,000
+2.9% YoY
Revenue
$9.55B
+13.1% YoY
Revenue / employee
$455K
Peer median $403K
Rank in industry
21 of 53
Software - Application
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 21,000 | $9.55B | $455K | +2.9% | +13.1% |
| Jan 2025 | 20,400 | $8.45B | $414K | +8.5% | +16.4% |
| Jan 2024 | 18,800 | $7.26B | $386K | +6.2% | +16.8% |
| Jan 2023 | 17,700 | $6.22B | $351K | +16.4% | +21.0% |
| Jan 2022 | 15,200 | $5.14B | $338K | +21.6% | +19.0% |
| Jan 2021 | 12,500 | $4.32B | $345K | +2.5% | +19.0% |
| Jan 2020 | 12,200 | $3.63B | $297K | +16.2% | +28.5% |
| Jan 2019 | 10,500 | $2.82B | $269K | +28.0% | +31.7% |
| Jan 2018 | 8,200 | $2.14B | $261K | +24.2% | +36.1% |
| Jan 2017 | 6,600 | $1.57B | $239K | — | — |
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Workday, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Software - Application.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP AppLovin Corporation | 876 | $5.48B | $6.26M | Leaner |
| LYFT Lyft, Inc. | 3,913 | $6.32B | $1.61M | Hiring ahead |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | 14,300 | $7.21B | $504K | Leaner |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation | 13,301 | $6.57B | $494K | Leaner |
| NOW ServiceNow, Inc. | 29,187 | $13.3B | $455K | Efficient growth |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. | 21,000 | $9.55B | $455K | Efficient growth |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. | 19,400 | $7.90B | $407K | Efficient growth |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 13,800 | $5.30B | $384K | Efficient growth |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 28,800 | $6.27B | $218K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Workday, Inc.
- How many employees does Workday, Inc. have?
- Workday, Inc. reported 21,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on March 6, 2026. That is up 2.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Workday, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Workday, Inc. brought in $9.55B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $455K per employee. That ranks 21 of 53 companies we track in Software - Application, where the median is $403K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Workday, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 6, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WDAY.