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May 21, 2026 4:50 PM

Workday Stock Spikes After Q1 Earnings Release — Here's Why

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) posted strong first-quarter financial results after Thursday’s closing bell. Here's a look at the details inside the report. 

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Workday Q1 Details   

Workday reported quarterly earnings of $2.66 per share, which beat the Street estimate of $2.51 by 5.98%, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Quarterly revenue came in at $2.54 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. Subscription revenues were $2.35 billion, an increase of 14.3% from the same period last year.

Workday’s 12-month subscription revenue backlog was $8.81 billion, up 15.5% from ...