Workday, Inc.
name
Workday, Inc.
id
WDAY
summary
Workday, Inc., is an American on-demand (cloud-based) financial management, human capital management, and student information system software vendor. Founded in March 2005 by David Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, Workday launched a successful IPO in October 2012, valued at $9.5 billion. The company competes with SAP Successfactors, Dayforce, UKG, and Oracle, and was ranked number five on Fortune's List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020. Workday sells subscriptions to its services, with revenue recognized over the life of multiyear agreements. As of 2024, it reported revenues of US$7.26 billion, operating income of US$183 million, net income of US$1.38 billion, total assets of US$16.5 billion, total equity of US$8.08 billion, and 18,800 employees.
industry
Cloud computing, Enterprise software
founded
March 2005
founders
Dave Duffield, Aneel Bhusri
headquarters
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
area_served
Worldwide
key_people
Aneel Bhusri (executive chairman), Carl Eschenbach (CEO)
services
Software, Cloud
revenue
US$7.26 billion (2024)
operating_income
US$183 million (2024)
net_income
US$1.38 billion (2024)
total_assets
US$16.5 billion (2024)
total_equity
US$8.08 billion (2024)
number_of_employees
18,800 (2024)
website
workday.com