Workday (WDAY) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 6.31% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 6.31%.
Workday
WDAY
TTM buyback yield
6.31%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.31%
5Y share count change
11.1%
TTM buyback spend
$2.90B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.78x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 1.78x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.90B | $1.63B | $1.27B | 0.26B | -2.2% | 6.31% |
| 2025 | $700.00M | $1.52B | −$819.00M | 0.27B | 1.5% | 1.00% |
| 2024 | $423.00M | $1.42B | −$993.00M | 0.27B | 4.1% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $74.67M | $1.29B | −$1.22B | 0.25B | 0.3% | 0.16% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $1.11B | −$1.11B | 0.25B | 7.2% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.00B | −$1.00B | 0.24B | 4.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $859.57M | −$859.57M | 0.23B | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $652.47M | −$652.47M | 0.22B | 4.3% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $478.43M | −$478.43M | 0.21B | 4.8% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $372.27M | −$372.27M | 0.20B | 4.3% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $249.97M | −$249.97M | 0.19B | 3.4% | — |
| 2015 | $8.29M | $156.05M | −$147.76M | 0.18B | 7.2% | 0.06% |
| 2014 | $3.81M | $61.85M | −$58.05M | 0.17B | 131.4% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $15.33M | −$15.33M | 0.07B | -67.3% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $4.18M | −$4.18M | 0.23B | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $1.70M | −$1.70M | 0.23B | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $896.00K | −$896.00K | 0.23B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $2.78B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Workday buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Workday (WDAY) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Workday spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.90B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Workday's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 6.31% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Workday's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 6.31% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Workday diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Workday's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 11.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).