Latest headcount
21,000
YoY change
+2.9%
Headcount CAGR
+21.1%
Revenue / employee
$455K
Employee count history for Workday
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,750 |
| 2014 | 2,600 |
| 2015 | 3,750 |
| 2016 | 5,200 |
| 2017 | 6,600 |
| 2018 | 8,200 |
| 2019 | 10,500 |
| 2020 | 12,200 |
| 2021 | 12,500 |
| 2022 | 15,200 |
| 2023 | 17,700 |
| 2024 | 18,800 |
| 2025 | 20,400 |
| 2026 | 21,000 |
Revenue per employee for Workday
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $156K |
| 2014 | $180K |
| 2015 | $210K |
| 2016 | $222K |
| 2017 | $239K |
| 2018 | $261K |
| 2019 | $269K |
| 2020 | $297K |
| 2021 | $345K |
| 2022 | $338K |
| 2023 | $351K |
| 2024 | $386K |
| 2025 | $414K |
| 2026 | $455K |
Earnings per employee for Workday
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | -$68.1K |
| 2014 | -$66.3K |
| 2015 | -$66.1K |
| 2016 | -$52.9K |
| 2017 | -$58.3K |
| 2018 | -$39.2K |
| 2019 | -$39.8K |
| 2020 | -$39.4K |
| 2021 | -$22.6K |
| 2022 | $1.91K |
| 2023 | -$20.7K |
| 2024 | $73.5K |
| 2025 | $25.8K |
| 2026 | $33K |
Employee count history for Workday (WDAY)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202621,000+2.9%
- 202520,400+8.5%
- 202418,800+6.2%
- 202317,700+16.4%
- 202215,200+21.6%
- 202112,500+2.5%
- 202012,200+16.2%
- 201910,500+28.0%
- 20188,200+24.2%
- 20176,600+26.9%
- 20165,200+38.7%
- 20153,750+44.2%
- 20142,600+48.6%
- 20131,750—
About Workday's employee count
Workday (WDAY) employed 21,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +600 (+2.9%) from 20,400 a year earlier.
Across the 2013–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,750 to 21,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +21.1% per year.
Workday generated about $455K of revenue and $33K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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