Workday, Inc. (WDAY)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 2012-10-12 · last close 2026-10-26
Workday, Inc. (WDAY) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -18.2 | -23.8 | -2.9 | -5.8 | 19.4 | -16.3 | 31.0 | 23.1 | -3.5 | 9.5 | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -11.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -4.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 | -10.1 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 1.2 | -7.4 | -10.3 | -13.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 15.9 | -7.1 | -4.3 | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.4 | -9.9 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 3.1 | -12.1 | -1.5 | 27.9 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | -7.4 | -9.5 | 4.5 | -13.7 | -24.4 | -10.7 | 11.1 | 6.1 | -7.5 | 2.4 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -5.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -7.4 | 4.4 | -1.8 | 16.5 | -8.5 | 16.0 | -5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | 12.3 | -6.2 | -24.8 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 2.1 | -3.4 | 32.5 | -10.3 | -2.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 9.0 | -2.6 | 6.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -11.3 | -4.1 | -4.6 | 10.5 | -8.2 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 4.9 | -7.5 | 2.4 | 24.6 | -5.5 | -8.9 | 23.3 | -2.6 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 14.4 | -3.0 | 5.3 | 7.4 | -3.9 | 5.3 | -7.2 | -1.2 |
| 2016 | -20.9 | -4.1 | 27.1 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 8.1 | -5.5 | -2.7 | -21.6 |
| 2015 | -2.6 | 7.6 | -1.3 | 8.1 | -13.5 | -3.2 | 10.4 | -16.7 | -2.0 | 14.7 | 6.0 | -4.8 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 22.8 | -16.8 | -20.1 | 7.3 | 14.7 | -6.7 | 8.6 | -9.4 | 15.7 | -8.8 | -6.3 |
| 2013 | -2.0 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 11.6 | -7.5 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.4 | 3.3 | 8.8 |
| Avg | 2.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 8.5 | -3.6 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -1.7 |
| Median | 3.5 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 3.7 | 6.8 | -4.8 | -0.9 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
October so far: +9.5% against an average of +1.3% and a median of -0.9% across 14 completed Octobers, 5 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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WDAY seasonality — average by calendar month
Workday, Inc. has monthly history back to 2012. Its strongest month by median is August — positive in 12 of 14 years, median +6.8%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 11 of 14 with a median of -4.8%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±10.8% in an average month and has fallen 63.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.6% | +1.2% | -0.8% | -1.4% | +1.7% | -0.8% | +4.7% | +8.5% | -3.6% | +1.4% | +4.9% | -1.7% |
| Win rate | 57%/14 | 64%/14 | 50%/14 | 43%/14 | 64%/14 | 43%/14 | 64%/14 | 86%/14 | 21%/14 | 36%/14 | 64%/14 | 36%/14 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
WDAY risk & extremes
WDAY drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Workday, Inc.'s best month?+
Workday, Inc.'s strongest completed month on record is August 2020, at +32.50%.
What was Workday, Inc.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -24.84%.
Is Workday, Inc. up this year?+
Workday, Inc. is down 2.92% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Workday, Inc.'s 1-year return?+
-14.11% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Workday, Inc.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 63.4%, measured on month-end closes since 2012.
Which calendar month is historically best for Workday, Inc.?+
August has the highest average return across every completed August since 2012. An average is not a forecast.
About Workday, Inc.
Workday, Inc. is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $50 billion. It sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 2012. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2012) would be about $393 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was August 2020 at +32.5%; its worst, March 2020 at -24.84%.
- It has closed August in the green 12 out of 14 times — past performance, future shrug.
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