Workday beats estimates but CEO warns of challenges in education and government

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CEO of Workday Carl M. Eschenbach and Ana Eschenbach be the Allen and Company Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference astatine The Sun Valley Resort successful Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2025.

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Workday reported an net bushed connected Thursday, but issued guidance that was inline with estimates and warned of unit successful immoderate areas. The shares slipped successful extended trading.

Here's however the institution did comparative to LSEG consensus:

  • Earnings per share: $2.21 adjusted vs. $2.11 expected
  • Revenue: $2.35 cardinal vs. $2.34 cardinal expected

Revenue accrued 13% from a twelvemonth earlier successful the fiscal 2nd quarter, which ended connected July 31, according to a statement. The company's nett income roseate to $228 million, oregon 84 cents per share, from $132 million, oregon 49 cents per share, successful the aforesaid 4th past year.

For the existent quarter, Workday called for $2.24 cardinal successful subscription gross and $180 cardinal successful nonrecreational services, which implies $2.42 cardinal successful full revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected a full of $2.42 billion. The institution sees an adjusted operating borderline of 28.0%, conscionable beneath the 28.1% statement among analysts surveyed by StreetAccount.

Workday, which provides bundle for concern and quality resources departments, present sees $8.82 cardinal successful subscription gross for the afloat year, and $700 cardinal successful nonrecreational services revenue, implying a full of $9.52 billion. The LSEG statement was $9.51 billion.

The portion of Workday that works with authorities and section governments faced challenges during the quarter, CEO Carl Eschenbach said connected the net call.

"I deliberation we'll proceed to spot that arsenic radical are trying to fig retired what the backing slowdown is going to look like, each the mode to the authorities level," helium said.

Meanwhile, higher acquisition successful the U.S. is facing unit from President Donald Trump, who signed an enforcement order successful March to unopen down the Department of Education.

"If it's a higher ed assemblage that includes a healthcare system, they excessively are getting a small pullback successful funding," Eschenbach said. "So it's thing we're keeping our oculus on."

Also connected Thursday Workday said it's acquiring Paradox, a institution with conversational artificial quality bundle for recruiting, for undisclosed terms. During the quarter, Workday announced AI agents for extracting accounting details from documents and reporting absent days.

As of Thursday's marketplace close, Workday shares were down astir 12% this year, portion the Nasdaq is up astir 9%.

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