WDAY — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of WDAY's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-22 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-26
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +27 | −50 | ~29 | 33 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~6 | 3 |
| Controls & procedures | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +59 | −64 | ~25 | 136 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +1 | −4 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-22
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities$4,353 $7,970 (45)%
Recent macroeconomic events including increased tariffs, elevated inflation and energy prices, and fluctuating interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, as well as geopolitical instability and conflicts, continue to impact the global economy and create uncertainty, volatility, and disrupti…
We derive our revenues from subscription services and professional services. Subscription services revenues primarily consist of fees that provide customers access to our cloud applications, with standard and enhanced customer support. Professional services revenues include fees for deployment servi…
Subscription services revenues accounted for approximately 93% of our total revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2026, and represented 97% of our total unearned revenue as of April 30, 2026. Subscription services revenues are driven primarily by the number of customers, the number of worker…
We allocate shared costs, such as facilities, IT, benefits, and recruiting, primarily based on headcount. As such, overhead expenses are reflected in each of the costs and expenses categories.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
In February 2025, we announced a restructuring plan (“Fiscal 2026 Restructuring Plan”), which was intended to prioritize our investments and continue advancing our ongoing focus on durable growth. The plan resulted in the reduction of approximately 7.5% of our workforce. In connection with this plan…
Recent macroeconomic events including increased tariffs, elevated inflation, and fluctuating interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, as well as geopolitical instability, continue to impact the global economy and create uncertainty, volatility, and disruption of financial markets. We rema…
We have experienced, and may continue to experience, a moderation of revenue growth rates due to deal scrutiny and the lengthening of certain sales cycles, particularly within net new opportunities, and reduced growth in headcount level commitments upon renewals of existing customers. Further, we ha…
Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31,
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities$6,843 $7,157 (4)%
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-22
•our ability to compete effectively in the intensely competitive markets in which we participate, including against non-specialist AI-native solutions;
•our ability to realize a return on our current development efforts or offer new features, such as those involving AI, enhancements, and modifications to our products and services, and our ability to realize a return on the investments we have made toward entering new markets and new lines of busine…
•exposure to risks inherent to international expansion and sales to customers outside the U.S. or with international operations;
•our ability to realize the expected business or financial benefits of company, employee, or technology acquisitions;
•the technical, legal, and regulatory environment in connection with our use of new and evolving technologies in our offerings, such as AI;
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
•the impact of continuing global economic and geopolitical volatility;
•our ability to compete effectively in the intensely competitive markets in which we participate;
•exposure to risks inherent to sales to customers outside the United States or with international operations;
•our ability to realize a return on our current development efforts or offer new features, enhancements, and modifications to our products and services, and our ability to realize a return on the investments we have made toward entering new markets and new lines of business;
•our use of new and evolving technologies in our offerings, such as AI;
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-22
There were no insider trading arrangements adopted or terminated during the quarter.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
During the three months ended October 31, 2025, the following directors and/or officers of Workday adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in item 408(a) of Regulation S-K intending to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c):
(1)Adopted by the Eschenbach Family Trust dtd 4/15/2014, Carl Eschenbach Jr and Ana Eschenbach TTEE. The reporting person and his spouse are both trustees and beneficiaries of the trust.
(2)Adopted by the Still Family Trust U/A DTD 03/12/96. The reporting person is a trustee of the trust.
(3)Includes shares to be withheld by Workday in mandatory transactions to cover withholding taxes in connection with the settlement of equity awards.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice