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WDAY · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is Workday, Inc. Class A Common Stock (WDAY) stock moving?
WDAY has slid about 10% from a $209.99 close on Oct 22 to $188.89 on Nov 10, the lowest close in the 30-day window, with an intraday low of $185.78. The decline accelerated on heavy volume on Oct 29 (2.9M shares, the day ServiceNow fell 23% on slower bookings) and again on Nov 4-5 (about 3.0M and 3.2M shares), suggesting sector-driven selling. Volume has since eased to 1.38M shares on Nov 10, so the latest leg lower came on lighter participation. Company-specific news is routine: partner integrations with Chime and Securian and an ISG report. The more significant items are in the SEC filings: a $2.5B senior notes offering priced at coupons of 5.7% to 6.3% (Oct 21 agreement), a new credit agreement (Oct 1) replacing the prior facility, and an agreement to acquire ConductorOne (Oct 12). The debt raise adds financing cost and leverage questions, while the acquisition and partnerships support the product narrative. The next major catalyst is fiscal Q3 results on Nov 24, which will test whether the bookings concerns seen across enterprise software apply to Workday. Until then, the evidence leans negative on price action and sector read-through, with the fundamental outcome still unknown.
News behind the analysis
- Workday to Announce Fiscal 2027 Third Quarter Financial Results on November 24, 2026Workday has scheduled its fiscal 2027 third-quarter results for November 24, 2026, followed by a conference call on performance and outlook.
- ServiceNow Stock Plunges on Worst Day in Company's History: AI Wins Can't Hide a Bookings SlowdownServiceNow fell 23% after slower bookings guidance, its worst day since its 2012 listing, a read-through for enterprise software peers such as Workday.
- Chime and Workday Expand Partnership to Simplify Direct DepositChime expanded its partnership with Workday to integrate its direct deposit services directly into the Workday platform.
- Securian Financial Joins Workday Wellness Partner ProgramSecurian Financial joined the Workday Wellness partner program to integrate its benefits services into the Workday platform.
- ISG Publishes 2026 Provider Lens® Workday Ecosystem Report for Asia PacificISG released a report highlighting rising demand for unified Workday platforms among Asia Pacific organizations.
About Workday, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Workday is a Pleasanton, California–based company that sells cloud software that large organizations use to run HR, payroll, finance, and increasingly IT, and it now calls itself an enterprise AI platform. It is known for its core human capital management (HCM) and financial management systems, used by more than 11,500 customers, and it is now pushing AI agents that work inside those systems; co-founder Aneel Bhusri is CEO again.
How it makes money
Most of its revenue, roughly 90%, comes from subscriptions: customers pay recurring, usually multi-year fees to use its cloud applications for HR, payroll, planning, and finance. The rest comes from professional services such as helping customers set up and configure the software. Total revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was about $9.6 billion, up roughly 13% from the year before.
What usually moves WDAY
- Subscription revenue growth and backlog (remaining performance obligations)
- Enterprise IT budgets and corporate hiring and headcount trends
- Worries that AI could disrupt seat-based software pricing, and how fast customers adopt Workday's AI agents
- Operating margins and share buybacks
- Competition from Oracle, SAP, and newer HR software vendors