Workday: F1Q Preview - Workday and night to meet the moment

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Workday: F1Q Preview - Workday and night to meet the moment

Deutsche Bank

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Rating Company Date

Buy Workday 15 May 2026

North America Reuters Bloomberg Rating Buy

United States WDAY.OQ WDAY US Price target (USD) 180.00 Price at 14 May 26 118.75

52-week range 274.71 – 112.50

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Software Valuation & Risks

F1Q Preview - Workday and night to meet the

moment BradResearchZelnickAnalyst

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As Workday heads into F1Q earnings, investors are looking for signs of stability

Bhavin Shah, CFA as the company navigates a more measured demand environment. We believe the Research Analyst

industry-wide trend of budget reprioritization presents a near-term headwind for +1-212-250-6775

the core HCM market. With co-founder Aneel Bhusri back in the CEO seat, a

development partners and employees are very pleased with, we anticipate a Nick Giovacchini

Research Associate renewed focus on organic innovation and reestablishing a foundation for growth.

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Against a backdrop of more muted checks, we struggle to see 1Q as a meaningful

catalyst to reignite investor appetite. However, we look forward to attending the Chris Fountain

company's Sana AI Summit in NYC on May 21, just hours before the after-market Research Associate

print. Workday is positioning Sana as the "front door" for work, entering what is +1-212-250-1575

an increasingly crowded space. The key question is whether Sana can evolve into

a true cross-platform orchestration layer or if it will remain a polished AI/UI on top

of Workday's system of record.

Our conversations with partners support an in-line quarter against a continued

measured environment. In general, the year was off to a slow start, with longer

sales cycles as customers deliberate more carefully on large-scale