Costs of professional services — Total costs and expenses
Workday, Inc. Costs of professional services — Total costs and expenses decreased by 0.5% to $195.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.5%, from $196.00M to $195.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Costs of professional services — Total costs and expenses shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may signal declining service margins or inefficiencies in delivery, whereas a decrease relative to revenue suggests improved operational leverage or successful scaling of the services team.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the total operating costs and expenses directly attributable to the delivery of professional servic...
Peer comparison
Comparable to cost of services or cost of revenue metrics for professional services divisions at other enterprise software firms.
wday_segment_costs_of_professional_services_total_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $150.85M | $152.78M | $159.02M | $169.59M | $169.90M | $178.10M | $176.40M | $179.33M | $178.42M | $192.42M | $181.40M | $187.77M | $199.00M | $207.00M | $201.00M | $196.00M | $187.00M | $212.00M | $196.00M | $195.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.3% | +4.1% | +6.6% | +0.2% | +4.8% | -1.0% | +1.7% | -0.5% | +7.8% | -5.7% | +3.5% | +6.0% | +4.0% | -2.9% | -2.5% | -4.6% | +13.4% | -7.5% | -0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.6% | +16.6% | +10.9% | +5.7% | +5.0% | +8.0% | +2.8% | +4.7% | +11.5% | +7.6% | +10.8% | +4.4% | -6.0% | +2.4% | -2.5% | -0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Workday, Inc.'s costs of professional services — total costs and expenses?
- Workday, Inc. (WDAY) reported costs of professional services — total costs and expenses of $195.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Workday, Inc.'s costs of professional services — total costs and expenses changed year-over-year?
- Workday, Inc.'s costs of professional services — total costs and expenses decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $196.00M to $195.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Workday, Inc.'s costs of professional services — total costs and expenses?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Workday, Inc.'s costs of professional services — total costs and expenses has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $632.24M to $790.00M.
- What does costs of professional services — total costs and expenses mean?
- The total expenses incurred to deliver professional services to customers.