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For the quarter ended April 2025, Workday (WDAY) reported revenue of $2.24 billion, up 12.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.23, compared to $1.74 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.10% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.99, the EPS surprise was +12.06%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Workday performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Subscription Revenue Backlog: $24.62 billion versus $25.32 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
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Revenues- Subscription services: $2.06 billion compared to the $2.05 billion average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.4% year over year.
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Revenues- Professional services: $181 million versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $165.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.4%.
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Shares of Workday have returned +19.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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