Workday

Workday

WDAY· Services· Fiscal year ends in January

CEO pay in FY2026Stock -33.0% in FY2026

Aneel Bhusri is the CEO of Workday and was paid $19.2M in FY2026 (Jan), up 6%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $95
CEO pay is from each Workday proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives5

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  1. 1Gerrit KazmaierFY2026
  2. 2Carl M. EschenbachFY2026
  3. 3Aneel BhusriFY2026
  4. 4Zane RoweFY2026
  5. 5Richard H. SauerFY2026

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Workday paid its 5 named executives $92.6M in total in FY2026 (Jan). CEO Aneel Bhusri was paid $19.2M of that.

Name
Gerrit KazmaierPresident, Product and TechnologyNot disclosedNot disclosed
Carl M. EschenbachFormer Chief Executive Officer and Director
Aneel BhusriCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board
Zane RoweChief Financial Officer
Richard H. SauerChief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers15

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The FY2026 (Jan) proxy of Workday names 15 peer companies for pay. Among Workday and these peers, CEO pay was 4th highest of 6 and total shareholder return was 4th highest of 6.

4th highest of 6in Workday and its pay peers, FY2026 (Jan) by CEO pay:

$57.3K$80.3M

4th highest of 6in Workday and its pay peers, FY2026 (Jan) by total shareholder return:

$42$499

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board7

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  • Mark J. HawkinsLead independent director · 3 yr on the boardIndependentAudit (Chair), Nominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
  • George J. Still, Jr.Director · 17 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation (Chair), Investment—Paid as an executive
  • Michael M. McnamaraDirector · 15 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Nominating and Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Lynne M. DoughtieDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Elizabeth CentoniDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation—Paid as an executive
  • Rhonda J. MorrisDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2026).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Workday CFO pay fell 17% to $11.1M. The stock fell 33% in FY2026 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Workday General counsel pay fell 12% to $7.8M. The stock fell 33% in FY2026 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Workday CFO pay fell 65% to $13.5M. The stock fell 10% in FY2025 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Workday Executive Advisor pay rose 105% to $29.9M. The stock fell 10% in FY2025 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Workday Former CEO pay rose 938% to $26.2M. The stock fell 10% in FY2025 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Workday CEO pay fell 42% to $18.1M. The stock fell 10% in FY2025 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  7. Board
    Rhonda J. Morris joined the board of Workday. Rhonda J. Morris sits on no other public board.
    3
  8. Board
    Michael L. Speiser joined the board of Workday. Michael L. Speiser now sits on 2 public boards.
    3
  9. Board
    Elizabeth Centoni joined the board of Workday. Elizabeth Centoni sits on no other public board.
    3
  10. Pay
    Workday Executive Advisor pay rose 13% to $14.6M. The stock rose 60% in FY2024 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Workday Former CEO pay fell 98% to $2.5M. The stock rose 60% in FY2024 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Workday CEO pay rose 80% to $31.2M. The stock rose 60% in FY2024 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    Workday General counsel pay rose 47% to $8.7M. The stock fell 28% in FY2023 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    Workday Former Chief Operating Officer pay fell 11% to $10.3M. The stock rose 11% in FY2022 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  15. Pay
    Workday Former CEO pay fell 19% to $22.0M. The stock rose 11% in FY2022 (Jan).
    DEF 14A
  16. Pay
    Workday CEO pay rose 584% to $18.4M. The stock rose 11% in FY2022 (Jan).
    DEF 14A

Filings36

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Current report8-KJun 22, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AMay 5, 2026FY2026
Annual report10-KMar 6, 2026FY2026
Current report8-KJun 9, 2025—
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 23, 2025FY2025
Annual report10-KMar 11, 2025FY2025
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