Workday, Inc. - Class A (WDAY)
WDAY moved a median of +0.12% 30 minutes after news, and +0.11% by the close. How WDAY actually reacts to news — the realized, point-in-time move the market made, measured across 767 labeled events over the last three years with zero look-ahead.
WDAY’s median reaction, across the day.
| Horizon | Median | % positive | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-min | +0.06% | 53% | 764 |
| 30-min | +0.12% | 55% | 765 |
| 60-min | +0.05% | 51% | 765 |
| to close | +0.11% | 54% | 764 |
| Middle 50% of WDAY reactions | -0.61% to +0.69% |
|---|---|
| Median reaction (30-min) | +0.12% |
| Measured reactions | 767 |
Half of all Workday, Inc. - Class A news events land between -0.61% and +0.69% at 30 minutes.
Reaction stats as of 2026-09-21. Newest measured event . Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp.
How WDAY reacts, by analyst action.
| Event | Events | Median 30-min | % positive | Median to close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst upgrades | 45 | +0.10% | 51% | -0.23% |
| Analyst downgrades | 45 | +0.35% | 69% | +0.93% |
| Coverage initiations | 26 | +0.27% | 58% | +0.46% |
| Rating reiterations | 370 | -0.06% | 48% | -0.17% |
| Price-target raises | 75 | +0.11% | 57% | -0.17% |
| Price-target cuts | 97 | +0.06% | 52% | +0.26% |
Last 3 years, pulled 2026-09-21. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. Counts and medians only. The same measurement runs across every name in the dataset. See how WDAY ranks against every other measured name →
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Recent WDAY events, each with its measured reaction.
| Date | Headline | Event | Source | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: Oct 12 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| New Workday Candidate Profile Lets Job Seekers Save Their Information Once and Use It Every Time They Apply Through Workday | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Sana Is the New Workday Home: A Dynamic Agentic Experience Built to Finish the Work, Not Just Answer Questions | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday and Anthropic Announce New Partnership to Connect Reasoning to the Rules That Run the Business, Wherever People Choose to Work | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday Brings Decision Intelligence to HR and Finance, Helping Teams Weigh Workforce and Financial Decisions Together | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday Introduces Work Intelligence to Help Customers Design Work for AI | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday Launches Autopilot Agents That Get Real Work Done Across HR, Finance, and IT | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday to Acquire C1.ai, a Leading Agentic Identity Platform for People and Agents | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday to Bring Sana Everywhere Employees Work, Including Claude, Gemini Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Slack, and Teams | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday's Trusted Agent Platform Now Delivers Headless Access to HR and Finance, Letting Customers Build and Run Lawful AI Agents | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.76% | -1.29% | |
| Workday Named as a Market Shaper in the 2026 Gartner® Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Agents in Human Resources -- Established Vendors | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.18% | +0.96% | |
| Workday Global Workforce Report: AI Is Rewriting Jobs More Than It's Cutting Them | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.82% | +1.59% | |
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: Oct 01 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | -0.08% | -0.76% | |
| Workday Launches in the UAE to Help Organisations Transform HR, Finance, and IT in the AI Era | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.29% | +1.43% | |
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: Sep 29 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.81% | +1.88% | |
| Workday Launches Total Benefits, Bringing Health, Wealth, and Wellbeing Support Together in One Place | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.26% | -1.69% | |
| New Research on Frontline Workers Finds Widening Expectation Gap in Schedule Flexibility, Pay Clarity and Digital Tools | Press release | PR Newswire | -1.71% | +6.16% | |
| WDAY Investors Have Opportunity to Join Workday, Inc. Fraud Investigation with SBS Law | Press release | Business Wire | -0.22% | +0.30% | |
| Workday Named a Leader in Inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Workforce Management Technology | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.31% | +0.61% | |
| Workday Names Sarah Kennedy Ellis Chief Marketing Officer | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.17% | +0.17% | |
| Workday Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises for Eleventh Consecutive Year | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.16% | +0.96% | |
| Workday Signs a New State or Local Government Nearly Every Week as Agencies Move Off of Legacy Systems | Press release | PR Newswire | +2.75% | +1.34% | |
| Workday to Hold Annual Financial Analyst Day on October 13, 2026 | Press release | PR Newswire | +1.14% | +1.03% | |
| Form 10-Q Workday, Inc. For: Jul 31 | SEC filing · Form 10-Q | SEC EDGAR | +0.77% | +7.36% | |
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: Aug 27 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.77% | +7.36% | |
| Workday Announces Fiscal 2027 Second Quarter Financial Results | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.77% | +7.36% | |
| Workday Introduces AI Research Team Dedicated to Advancing Reliable, Trustworthy, and Efficient Enterprise AI | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.21% | -0.69% | |
| WDAY Investors Have Opportunity to Join Workday, Inc. Fraud Investigation with SBS Law | Press release | Business Wire | +0.35% | -0.83% | |
| Workday to Announce Fiscal 2027 Second Quarter Financial Results on August 27, 2026 | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.24% | -0.48% | |
| Workday Adaptive Planning Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization to Support Federal Workforce and Budget Planning | Press release | PR Newswire | -2.83% | -5.88% | |
| Workday Learning, Powered by Sana, Now Generally Available as an AI-Native Learning Experience Built on Workday's Trusted Data | Press release | PR Newswire | -3.42% | -6.87% | |
| Workday Announces Rising 2026: Where Agentic HR and Agentic Finance Take Center Stage October 12-15 in Las Vegas | Press release | PR Newswire | +4.01% | +1.55% | |
| Form S-8 Workday, Inc. | SEC filing · Form S-8 | SEC EDGAR | +1.90% | +6.54% | |
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: Jun 16 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.80% | -2.05% | |
| Workday Expands Public Sector Footprint in Canada as Government Accelerates AI Modernization | Press release | Canada Newswire | -0.05% | +0.31% | |
| Workday Announces Workday Data Cloud Integration with AWS, Giving Developers Direct Access to Workday's Governed Data Layer | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.56% | +0.19% | |
| Workday Launches Agent Passport to Test, Verify, and Continuously Monitor Every AI Agent in the Enterprise | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.56% | +0.19% | |
| Workday Launches New Tools for Developers to Build, Connect, and Verify AI Agents For HR, Finance, and IT | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.56% | +0.19% | |
| Form S-3ASR Workday, Inc. | SEC filing · Form S-3ASR | SEC EDGAR | -1.19% | +3.43% | |
| Workday and Google Cloud Expand Strategic Partnership to Bring AI Agents for HR and Finance Into Employees' Daily Workflows | Press release | PR Newswire | -2.33% | +2.39% | |
| New Workday Global Research Finds AI is Easing Burnout but May Be Deepening a Connection Deficit at Work | Press release | PR Newswire | +1.84% | +2.06% | |
| Workday Introduces Adaptive Decision Intelligence, Bringing Planning Questions, Scenarios, and Decisions Into One AI Experience | Press release | PR Newswire | +1.84% | +2.06% | |
| Form 10-Q Workday, Inc. For: Apr 30 | SEC filing · Form 10-Q | SEC EDGAR | -1.28% | -1.63% | |
| Form 8-K Workday, Inc. For: May 21 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.89% | -0.47% | |
| Workday Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Financial Results | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.89% | -0.47% | |
| Workday Announces Sana for IT Service Management and New Travel Agent | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.72% | +0.28% | |
| New Workday Research: UK Employees Spend Nearly a Full Work Day Each Week Managing Disconnected AI Tools | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.86% | +1.64% | |
| Workday Brings Sana Self-Service Agent for HR and Finance Into Microsoft 365 Copilot | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.47% | +0.81% | |
| Workday Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) Suites | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.17% | +1.50% | |
| Workday, Anthropic, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Launch AI-Focused Solopreneurship Accelerator Program | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.47% | +0.81% |
Each reaction is the move the market actually made, measured from the news timestamp. Headlines link through to the WDAY section they belong to.
Where else WDAY is measured.
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|---|---|---|---|
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How the numbers are made.
How is Workday, Inc. - Class A's median reaction calculated?
Every labeled WDAY news event is measured from its own timestamp: the last trade before the news is the base price, and the move is read at fixed horizons — 30 minutes of trading, then the close. The median across 767 events is what this page reports. Point-in-time, zero look-ahead: no event borrows information from a later one.
What counts as a positive reaction?
Any event whose price move is above zero at the horizon, relative to the last trade before the news timestamp. 55% of WDAY's measured events are up at 30 minutes; the rest close the window flat or negative.
How often is this page updated?
The news table refreshes automatically as new events are labeled and priced. The reaction medians are re-pulled in batches from the dataset — the figures here are as of 2026-09-21.
Does WDAY's past reaction predict its next one?
No. These are realized facts about past events, not forecasts. They describe a distribution — they say nothing certain about any future move.