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NASDAQ: WDAY
Workday (WDAY) stock, explained like you're 5
Workday trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker WDAY. It is a large cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 45 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- WDAY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- EDP Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 45 billion dollars
Is Workday a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Workday is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 45 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Workday makes money
- Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
- Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
- Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves WDAY stock
- How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
- New product launches and customer wins.
- Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
In the news lately
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- KeyBanc Just Downgraded Workday Stock. Here's Why. (Barchart.com)
- WDAY Sep 2027 290.000 call (WDAY270917C00290000) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
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Questions about Workday stock
What does Workday do?
Workday trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker WDAY. It is a large cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 45 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Workday?
Workday trades under the ticker WDAY on the Nasdaq.
What is Workday's market cap?
Workday is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 45 billion dollars.
How does Workday make money?
Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves WDAY stock?
How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
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