On the Record · Workday
Workday acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Workday bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
HiredScore, Inc. ("HiredScore")Word for word“For example, in fiscal 2025, we acquired HiredScore, Inc. (“HiredScore”), a leading provider of AI-powered talent orchestration solutions, and Evisort Inc.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2025 | — |
Evisort Inc.Word for word“In fiscal 2025, the improvement in cash flow provided by operating activities was primarily the result of higher cash collections of $868 million due to increased sales and additional interest income received of $112 million from marketable debt securities, offset by increased employee-related payments of $465 million primarily due to higher average headcount and increased supplier payments of $171 million to support our continued growth.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2025 | — |
ParadoxWord for word“Business combinations: In September 2025, we acquired Paradox, a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify every step of the job application journey, for purchase consideration of $1.1 billion, and in November 2025, we acquired Sana, a leading AI company building the next generation of enterprise knowledge tools, for purchase consideration of $1.1 billion.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | In September 2025 | $1.1 billion |
SanaWord for word“Business combinations: In September 2025, we acquired Paradox, a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify every step of the job application journey, for purchase consideration of $1.1 billion, and in November 2025, we acquired Sana, a leading AI company building the next generation of enterprise knowledge tools, for purchase consideration of $1.1 billion.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | in November 2025 | $1.1 billion |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | $147.9 million |
| 2018-01-31 | $5.7 million |
| 2019-01-31 | $1.47 billion |
| 2020-01-31 | $473.6 million |
| 2021-01-31 | $0 |
| 2022-01-31 | $1.19 billion |
| 2023-01-31 | $0 |
| 2024-01-31 | $8 million |
| 2025-01-31 | $825 million |
| 2026-01-31 | $2.08 billion |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-10-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-04-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-06-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Workday’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-06. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.