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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ■ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Title of each class Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer For the fiscal year ended January 31 , 2021 OR For transition period from Class A Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 ý WORKDAY , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 0 to Commission File Number 001-35680 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road Pleasanton , California 94588 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ( 925 ) 951-9000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 20-2480422 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) WDAY Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( " Securities Act " ) . Yes ý No " Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( " Exchange Act " ) . Yes " No ý Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days : Yes ý No ( Nasdaq Global Select Market ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ý No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . " Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report .