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The Workday Signal: Navigating the Enterprise Software Slowdown
Workday’s 2027 Subscription Revenue Guide Misses — What It Signals for Enterprise Software
What happened
Workday ($WDAY) guided fiscal 2027 subscription revenue to about $9.93B–$9.95B, below what the Street was looking for (~$10.0B). Management pointed to large enterprise deals taking longer to close, especially across government, higher education, healthcare, and parts of commercial markets. Shares fell sharply after the update.
Why the market cares
1. Enterprise buyers are stretching decision timelines for big-ticket software in a higher-rate, uncertain macro.
2. “AI investment” is becoming…
The skinny
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