Workday reported its Q1 fiscal 2027 results, highlighting that subscription revenue in Q1 was $2.354 billion, up 14%.
Total revenue in Q1 was $2.542 billion, a growth of 13%.
The company reported non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $809 million, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 31.8%.
Free cash flow for the quarter was $616 million, growth of 46%.
The 12-month subscription revenue backlog, or cRPO, was $8.81 billion at the end of Q1, growing 15.5%.
Chief Executive Officer Aneel Bhusri highlighted that Q1 was the best first quarter of new ACV growth in 5 years.
Management emphasized three simplified priorities to build and deliver the AI future, grow with our customers, and live our values.
The company noted new ACV from Agentic AI products grew more than 200% year-over-year in Q1. Workday also highlighted its Flex Credits pricing model, which unifies AI monetization across agents, AI APIs and data cloud.
Looking ahead, Workday reiterated its FY 27 subscription revenue outlook of $9.925 billion to $9.950 billion, representing a growth of 12% to 13%.
The company increased its FY 27 non-GAAP operating margin guidance to 30.5%.
Workday maintained its FY 27 free cash flow outlook of $3.180 billion, growth of 15%.
For Q2 FY 27, management expects subscription revenue to be approximately $2.455 billion, a growth of 13%, and a Q2 non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 30%.In product announcements, Workday launched Sana Travel Agent to bring business travel planning, booking and expenses into a single conversational experience.
The company also announced Sana for ITSM to automate workflows for employee on and offboarding, access changes and everyday IT requests.
Furthermore, management noted that Workday recognition powered by Achievers is live, and the company expanded its Workday Wellness program with Morgan Stanley at Work and PerkSpot.