$WDAY

DUFFIELD DAVID A sold $13.4M of WDAY

DUFFIELD DAVID A sold 107,500 shares of Workday, Inc. (WDAY) at an average of $124.99 ($121.96–$127.95, $13.44M total) across 7 trades on 2026-06-17 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · DUFFIELD DAVID A
Published Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Analysis
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

A $13.44M open-market sale executed across seven trades on 2026-06-17 was reported on 2026-06-18, with holdings after the transaction of 105,049 shares. No new Workday fundamentals, guidance, or regulatory actions are included.

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Market read

Primarily an insider-selling optics datapoint; likely low incremental information for fundamental valuation.

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What to watch

Traders should check whether there were concurrent insider buys or other filings around the same period; this article only covers the sale and does not establish a broader insider trend.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 5/10Timing: filed 2026-06-18, sale executed 2026-06-17

Background

The article is a SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Workday, Inc. (WDAY) by a 10% owner.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Workday 10% owner David A Duffield sold about 107,500 shares in an open-market transaction worth $13.44M under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Near-term impact is likely limited; any reaction would be more about positioning around insider-selling optics than new fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

Form 4 discloses transaction size and timing, but provides no new company-specific operating or guidance information. The 10b5-1 designation suggests the trades were scheduled in advance.

Market effects

Limited read-through to enterprise software peers because the disclosure is an individual insider sale, not sector guidance or regulation.

No clear regional spillover; the event is company-specific and US-listed.

Minimal global relevance absent any operational or regulatory development.

Counterpoint

Because the sale is under a 10b5-1 plan, it may reflect liquidity planning rather than bearish expectations, so the market may overreact to the headline size.

Key entities

  • Workday, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • DUFFIELD DAVID A

    10% owner who sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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