WDC WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
NasdaqTechnologyComputer Storage DevicesSan Jose, CAFY ends July 3
FY2026 at a glance
Fundamentals from SEC filings, not quotes- Revenue
- $12.9BYoYup 35.70%ended Jul 3, 2026
- Net income
- $9.42B72.9% margin
- Diluted EPS
- $24.28YoYup 374.22%
- Free cash flow
- $3.51B27.2% margin
- Cash
- $1.58BNet cash $527M
- Total debt
- $1.05BD/E 0.12×
Overview
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC) is listed on Nasdaq; the SEC classifies it under "Computer Storage Devices".
For fiscal 2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026) it reported revenue of $12.92B, up 35.7% from fiscal 2025.
Net income was $9.42B, a net margin of 72.9%.
At fiscal year end it had total assets of $13.86B and stockholders' equity of $8.86B (63.9% of assets).
- Fiscal years shown
- FY2017–FY2026 (10 years)
- Latest 10-K
- Aug 14, 2026
- Latest filing
- 10-QOct 23, 2026
Charts
Revenue and net income
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | — | $397M | — |
| FY2018 | — | $675M | — |
| FY2019 | $16.6B | -$754M | -4.6% |
| FY2020 | $16.7B | -$250M | -1.5% |
| FY2021 | $16.9B | $821M | 4.9% |
| FY2022 | $18.8B | $1.5B | 8.0% |
| FY2023 | $12.3B | -$1.71B | -13.8% |
| FY2024 | $13B | -$798M | -6.1% |
| FY2025 | $9.52B | $1.89B | 19.8% |
| FY2026 | $12.9B | $9.42B | 72.9% |
Gross, operating and net margin
| Period | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — | — |
| FY2019 | 22.6% | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| FY2020 | 22.6% | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| FY2021 | 26.7% | 7.2% | 4.9% |
| FY2022 | 31.3% | 12.7% | 8.0% |
| FY2023 | 15.3% | -10.4% | -13.8% |
| FY2024 | 22.6% | -2.4% | -6.1% |
| FY2025 | 38.8% | 24.5% | 19.8% |
| FY2026 | 48.9% | 34.5% | 72.9% |
Diluted EPS
| Period | EPS (diluted) |
|---|---|
| FY2017 | $1.34 |
| FY2018 | $2.20 |
| FY2019 | -$2.58 |
| FY2020 | -$0.84 |
| FY2021 | $2.66 |
| FY2022 | $4.75 |
| FY2023 | -$5.44 |
| FY2024 | -$2.61 |
| FY2025 | $5.12 |
| FY2026 | $24.28 |
Free cash flow vs net income
| Period | Free cash flow | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | $2.86B | $397M |
| FY2018 | $3.37B | $675M |
| FY2019 | $671M | -$754M |
| FY2020 | $177M | -$250M |
| FY2021 | $752M | $821M |
| FY2022 | $758M | $1.5B |
| FY2023 | -$1.23B | -$1.71B |
| FY2024 | -$781M | -$798M |
| FY2025 | $1.28B | $1.89B |
| FY2026 | $3.51B | $9.42B |
Diluted shares
| Period | Diluted shares (weighted) |
|---|---|
| FY2017 | 296M |
| FY2018 | 307M |
| FY2019 | 292M |
| FY2020 | 298M |
| FY2021 | 309M |
| FY2022 | 316M |
| FY2023 | 318M |
| FY2024 | 326M |
| FY2025 | 359M |
| FY2026 | 383M |
Cash vs total debt
| Period | Cash & equivalents | Total debt |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | $6.35B | $13.2B |
| FY2018 | $5.01B | $11.2B |
| FY2019 | $3.46B | $10.5B |
| FY2020 | $3.05B | $9.58B |
| FY2021 | $3.37B | $8.73B |
| FY2022 | $2.33B | $7.02B |
| FY2023 | $2.02B | $7.07B |
| FY2024 | $1.88B | $7.43B |
| FY2025 | $2.11B | $4.71B |
| FY2026 | $1.58B | $1.05B |
Each bar is one fiscal year as reported in its 10-K; bars below the zero line are negative and gaps are years not reported. Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for stock splits; comparisons across a likely split are left blank.
Ratios
Profitability
- Gross margin
- 48.9%
- Operating margin
- 34.5%
- Net margin
- 72.9%
- FCF margin
- 27.2%
- Return on equity
- 133.0%
- Return on assets
- 67.6%
Growth
| Metric | 1y | 3y CAGR | 5y CAGR | 9y CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | up 35.70% | up 1.60% | down 5.26% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | up 374.22% | — | up 55.62% | up 37.97% |
| Free cash flow | up 174.51% | — | up 36.10% | up 2.31% |
- Change in share count
- +6.69%
Financial strength
- Current ratio
- 1.33×
- Debt / equity
- 0.12×
- Liabilities / assets
- 36.1%
- Net debt
- -$527M
- Interest coverage
- 27×
- Equity / assets
- 63.9%
Shareholder returns
- Dividends per share
- $0.50
- Dividends paid
- $174M
- Buybacks
- $2.59B
- Payout ratio
- 1.8%
- Stock comp. / revenue
- 1.6%
Quality screens
Piotroski F-Score
7 of 9 checks passed
FY2026 vs FY2025
- PassPositive return on assets67.3%
- PassPositive operating cash flow$3.93B
- PassReturn on assets improved67.3% vs 7.8%
- FailOperating cash flow above net income28.1% vs 67.3%
- PassLong-term debt / assets fell0.0% vs 17.7%
- PassCurrent ratio improved1.33× vs 1.08×
- FailNo increase in share count383M vs 359M
- PassGross margin improved48.9% vs 38.8%
- PassAsset turnover improved0.92× vs 0.39×
Altman Z''-Score
FY2026
| Components | Ratio | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.101 | ×6.56 | 0.66 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.721 | ×3.26 | 2.35 |
| Operating income / assets | 0.321 | ×6.72 | 2.16 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.774 | ×1.05 | 1.86 |
| Z'' | 7.03 | ||
Screening heuristic, not a recommendation. Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for stock splits; comparisons across a likely split are left blank.
Financial statements
USD millions, except per-share figures (USD). Share counts in millions.
Income statement
| Metric | FY2026Jul 3, 2026 | FY2025Jun 27, 2025 | FY2024Jun 28, 2024 | FY2023Jun 30, 2023 | FY2022Jul 1, 2022 | FY2021Jul 2, 2021 | FY2020Jul 3, 2020 | FY2019Jun 28, 2019 | FY2018Jun 29, 2018 | FY2017Jun 30, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 12,919 | 9,520 | 13,003 | 12,318 | 18,793 | 16,922 | 16,736 | 16,569 | — | — |
| YoY (Revenue) | +35.70% | -26.79% | +5.56% | -34.45% | +11.06% | +1.11% | +1.01% | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | 6,311 | 3,692 | 2,945 | 1,887 | 5,874 | 4,521 | 3,781 | 3,752 | 7,705 | 6,072 |
| Selling, general & admin. | 551 | 568 | 828 | 970 | 1,117 | 1,105 | 1,153 | 1,317 | 1,473 | 1,445 |
| Operating income | 4,453 | 2,334 | -317 | -1,285 | 2,391 | 1,220 | 335 | 87 | 3,617 | 1,954 |
| Interest expense | 165 | 357 | 417 | 312 | 304 | 326 | 413 | 469 | 676 | 847 |
| Pretax income | 9,905 | 1,130 | -661 | -1,560 | 2,123 | 927 | -46 | -287 | 2,085 | 769 |
| Income tax | 481 | -513 | 137 | 146 | 623 | 106 | 204 | 467 | 1,410 | 372 |
| Net income | 9,424 | 1,889 | -798 | -1,706 | 1,500 | 821 | -250 | -754 | 675 | 397 |
| YoY (Net income) | +398.89% | — | — | -213.73% | +82.70% | — | — | -211.70% | +70.03% | — |
| EPS (basic) | 26.92 | 5.31 | -2.61 | -5.44 | 4.81 | 2.69 | -0.84 | -2.58 | 2.27 | 1.38 |
| EPS (diluted) | 24.28 | 5.12 | -2.61 | -5.44 | 4.75 | 2.66 | -0.84 | -2.58 | 2.20 | 1.34 |
| YoY (EPS (diluted)) | +374.22% | — | — | -214.53% | +78.57% | — | — | -217.27% | +64.18% | — |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 383 | 359 | 326 | 318 | 316 | 309 | 298 | 292 | 307 | 296 |
Balance sheet
| Metric | FY2026Jul 3, 2026 | FY2025Jun 27, 2025 | FY2024Jun 28, 2024 | FY2023Jun 30, 2023 | FY2022Jul 1, 2022 | FY2021Jul 2, 2021 | FY2020Jul 3, 2020 | FY2019Jun 28, 2019 | FY2018Jun 29, 2018 | FY2017Jun 30, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 1,579 | 2,114 | 1,879 | 2,023 | 2,327 | 3,370 | 3,048 | 3,455 | 5,005 | 6,354 |
| Receivables | 2,026 | 1,486 | 2,166 | 1,598 | 2,804 | 2,257 | 2,379 | 1,204 | 2,197 | 1,948 |
| Inventory | 1,511 | 1,291 | 3,342 | 3,698 | 3,638 | 3,616 | 3,070 | 3,283 | 2,944 | 2,341 |
| Current assets | 5,634 | 5,856 | 8,060 | 7,886 | 9,453 | 9,757 | 9,048 | 8,477 | 10,638 | 11,056 |
| Goodwill | 4,321 | 4,319 | 10,032 | 10,037 | 10,041 | 10,066 | 10,067 | 10,076 | 10,075 | 10,014 |
| Intangible assets | — | — | 78 | 80 | 213 | 442 | 941 | 1,711 | 2,680 | 3,823 |
| Total assets | 13,861 | 14,002 | 24,188 | 24,429 | 26,259 | 26,132 | 25,662 | 26,370 | 29,235 | 29,860 |
| Current liabilities | 4,240 | 5,418 | 6,087 | 5,434 | 5,237 | 4,870 | 4,406 | 3,817 | 4,456 | 4,344 |
| Short-term debt | 1,052 | 2,226 | 1,750 | 1,213 | 0 | 251 | 286 | 276 | 179 | 233 |
| Long-term debt | 0 | 2,485 | 5,684 | 5,857 | 7,022 | 8,474 | 9,289 | 10,246 | 10,993 | 12,918 |
| Total liabilities | 4,997 | 8,462 | 13,141 | 12,706 | 14,038 | 15,411 | 16,111 | 16,403 | 17,704 | 18,442 |
| Retained earnings | 9,998 | 762 | 6,775 | 7,424 | 9,039 | 7,539 | 6,725 | 7,449 | 8,757 | 8,633 |
| Stockholders' equity | 8,864 | 5,311 | 10,818 | 10,847 | 12,221 | 10,721 | 9,551 | 9,967 | 11,531 | 11,418 |
| Shares outstanding | 361 | 347 | 343 | 322 | 315 | 308 | 302 | 295 | 296 | 294 |
Cash flow
| Metric | FY2026Jul 3, 2026 | FY2025Jun 27, 2025 | FY2024Jun 28, 2024 | FY2023Jun 30, 2023 | FY2022Jul 1, 2022 | FY2021Jul 2, 2021 | FY2020Jul 3, 2020 | FY2019Jun 28, 2019 | FY2018Jun 29, 2018 | FY2017Jun 30, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 3,929 | 1,691 | -294 | -408 | 1,880 | 1,898 | 824 | 1,547 | 4,205 | 3,437 |
| Capital expenditures | 418 | 412 | 487 | 821 | 1,122 | 1,146 | 647 | 876 | 835 | 578 |
| Free cash flow | 3,511 | 1,279 | -781 | -1,229 | 758 | 752 | 177 | 671 | 3,370 | 2,859 |
| YoY (Free cash flow) | +174.51% | — | — | -262.14% | +0.80% | +324.86% | -73.62% | -80.09% | +17.87% | — |
| Depreciation & amortization | 375 | 451 | 568 | 828 | 929 | 1,212 | 1,566 | 1,812 | 2,056 | 2,128 |
| Stock-based compensation | 204 | 265 | 295 | 318 | 326 | 318 | 308 | 306 | 377 | 394 |
| Share repurchases | 2,592 | 149 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 563 | 591 | 0 |
| Dividends paid | 174 | 44 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 595 | 584 | 593 | 574 |
| Dividends per share | 0.50 | 0.10 | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Key financials (annual, 10-K)
Values as reported in each fiscal year's Form 10-K (XBRL data on SEC EDGAR); growth and ratios are computed from those values. Revenue is the total revenue figure the company tagged (omitted when the only figure tagged is evidently partial, e.g. below net income); growth is only shown between consecutive ~12-month fiscal years reported with the same revenue measure. Per-share figures and share counts are as reported and not adjusted for later stock splits. — = not reported.
Filing timeline
- 10-QQuarterly report· Oct 2, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 8-KCurrent report· Oct 22, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 2.02Results of operations
- 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
- DEF 14AProxy statement· Nov 20, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 8-KCurrent report· Sep 14, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 7.01Regulation FD disclosure
- 8.01Other events
- 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
- 8-K/ACurrent report (amendment)· Aug 26, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 3.02Unregistered sale of equity
- 8-KCurrent report· Aug 26, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 3.02Unregistered sale of equity
- 8.01Other events
- 10-KAnnual report· Jul 3, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 8-KCurrent report· Aug 5, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 2.02Results of operations
- 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
- 8-KCurrent report· Jun 11, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 8.01Other events
- 8-K/ACurrent report (amendment)· Jun 2, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
- 3.02Unregistered sale of equity
Peers (same SIC code)
| Ticker | Revenue (FY) | YoY | Net margin | ROE | F-Score | 5y revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNDKSandisk Corp | $20.2B | up 175.30% | 56.5% | 91.6% | — | |
| WDCWESTERN DIGITAL CORP (This company) | $12.9B | up 35.70% | 72.9% | 133.0% | 7/9 | |
| STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc | $12.2B | up 34.06% | 26.1% | 371.5% | 8/9 | |
| Peer median | $16.2B | up 104.68% | 41.3% | 231.6% | 8/9 | — |
Companies with the same 4-digit SIC code, ordered by latest revenue. The median excludes this company. — = not reported or not computable.
Frequently asked questions
What does WESTERN DIGITAL CORP do?
The SEC classifies WESTERN DIGITAL CORP under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 3572, "Computer Storage Devices". It is headquartered in San Jose, CA. It is incorporated in DE. In fiscal 2026 it reported revenue of $12.92B and net income of $9.42B in its annual 10-K report.
What was WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's revenue in 2026?
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP reported revenue of $12.92B for fiscal 2026, which ended Jul 3, 2026, up 35.7% from $9.52B in fiscal 2025, according to its annual 10-K report filed with the SEC on Aug 14, 2026.
What was WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's net income in 2026?
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP reported net income of $9.42B for fiscal 2026, a net margin of 72.9% of revenue.
Where is WESTERN DIGITAL CORP listed?
According to the SEC, WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's ticker WDC is listed on Nasdaq.
When does WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's fiscal year end?
According to the SEC, WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's fiscal year ends on July 3; its latest reported fiscal year (2026) ended Jul 3, 2026.
Source: SEC EDGAR · Last updated:
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