Western Digital (WDC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) reported Cash & Equivalents of $1.31 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), down 35.8% from $2.05 billion a year earlier and down 16.8% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.58 billion, down 25.3% from FY2025.
- Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $2.11 billion in FY2025 (+36.3%), $1.55 billion in FY2024 (-23.3%), $2.02 billion in FY2023 (-13.1%) and $2.33 billion in FY2022 (-30.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 83.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 41.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $1.58 billion (Q4 2026), $2.05 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.98 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 36.31 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 7.78 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.77 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 1.58 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 1.98 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.48 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.71 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 2.33 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.53 Bn |
API Access
Western Digital Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "WDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();