Western Digital (WDC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital's Ending Cash Balance came in at $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) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital's Ending Cash Balance was $1.58 billion, down 25.3% from FY2025.
- Ending Cash Balance carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Ending Cash Balance was $2.11 billion in FY2025 (+12.5%), $1.88 billion in FY2024 (-7.1%), $2.02 billion in FY2023 (-13.1%) and $2.33 billion in FY2022 (-30.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 83.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 41.0%).
- Business Quant data shows WDC's Ending Cash Balance at $1.58 billion (Q4 2026), $2.05 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.98 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,049.20 Bn | 4,794.67 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 36.31 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 370.55 Bn | 306.48 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.23 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 212.98 Bn | 162.18 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 210.77 Bn | 166.53 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 160.84 Bn | 95.38 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.77 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 120.56 Bn | 105.39 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 103.68 Bn | 98.53 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 95.17 Bn | 85.00 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.32 Bn | 37.20 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.28 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.70 Bn | 44.26 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 | 1.88 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 Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();