Western Digital (WDC) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2024)
Western Digital (WDC) recorded Long-Term Investments of $278 million in fiscal Q2 2025 (quarter ended Dec 27, 2024), down 55.0% from $618 million a year earlier and down 49.3% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2024 (ended Jun 28, 2024), Western Digital reported Long-Term Investments of $500 million, down 18.8% from FY2023.
- Annual Long-Term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.2% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Investments came in at $616 million in FY2023 (+18.2%), $521 million in FY2022 (-16.1%), $621 million in FY2021 (-1.6%) and $631 million in FY2020 (+1.9%).
- The fiscal Q2 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Long-Term Investments in data going back to fiscal Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Investments rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Investments in the last five years was growth of 18.2% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 55.0% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $548 million (Q1 2025), $500 million (Q4 2024) and $543 million (Q3 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 80.21 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 2.22 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | 278.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 548.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 500.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 543.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 618.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 490.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 616.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 543.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 542.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 521.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 570.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 606.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 626.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 621.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 623.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 665.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2020 | 647.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2020 | 631.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2020 | 622.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Long-Term Investments 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=long-term-investments&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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=long-term-investments&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();