Growth Metrics

Western Digital (WDC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Western Digital's Operating Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $472.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 36.02% year-over-year to $472.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $1.4 billion, up 11.66%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.4 billion, 37.59% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $472.0 million at Western Digital, up from $435.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $883.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$491.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $472.0 million (2024), against an average of $488.6 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses crashed 155.61% in 2023 before it surged 658.82% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $849.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 17.31% to $702.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 50.57% to $347.0 million in 2024, then grew by 25.36% to $435.0 million in 2025, then increased by 8.51% to $472.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WDC's Operating Expenses are $472.0 million (Q1 2026), $435.0 million (Q4 2025), and $387.0 million (Q2 2025).