Western Digital (WDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Western Digital's (WDC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $486.0 million in Q2 2026, up 219.74% year-on-year from $152.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 2.97% quarter-over-quarter from $472.0 million in Q1 2026.

Western Digital (WDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Western Digital has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $486.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $486.0 million, up 219.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 1.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 37.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $486.0 million for Q2 2026 at Western Digital, up from $472.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $883.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$491.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $486.0 million (2026), against an average of $531.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 155.61% in 2023 and jumped 260.49% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Western Digital's Operating Expenses stood at $849.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 17.31% to $702.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 50.57% to $347.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 25.36% to $435.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 11.72% to $486.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $486.0 million (Q2 2026), $472.0 million (Q1 2026), and $435.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Dell Technologies 266.21 Bn 254.69 Bn 6.73 Bn 3.64 Bn
2 Sandisk 230.78 Bn 227.04 Bn 4.66 Bn 551.00 Mn
3 Arista Networks 194.03 Bn 181.67 Bn 1.68 Bn 519.00 Mn
4 Seagate Technology Holdings 183.90 Bn 182.75 Bn 1.45 Bn 2.11 Bn
5 Western Digital 175.01 Bn 171.77 Bn 1.68 Bn 486.00 Mn
6 Super Micro Computer 24.90 Bn 23.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 392.81 Mn
7 Everpure 23.71 Bn 22.70 Bn 740.09 Mn 652.89 Mn
8 Hp 23.64 Bn 19.93 Bn 3.02 Bn 2.40 Bn
9 IonQ 20.37 Bn 18.35 Bn 15.41 Mn 336.18 Mn
10 Logitech International 16.58 Bn 14.83 Bn 483.28 Mn 347.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 486.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2026 472.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2025 435.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 387.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 152.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 347.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 472.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 788.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 425.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 702.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 695.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -491.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 758.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 849.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 823.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 883.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 857.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 856.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 887.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 891.00 Mn