Western Digital (WDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Western Digital recorded annual Operating Expenses of $1.4 billion in FY2025, down 37.59% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in FY2024.
Western Digital's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for FY2025.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 219.74% year-over-year to $486.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 1.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, down 37.59% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $1.4 billion for FY2025 at Western Digital, down from $2.2 billion in the prior year.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $3.5 billion in FY2022 to a low of $1.4 billion in FY2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $2.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses sank 44.33% in 2023 and gained 12.22% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Western Digital's Operating Expenses stood at $3.3 billion in 2021, then rose by 5.51% to $3.5 billion in 2022, then slumped by 44.33% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then gained by 12.22% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 37.59% to $1.4 billion in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.4 billion, $2.2 billion, and $1.9 billion for FY2025, FY2024, and FY2023 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dell Technologies | 284.11 Bn | 272.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 14.56 Bn |
| 2 | Sandisk | 250.86 Bn | 247.12 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 200.57 Bn | 188.21 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 4 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 190.92 Bn | 189.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Western Digital | 181.67 Bn | 178.44 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Super Micro Computer | 27.56 Bn | 26.27 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - |
| 7 | Everpure | 26.12 Bn | 25.11 Bn | 740.09 Mn | 2.46 Bn |
| 8 | IonQ | 25.86 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 15.41 Mn | - |
| 9 | Hp | 25.04 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Logitech International | 17.89 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 483.28 Mn | 1.32 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 3.48 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 3.30 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2020 | 3.45 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 3.67 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 4.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.12 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2016 | 2.97 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2015 | 2.61 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2.57 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 3.10 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2010 | 876.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2009 | 818.00 Mn |