Western Digital (WDC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Western Digital has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $294.0 million in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 20.0% year-over-year to $294.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 14.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $994.0 million, up 4.63% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $294.0 million in Q2 2026 per WDC's latest filing, from $289.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $598.0 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$565.0 million in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of $318.4 million and a median of $294.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development sank 194.48% in 2023, then jumped 147.26% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $523.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 49.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then surged by 30.67% to $294.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $294.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $294.0 million, $289.0 million, and $294.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.