Western Digital (WDC) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) has disclosed Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $289.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 28.44% to $289.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.1 billion through Jan 2026, up 9.33% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $994.0 million for FY2025, 4.63% up from the prior year.
- Research & Development hit $289.0 million in Q1 2026 for Western Digital, down from $294.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $598.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$565.0 million in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged $319.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $291.5 million in 2025.
- Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: tumbled 194.48% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 147.26% in 2024.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $523.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 49.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then surged by 30.67% to $294.0 million in 2025, then fell by 1.7% to $289.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Research & Development for WDC at $289.0 million in Q1 2026, $294.0 million in Q4 2025, and $262.0 million in Q2 2025.