Western Digital (WDC) Research & Development: 2009-2025
Historic Research & Development for Western Digital (WDC) over the last 17 years, with Oct 2025 value amounting to $294.0 million.
- Western Digital's Research & Development rose 12.21% to $294.0 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was $1.3 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 7.15%. This contributed to the annual value of $994.0 million for FY2025, which is 4.63% up from last year.
- Per Western Digital's latest filing, its Research & Development stood at $294.0 million for Q4 2025, which was up 12.21% from $262.0 million recorded in Q2 2025.
- Western Digital's 5-year Research & Development high stood at $598.0 million for Q3 2021, and its period low was -$565.0 million during Q2 2023.
- In the last 3 years, Western Digital's Research & Development had a median value of $267.0 million in 2024 and averaged $260.1 million.
- Per our database at Business Quant, Western Digital's Research & Development crashed by 194.48% in 2023 and then spiked by 147.26% in 2024.
- Quarterly analysis of 5 years shows Western Digital's Research & Development stood at $575.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 9.04% to $523.0 million in 2022, then declined by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 13.06% to $502.0 million in 2024, then rose by 12.21% to $294.0 million in 2025.
- Its last three reported values are $294.0 million in Q4 2025, $262.0 million for Q2 2025, and $245.0 million during Q1 2025.