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Western Digital (WDC) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Western Digital's Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $289.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 28.44% year-over-year to $289.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $1.1 billion, up 93.95%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $994.0 million, 4.63% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $289.0 million at Western Digital, down from $294.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $598.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$565.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $291.5 million (2025), against an average of $292.7 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development plummeted 194.48% in 2023 before it soared 227.6% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $523.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 49.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 30.67% to $294.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.7% to $289.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WDC's Research & Development are $289.0 million (Q1 2026), $294.0 million (Q4 2025), and $262.0 million (Q2 2025).