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

Western Digital has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $294.0 million for Q2 2026.

• Research & Development for Q2 2026 came in at $294.0 million, up 20.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 14.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $994.0 million, up 4.63% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $294.0 million for Q2 2026 at Western Digital, up from $289.0 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.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $294.0 million (2025), against an average of $318.4 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 194.48% in 2023 and surged 147.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Western Digital's Research & Development stood at $523.0 million in 2022, then fell by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 49.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then soared by 30.67% to $294.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $294.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $294.0 million (Q2 2026), $289.0 million (Q1 2026), and $294.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.