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

Western Digital (WDC) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported 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.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $598.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$565.0 million in Q2 2023.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $318.4 million, with a median of $294.0 million recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development tumbled 194.48% in 2023 and soared 147.26% in 2024.
• Western Digital's Research & Development stood at $523.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.11% to $444.0 million in 2023, then plunged 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.
• Business Quant data shows WDC's Research & Development at $294.0 million in Q2 2026, $289.0 million in Q1 2026, and $294.0 million in Q4 2025.