Western Digital (WDC) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Western Digital's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $994.0 million for FY2025.

• In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 20.0% year-over-year to $294.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 14.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $994.0 million, up 4.63% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $994.0 million for FY2025 at Western Digital, up from $950.0 million in the prior year.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.3 billion in FY2022 to a low of $950.0 million in FY2024.
• A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of $994.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 57.55% in 2023 and climbed 4.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Western Digital's Research & Development stood at $2.2 billion in 2021, then gained by 3.57% to $2.3 billion in 2022, then slumped by 57.55% to $986.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.65% to $950.0 million in 2024, then grew by 4.63% to $994.0 million in 2025.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $994.0 million, $950.0 million, and $986.0 million for FY2025, FY2024, and FY2023 respectively.

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