Western Digital (WDC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Retained Earnings of $10 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), compared with $762 million a year earlier and up 45.8% from the prior quarter.
Western Digital (WDC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Western Digital has reported Retained Earnings for 69 quarters.
- Annual Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Western Digital's Retained Earnings was $762 million in FY2025 (-88.8%), $6.78 billion in FY2024 (-10.5%), $7.57 billion in FY2023 (-16.2%) and $9.04 billion in FY2022 (+19.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 46.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 29.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a decline of 92.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior fiscal quarters was $6.86 billion (Q3 2026), $3.7 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.9 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 11.33 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.07 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 11.68 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.65 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -5.91 Bn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 34.88 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -7.80 Bn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | -948.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 10.00 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 6.86 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 3.70 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 762.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 521.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 7.86 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.27 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 6.78 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 6.74 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 6.60 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 6.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.14 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 8.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.16 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 9.04 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.71 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 8.15 Bn |
Western Digital Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "WDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();