Western Digital (WDC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Retained Earnings of $9.27 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 386.8% from $1.9 billion a year earlier but down 7.3% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital's Retained Earnings came in at $10 billion.
- 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%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has run from a low of $521 million in fiscal Q3 2025 to a high of $10 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings increased in two of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 16.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with growth of 386.8%; 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 $10 billion (Q4 2026), $6.86 billion (Q3 2026) and $3.7 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 13.70 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 13.24 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.07 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 38.18 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 17.75 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | -4.74 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 9.27 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | -948.00 Mn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 7.65 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 9.27 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();