Western Digital (WDC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 366 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 6.1% from 345 million a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 345 million, down 0.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Weighted Average Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Western Digital's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 347 million in FY2025 (+6.4%), 326 million in FY2024 (+2.5%), 318 million in FY2023 (+1.9%) and 312 million in FY2022 (+2.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with growth of 6.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 1.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for the three prior fiscal quarters was 345 million (Q4 2026), 342 million (Q3 2026) and 341 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 14.66 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 645.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 228.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 366.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 192.84 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 366.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 342.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 341.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 345.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 347.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 348.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 346.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 344.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 326.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 325.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 323.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 318.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 319.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 318.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 316.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 312.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 313.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 312.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();