Western Digital (WDC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Shares Outstanding of 345 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 0.6% from 347 million a year earlier but up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q3 2009, Western Digital has reported Shares Outstanding for 70 quarters.
- Annual Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Western Digital's 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%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has run from a low of 310 million in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of 348 million in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for 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, Shares Outstanding for the three prior fiscal quarters was 342 million (Q3 2026), 341 million (Q2 2026) and 345 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 14.66 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 645.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 219.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 345.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 74.60 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 310.00 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();