Western Digital Cash Flow Statement
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Western Digital free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Western Digital generated $3.93 billion of operating cash flow and spent $418.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.51 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 27.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 174.5% from the prior year's $1.28 billion.
Western Digital returned $2.77 billion to shareholders: $174.0 million in dividends and $2.59 billion in share repurchases, equal to 79% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 20.2 times.
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Western Digital cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-07-03 | FY 20252025-06-27 | FY 20242024-06-28 | FY 20232023-06-30 | FY 20222022-07-01 | FY 20212021-07-02 | FY 20202020-07-03 | FY 20192019-06-28 | FY 20182018-06-29 | FY 20172017-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 9.42B | 1.89B | -798.00M | -1.68B | 1.55B | 821.00M | -250.00M | -754.00M | 675.00M | 397.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +398.89% | — | — | -208.93% | +88.31% | — | — | -211.70% | +70.03% | +64.05% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 375.00M | 451.00M | 568.00M | 828.00M | 929.00M | 1.21B | 1.57B | 1.81B | 2.06B | 2.13B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 204.00M | 265.00M | 295.00M | 318.00M | 326.00M | 318.00M | 308.00M | 306.00M | 377.00M | 394.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -405.00M | -389.00M | 229.00M | 335.00M | -451.00M | -157.00M | -680.00M | 24.00M | -874.00M | -237.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.93B | 1.69B | -294.00M | -408.00M | 1.88B | 1.90B | 824.00M | 1.55B | 4.21B | 3.44B |
| Capital Expenditures | -418.00M | -412.00M | -487.00M | -821.00M | -1.12B | -1.15B | -647.00M | -876.00M | -835.00M | -578.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -429.00M | 150.00M | -27.00M | -762.00M | -1.19B | -765.00M | 278.00M | -1.27B | -1.66B | -636.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -174.00M | -44.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -595.00M | -584.00M | -593.00M | -574.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -2.59B | -149.00M | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | -563.00M | -591.00M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 1.95B | 2.15B | 3.00B | 1.18B | 1.89B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.84B | 7.91B |
| Debt Repaid | -1.66B | -2.09B | -2.10B | -1.18B | -3.62B | -886.00M | -982.00M | -181.00M | -17.07B | -11.70B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.03B | -1.61B | 187.00M | 875.00M | -1.72B | -817.00M | -1.51B | -1.83B | -3.90B | -4.59B |
| Net Change in Cash | -535.00M | 235.00M | -144.00M | -304.00M | -1.04B | 322.00M | -407.00M | -1.55B | -1.35B | -1.80B |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.51B | 1.28B | -781.00M | -1.23B | 758.00M | 752.00M | 177.00M | 671.00M | 3.37B | 2.86B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Western Digital's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WDC's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?