Western Digital Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Western Digital free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 3, 2026, Western Digital generated $1.39 billion of operating cash flow and spent $108.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.28 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 34.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 89.8% from the prior year's $675.0 million.
Western Digital returned $726.0 million to shareholders: $54.0 million in dividends and $672.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 57% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 23.7 times.
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Western Digital cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q4 20262026-07-03 | Q3 20262026-04-03 | Q2 20262026-01-02 | Q1 20262025-10-03 | Q4 20252025-06-27 | Q3 20252025-03-28 | Q2 20252024-12-27 | Q1 20252024-09-27 | Q4 20242024-06-28 | Q3 20242024-03-29 | Q2 20242023-12-29 | Q1 20242023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.19B | 3.21B | 1.84B | 1.18B | 282.00M | 520.00M | 594.00M | 493.00M | 39.00M | 135.00M | -287.00M | -685.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +1032.98% | +516.35% | +210.10% | +139.76% | +623.08% | +285.19% | — | — | — | — | — | -1557.45% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 99.00M | — | 92.00M | 88.00M | 86.00M | 110.00M | 120.00M | 135.00M | 138.00M | 140.00M | 143.00M | 147.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 45.00M | 53.00M | 53.00M | 53.00M | 45.00M | 59.00M | 77.00M | 84.00M | 69.00M | 77.00M | 72.00M | 77.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -251.00M | -161.00M | -250.00M | 257.00M | -42.00M | -155.00M | 113.00M | -305.00M | 47.00M | -428.00M | 174.00M | 436.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.39B | 1.12B | 745.00M | 672.00M | 746.00M | 508.00M | 403.00M | 34.00M | 366.00M | 58.00M | -92.00M | -626.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -108.00M | -145.00M | -92.00M | -73.00M | -71.00M | -129.00M | -116.00M | -96.00M | -116.00M | -97.00M | -150.00M | -124.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -111.00M | -145.00M | -116.00M | -57.00M | -70.00M | 142.00M | 123.00M | -45.00M | -58.00M | 7.00M | -60.00M | 84.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -54.00M | -43.00M | -43.00M | -34.00M | -44.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Share Repurchases | -672.00M | -752.00M | -615.00M | -553.00M | -149.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Issued | 450.00M | 1.50B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00B | 0 | 150.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -100.00M | -1.50B | -32.00M | -31.00M | -1.84B | -32.00M | -37.00M | -188.00M | -837.00M | -929.00M | -338.00M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.75B | -902.00M | -703.00M | -678.00M | -2.04B | 533.00M | -1.00M | -102.00M | -319.00M | -645.00M | 597.00M | 554.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -471.00M | 75.00M | -73.00M | -66.00M | -1.36B | 1.19B | 586.00M | -174.00M | -15.00M | -587.00M | 449.00M | 9.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.28B | 978.00M | 653.00M | 599.00M | 675.00M | 379.00M | 287.00M | -62.00M | 250.00M | -39.00M | -242.00M | -750.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Western Digital's cash flow statement, from Q4 2026 back to Q1 2024, 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?