Latest period
$381.00M
YoY change
-16.4%
5Y CAGR
-8.9%
Peak year (2022)
$1.11B
Cumulative CapEx
$15.07B
CapEx history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: $407.00M
CapEx growth chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: -16.4%
CapEx history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
| 2025 | $407.00M | -16.4% | −$80.00M | ||
| 2024 | $487.00M | -39.7% | −$320.00M | ||
| 2023 | $807.00M | -27.1% | −$300.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.11B | +10.4% | +$104.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.00B | +55.0% | +$356.00M | ||
| 2020 | $647.00M | -14.5% | −$110.00M | ||
| 2019 | $757.00M | -6.4% | −$52.00M | ||
| 2018 | $809.00M | +45.2% | +$252.00M | ||
| 2017 | $557.00M | -4.6% | −$27.00M | ||
| 2016 | $584.00M | -4.6% | −$28.00M | ||
| 2015 | $612.00M | -2.5% | −$16.00M | ||
| 2014 | $628.00M | -34.0% | −$324.00M | ||
| 2013 | $952.00M | +32.8% | +$235.00M | ||
| 2012 | $717.00M | -7.8% | −$61.00M | ||
| 2011 | $778.00M | +5.6% | +$41.00M | ||
| 2010 | $737.00M | +42.0% | +$218.00M | ||
| 2009 | $519.00M | -15.6% | −$96.00M | ||
| 2008 | $615.00M | +89.8% | +$291.00M | ||
| 2007 | $324.00M | +7.3% | +$22.10M | ||
| 2006 | $301.90M | +29.3% | +$68.50M | ||
| 2005 | $233.40M | +77.2% | +$101.70M | ||
| 2004 | $131.70M | +112.8% | +$69.80M | ||
| 2003 | $61.90M | +29.7% | +$14.16M | ||
| 2002 | $47.74M | -5.8% | −$2.94M | ||
| 2001 | $50.68M | +129.9% | +$28.64M | ||
| 2000 | $22.04M | -79.3% | −$84.56M | ||
| 1999 | $106.60M | -46.3% | −$92.00M | ||
| 1998 | $198.60M | +27.3% | +$42.60M | ||
| 1997 | $156.00M | +43.5% | +$47.30M | ||
| 1996 | $108.70M | +98.4% | +$53.90M | ||
| 1995 | $54.80M | +236.2% | +$38.50M | ||
| 1994 | $16.30M | -54.2% | −$19.30M | ||
| 1993 | $35.60M | +67.1% | +$14.30M | ||
| 1992 | $21.30M | -72.3% | −$55.60M | ||
| 1991 | $76.90M | -11.1% | −$9.60M | ||
| 1990 | $86.50M | — | — |
- 2025$407.00M-16.4%
- 2024$487.00M-39.7%
- 2023$807.00M-27.1%
- 2022$1.11B+10.4%
- 2021$1.00B+55.0%
- 2020$647.00M-14.5%
- 2019$757.00M-6.4%
- 2018$809.00M+45.2%
- 2017$557.00M-4.6%
- 2016$584.00M-4.6%
- 2015$612.00M-2.5%
- 2014$628.00M-34.0%
- 2013$952.00M+32.8%
- 2012$717.00M-7.8%
- 2011$778.00M+5.6%
- 2010$737.00M+42.0%
- 2009$519.00M-15.6%
- 2008$615.00M+89.8%
- 2007$324.00M+7.3%
- 2006$301.90M+29.3%
- 2005$233.40M+77.2%
- 2004$131.70M+112.8%
- 2003$61.90M+29.7%
- 2002$47.74M-5.8%
- 2001$50.68M+129.9%
- 2000$22.04M-79.3%
- 1999$106.60M-46.3%
- 1998$198.60M+27.3%
- 1997$156.00M+43.5%
- 1996$108.70M+98.4%
- 1995$54.80M+236.2%
- 1994$16.30M-54.2%
- 1993$35.60M+67.1%
- 1992$21.30M-72.3%
- 1991$76.90M-11.1%
- 1990$86.50M—
CapEx values are taken from Western Digital's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Western Digital (WDC)
According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $381.00M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Western Digital (WDC) CapEx totalled $407.00M – declined 16.4% year-over-year.
Western Digital CapEx compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -8.9%, with a net decline across the window.
Western Digital CapEx plunged from $1.11B in 2022 to $407.00M in 2025, a 63.2% drawdown.
Across the available history, CapEx reached its high of $1.11B in 2022 and its low of $16.30M in 1994.
Western Digital Capital Expenditures by Year
Western Digital Capital Expenditures 2025: $407.00M
Western Digital CapEx in 2025 was $407.00M, declined 16.4% below 2024.
Western Digital Capital Expenditures 2024: $487.00M
2024's CapEx for Western Digital came in at $487.00M, plunged 39.7% below 2023.
Western Digital Capital Expenditures 2023: $807.00M
Western Digital posted CapEx of $807.00M in 2023, declined 27.1% below 2022.
Western Digital Capital Expenditures 2022: $1.11B
In 2022, Western Digital reported CapEx of $1.11B, grew 10.4% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Capital Expenditures 2021: $1.00B
Western Digital CapEx in 2021 was $1.00B.
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