Latest period
$2.90B
YoY change
-264.4%
5Y CAGR
+48.6%
Peak year (2018)
$3.40B
Latest annual
$1.28B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: $1.28B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: -264.4%
Free Cash Flow history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.28B | -264.4% | +$2.06B | ||
| 2024 | −$781.00M | -35.7% | +$434.00M | ||
| 2023 | −$1.22B | -257.2% | −$1.99B | ||
| 2022 | $773.00M | -13.6% | −$122.00M | ||
| 2021 | $895.00M | +405.6% | +$718.00M | ||
| 2020 | $177.00M | -77.6% | −$613.00M | ||
| 2019 | $790.00M | -76.7% | −$2.61B | ||
| 2018 | $3.40B | +17.9% | +$516.00M | ||
| 2017 | $2.88B | +105.9% | +$1.48B | ||
| 2016 | $1.40B | -14.2% | −$231.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.63B | -25.5% | −$558.00M | ||
| 2014 | $2.19B | +1.0% | +$21.00M | ||
| 2013 | $2.17B | -7.8% | −$183.00M | ||
| 2012 | $2.35B | +168.0% | +$1.47B | ||
| 2011 | $877.00M | -27.2% | −$328.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.21B | +53.3% | +$419.00M | ||
| 2009 | $786.00M | +0.3% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2008 | $784.00M | +166.7% | +$490.00M | ||
| 2007 | $294.00M | +195.2% | +$194.40M | ||
| 2006 | $99.60M | -56.2% | −$127.70M | ||
| 2005 | $227.30M | +289.9% | +$169.00M | ||
| 2004 | $58.30M | -73.4% | −$160.60M | ||
| 2003 | $218.90M | +525.3% | +$183.89M | ||
| 2002 | $35.01M | -122.7% | +$189.01M | ||
| 2001 | −$154.00M | -11.5% | +$20.00M | ||
| 2000 | −$174.01M | -29.3% | +$72.09M | ||
| 1999 | −$246.10M | +3.6% | −$8.50M | ||
| 1998 | −$237.60M | -342.0% | −$335.80M | ||
| 1997 | $98.20M | -294.8% | +$148.60M | ||
| 1996 | −$50.40M | -175.8% | −$116.90M | ||
| 1995 | $66.50M | -59.1% | −$96.00M | ||
| 1994 | $162.50M | +700.5% | +$142.20M | ||
| 1993 | $20.30M | -212.8% | +$38.30M | ||
| 1992 | −$18.00M | -79.3% | +$69.10M | ||
| 1991 | −$87.10M | -518.8% | −$107.90M | ||
| 1990 | $20.80M | — | — |
- 2025$1.28B-264.4%
- 2024−$781.00M-35.7%
- 2023−$1.22B-257.2%
- 2022$773.00M-13.6%
- 2021$895.00M+405.6%
- 2020$177.00M-77.6%
- 2019$790.00M-76.7%
- 2018$3.40B+17.9%
- 2017$2.88B+105.9%
- 2016$1.40B-14.2%
- 2015$1.63B-25.5%
- 2014$2.19B+1.0%
- 2013$2.17B-7.8%
- 2012$2.35B+168.0%
- 2011$877.00M-27.2%
- 2010$1.21B+53.3%
- 2009$786.00M+0.3%
- 2008$784.00M+166.7%
- 2007$294.00M+195.2%
- 2006$99.60M-56.2%
- 2005$227.30M+289.9%
- 2004$58.30M-73.4%
- 2003$218.90M+525.3%
- 2002$35.01M-122.7%
- 2001−$154.00M-11.5%
- 2000−$174.01M-29.3%
- 1999−$246.10M+3.6%
- 1998−$237.60M-342.0%
- 1997$98.20M-294.8%
- 1996−$50.40M-175.8%
- 1995$66.50M-59.1%
- 1994$162.50M+700.5%
- 1993$20.30M-212.8%
- 1992−$18.00M-79.3%
- 1991−$87.10M-518.8%
- 1990$20.80M—
Free Cash Flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Western Digital (WDC)
Free Cash Flow for Western Digital (WDC): headline value $2.90B · YoY -264.4%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Western Digital (WDC) reported free cash flow of $1.28B – plunged 264.4% year-over-year.
Western Digital free cash flow has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +48.6% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Western Digital free cash flow peaked at $3.40B in 2018; the latest annual figure is $1.28B in 2025 (62.2% below peak).
The highest annual free cash flow of $3.40B was reported in 2018. The lowest in the available history was −$1.22B in 2023.
Western Digital Free Cash Flow by Year
Western Digital Free Cash Flow 2025: $1.28B
Western Digital posted free cash flow of $1.28B in 2025, plunged 264.4% below 2024.
Western Digital Free Cash Flow 2024: −$781.00M
In 2024, Western Digital reported free cash flow of −$781.00M, plunged 35.7% below 2023.
Western Digital Free Cash Flow 2023: −$1.22B
Western Digital free cash flow in 2023 was −$1.22B, plunged 257.2% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Free Cash Flow 2022: $773.00M
2022's free cash flow for Western Digital came in at $773.00M, declined 13.6% below 2021.
Western Digital Free Cash Flow 2021: $895.00M
Western Digital free cash flow in 2021 was $895.00M.
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