Latest period
$1.12B
YoY change
-675.2%
5Y CAGR
+15.5%
Peak year (2018)
$4.21B
Latest annual
$1.69B
Operating Cash Flow history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: $1.69B
Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
Latest: -675.2%
Operating Cash Flow history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1990 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.69B | -675.2% | +$1.99B | ||
| 2024 | −$294.00M | -27.9% | +$114.00M | ||
| 2023 | −$408.00M | -121.7% | −$2.29B | ||
| 2022 | $1.88B | -0.9% | −$18.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.90B | +130.3% | +$1.07B | ||
| 2020 | $824.00M | -46.7% | −$723.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.55B | -63.2% | −$2.66B | ||
| 2018 | $4.21B | +22.3% | +$768.00M | ||
| 2017 | $3.44B | +73.3% | +$1.45B | ||
| 2016 | $1.98B | -11.6% | −$259.00M | ||
| 2015 | $2.24B | -20.4% | −$574.00M | ||
| 2014 | $2.82B | -9.7% | −$303.00M | ||
| 2013 | $3.12B | +1.7% | +$52.00M | ||
| 2012 | $3.07B | +85.3% | +$1.41B | ||
| 2011 | $1.66B | -14.8% | −$287.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.94B | +48.8% | +$637.00M | ||
| 2009 | $1.30B | -6.7% | −$94.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.40B | +126.4% | +$781.00M | ||
| 2007 | $618.00M | +53.9% | +$216.50M | ||
| 2006 | $401.50M | -12.9% | −$59.20M | ||
| 2005 | $460.70M | +142.5% | +$270.70M | ||
| 2004 | $190.00M | -32.3% | −$90.80M | ||
| 2003 | $280.80M | +239.3% | +$198.05M | ||
| 2002 | $82.75M | -180.1% | +$186.07M | ||
| 2001 | −$103.32M | -32.0% | +$48.64M | ||
| 2000 | −$151.96M | +8.9% | −$12.46M | ||
| 1999 | −$139.50M | +257.7% | −$100.50M | ||
| 1998 | −$39.00M | -115.3% | −$293.20M | ||
| 1997 | $254.20M | +336.0% | +$195.90M | ||
| 1996 | $58.30M | -51.9% | −$63.00M | ||
| 1995 | $121.30M | -32.2% | −$57.50M | ||
| 1994 | $178.80M | +219.9% | +$122.90M | ||
| 1993 | $55.90M | +1593.9% | +$52.60M | ||
| 1992 | $3.30M | -132.4% | +$13.50M | ||
| 1991 | −$10.20M | -109.5% | −$117.50M | ||
| 1990 | $107.30M | — | — |
- 2025$1.69B-675.2%
- 2024−$294.00M-27.9%
- 2023−$408.00M-121.7%
- 2022$1.88B-0.9%
- 2021$1.90B+130.3%
- 2020$824.00M-46.7%
- 2019$1.55B-63.2%
- 2018$4.21B+22.3%
- 2017$3.44B+73.3%
- 2016$1.98B-11.6%
- 2015$2.24B-20.4%
- 2014$2.82B-9.7%
- 2013$3.12B+1.7%
- 2012$3.07B+85.3%
- 2011$1.66B-14.8%
- 2010$1.94B+48.8%
- 2009$1.30B-6.7%
- 2008$1.40B+126.4%
- 2007$618.00M+53.9%
- 2006$401.50M-12.9%
- 2005$460.70M+142.5%
- 2004$190.00M-32.3%
- 2003$280.80M+239.3%
- 2002$82.75M-180.1%
- 2001−$103.32M-32.0%
- 2000−$151.96M+8.9%
- 1999−$139.50M+257.7%
- 1998−$39.00M-115.3%
- 1997$254.20M+336.0%
- 1996$58.30M-51.9%
- 1995$121.30M-32.2%
- 1994$178.80M+219.9%
- 1993$55.90M+1593.9%
- 1992$3.30M-132.4%
- 1991−$10.20M-109.5%
- 1990$107.30M—
Operating 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 Operating Cash Flow at Western Digital (WDC)
Operating Cash Flow for Western Digital (WDC): headline value $1.12B · YoY -675.2%. 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 .
2025's annual operating cash flow for Western Digital (WDC) came in at $1.69B – plunged 675.2% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Western Digital operating cash flow delivered a +15.5% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2018 and 2025, Western Digital operating cash flow plunged 59.8%, falling from $4.21B to $1.69B.
$4.21B stands as the all-time-high annual operating cash flow, posted in 2018, against a low of −$408.00M during 2023.
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow by Year
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow 2025: $1.69B
2025's operating cash flow for Western Digital came in at $1.69B, plunged 675.2% below 2024.
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow 2024: −$294.00M
Western Digital posted operating cash flow of −$294.00M in 2024, declined 27.9% below 2023.
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow 2023: −$408.00M
In 2023, Western Digital reported operating cash flow of −$408.00M, plunged 121.7% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow 2022: $1.88B
Western Digital operating cash flow in 2022 was $1.88B, edged down 0.9% below 2021.
Western Digital Operating Cash Flow 2021: $1.90B
Western Digital operating cash flow in 2021 was $1.90B.
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