TTM
$3.63B
YoY change
-679.2%
5Y CAGR
+47.4%
Peak year (2018)
$3.62B
Cumulative operating income
$25.68B
Operating Income history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: $2.33B
Operating Income growth chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: -679.2%
Operating Income history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | $2.33B | -679.2% | +$2.74B | ||
| 2024 | −$403.00M | -26.5% | +$145.00M | ||
| 2023 | −$548.00M | -122.9% | −$2.94B | ||
| 2022 | $2.39B | +96.0% | +$1.17B | ||
| 2021 | $1.22B | +264.2% | +$885.00M | ||
| 2020 | $335.00M | +285.1% | +$248.00M | ||
| 2019 | $87.00M | -97.6% | −$3.53B | ||
| 2018 | $3.62B | +85.1% | +$1.66B | ||
| 2017 | $1.95B | +319.3% | +$1.49B | ||
| 2016 | $466.00M | -71.1% | −$1.15B | ||
| 2015 | $1.61B | -10.1% | −$180.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.79B | +41.5% | +$525.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.27B | -28.5% | −$505.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.77B | +126.8% | +$990.00M | ||
| 2011 | $781.00M | -48.8% | −$744.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.52B | +193.8% | +$1.01B | ||
| 2009 | $519.00M | -48.4% | −$487.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.01B | +142.4% | +$591.00M | ||
| 2007 | $415.00M | +13.4% | +$49.00M | ||
| 2006 | $366.00M | +88.0% | +$171.30M | ||
| 2005 | $194.70M | +26.8% | +$41.20M | ||
| 2004 | $153.50M | -17.8% | −$33.30M | ||
| 2003 | $186.80M | +268.6% | +$136.12M | ||
| 2002 | $50.68M | -336.0% | +$72.15M | ||
| 2001 | −$21.48M | -93.9% | +$332.40M | ||
| 2000 | −$353.88M | -14.9% | +$62.02M | ||
| 1999 | −$415.90M | +40.6% | −$120.10M | ||
| 1998 | −$295.80M | -198.1% | −$597.40M | ||
| 1997 | $301.60M | +289.7% | +$224.20M | ||
| 1996 | $77.40M | -41.8% | −$55.60M | ||
| 1995 | $133.00M | +44.7% | +$41.10M | ||
| 1994 | $91.90M | -1019.0% | +$101.90M | ||
| 1993 | −$10.00M | -85.1% | +$57.00M | ||
| 1992 | −$67.00M | +85.1% | −$30.80M | ||
| 1991 | −$36.20M | -190.7% | −$76.10M | ||
| 1990 | $39.90M | -32.1% | −$18.90M | ||
| 1989 | $58.80M | +3.3% | +$1.90M | ||
| 1988 | $56.90M | -2.4% | −$1.40M | ||
| 1987 | $58.30M | +90.5% | +$27.70M | ||
| 1986 | $30.60M | — | — |
- 2025$2.33B-679.2%
- 2024−$403.00M-26.5%
- 2023−$548.00M-122.9%
- 2022$2.39B+96.0%
- 2021$1.22B+264.2%
- 2020$335.00M+285.1%
- 2019$87.00M-97.6%
- 2018$3.62B+85.1%
- 2017$1.95B+319.3%
- 2016$466.00M-71.1%
- 2015$1.61B-10.1%
- 2014$1.79B+41.5%
- 2013$1.27B-28.5%
- 2012$1.77B+126.8%
- 2011$781.00M-48.8%
- 2010$1.52B+193.8%
- 2009$519.00M-48.4%
- 2008$1.01B+142.4%
- 2007$415.00M+13.4%
- 2006$366.00M+88.0%
- 2005$194.70M+26.8%
- 2004$153.50M-17.8%
- 2003$186.80M+268.6%
- 2002$50.68M-336.0%
- 2001−$21.48M-93.9%
- 2000−$353.88M-14.9%
- 1999−$415.90M+40.6%
- 1998−$295.80M-198.1%
- 1997$301.60M+289.7%
- 1996$77.40M-41.8%
- 1995$133.00M+44.7%
- 1994$91.90M-1019.0%
- 1993−$10.00M-85.1%
- 1992−$67.00M+85.1%
- 1991−$36.20M-190.7%
- 1990$39.90M-32.1%
- 1989$58.80M+3.3%
- 1988$56.90M-2.4%
- 1987$58.30M+90.5%
- 1986$30.60M—
Operating Income values are taken from Western Digital's reported income 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 Income at Western Digital (WDC)
According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $3.63B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
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) operating income totalled $2.33B – plunged 679.2% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Western Digital operating income produced a CAGR of +47.4% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2018 and 2025, Western Digital operating income plunged 35.5%, falling from $3.62B to $2.33B.
Across the available history, operating income reached its high of $3.62B in 2018 and its low of −$548.00M in 2023.
Western Digital Operating Income by Year
Western Digital Operating Income 2025: $2.33B
Western Digital operating income in 2025 was $2.33B, plunged 679.2% below 2024.
Western Digital Operating Income 2024: −$403.00M
2024's operating income for Western Digital came in at −$403.00M, declined 26.5% below 2023.
Western Digital Operating Income 2023: −$548.00M
Western Digital posted operating income of −$548.00M in 2023, plunged 122.9% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Operating Income 2022: $2.39B
In 2022, Western Digital reported operating income of $2.39B, surged 96.0% from 2021.
Western Digital Operating Income 2021: $1.22B
Western Digital operating income in 2021 was $1.22B.
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