Latest period
376M
YoY change
+10.1%
5Y CAGR
+3.8%
Peak year (FY2025)
359M
Latest annual
359M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 359M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +10.1%
Shares Outstanding history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
| FY2025 | 359M | +10.1% | +33M | ||
| FY2024 | 326M | +2.5% | +8M | ||
| FY2023 | 318M | +0.6% | +2M | ||
| FY2022 | 316M | +2.3% | +7M | ||
| FY2021 | 309M | +3.7% | +11M | ||
| FY2020 | 298M | +2.1% | +6M | ||
| FY2019 | 292M | -4.9% | -15M | ||
| FY2018 | 307M | +3.7% | +11M | ||
| FY2017 | 296M | +22.3% | +54M | ||
| FY2016 | 242M | +2.1% | +5M | ||
| FY2015 | 237M | -2.1% | -5M | ||
| FY2014 | 242M | -1.6% | -4M | ||
| FY2013 | 246M | +0.4% | +1M | ||
| FY2012 | 245M | +4.3% | +10M | ||
| FY2011 | 235M | +0.9% | +2M | ||
| FY2010 | 233M | +3.1% | +7M | ||
| FY2009 | 226M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2008 | 226M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2007 | 226M | +0.9% | +2M | ||
| FY2006 | 224M | +2.9% | +6.22M | ||
| FY2005 | 218M | +0.3% | +676K | ||
| FY2004 | 217M | +3.7% | +7.79M | ||
| FY2003 | 209M | +8.1% | +15.6M | ||
| FY2002 | 194M | +17.3% | +28.5M | ||
| FY2001 | 165M | +41.2% | +48.2M | ||
| FY2000 | 117M | +30.7% | +27.5M | ||
| FY1999 | 89.5M | +2.2% | +1.95M | ||
| FY1998 | 87.5M | -6.5% | -6.04M | ||
| FY1997 | 93.6M | -2.5% | -2.37M | ||
| FY1996 | 95.9M | -6.7% | -6.9M | ||
| FY1995 | 103M | +12.6% | +11.5M | ||
| FY1994 | 91.4M | +45.6% | +28.6M | ||
| FY1993 | 62.8M | +7.6% | +4.43M | ||
| FY1992 | 58.3M | -0.0% | -27.8K | ||
| FY1991 | 58.3M | -1.1% | -677K | ||
| FY1990 | 59M | +1.5% | +889K | ||
| FY1989 | 58.1M | +2.8% | +1.56M | ||
| FY1988 | 56.6M | +9.7% | +5.01M | ||
| FY1987 | 51.6M | +27.7% | +11.2M | ||
| FY1986 | 40.4M | — | — |
- FY2025359M+10.1%
- FY2024326M+2.5%
- FY2023318M+0.6%
- FY2022316M+2.3%
- FY2021309M+3.7%
- FY2020298M+2.1%
- FY2019292M-4.9%
- FY2018307M+3.7%
- FY2017296M+22.3%
- FY2016242M+2.1%
- FY2015237M-2.1%
- FY2014242M-1.6%
- FY2013246M+0.4%
- FY2012245M+4.3%
- FY2011235M+0.9%
- FY2010233M+3.1%
- FY2009226M0.0%
- FY2008226M0.0%
- FY2007226M+0.9%
- FY2006224M+2.9%
- FY2005218M+0.3%
- FY2004217M+3.7%
- FY2003209M+8.1%
- FY2002194M+17.3%
- FY2001165M+41.2%
- FY2000117M+30.7%
- FY199989.5M+2.2%
- FY199887.5M-6.5%
- FY199793.6M-2.5%
- FY199695.9M-6.7%
- FY1995103M+12.6%
- FY199491.4M+45.6%
- FY199362.8M+7.6%
- FY199258.3M-0.0%
- FY199158.3M-1.1%
- FY199059M+1.5%
- FY198958.1M+2.8%
- FY198856.6M+9.7%
- FY198751.6M+27.7%
- FY198640.4M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Western Digital (WDC)
According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 376M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Western Digital (WDC) diluted shares outstanding is 359M – grew 10.1% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Western Digital diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of +3.8% – sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 359M, reached in 2025; the historical low of 40.4M was recorded in 1986.
Western Digital Shares Outstanding by Year
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 2025: 359M
Western Digital diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 359M, grew 10.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 2024: 326M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Western Digital came in at 326M, edged up 2.5% from 2023.
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 2023: 318M
Western Digital posted diluted shares outstanding of 318M in 2023, edged up 0.6% from 2022.
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 2022: 316M
In 2022, Western Digital reported diluted shares outstanding of 316M, edged up 2.3% from 2021.
Western Digital Shares Outstanding 2021: 309M
Western Digital diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 309M.
See more financial history for Western Digital (WDC).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Technology peers of Western Digital (WDC), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
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| 15B | |
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