WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-07-03: from running the business, $3.93B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-07-03: from investing, $429.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-07-03: from financing, $4.03B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-07-03: change in cash, $535.00M went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-07-03 | $3.93B | -$429.00M | -$2.59B | -$174.00M | -$1.66B | $1.95B | | | -$1.55B* | -$535.00M |
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| 2025-06-27 | $1.69B | $150.00M | -$149.00M | -$44.00M | -$2.09B | $2.15B | | | -$1.48B* | $235.00M |
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| 2024-06-28 | -$294.00M | -$27.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$2.10B | $3.00B | | | -$709.00M* | -$144.00M |
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| 2023-06-30 | -$408.00M | -$762.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$1.18B | $1.18B | $0.00* | | $875.00M* | -$304.00M |
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| 2022-07-01 | $1.88B | -$1.19B | | | -$3.62B | | $1.89B | | $9.00M* | -$1.04B |
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| 2021-07-02 | $1.90B | -$765.00M | | | | | -$886.00M* | | $69.00M* | $322.00M |
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| 2020-07-03 | $824.00M | $278.00M | $0.00 | -$595.00M | -$982.00M | $0.00 | | | $69.00M* | -$407.00M |
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| 2019-06-28 | $1.55B | -$1.27B | -$563.00M | -$584.00M | -$181.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00* | -$501.00M* | -$1.55B |
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| 2018-06-29 | $4.21B | -$1.66B | -$591.00M | -$593.00M | -$17.07B | $13.84B | | $0.00* | $518.00M* | -$1.35B |
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| 2017-06-30 | $3.44B | -$636.00M | $0.00 | -$574.00M | -$11.70B | | $0.00* | $119.00M* | $7.56B* | -$1.80B |
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| 2016-07-01 | $1.98B | -$9.61B | -$60.00M | -$464.00M | -$2.31B | | | $7.00M* | $13.58B* | $3.13B |
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| 2015-07-03 | $2.24B | -$953.00M | -$970.00M | -$396.00M | -$125.00M | | $0.00* | $19.00M* | $403.00M* | $220.00M |
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| 2014-06-27 | $2.82B | -$1.94B | -$816.00M | -$259.00M | -$2.52B | | $0.00* | $60.00M* | $3.15B* | $495.00M |
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| 2013-06-28 | $3.12B | -$970.00M | -$842.00M | -$181.00M | -$230.00M | | | $45.00M | $160.00M* | $1.10B |
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| 2012-06-29 | $3.07B | -$4.17B | -$604.00M | $0.00 | -$908.00M | | | $82.00M | $2.25B* | -$282.00M |
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| 2011-07-01 | $1.66B | -$793.00M | -$50.00M* | | -$106.00M | | | | | $756.00M |
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| 2010-07-02 | $1.94B | -$986.00M | | | -$82.00M | | | $4.00M | $62.00M* | $940.00M |
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| 2009-07-03 | $1.30B | -$551.00M | -$36.00M | | -$27.00M | | | -$24.00M | $23.00M* | $690.00M |
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| 2008-06-27 | $1.40B | -$1.32B | -$60.00M | | -$1.02B | | | $89.00M | $1.32B* | $404.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-07-03 | $1.39B* | -$111.00M* | -$672.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$100.00M* | $450.00M* | | | -$1.37B* | |
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| 2026-04-03 | $1.12B* | -$145.00M* | -$752.00M* | -$43.00M* | -$1.50B* | $1.50B* | | | -$102.00M* | |
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| 2026-01-02 | $745.00M* | -$116.00M* | -$615.00M* | -$43.00M* | -$32.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$13.00M* | |
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| 2025-10-03 | $672.00M | -$57.00M | -$553.00M | -$34.00M | -$31.00M | $0.00 | | | -$60.00M* | -$66.00M |
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| 2025-06-27 | $746.00M* | -$70.00M* | -$149.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$1.84B* | $0.00* | | | -$12.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-28 | $508.00M* | $142.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$32.00M* | $2.00B* | $2.00B* | | -$3.44B* | |
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| 2024-12-27 | $403.00M* | $123.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$37.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $36.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-27 | $34.00M | -$45.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$188.00M | $150.00M | | | -$64.00M* | -$174.00M |
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| 2024-06-28 | $366.00M* | -$58.00M* | | | -$837.00M* | | $500.00M* | | $18.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-29 | $58.00M* | $7.00M* | | | -$929.00M* | | $300.00M* | | -$16.00M* | |
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| 2023-12-29 | -$92.00M* | -$60.00M* | | | -$338.00M* | | $1.60B* | | -$665.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-29 | -$626.00M | $84.00M | | | $0.00 | | $600.00M | | -$46.00M* | $9.00M |
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| 2023-06-30 | -$68.00M* | -$142.00M* | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $19.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | -$381.00M* | -$138.00M* | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $868.00M* | |
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| 2022-12-30 | $35.00M* | -$258.00M* | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $38.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $6.00M | -$224.00M | | | $0.00 | | $0.00* | | -$50.00M* | -$278.00M |
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| 2022-07-01 | $295.00M* | -$370.00M* | | | $1.95B* | -$2.10B* | -$150.00M* | | $205.00M* | |
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| 2022-04-01 | $398.00M* | -$253.00M* | | | -$3.15B* | $3.00B* | -$1.58B* | $0.00* | $1.56B* | |
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| 2021-12-31 | $666.00M* | -$257.00M* | | | -$2.21B* | | $0.00* | | $1.04B* | |
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| 2021-10-01 | $521.00M | -$312.00M | | | -$213.00M | | $0.00* | | -$76.00M* | -$80.00M |
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| 2021-07-02 | $994.00M* | -$203.00M* | | $0.00* | -$213.00M* | $0.00* | | | $58.00M* | |
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| 2021-04-02 | $116.00M* | -$126.00M* | | $0.00* | -$212.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | |
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| 2021-01-01 | $425.00M* | -$270.00M* | | $0.00* | -$248.00M* | | | | $51.00M* | |
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| 2020-10-02 | $363.00M | -$166.00M | | $0.00 | -$213.00M | | | | -$40.00M* | -$53.00M |
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| 2020-07-03 | $172.00M* | $86.00M* | $0.00* | -$150.00M* | -$63.00M* | | | | $59.00M* | |
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| 2020-04-03 | $142.00M* | $32.00M* | $0.00* | -$149.00M* | -$212.00M* | | | $0.00* | -$8.00M* | |
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| 2020-01-03 | $257.00M* | $126.00M* | $0.00* | -$149.00M* | -$388.00M* | | | $0.00* | $44.00M* | |
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| 2019-10-04 | $253.00M | $34.00M | $0.00 | -$147.00M | -$319.00M | | | $0.00 | -$26.00M* | -$207.00M |
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| 2019-06-28 | $169.00M* | -$230.00M* | $0.00* | -$146.00M* | -$68.00M* | | | $0.00* | $42.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-29 | $204.00M* | -$317.00M* | $0.00* | -$146.00M* | -$38.00M* | | $500.00M* | $0.00* | -$535.00M* | |
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| 2018-12-28 | $469.00M* | -$466.00M* | $0.00* | -$144.00M* | -$37.00M* | | | $0.00* | -$450.00M* | -$633.00M* |
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| 2018-09-28 | $705.00M | -$259.00M | -$563.00M | -$148.00M | -$38.00M | | | $0.00 | -$58.00M* | -$359.00M |
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| 2018-06-29 | $863.00M* | -$249.00M* | -$436.00M* | -$150.00M* | -$2.49B* | | | $0.00* | $2.52B* | $42.00M* |
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| 2018-03-30 | $1.03B* | -$399.00M* | -$155.00M* | -$148.00M* | -$10.47B* | | | $0.00* | $8.82B* | -$1.31B* |
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| 2017-12-29 | $1.18B* | -$629.00M* | $0.00* | -$148.00M* | -$4.05B* | | | $0.00* | $3.03B* | -$614.00M* |
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| 2017-09-29 | $1.13B | -$378.00M | $0.00 | -$147.00M | -$62.00M | | | $0.00* | -$15.00M* | $532.00M |
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| 2017-06-30 | $939.00M* | -$190.00M* | $0.00* | -$146.00M* | $482.00M* | | | $29.00M* | -$414.00M* | $702.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $998.00M* | -$130.00M* | $0.00* | -$144.00M* | -$3.92B* | | | $34.00M* | $3.88B* | $712.00M* |
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| 2016-12-30 | $1.06B* | -$114.00M* | $0.00* | -$142.00M* | -$12.00M* | | | $28.00M* | $52.00M* | $863.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $440.00M | -$202.00M | $0.00 | -$142.00M | -$8.24B | | | $28.00M* | $4.04B* | -$4.07B |
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| 2016-07-01 | $355.00M* | -$9.60B* | $0.00* | -$117.00M* | -$1.95B* | | -$125.00M* | $9.00M* | $13.69B* | $2.26B* |
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| 2016-04-01 | $485.00M* | $443.00M* | $0.00* | -$116.00M* | -$301.00M* | | | $4.00M* | $9.00M* | $524.00M* |
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| 2016-01-01 | $598.00M* | -$181.00M* | $0.00* | -$116.00M* | -$32.00M* | | | -$25.00M* | $38.00M* | $282.00M* |
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| 2015-10-02 | $545.00M | -$273.00M | -$60.00M | -$115.00M | -$31.00M | | | $19.00M | -$28.00M* | $57.00M |
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| 2015-07-03 | $488.00M* | -$241.00M* | -$198.00M* | -$116.00M* | -$31.00M* | | $0.00* | -$8.00M* | $318.00M* | $212.00M* |
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| 2015-04-03 | $684.00M* | -$458.00M* | -$240.00M* | -$93.00M* | -$31.00M* | | | $16.00M* | $32.00M* | -$90.00M* |
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| 2015-01-02 | $243.00M* | -$128.00M* | -$309.00M* | | -$32.00M* | | | -$9.00M* | -$22.00M* | -$257.00M* |
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| 2014-10-03 | $827.00M | -$126.00M | -$223.00M | -$94.00M | -$31.00M | | | $20.00M | -$18.00M* | $355.00M |
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| 2014-06-27 | $712.00M* | -$180.00M* | -$272.00M* | -$70.00M* | -$31.00M* | | | $19.00M* | $57.00M* | $235.00M* |
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| 2014-03-28 | $698.00M* | -$631.00M* | -$244.00M* | | -$2.37B* | | | $16.00M* | $2.45B* | -$86.00M* |
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| 2013-12-27 | $726.00M* | -$765.00M* | -$150.00M* | | -$57.00M* | | | $18.00M* | $14.00M* | -$214.00M* |
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| 2013-09-27 | $680.00M | -$360.00M | -$150.00M | -$59.00M | -$58.00M | | $500.00M | $7.00M | | $560.00M |
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| 2013-06-28 | $684.00M* | -$136.00M* | -$235.00M* | -$60.00M* | -$57.00M* | | | $6.00M* | $47.00M* | $249.00M* |
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| 2013-03-29 | $727.00M* | -$164.00M* | -$243.00M* | $0.00* | -$115.00M* | | | $4.00M* | $35.00M* | $244.00M* |
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| 2012-12-28 | $772.00M* | -$279.00M* | -$146.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $3.00M* | -$71.00M* | $279.00M* |
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| 2012-09-28 | $936.00M | -$391.00M | -$218.00M | $0.00 | -$58.00M | | $0.00 | $32.00M | $28.00M* | $329.00M |
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| 2012-06-29 | $1.13B* | -$233.00M* | | | -$558.00M* | | | $60.00M* | -$572.00M* | -$169.00M* |
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| 2012-03-30 | $1.21B* | -$3.68B* | | | -$287.00M* | | | $20.00M* | $2.20B* | -$547.00M* |
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| 2011-12-30 | $378.00M* | -$119.00M* | | | -$32.00M* | | | $1.00M* | $21.00M* | $249.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $352.00M | -$134.00M | | | -$31.00M | | | $1.00M | -$3.00M* | $185.00M |
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| 2011-07-01 | $447.00M* | -$168.00M* | $0.00* | | -$31.00M* | | | | $12.00M* | $260.00M* |
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| 2011-04-01 | $313.00M* | -$175.00M* | $0.00* | | -$25.00M* | | | $0.00* | $7.00M* | $120.00M* |
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| 2010-12-31 | $505.00M* | -$250.00M* | $0.00* | | -$25.00M* | | | $0.00* | $22.00M* | $252.00M* |
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| 2010-10-01 | $390.00M | -$200.00M | -$50.00M | | -$25.00M | | | $11.00M | -$2.00M* | $124.00M |
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| 2010-07-02 | $363.00M* | -$438.00M* | | | -$25.00M* | | | -$16.00M* | $24.00M* | -$92.00M* |
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| 2010-04-02 | $588.00M* | -$176.00M* | | | -$19.00M* | | | $0.00* | -$2.00M* | $391.00M* |
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| 2010-01-01 | $557.00M* | -$196.00M* | $0.00* | | -$19.00M* | | | $11.00M* | $26.00M* | $379.00M* |
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| 2009-10-02 | $434.00M | -$176.00M | $0.00 | | -$19.00M | | | $9.00M | $14.00M* | $262.00M |
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| 2009-07-03 | $349.00M* | -$100.00M* | $0.00* | | -$20.00M* | | | -$29.00M* | $15.00M* | $215.00M* |
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| 2009-03-27 | $355.00M* | -$150.00M* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M* | | | $1.00M* | | $203.00M* |
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| 2008-12-26 | $300.00M* | -$140.00M* | $0.00* | | -$3.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | $10.00M* | $163.00M* |
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| 2008-09-26 | $301.00M | -$161.00M | -$36.00M | | -$2.00M | | | $8.00M | -$1.00M* | $109.00M |
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