Western Digital Research and Development Expenses 2010-2024 | WDC

Western Digital annual/quarterly research and development expenses history and growth rate from 2010 to 2024. Research and development expenses can be defined as an expense arising from studies and product development processes.
  • Western Digital research and development expenses for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 were $0.519B, a 20.42% increase year-over-year.
  • Western Digital research and development expenses for the twelve months ending September 30, 2024 were $1.995B, a 5.67% increase year-over-year.
  • Western Digital annual research and development expenses for 2024 were $1.907B, a 5.08% decline from 2023.
  • Western Digital annual research and development expenses for 2023 were $2.009B, a 13.52% decline from 2022.
  • Western Digital annual research and development expenses for 2022 were $2.323B, a 3.57% increase from 2021.
Western Digital Annual Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2024 $1,907
2023 $2,009
2022 $2,323
2021 $2,243
2020 $2,261
2019 $2,182
2018 $2,400
2017 $2,441
2016 $1,627
2015 $1,646
2014 $1,661
2013 $1,572
2012 $1,055
2011 $703
2010 $611
2009 $509
Western Digital Quarterly Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2024-09-30 $519
2024-06-30 $538
2024-03-31 $494
2023-12-31 $444
2023-09-30 $431
2023-06-30 $458
2023-03-31 $476
2022-12-31 $523
2022-09-30 $552
2022-06-30 $598
2022-03-31 $572
2021-12-31 $575
2021-09-30 $578
2021-06-30 $598
2021-03-31 $555
2020-12-31 $535
2020-09-30 $555
2020-06-30 $546
2020-03-31 $563
2019-12-31 $578
2019-09-30 $574
2019-06-30 $523
2019-03-31 $544
2018-12-31 $539
2018-09-30 $576
2018-06-30 $577
2018-03-31 $602
2017-12-31 $629
2017-09-30 $592
2017-06-30 $604
2017-03-31 $613
2016-12-31 $585
2016-09-30 $639
2016-06-30 $494
2016-03-31 $359
2015-12-31 $389
2015-09-30 $385
2015-06-30 $381
2015-03-31 $402
2014-12-31 $426
2014-09-30 $437
2014-06-30 $426
2014-03-31 $418
2013-12-31 $416
2013-09-30 $401
2013-06-30 $402
2013-03-31 $396
2012-12-31 $378
2012-09-30 $396
2012-06-30 $406
2012-03-31 $265
2011-12-31 $191
2011-09-30 $193
2011-06-30 $188
2011-03-31 $179
2010-12-31 $169
2010-09-30 $167
2010-06-30 $155
2010-03-31 $160
2009-12-31 $154
2009-09-30 $142
2009-06-30 $132
2009-03-31 $125
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Computer and Technology Computer Storage Devices $23.294B $13.003B
Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest hard disk drive producers in the U.S. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of HDDs used in desktop PCs, servers, network-attached storage devices, video game consoles, digital video recorders and a host of other consumer electronic devices. The acquisition of SanDisk enabled the company to venture into the flash drive storage technology space. Western Digital sells hard drives of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factors with storage capacities ranging from 30 gigabytes (GB) to 6 terabytes (TB). The company's solid-state drives (SSDs) include 2.5-inch, mSATA, MO-297 and CompactFlash form factors, with storage capacities ranging from 128 megabytes (MB) to 400 GB. The company provides WD software applications, such as WD Photos and WD 2GO to the mobile computing market. The company's solutions are compatible with Apple's iOS, Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Platforms.
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