Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Western Digital Pre-Tax Income increased by 71.2% to $3.36B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4439.2%, from $74.00M to $3.36B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate stronger overall profitability and operational efficiency before tax impacts.
Detailed definition
Measures the profitability of the company after all operating and non-operating expenses have been deducted, but before...
Peer comparison
A standard GAAP metric used universally to compare pre-tax performance across different industries.
Metric ID:
income_before_taxHistorical Data
21 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $249.00M | $596.00M | $704.00M | $646.00M | $262.00M | $559.00M | $84.00M | -$381.00M | -$528.00M | -$33.00M | -$682.00M | -$259.00M | -$12.00M | -$193.00M | $243.00M | $466.00M | $74.00M | $347.00M | $1.34B | $1.96B | $3.36B |
| QoQ Change | — | +139.4% | +18.1% | -8.2% | -59.4% | +113.4% | -85.0% | -553.6% | -38.6% | +93.8% | <-999% | +62.0% | +95.4% | <-999% | +225.9% | +91.8% | -84.1% | +368.9% | +285.3% | +46.7% | +71.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.2% | -6.2% | -88.1% | -159.0% | -301.5% | -105.9% | -911.9% | +32.0% | +97.7% | -484.8% | +135.6% | +279.9% | +716.7% | +279.8% | +450.2% | +321.0% | >999% |
Range-$682.00M – $3.36B
CAGR+68.3%
Avg YoY Growth+276.5%
Median YoY Growth+32.0%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's pre-tax income?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported pre-tax income of $3.36B in Q1 2026.
- How has Western Digital's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's pre-tax income increased by 4439.2% year-over-year, from $74.00M to $3.36B.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Western Digital's pre-tax income has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $927.00M to $1.13B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- Total profit earned before accounting for income tax obligations.