Investing
Investing Cash Flow
Western Digital Investing Cash Flow decreased by 114.5% to -$57.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.7%, from -$45.00M to -$57.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Investing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -0.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
A negative value typically signals investment in future growth, while a positive value may indicate divestment or the maturity of a large investment portfolio.
Detailed definition
This metric is the net total of all cash inflows and outflows related to investing activities, including capital expendi...
Peer comparison
Most mature healthcare companies maintain a negative net investing cash flow due to ongoing R&D and infrastructure investment.
Metric ID:
net_cash_from_investingHistorical Data
16 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | -$203.00M | -$312.00M | -$170.00M | -$340.00M | -$370.00M | -$224.00M | $248.00M | -$644.00M | -$142.00M | $84.00M | -$58.00M | -$45.00M | -$128.00M | $393.00M | -$57.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | -53.7% | +45.5% | -100.0% | -8.8% | +39.5% | +210.7% | -359.7% | +78.0% | +159.2% | -169.0% | +22.4% | -184.4% | +407.0% | -114.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | -82.3% | +28.2% | +245.9% | -89.4% | +61.6% | +137.5% | +59.2% | -153.6% | — | — | -26.7% |
Range-$644.00M – $393.00M
Avg YoY Growth+20.0%
Median YoY Growth+28.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's investing cash flow?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported investing cash flow of -$57.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's investing cash flow decreased by 26.7% year-over-year, from -$45.00M to -$57.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's investing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Western Digital's investing cash flow has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$772.00M to -$762.00M.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The net amount of cash spent on or received from investing activities.