Retained Earnings
Western Digital Retained Earnings increased by 149.9% to $1.90B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 73.8%, from $7.27B to $1.90B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows a downward trend with a -43.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistent growth in retained earnings signals a profitable business model that can sustain itself without constant external capital raises.
Detailed definition
The cumulative amount of net income that has been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as...
Peer comparison
Mature, highly profitable companies like Apple may actually see this decrease if they return more cash to shareholders via buybacks than they earn in net income.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.54B | $8.15B | $8.71B | $8.74B | $9.04B | $9.16B | $8.71B | $8.14B | $7.57B | $6.74B | $6.60B | $6.74B | $6.78B | $7.27B | $7.86B | $521.00M | $762.00M | $1.90B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.1% | +6.9% | +0.3% | +3.4% | +1.3% | -4.9% | -6.6% | -7.0% | -11.0% | -2.0% | +2.0% | +0.6% | +7.3% | +8.2% | -93.4% | +46.3% | +149.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.9% | +12.4% | -0.0% | -6.9% | -16.2% | -26.4% | -24.2% | -17.2% | -10.5% | +7.8% | +19.1% | -92.3% | -88.8% | -73.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's retained earnings?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported retained earnings of $1.90B in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's retained earnings decreased by 73.8% year-over-year, from $7.27B to $1.90B.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's retained earnings?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Western Digital's retained earnings has grown at a -43.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.54B to $762.00M.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started, after paying out any dividends.