Retained Earnings
Western Digital Retained Earnings increased by 85.5% to $6.86B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1216.3%, from $521M to $6.86B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows a downward trend with a -35.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A consistent increase indicates profitable operations and effective capital reinvestment, while a decrease may signal losses or significant dividend payouts.
Detailed definition
This represents the cumulative net income earned by the company since its inception, reduced by any dividends paid to sh...
Peer comparison
Standard measure of long-term profitability; peers with higher growth often reinvest more, impacting this balance.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| 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 | $6.92B | $7.54B | $8.15B | $8.71B | $8.74B | $9.04B | $9.16B | $8.71B | $8.14B | $7.57B | $6.74B | $6.6B | $6.74B | $6.78B | $7.27B | $7.86B | $521M | $762M | $1.9B | $3.7B | $6.86B |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.0% | +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% | +94.2% | +85.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +26.3% | +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% | -53.0% | >999% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's retained earnings?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported retained earnings of $6.86B in Q1 2026.
- How has Western Digital's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's retained earnings increased by 1216.3% year-over-year, from $521M to $6.86B.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's retained earnings?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Western Digital's retained earnings has grown at a -35.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.73B to $762M.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started.