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Western Digital

Digital storage products and solutions provider

westerndigital.com
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Founded year
1970
Company type
Public company
Number of employees
20,000+

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Latest news about Western Digital

In short: Western Digital reported record growth in fiscal Q3 2026, driven by surging AI-related demand that has sold out its HDD capacity through 2026.

Company announcements

  • Western Digital

    WD announces equity-for-equity exchange

    WD exchanges 653,203 Sandisk shares for 1,865,801 WD shares with investors. It plans to dispose of remaining Sandisk shares.

  • Western Digital

    Western Digital discusses storage's role in AI

    Irving Tan explains on CNBC that AI efficiency increases data creation and storage needs. High-capacity infrastructure is essential for AI data centers.

  • Western Digital

    Western Digital shares Q3 FY2026 earnings highlights

    CEO Irving Tan presented them on today's earnings call.

  • Western Digital

    Western Digital reports Q3 FY2026 financial results

    Revenue reaches $3.34 billion, up 45% year-over-year. Gross margin hits 50.2%. Q4 revenue expected up 36-44%. Dividend increases 20% to $0.15 per share.

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Media coverage

  • MSN

    Western Digital posts record growth as AI fuels demand

    Western Digital reported its strongest revenue growth in nine years, driven by surging AI-related storage demand, especially from cloud customers. Fiscal Q3 2026 results exceeded...

  • Yahoo Finance

    Western Digital Exit Reshapes Sandisk Ownership And Pure Play Appeal

    Western Digital has started a share swap involving its Sandisk holdings, exchanging Sandisk stock...

  • MarketWatch

    Western Digital Offloads More Sandisk Stock Following Spinoff

    Western Digital agreed to give institutional investors shares of its stock in exchange for Sandisk shares. The data storage company, which spun off memory chip...

  • Morningstar

    WD Announces Equity-for-Equity Exchange

    Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) today announced that it has entered into exchange agreements with certain institutional investors on May 5, 2026, pursuant to which...

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