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The quarter ending October 2, 2026, against the same quarter a year earlier.
Western Digital Corp.’s own guidance, from its results release of October 22, 2026. It is the company’s statement of what it expects, not a forecast of ours.
The quarter just reported, against its guidance
In its release of August 5, 2026, Western Digital Corp. guided revenue of about $4.1B for the quarter ending October 2, 2026. It reported $4.4B — 6.9% above the top of the range.
| Measure | 3 months toOct 2, 2026 | 3 months toOct 3, 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $4.4B | $2.8B | +55.46% |
| Profit | $1.8B | $1.2B | +50.51% |
| Profit per share | $4.63 | $3.07 | +50.81% |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.4B | $599M | +129.88% |
These are single quarters, not a trailing year — the figures elsewhere on this site cover twelve months and will be much larger. A seasonal business swings a long way between the two: ServiceNow earns $2.0B of free cash flow in its December quarter and $0.5B in its June one.
Compared against the same quarter a year earlier, not against an analyst forecast. A “beat” or “miss” needs a consensus estimate, which is licensed data we do not carry — and getting it wrong is worse than leaving it out.
A short summary of each call — what the quarter showed, what management expects and whether they delivered on what they said last time — with the full transcript underneath.
Source: Yahoo Finance, transcribed by Quartr. Speaker names and roles are as transcribed; analysts are sometimes unnamed.
“Fiscal 2027 is off to a strong start, with results exceeding expectations, driven by robust customer demand and disciplined execution. In our fiscal first quarter, revenue grew 55% year over year, non-GAAP gross and operating margins expanded to 58.1% and 49.1%, respectively, resulting in a 161% year-over-year increase in non-GAAP EPS. Reflecting our confidence in the business and our commitment to return capital to shareholders, we are raising our quarterly cash dividend by 17% to $0.175 per share,”
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WD, also known as Western Digital, builds the storage infrastructure that powers certainty in the AI-driven data economy. At the forefront of innovation, WD partners with the world’s leading hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and enterprises to enable reliable storage solutions that are proven and trusted at scale. Driven by a culture of innovation and execution, WD helps customers store, protect, and use the world’s data with confidence. Follow WD on LinkedIn and learn more at www.wd.com. 3 Western Digital Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Financial Results
The company’s own description, as it appears at the foot of the release.
The quote and the company description come from Western Digital Corp.’s Item 2.02 8-K filed October 22, 2026; the table is built from its quarterly reports. Read the release on EDGAR Share prices are split- and dividend-adjusted.
Western Digital makes hard disk drives for cloud data centers, computers, and personal storage.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Call summaries are part of Pro
A two-minute read of every Western Digital Corp. earnings call: the numbers that mattered, what management expects, whether they delivered on last quarter’s outlook, and what analysts asked that went unanswered.
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Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Results released October 22, 2026, after the market closed
Shares fell despite a Q1 beat and stronger Q2 guidance; the supplied inputs show no clear negative catalyst or expectations benchmark.
Into the report: -25.2% over a month, -31.8% over three months, -52.5% from the year's high.
Written by AI on October 24, 2026 from Western Digital Corp.'s results releases, earnings call and SEC filings; every quote it relied on was checked against them. It describes the report, it is not investment advice, and it is in English only.
