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Western Digital builds storage infrastructure centered on hard disk drives for hyperscalers, cloud service providers, enterprises, and other data-intensive customers. Company news commonly covers operating and financial results, demand tied to AI-driven data growth, balance-sheet actions, dividend updates, and customer engagement across end markets.
Updates also address WD's sustainability reporting, energy-efficient storage density, responsible business practices, and product portfolio changes. Recent company materials describe WD as a standalone HDD company after the completed separation of its Flash business into Sandisk, with branded HDD and external storage offerings including G-DRIVE, WD Gold, WD Purple, WD Red, WD Blue, and WD_BLACK.
Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) was named one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for the eighth consecutive year. WD is one of five Technology honorees among 138 companies spanning 17 countries and 40 industries, recognized for governance, compliance and ethical culture.
WD (Nasdaq: WDC) re-launched the G-DRIVE brand to unify its content-creator external storage portfolio, replacing SanDisk Professional branding. Products—including portable, desktop, Thunderbolt and multi-bay RAID systems—will transition to G-DRIVE by month-end and are already beginning to ship.
WD said existing SanDisk Professional HDD products will keep full support and warranty coverage.
Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) said management will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on March 3, 2026 at 7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET.
The presentation will be available via live webcast and an archived replay at investor.wdc.com.
WD (Nasdaq: WDC) unveiled a storage roadmap for AI with a customer-focused dual-path capacity strategy and new HDD innovations. Key metrics: 40TB UltraSMR ePMR in qualification, HAMR ramp in 2027 with 100TB+ scaling by 2029, 2x bandwidth today (path to 8x), and a 20% power-optimized drive reduction. WD said 90% of revenue is driven by AI and cloud and reported gross profit more than doubled year-over-year.
The company also announced an open API intelligent platform (2027) to extend hyperscale economics to 200+ PB customers and updated branding and financial models for the next 3–5 years.
Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) authorized an additional $4.0 billion for share repurchases, effective immediately, under its existing share purchase program.
As of Feb 2, 2026 the company had about $484 million remaining under the prior authorization, so total potential repurchase capacity now approximates $4.484 billion. Repurchases may occur on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or under Rule 10b5-1 plans; timing and amounts depend on market conditions and corporate considerations.
Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) reported Q2 FY2026 results: $3.02B revenue (+25% YoY), GAAP gross margin 45.7%, GAAP diluted EPS $4.73 and non-GAAP EPS $2.13. Cash flow from operations was $745M and free cash flow $653M. The board declared a $0.125 per-share cash dividend to be paid March 18, 2026. For Q3 FY2026 the company expects revenue around $3.2B (mid-point) and non-GAAP gross margin ~47.5%, with non-GAAP EPS ~$2.30.
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Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) will host an Innovation Day in New York on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET. The company plans to highlight key innovations aimed at supporting customer demand for data storage in an AI-driven data economy. The event will be available as a live webcast and archived replay via Western Digital's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.
Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) will report its second quarter fiscal 2026 results after market close on January 29, 2026. The company will host a conference call for the investment community on January 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. A live audio webcast and a replay will be available at the company's investor website (investor.wdc.com).
Qolab announced a strategic investment from Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) on December 11, 2025 to accelerate scalable quantum hardware and advanced nanofabrication.
The partnership pairs Western Digital’s materials science, precision manufacturing, and nanofabrication expertise with Qolab’s superconducting qubit designs to target improved qubit performance, reliability, and scalability. Companies said the joint effort aims to translate quantum research into scalable production, extend innovation into semiconductor and storage manufacturing, and strengthen U.S. leadership in advanced nanofabrication while supporting local job creation in California.