---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000106040-24-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDC"
cik: "0000106040"
company_name: "WESTERN DIGITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T07:21:07.800369+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Digital Q3: revenue $3.46B, GAAP EPS $0.34, non-GAAP EPS $0.63; Q4 guidance $3.6-3.8B revenue, $0.90-$1.20 EPS

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $3.46B (+14% QoQ, +23% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.34 (vs $(0.93) Q2, $(1.82) YoY). Non-GAAP EPS $0.63.
- Cloud revenue $1.55B, up 45% QoQ, driven by higher nearline shipments and improved per-unit pricing.
- Q4 FY2024 guidance: revenue $3.60-3.80B, non-GAAP EPS $0.90-$1.20, gross margin 32-34% non-GAAP.
- Revised prior-period financials for immaterial errors related to Flash Ventures equity method accounting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000106040-24-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDC
- cik: 0000106040
- company_name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604024000020/0000106040-24-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604024000020/wdc-20240425.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WESTERN DIGITAL CORP reported fiscal third quarter ended March 29, 2024 results: revenue $3,457, net income $113, EPS $0.34. Guidance raised.
  - Period: fiscal third quarter ended March 29, 2024
  - Revenue: $3,457
  - Net income: $113
  - EPS: $0.34
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Western Digital Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Page 2 Q3 2024 Financial Highlights GAAP Non-GAAP Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q/Q Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q/Q Revenue ($M) $3,457 $3,032 up 14% $3,457 $3,032 up 14% Gross Margin 29.0% 16.2% up 12.8 ppt 29.3% 15.5% up 13.8 ppt Operating Expenses ($M) $728 $702 up 4% $632 $561 up 13% Operating Income (Loss)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604024000020/0000106040-24-000020-index.htm

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