---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000106040-24-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDC"
cik: "0000106040"
company_name: "WESTERN DIGITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:14:39.870966+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Digital Q4 revenue $3.76B, up 41% YoY; guides Q1 rev $4.0-4.2B, Non-GAAP EPS $1.55-1.85

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $3.76B (+41% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.88 (vs -$2.26 YoY); Non-GAAP EPS $1.44 (vs -$1.99 YoY).
- Cloud revenue $1.88B (+21% QoQ) on higher nearline HDD and enterprise SSD shipments and pricing.
- FY2024 revenue $13.0B (+6% YoY); GAAP loss per share $(1.72) improved from $(5.37); Non-GAAP loss $(0.20).
- Q1 FY2025 guidance: revenue $4.0-4.2B; Non-GAAP EPS $1.55-1.85; Non-GAAP gross margin 37-39%.
- Discloses $262M jury verdict against subsidiary in patent case; plans appeal; accounting assessment pending.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000106040-24-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDC
- cik: 0000106040
- company_name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604024000026/0000106040-24-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604024000026/wdc-20240731.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106040-24-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106040-24-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106040-24-000026.txt

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