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    Western Digital Concludes FY26 with $3.51B Free Cash Flow and $4.1B Q1 Target

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    Western Digital Concludes FY26 with $3.51B Free Cash Flow and $4.1B Q1 Target

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    Western Digital concluded fiscal 2026 holding a positive net cash balance of $500 million backed by $3.51 billion in annual free cash flow. Capital return programs absorbed $3.1 billion over the period. The guidance for Q1 fiscal 2027 projects non-GAAP EPS of $4.00 on $4.1 billion in revenue, reflecting steady cyclical demand for enterprise storage hardware.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-09
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Western Digital Concludes FY26 with $3.51B Free Cash Flow and $4.1B Q1 Target”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-09. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-09/western-digital-concludes-fy26-with-3-51b-free-cash-flow-and-4-1b-q1-target-a8755a

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    Western Digital Concludes FY26 with $3.51B Free Cash Flow and $4.1B Q1 Target
    Western Digital concluded fiscal 2026 holding a positive net cash balance of $500 million backed by $3.51 billion in annual free cash flow. Capital return programs absorbed $3.1 billion over the period. The guidance for Q1 fiscal 2027 projects non-GAAP EPS of $4.00 on $4.1 billion in revenue, reflecting steady cyclical demand for enterprise storage hardware.
    WDCSTX
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    SEP 9
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    WDCSTX
    Western Digital Concludes FY26 with $3.51B Free Cash Flow and $4.1B Q1 Target
    Western Digital concluded fiscal 2026 holding a positive net cash balance of $500 million backed by $3.51 billion in annual free cash flow. Capital return programs absorbed $3.1 billion over the period. The guidance for Q1 fiscal 2027 projects non-GAAP EPS of $4.00 on $4.1 billion in revenue, reflecting steady cyclical demand for enterprise storage hardware.
    → Sustained storage free cash flow generation enables continued capital returns and reduces net debt spreads across memory and hardware peers.
    Impact
    Western Digital concluded fiscal 2026 holding a positive net cash balance of $500 million backed by $3.51 billion in annual free cash flow. Capital return programs absorbed $3.1 billion over the period. The guidance for Q1 fiscal 2027 projects non-GAAP EPS of $4.00 on $4.1 billion in revenue, reflecting steady cyclical demand for enterprise storage hardware.
    Affected
    WDCSTX
    Transmission
    Sustained storage free cash flow generation enables continued capital returns and reduces net debt spreads across memory and hardware peers.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    WDCfree cash flow expansion supporting share repurchasesUp1-4wWDC ended FY26 with $3.51B FCF and guided Q1 FY27 revenue to $4.1B and EPS to $4.00.
    STXindustry pricing discipline and storage demand pass-throughUp1-4wStorage peers trade in tandem with enterprise hard disk drive demand outlook.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    WDCUpdisagreed482.28 2026-09-09-4.43%-13.54%-15.94%

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