SuperworthWestern Digital shares outstanding WDC
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jul 3, 2026
- 389M
- On a year earlier
- +7.5%
- more shares
Western Digital had 389M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q4 FY26, the quarter to Jul 3, 2026.
That is 7.5% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 389M | +7% |
| FY2025 | 362M | +9% |
| FY2024 | 332M | +3% |
| FY2023 | 321M | +1% |
| FY2022 | 318M | +1% |
| FY2021 | 315M | +6% |
| FY2020 | 298M | +1% |
| FY2019 | 295M | −5% |
| FY2018 | 310M | +4% |
| FY2017 | 299M | +15% |
| FY2016 | 260M | +11% |
| FY2015 | 234M | −3% |
| FY2014 | 242M | +2% |
| FY2013 | 238M | −8% |
| FY2012 | 260M | +11% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | 389M | +7% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 387M | +8% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 381M | +7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 376M | +5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 362M | +9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 358M | +7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 357M | +10% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 357M | +11% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 332M | +3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 335M | +5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 325M | +2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 323M | +1% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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