{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/western-digitals-revenue-surged-36-but-cash-conversion-fell-to-042x",
  "title": "Western Digital’s revenue surged 36%, but cash conversion fell to 0.42x",
  "summary": "The company generated $3.9B of operating cash flow, yet ended the year with less cash as receivables rose 36.3%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-14T20:36:49.107502+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Western Digital Corporation",
    "ticker": "WDC",
    "cik": "1628280",
    "sector": "Technology",
    "industry": "Computer Hardware"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-K",
    "filed": "2026-08-14",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-057139",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026057139/wdc-20260703.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-K",
    "filed": "2025-08-14",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000010604025000038/wdc-20250627.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 9520000000,
      "display": "$9.5B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-06-27",
      "detail": null,
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        "label": "Filed company results",
        "form": "10-K",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-14"
      }
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 50.704448314073126,
      "display": "+50.7%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-06-27",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-K",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-057139",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-14"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 24.516806722689076,
      "display": "+24.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-06-27",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-K",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-057139",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-14"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Exabytes sold rose 25% in the latest twelve-month period, with management citing strong demand across all end markets.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "primarily driven by a 25% increase in exabytes sold and an 8% increase in ASPs per exabyte, both of which were driven by strong demand across all of our end markets.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-14"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "WDC"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}