Company data
Western Digital Corporation employees and revenue per employee
WDC · Computer Hardware · $143.1B market cap
Western Digital Corporation had 40,000 employees at the end of fiscal Jul 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $12.9B, up 35.7% from a year earlier, or $323K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
40,000
+0.0% YoY
Revenue
$12.9B
+35.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$323K
Peer median $592K
Rank in industry
9 of 11
Computer Hardware
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 40,000 | $12.9B | $323K | +0.0% | +35.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 40,000 | $9.52B | $238K | -21.6% | +50.7% |
| Jun 2024 | 51,000 | $6.32B | $124K | -3.8% | +1.0% |
| Jun 2023 | 53,000 | $6.25B | $118K | -18.5% | -66.7% |
| Jul 2022 | 65,000 | $18.8B | $289K | -0.9% | +11.1% |
| Jul 2021 | 65,600 | $16.9B | $258K | +2.8% | +1.1% |
| Jul 2020 | 63,800 | $16.7B | $262K | +3.2% | +1.0% |
| Jun 2019 | 61,800 | $16.6B | $268K | -13.7% | -19.8% |
| Jun 2018 | 71,600 | $20.6B | $288K | +5.3% | +8.1% |
| Jun 2017 | 68,000 | $19.1B | $281K | — | — |
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Western Digital Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Computer Hardware.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 7,000 | $39.1B | $5.58M | Efficient growth |
| SNDK Sandisk Corporation | 11,100 | $20.2B | $1.82M | Efficient growth |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | 5,115 | $9.01B | $1.76M | Efficient growth |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | 97,000 | $113.5B | $1.17M | Leaner |
| HPQ HP Inc. | 55,000 | $55.3B | $1.01M | Leaner |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | 11,700 | $6.92B | $592K | Leaner |
| P Everpure, Inc. | 6,400 | $3.66B | $572K | Efficient growth |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 67,000 | $34.3B | $512K | Efficient growth |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | 40,000 | $12.9B | $323K | Leaner |
Questions about Western Digital Corporation
- How many employees does Western Digital Corporation have?
- Western Digital Corporation reported 40,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Jul 2026, in the annual report it filed on August 14, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
- What is Western Digital Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Western Digital Corporation brought in $12.9B of revenue in fiscal Jul 2026, which is $323K per employee. That ranks 9 of 11 companies we track in Computer Hardware, where the median is $592K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Western Digital Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed August 14, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WDC.