UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-42420

Sandisk Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

99-1508671

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

951 Sandisk Drive

Milpitas

California

95035

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(408) 801-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share	SNDK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
		(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

☐

☒

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ý

As of the close of business on ~~October~~January 3123, ~~2025~~2026, ~~146~~147,~~553~~567,~~179~~249 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.

SANDISK CORPORATION

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — As of October 3, 2025 and June 27, 2025	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — As of January 2, 2026 and June 27, 2025	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three Months Ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three Months Ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) — Three and Six Months Ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three Months Ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity — Three Months Ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity — Three and Six Months Ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024	8
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	3233
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	4245
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	4245
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	4346
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	4346
Item 5.	Other Information	4346
Item 6.	Exhibits	4447

Unless otherwise indicated, references herein to specific years and quarters are to our fiscal years and fiscal quarters, and references to financial information are on a condensed consolidated basis. As used herein, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Sandisk” refer to Sandisk Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless we state, or the context indicates, otherwise.

Sandisk, a Delaware corporation, is the parent company of our NAND flash data storage business. Our principal executive offices are located at 951 Sandisk Drive, Milpitas, California, 95035. Our telephone number is (408) 801-1000.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to, statements regarding Sandisk Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) expectations related to operating as an independent company, its product and technology developments and all statements regarding the Company’s expected future position, results of operations, cash flows, capital expenditures, and statements containing the use of forward-looking words, such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “~~project,” “~~believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast,” “approximate,” “intend,” “~~upside,” “~~target,” and the like, or the use of the future tense of these or other similar words. Statements contained herein concerning the Company’s expectations related to operating as an independent company, outlook or future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses, or other financial items, products or service line growth of the Company, and predicted market outcomes, together with other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements that are estimates reflecting the best judgment of the Company based upon currently available information. Statements concerning current conditions may also be forward-looking if they imply a continuation of current conditions.

These forward-looking statements are based upon management’s current expectations and represent the most current information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company is subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which the Company is unable to predict or control, that may cause actual results, performance or plans to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

•adverse changes in global or regional conditions, including the impact of changes in tariff policies or other trade restrictions;

•supply chain risks, including our dependence on a limited number of qualified suppliers, the availability and cost of materials and components for our products, and disruptions to our supply chain;

•damage or disruption to our operations or to those of our suppliers;

•product defects;

•our reliance on strategic relationships with key partners, including Kioxia Corporation;

•the development and introduction of new products or technologies and management of technology transitions;

•future responses to and effects of public health crises;

•loss of revenue from, or consolidation of, our key customers or increases in our customers’ credit risk;

•volatile demand and pricing trends and fluctuations in average selling prices;

•our ability to respond to market and other changes in our distribution and retail market;

•sales cyclicality and our ability to accurately forecast demand;

•our level of debt;

•fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

•our ability to attract, retain, and develop highly skilled management and technical talent;

•risks associated with legal or regulatory compliance, changing legal and regulatory requirements, and the impact and outcome of legal proceedings;

•compromise, damage or interruptions from cybersecurity incidents or other data or system security risks;

•reliance on intellectual property and other proprietary information;

•future material impairments in the value of our goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets;

•risks and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence; and

•our ability to achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the spin-off (as defined below) and uncertainties regarding the impacts of the spin-off, including indemnification responsibilities, tax-related considerations, and our ability to effectively make the changes necessary to operate as an independent company.

You are urged to carefully review our disclosures concerning these risks and the additional disclosures we make concerning material risks and other factors that may affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements and our business and operating results, including those made in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2025, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2025. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which speak only as of the date of this document. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

SANDISK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except par value)

(Unaudited)

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,~~442~~539	$	1,481
Accounts receivable, net	1,~~193~~239		1,068
Inventories	1,~~907~~970		2,079
Income tax receivable	7245		66
Other current assets	~~370~~357		392
Total current assets	45,~~984~~150		5,086
Property, plant and equipment, net	~~630~~631		619
Notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures	~~602~~677		654
Goodwill	4,~~998~~995		4,999
Deferred tax assets	5762		58
Income tax receivable, non-current	6198		80
Other non-current assets	1,~~417~~385		1,489
Total assets	$	12,~~749~~998	$	12,985
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	~~398~~436	$	366
Accounts payable to related parties	~~486~~433		400
Accrued expenses	~~382~~393		425
Accrued compensation	~~208~~273		173
Income tax payables	22		43
Income tax payable	99		43
Current portion of long-term debt	20		20
Total current liabilities	1,~~516~~654		1,427
Deferred tax liabilities	2822		17
Long-term debt	~~1,331~~583		1,829
Other liabilities	~~493~~526		496
Total liabilities	32,~~368~~785		3,769
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10, 11, 14 and 15)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized — 450 shares; issued and outstanding — 147 shares and 146 shares, respectively	$	1	$	1
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized — 450 shares; issued and outstanding — 148 shares and 146 shares, respectively	$	1	$	1
Additional paid-in capital	11,~~286~~336		11,248
Accumulated deficit	(~~1,672~~869)		(1,784)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(~~234~~255)		(249)
Total shareholders’ equity	910,~~381~~213		9,216
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	12,~~749~~998	$	12,985

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
Revenue, net	$	23,~~308~~025	$	1,~~883~~876	$	5,333	$	3,759
Cost of revenue	1,~~621~~484		1,~~157~~270		3,105		2,427
Gross profit	~~687~~1,541		~~726~~606		2,228		1,332
Operating expenses:
Research and development	~~316~~327		~~283~~279		643		562
Selling, general and administrative	~~179~~139		~~130~~142		318		272
Business separation costs	9		2021		18		41
Employee termination and other	~~(3)~~1		23		(2)		5
Loss on business divestiture	10		—
(Gain) loss on business divestiture	—		(34)		10		(34)
Total operating expenses	~~511~~476		~~435~~411		987		846
Operating income	~~176~~1,065		~~291~~195		1,241		486
Interest and other expense:
Interest income	1612		32		28		5
Interest expense	(4025)		(24)		(65)		(6)
Other expense, net	(28115)		(2520)		(143)		(45)
Total interest and other expense, net	(52128)		(2422)		(180)		(46)
Income before taxes	~~124~~937		~~267~~173		1,061		440
Income tax expense	12134		5669		146		125
Net income	$	~~112~~803	$	~~211~~104	$	915	$	315
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	05.7746	$	10.4672	$	6.27	$	2.17
Diluted	$	05.7515	$	10.4672	$	6.02	$	2.17
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	~~146~~147		145		146		145
Diluted	~~149~~156		145		152		145

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
Net income	$	~~112~~803	$	~~211~~104	$	915	$	315
Other comprehensive income, before tax
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1428)		43(78)		(42)		(35)
Net unrealized gain on derivative contracts	39		211
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts	9		(137)		48		74
Total other comprehensive income, before tax	25		254
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(19)		(215)		6		39
Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income, before tax	(10)		(45)
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income, before tax	(2)		30		(12)		(15)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	15		209
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(21)		(185)		(6)		24
Total comprehensive income	$	127	$	420
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	782	$	(81)	$	909	$	339

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	~~112~~915	$	~~211~~315
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operations:
Depreciation and amortization	3674		5490
Stock-based compensation	53111		4189
Deferred income taxes	3(10)		~~(5)~~23
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss	1		(8)
Gain on disposal of assets	—		(1)
Loss on sale of business divestiture	10		—
Impairment of cost method investments	5		1
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts	2		—
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss	20		(5)
Equity loss in investees, net of dividends received	27		10
(Gain) loss on sale of business divestiture	10		(34)
Other non-cash operating activities, net	(6)		6
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts	5		—
Equity loss in investees, net of dividends received	46		59
Gain on sale of investments	(9)		—
Other non-cash operating activities, net	27		10
Settlement of accrued interest on Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		(96)
Changes in:
Accounts receivable, net	(~~125~~171)		~~(102)~~31
Inventories	~~172~~109		(~~149~~252)
Accounts payable	3075		3357
Accounts payable to related parties	8633		39(54)
Accrued expenses	(4338)		~~(172)~~13
Accrued compensation	35100		~~(13)~~6
Other assets and liabilities, net	95205		20(288)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	~~488~~1,507		(~~131~~36)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(5089)		(67115)
Proceeds from dispositions of business	25		—191
Notes receivable issuances to Flash Ventures	(87256)		(14266)
Notes receivable proceeds from Flash Ventures	97129		62182
Net cash used in investing activities	(15)		(19)
Distributions from Flash Ventures	—		176
Strategic investments and other, net	11		1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(180)		169
Cash flows from financing activities
Taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans	(15)		—
Issuance of stock under employee stock plans	24		—
Repayment of debt	(500)		—
Taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans	(47)		—
Repayment of debt	(1,250)		—
Proceeds from borrowings on Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		550
Proceeds from principal repayments on Notes due from Western Digital Corporation	—		101
Repayments of principal on Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		(76)
Transfers from Western Digital Corporation	—		189
Transfers to Western Digital Corporation	—		(231)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(~~515~~1,273)		~~214~~344
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	34		(1)
Changes in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	—		(71)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	58		476
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(39)		(6)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	1,481		328
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	1,~~442~~539	$	~~322~~804
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	4862	$	9899
Cash received for interest	1628		12
Cash paid for income taxes	3992		—
Non-cash transfers of:
Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		378
Notes due to (from) Western Digital Corporation	—		673
Changes in other assets and liabilities, net, from Western Digital Corporation	—		6
Other assets and liabilities, net, from Western Digital Corporation	—		44
Property, plant and equipment from Western Digital Corporation	—		325
Tax balances to Western Digital Corporation	—		7(14)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock
	Shares	Amount		Additional Paid in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		~~Net Investment from Western Digital Corporation~~		Total
Balance at June 27, 2025	146	$	1	$	11,248	$	(1,784)	$	(249)	$	—	$	9,216
Net income	—	—		—		112		—				112
Employee stock plans	1	—		(15)		—		—		—		(15)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(14)		—		(14)
Net unrealized gain on derivative contracts	—	—		—		—		29		—		29
Stock-based compensation	—	—		53		—		—		—		53
Balance at October 3, 2025	147	$	1	$	11,286	$	(1,672)	$	(234)	$	—	$	9,381
Net income	—	—		—		803		—				803
Employee stock plans	1	—		(8)		—		—				(8)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(28)				(28)
Net unrealized gain on derivative contracts	—	—		—		—		7				7
Stock-based compensation	—	—		58		—		—				58
Balance at January 2, 2026	148	$	1	$	11,336	$	(869)	$	(255)			$	10,213

	Common Stock
	Shares	Amount		Additional Paid in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Net Investment from Western Digital Corporation		Total
Balance at June 28, 2024	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(452)	$	11,534	$	11,082
Net income	—	—		—		—		—		211		211
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		43		—		43
Net unrealized loss on derivative contracts	—	—		—		—		166		—		166
Net unrealized gain on derivative contracts	—	—		—		—		166		—		166
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—		—		—		41		41
Net transfer from Western Digital Corporation	—	—		—		—		—		583		583
Balance at September 27, 2024	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(243)	$	12,369	$	12,126
Net income	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	104	$	104
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(78)		—		(78)
Net unrealized loss on derivative contracts	—	—		—		—		(107)		—		(107)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—		—				48		48
Net transfer from Western Digital Corporation	—	—		—		—		(6)		(86)		(92)
Balance at December 27, 2024	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(434)	$	12,435	$	12,001

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Company

Sandisk Corporation (“Sandisk” or the “Company”) is a leading developer, manufacturer and provider of data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology. With a differentiated innovation engine driving advancements in storage and semiconductor technologies, Sandisk’s broad and ever-expanding portfolio delivers powerful flash storage solutions for artificial intelligence (“AI”) workloads in datacenters, edge devices, and consumer applications. Sandisk’s technologies enable everyone from students, gamers, and home offices to the largest enterprises and public clouds to produce, analyze, and store data. The Company’s solutions include a broad range of solid state drives, embedded products, removable cards, universal serial bus drives, and wafers and components. The Company’s broad portfolio of technology and products addresses multiple end markets of “Datacenter” (formerly referred to as “Cloud”), “Edge” (formerly referred to as “Client”), and “Consumer.” The Company operates primarily in the United States (“U.S.”) and also internationally, with a significant concentration in the Asia Pacific region.

On October 30, 2023, Western Digital Corporation (“WDC”) announced that its board of directors (the “WDC Board of Directors”) authorized WDC management to pursue a plan to separate the Company into an independent public company (the “separation” or the “spin-off”). The separation received final approval by the WDC Board of Directors and was completed on February 21, 2025. Prior to February 21, 2025, the Company was wholly owned by WDC.

On February 21, 2025, WDC executed the spin-off of the Company through WDC’s pro rata distribution of 116,035,464, or 80.1%, of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock to holders of WDC’s common stock. Each WDC stockholder received one-third (1/3) of one share of the Company’s common stock for each share of WDC’s common stock held by such WDC stockholder as of February 12, 2025, the record date of the distribution. Upon completion of the separation, WDC owned 28,827,787, or 19.9%, of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. Following the distribution, the Company became an independent publicly listed company, and on February 24, 2025, the Company began trading as an independent, publicly traded company under the stock symbol “SNDK” on Nasdaq.

In connection with the separation, on February 21, 2025, the Company entered into definitive agreements with WDC that set forth the terms and conditions of the spin-off and provided a framework for the relationship between WDC and the Company following the separation. These agreements include the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which contains certain key provisions related to the spin-off, as well as a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”), a Tax Matters Agreement, an Employee Matters Agreement, an Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, a Transitional Trademark License Agreement, and a Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement, as described in and filed as Exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on February 24, 2025 ~~and incorporated by reference to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q~~. Additionally, the Company adopted certain compensation plans filed as Exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 25, 2024, and as further amended thereafter and declared effective on January 31, 2025. The Company also entered into various sublease agreements and established a stock compensation incentive plan in connection with the separation.

Also on February 21, 2025, in connection with the separation, the Company entered into a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility, which was undrawn at the separation date, and a $2.0 billion term loan facility due in 2032. The Company used a portion of the proceeds received from the term loan facility and cash on hand to make a net distribution payment of $1.5 billion to WDC in exchange for assets, liabilities, and certain legal entities of WDC associated with the Company.

After the separation, outstanding restricted stock units (“RSU”) and performance stock units (“PSU”) previously granted by WDC to employees of the Company were adjusted per the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, in an attempt to maintain the economic value of those awards before and after the separation. Generally, continuing Sandisk employees with outstanding RSU awards held as of the spin-off date were converted solely to equivalent RSU awards of the Company, and any outstanding WDC RSU awards held as of the spin-off date were canceled. Outstanding RSU and PSU awards at the time of the spin-off, held by employees at levels equal to Vice President and above, were converted into RSU and PSU awards of both the Company and WDC.

On June 9, 2025, WDC disposed of 21,314,768, or 14.6%, of the Company’s common stock through an exchange of Sandisk’s common stock for WDC debt held by WDC creditors, which shares were sold by affiliates of the WDC creditors in a registered public offering by the Company. All expenses for the offering were paid for by usthe Company. As of ~~October 3~~January 2, ~~2025~~2026, WDC continued to retain 7,513,019, or 5.1%, of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

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SANDISK CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Basis of Presentation

On February 21, 2025, the Company became a standalone publicly traded company, and the Company’s financial statements are now presented on a consolidated basis. Prior to the separation, the Company’s historical consolidated financial information was derived from WDC’s consolidated financial statements and accounting records and prepared as if the Company existed on a standalone basis. The financial statements for all periods presented, including the historical results of the Company prior to February 21, 2025, are now referred to as “Consolidated Financial Statements” and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the policies and practices that are generally accepted in the industry in which it operates.

Basis of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The accounts of these foreign subsidiaries have been remeasured using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Gains or losses resulting from the remeasurement of these accounts from local currencies into U.S. dollars were immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries for which the functional currency is the local currency are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and a weighted average exchange rate for each period for statement of operations items. Translation adjustments are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity.

Unless otherwise noted, all figures within the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are stated in U.S. dollars.

Periods Prior to the Separation

Prior to the separation on February 21, 2025, the Company was an operating segment of WDC. Consequently, standalone interim financial statements were not historically prepared for the Company. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared based upon WDC’s historical consolidated interim financial statements and accounting records. They were presented on a standalone basis as if the Company’s operations had been conducted independently from WDC. The Company utilized allocations and carve-out methodologies to prepare these historic Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included the historical results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of the Company and were prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Company has adopted accounting policies and practices generally accepted in the industry in which it operates.

Intercompany transactions were eliminated, with the exception of balances associated with lending arrangements reflected within Notes due to (from) Western Digital Corporation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and transactions between the Company and WDC were generally considered to be effectively settled in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at the time the transactions were recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these transactions was reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as a financing activity and in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Net investment from Western Digital Corporation. General financing activities included the net impact of any cash movements resulting from WDC’s centralized treasury cash management.

The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) included all revenues and costs directly attributable to the Company as well as an allocation of expenses related to facilities, functions, and services provided by WDC. Allocation of general corporate expenses from WDC included, but was not limited to, executive management, finance, tax, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. These corporate expenses were allocated to the Company based on direct usage or benefit, where identifiable, with the remainder allocated based on headcount, revenue, or other relevant measures. The allocated costs were deemed to be settled between the Company and WDC in the period in which the expense was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows present these corporate expenses as cash flows from operating activities, as these costs were incurred by WDC on the Company’s behalf. The Company considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a standalone company for the periods presented. Additionally, these costs may not be indicative of the expenses that the Company will incur in the future or would have incurred if the Company had obtained these services from an unrelated third party. It is not practicable to estimate the actual costs that would have been incurred had the Company been a standalone company during the periods presented. The actual costs that may have been incurred would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, whether functions were outsourced or performed by employees, and decisions with respect to areas such as facilities, information technology, and operating infrastructure.

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WDC maintains various stock-based compensation plans at a corporate level. Employees of the Company participated in those programs, and a portion of the compensation cost associated with those plans ~~was~~is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Before the spin-off, stock-based compensation expense was included within Net investment from Western Digital Corporation. The amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of future awards and may not reflect the results that the Company would have experienced as a standalone entity.

Current and deferred income taxes and related tax expenses were determined based on the standalone results of the Company by applying Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 740, Income Taxes, to the Company’s operations in each country as if it were a separate taxpayer (i.e., following the “Separate Return Methodology”).

Periods Post Separation

After the separation on February 21, 2025, the Company’s financial statements for the period from February 22, 2025, through ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 are Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements based on the Company’s reported results as a standalone company. All transactions and accounts between controlled entities within the Company have been eliminated.

Following the separation, certain functions continue to be provided by or for WDC for up to fifteen months under the TSA or are being performed using the Company’s own resources or third-party service providers. AsFor ofthe ~~October~~period ended January 32, ~~2025~~2026, charges under the TSA were not material.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The Company has prepared the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and, in management’s opinion, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s operations, financial position, and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year due to seasonal and other factors. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes for the year ended June 27, 2025, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday nearest to June 30 and typically consists of 52 weeks. Approximately every five to six years, the Company reports a 53-week fiscal year to align the fiscal year with the foregoing policy. Fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 27, 2025, was comprised of 52 weeks, with all quarters consisting of 13 weeks. Fiscal year 2026 will be comprised of 53 weeks and will end on July 3, 2026, with the first fiscal quarter consisting of 14 weeks. Unless otherwise indicated, references herein to specific years and quarters are to fiscal years and fiscal quarters, and references to financial information are on a condensed consolidated basis.

Segment Reporting

The Company develops, manufactures, markets, and sells data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology in the U.S. and in foreign countries through its sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. The Company manages and reports its business operations under a single reportable operating segment. Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and are evaluated regularly by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

The Chief Executive Officer, who is the CODM, evaluates the performance of the Company and makes resource allocation decisions for its single reportable operating segment based upon the Company’s condensed consolidated net income. The CODM considers variances of actual performance to forecasted amounts when making decisions. Asset information is not used by the CODM to evaluate performance or allocate resources.

Use of Estimates

Management has made estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of certain assets and liabilities in conformity with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions have been applied using methodologies that are consistent throughout the periods presented, with consideration given to the potential impacts of current macroeconomic conditions, including the evolving impacts from tariffs. However, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

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Business Separation Costs

The Company has incurred separation and transition costs related to the completion of its separation from WDC. The separation and transition costs are recorded within Business separation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which expands segment reporting requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures surrounding significant segment expenses. This ASU expands on existing segment reporting requirements to require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to an entity’s CODM, a description of other segment items by reportable segment, and any additional measures of a segment’s profit or loss used by the CODM when deciding how to allocate resources. The Company adopted the guidance retrospectively in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. See Note 9, Segment Reporting, for additional disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” This ASU calls for enhanced income tax disclosure requirements surrounding the tabular rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The Company is currently compiling the information required for these disclosures. These incremental disclosures will be required beginning with the Company’s financial statements for the year ending July 3, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to provide any required disclosures at that time.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” which is intended to improve disclosures about the expenses of public entities. This ASU requires more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses) and requires public entities to disclose, on an annual and interim basis, the amounts of expenses included in each relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations, in a tabular format. Additionally, public entities will be required to disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, the total amount of selling expenses, and, in annual reporting periods, the definition of selling expenses. This ASU is effective on either a prospective or retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently compiling the information required for these disclosures and assessing the basis of adoption. The Company expects to provide any required disclosures for annual reporting periods included in the Company’s financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2028.

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Note 3. Geographic Information and Concentrations of Risk

Disaggregated Revenue

The Company’s broad portfolio of technology and products addresses multiple end markets. Datacenter represents a large and growing end market comprised primarily of products for public or private cloud environments and enterprise customers. Through the Edge end market, the Company provides its original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and channel customers a broad array of high-performance flash solutions across personal computer, mobile, gaming, automotive, virtual reality headsets, at-home entertainment, and industrial spaces. The Consumer end market is highlighted by the Company’s broad range of retail and other end-user products, which capitalize on the strength of the Company’s product brand recognition and vast points of presence around the world.

The Company’s disaggregated revenue information was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Revenue by end market:
Datacenter	$	~~269~~440	$	~~300~~250	$	709	$	550
Edge	1,~~387~~678		1,~~069~~028		3,065		2,097
Consumer	~~652~~907		~~514~~598		1,559		1,112
Total revenue	$	23,~~308~~025	$	1,~~883~~876	$	5,333	$	3,759
Revenue by geography:
Asia	$	12,~~515~~063	$	1,~~150~~086	$	3,578	$	2,236
Americas	~~406~~513		~~443~~389		919		832
Europe, Middle East and Africa	~~387~~449		~~290~~401		836		691
Total revenue	$	23,~~308~~025	$	1,~~883~~876	$	5,333	$	3,759

The Company’s top 10 customers accounted for 4044% and 5340% of its net revenue for the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, respectively, and ~~September~~42% and 46% of its net revenue for the three and six months ended December 27, 2024, respectively. For the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and ~~September~~December 27, 2024, no customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net revenue.

Note 4. Revenue

Contract assets represent the Company’s right to consideration where performance obligations are completed but the customer payments are not due until another performance obligation is satisfied. The Company had no contract assets as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 orand June 27, 2025. Contract liabilities relate to customers’ payments in advance of performance under the contract and primarily relate to remaining performance obligations under professional service, support, and maintenance contracts. Contract liabilities as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, and June 27, 2025, and changes in contract liabilities for the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and ~~September~~December 27, 2024, were not material.

The Company incurs sales commissions as direct incremental costs to obtain sales contracts. The Company has applied the practical expedient to recognize sales commissions as an expense when incurred if the amortization period is expected to be one year or less or the amount is not material, with these costs charged to Selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company had no other direct incremental costs to obtain contracts with an expected benefit of more than one year.

The Company applies the practical expedients and does not disclose the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations for (i) arrangements with an original expected duration of one year or less, mainly consisting of professional service, support, and maintenance contracts, and (ii) variable consideration for sale-based or usage-based royalties for intellectual property license arrangements, which typically range longer than one year. The remaining performance obligations are mainly attributed to right-to-access patent license arrangements, professional service arrangements, and customer support and service contracts, which will be recognized over their contract period. ~~For~~As ~~the~~of ~~three months ended October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations was not material.

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Note 5. Supplemental Financial Statement Data

Goodwill

The following table provides a summary of goodwill activity for the period presented:

	Goodwill
	(in millions)
Balance at June 27, 2025	$	4,999
Impairment charges	—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(14)
Balance at October 3, 2025	$	4,998
Balance at January 2, 2026	$	4,995

Goodwill ~~attributed to the Company~~ represents the historical goodwill balances ~~in WDC’s business~~ arising from acquisitions specific to the Company. prior to the spin-off from WDC.

The Company determined that its single operating segment was also its single reporting unit. Goodwill is not amortized. Instead, it is tested for impairment annually as of the beginning of the Company’s fourth quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired.

For the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and ~~September~~December 27, 2024, the Company recorded no goodwill impairment charges.

Accounts receivable, net

From time to time, in connection with factoring agreements, WDC sold certain of the Company’s trade accounts receivable without recourse to third-party purchasers in exchange for cash. During the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, there were no trade accounts receivable sold by the Company. During the three and six months ended ~~September~~December 27, 2024, there were no trade accounts receivable sold by WDC. There were no factored receivables outstanding as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 ~~and~~or June 27, 2025.

Inventories

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Inventories:
Raw materials and component parts	$	1,~~289~~377	$	1,517
Work-in-process	~~255~~221		262
Finished goods	~~363~~372		300
Total inventories	$	1,~~907~~970	$	2,079

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Property, plant and equipment, net

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	10	$	10
Machinery and equipment	1,~~499~~495		1,480
Buildings and improvements	~~393~~395		390
Computer equipment and software	~~182~~167		176
Furniture and fixtures	1817		18
Construction-in-process	5845		51
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,~~160~~129		2,125
Accumulated depreciation	(1,~~530~~498)		(1,506)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	~~630~~631	$	619

Product warranty liability

Changes in the warranty accrual were as follows:

	October 3,2025
			Product Warranty Liability
	~~(in millions)~~		(in millions)
Warranty accrual, beginning of period	$	44
Balance at June 27, 2025			$	44
Charges to operations	14		33
Utilization	~~(8)~~		(17)
Changes in estimate related to pre-existing warranties	4		(4)
Warranty accrual, end of period	$	54
Balance at January 2, 2026			$	56

The current portion of the warranty accrual was classified in Accrued expenses and the long-term portion was classified in Other liabilities as noted below:

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Warranty accrual:
Current portion	$	26	$	22
Long-term portion	2830		22
Total warranty accrual	$	5456	$	44

Other liabilities

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Other liabilities:
Non-current lease liability	$	188	$	193
Non-current net tax payable	112		131
Tax indemnification liability	125		110
Other non-current liabilities	68		62
Total other liabilities	$	493	$	496

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InOther connection with the separation, the Company recorded a $112 million liability to indemnify WDC as a result of the Tax Matters Agreement entered into between the parties in connection with the separation. The indemnification pertains to certain WDC tax positions where the underlying issues are determined to be related to the Company’s business before the spin-off. As WDC receives tax assessments, settles with tax authorities, or when the statute of limitation lapses, the indemnification liabilities ~~will be reassessed and adjusted accordingly. The outstanding balance of the liability as of October 3, 2025 was $125 million.~~


	January 2, 2026		June 27, 2025
	(in millions)
Other liabilities:
Non-current lease liability	$	186	$	193
Non-current net tax payable	140		131
Tax indemnification liability	128		110
Other non-current liabilities	72		62
Total other liabilities	$	526	$	496

In connection with, and at the time of, the separation, the Company recorded a $112 million liability to indemnify WDC as a result of the Tax Matters Agreement entered into between the parties in connection with the separation. The indemnification pertains to certain WDC tax positions where the underlying issues are determined to be related to the Company’s business before the spin-off. As WDC receives tax assessments, settles with tax authorities, or when the statute of limitation lapses, the indemnification liabilities will be reassessed and adjusted accordingly. The outstanding balance of the liability as of January 2, 2026 was $128 million.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”), net of tax, refers to expenses, gains, and losses that are recorded as an element of equity but are excluded from net income. The components of AOCL were as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unrealized Income (Losses) on Derivative Contracts		Total Accumulated Comprehensive Loss
	(in millions)
Balance at June 27, 2025	$	(202)	$	(47)	$	(249)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1442)		3948		256
Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income	—		(1012)		(1012)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(1442)		2936		15(6)
Balance at October 3, 2025	$	(216)	$	(18)	$	(234)
Balance at January 2, 2026	$	(244)	$	(11)	$	(255)

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, substantially all existing net losses related to cash flow hedges recorded in AOCL are expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements and Investments

Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value

Financial assets and liabilities that are remeasured and reported at fair value at each reporting period are classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels:

Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2. Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3. Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods presented and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such values:

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	October 3, 2025
	January 2, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash equivalents - Money market funds	$	~~533~~390	$	—	$	—	$	~~533~~390
Foreign exchange contracts (included in Other current assets)	—		43		—		43
Total assets at fair value	$	~~533~~390	$	43	$	—	$	~~537~~393
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts (included in Accrued expenses)	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	92
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	92


	June 27, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash equivalents - Money market funds	$	751	$	—	$	—	$	751
Foreign exchange contracts (included in Other current assets)	—		17		—		17
Total assets at fair value	$	751	$	17	$	—	$	768
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts (included in Accrued expenses)	$	—	$	22	$	—	$	22
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	22	$	—	$	22

During the periods presented, the Company had no transfers of financial instruments between levels, and there were no changes in valuation techniques or the inputs used in the fair value measurement.

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair value

Financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis (debt) had an estimated fair value of $~~1.4~~654 ~~billion~~million as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026. The fair value of the debt was determined based on observable market prices in less active markets. The fair values do not indicate the amount the Company would have to pay to extinguish the debt. For more information regarding debt, see Note 8, Debt for additional disclosures.

Note 7. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company had outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts that were designated as either cash flow hedges or non-designated hedges. Substantially all of the contract maturity dates of these foreign exchange forward contracts do not exceed twelve months.

Changes in the fair values of the non-designated foreign exchange contracts are recognized in Other expense, net, and are largely offset by corresponding changes in the fair values of the foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities. For the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and ~~September~~December 27, 2024, total net realized and unrealized transactions and foreign exchange contract currency were losses of $35 million and $1510 million, respectively. For the six months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024, total net realized and unrealized transactions and foreign exchange contract currency were losses of $9 million and $25 million, respectively.

Unrealized gains or losses on designated cash flow hedges are recognized in AOCL. For more information regarding cash flow hedges, see Note 5, Supplemental Financial Statement Data—Accumulated other comprehensive loss for additional disclosures.

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Note 8. Debt

Loan Agreement

Debt consisted of the following:

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Variable interest rate Term Loan Facility maturing 2032	$	~~1,400~~650	$	1,900
$1.5B Revolving Credit Facility maturing 2030	—		$—	—
Total debt	~~1,400~~650		$1,900	~~1,900~~
Unamortized issuance costs	4947		$51	51
Subtotal	~~1,351~~603		$1,849	~~1,849~~
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	20		$20	20
Long term debt	$	~~1,331~~583	$	1,829

On February 21, 2025, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other parties party thereto. The Loan Agreement comprises a term loan B facility in the principal amount of $2.0 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving credit facility in the principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Facilities”).

The obligations under the Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sandisk Technologies, Inc. (“SDT”), and are required to be guaranteed by any of the Company’s future material U.S. wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions outlined in the Loan Agreement. The obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by the Company’s assets and SDT’s assets and are required to be secured by the assets of any of the Company’s future material U.S. wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject, in each case, to certain exceptions outlined in the Loan Agreement.

The Loan Agreement includes certain restrictions (subject to certain exceptions outlined in the Loan Agreement) on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to undertake certain activities, including to incur indebtedness and liens, merge or consolidate with other entities, dispose of or transfer their assets, pay dividends or make distributions, make investments, make payments on junior or subordinated debt, enter into burdensome agreements, or transact with affiliates. The Loan Agreement also includes a financial covenant, which is solely for the benefit of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, that prohibits the Company from exceeding a maximum Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

On February 21, 2025, the Company borrowed $2.0 billion under its Term Loan Facility. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the borrowing to make a net distribution payment of $1.5 billion to WDC, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes of the Company. The Revolving Credit Facility may be borrowed by the Company from time to time for general corporate purposes.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company and SDT entered into a security agreement to secure the obligations under the Facilities on a first-priority basis (subject to permitted liens) by a lien on substantially all the assets and properties of the Company and SDT, subject to certain exceptions.

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company (solely with respect to obligations of any additional Borrower under the Loan Agreement) and SDT entered into a guaranty agreement to secure and unconditionally guarantee the obligations under the Loan Agreement, respectively, in each case, subject to certain exceptions.

Term Loan Facility

The Term Loan Facility bears interest, at the Company’s option, at (x) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) plus an interest rate margin of 3.00% per annum or (y) a base rate plus an interest rate margin of 2.00% per annum.

The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan Facility is required to be repaid in quarterly installments that began on June 27, 2025, in an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Facility. A final payment comprised of all principal and interest is due and payable at maturity on February 20, 2032.

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For the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, interest expense was $3722 million and amortization of issuance costs was $2 million. For the six months ended January 2, 2026, interest expense was $59 million and amortization of issuance costs was $5 million.

Revolving Credit Facility

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, for U.S. dollar borrowings, will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (x) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement), which rate includes a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%, plus an interest rate margin of 2.00% per annum (subject to step-ups based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement)), or (y) a base rate plus an interest rate margin of 1.00% per annum (subject to step-ups based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement)). The Company will pay a commitment fee of 0.30% per annum (subject to step-ups based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement)) in respect of undrawn revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility will also provide for borrowings in Euros, Yen, and additional currencies agreed to by the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on February 21, 2030, at which time the commitments thereunder shall be terminated and will not have any amortization.

In connection with the ~~issuance~~establishment of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company recognized deferred costs, classified as Other non-current assets of $8 million, which are amortized to Interest expense over the life of the facility.

The Loan Agreement also includes a financial covenant, which is solely for the benefit of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, that prohibits the Company from exceeding a maximum Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement). As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenant.

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company had no outstanding standby letters of credit, and the available capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility was $1.5 billion.

Note 9. Segment Reporting

The following table presents the revenue, costs of revenue, operating expenses, and operating income of the Company’s reportable operating segment under its internal management reporting system, along with a reconciliation to consolidated net income. This presentation aligns with how the CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources.

	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	(in millions)
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
Revenue	2,308		1,883
	(in millions)
Costs of revenue (1)	1,617		1,152
Revenue	$	3,025	$	1,876	$	5,333	$	3,759
Operating expenses (1)	446		377
Costs of revenue (1)	1,479		1,267		3,096		2,418
Stock-based compensation expenses	53		41
Operating expenses (1)	413		376		859		754
Employee termination and other	(3)		2
Stock-based compensation expenses	58		48		111		89
Business separation costs	9		20
Employee termination and other	1		3		(2)		5
Loss on business divestiture	10		—
Business separation costs	9		21		18		41
Total interest and other expense, net	52		24
(Gain) loss on business divestiture	—		(34)		10		(34)
Income tax expense	12		56
Total interest and other expense, net	128		22		180		46
Net income	$	112	$	211
Income tax expense	134		69		146		125
Net income	$	803	$	104	$	915	$	315

(1) For purposes of the management view presented to the CODM, Costs of revenue excludes stock-based compensation and business separation costs, and Operating expenses excludes stock-based compensation, employee termination, and business separation, each of which are presented separately in the table above.

Note 10. Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies

Flash Ventures

The Company procures substantially all of its flash-based memory wafers from its business ventures with Kioxia Corporation (“Kioxia”), which consists of three separate legal entities: Flash Partners Ltd. (“Flash Partners”), Flash Alliance Ltd. (“Flash Alliance”) and Flash Forward Ltd. (“Flash Forward”), collectively referred to as “Flash Ventures.”

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The following table presents the notes receivable from, and equity investments in, Flash Ventures for the periods presented:

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	January 2,2026		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Notes receivable, Flash Partners	$	61	$	7
Notes receivable, Flash Alliance	3920		36
Notes receivable, Flash Forward	~~296~~432		316
Investment in Flash Partners	3933		55
Investment in Flash Alliance	~~112~~102		115
Investment in Flash Forward	~~110~~89		125
Total notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures	$	~~602~~677	$	654

During the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company made net payments to Flash Ventures of $0.9 billion and ~~September~~$1.8 billion, respectively, for purchases of flash-based memory wafers and net loans. During the three and six months ended December 27, 2024, the Company made net payments to Flash Ventures of $01.91 billion and $02.90 billion, respectively, for purchases of flash-based memory wafers and net loans. In addition, during the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company received a $15 million dividend distribution from Flash Ventures.

The Company makes, or will make, loans to Flash Ventures to fund equipment investments for new process technologies and additional wafer capacity. The Company aggregates its Flash Ventures’ notes receivable into one class of financing receivables due to the similar ownership interest and common structure in each Flash Ventures entity. For all reporting periods presented, no loans were past due, and no loan impairments were recorded. The Company’s notes receivable from each Flash Ventures entity, denominated in Japanese yen, are secured by equipment owned by that Flash Ventures entity.

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025, the Company had accounts payable balances due to Flash Ventures of $~~338~~274 million and $279 million, respectively.

The Company’s maximum reasonably estimable loss exposure (excluding lost profits) as a result of its involvement with Flash Ventures, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate at ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, is presented below. Investments in Flash Ventures are denominated in Japanese yen, and the maximum estimable loss exposure excludes any cumulative translation adjustment due to revaluation from the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar.

	October 3,2025
	January 2,2026
	(in millions)
Notes receivable	$	~~341~~453
Equity investments	~~261~~224
Operating lease guarantees	1,~~219~~076
Inventory and prepayments	1,~~273~~351
Maximum estimable loss exposure	$	3,~~094~~104

The Company is obligated to pay for variable costs incurred by Flash Ventures in producing the Company’s share of Flash Ventures’ flash-based memory wafer supply, based on its rolling three-month forecast. The Company’s share generally equals 50% of Flash Ventures’ output. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay for half of Flash Ventures’ fixed costs regardless of the output the Company chooses to purchase. The Company cannot estimate its total wafer purchase commitment obligation beyond its rolling three-month purchase commitment because the price is determined by reference to the future cost of producing the semiconductor wafers. In addition, the Company is committed to fund 49.9% to 50.0% of each Flash Ventures entity’s capital investments to the extent that the Flash Ventures entity’s operating cash flow is insufficient to fund these investments.

Flash Ventures has historically operated at nearly 100% of its manufacturing capacity. During the three months ended October 3, 2025, as a result of flash market conditions, the Company temporarily reduced its utilization of its share of Flash Ventures’ manufacturing capacity to a level that more closely aligned the Company’s flash-based wafer supply with projected demand. During the three months ended October 3, 2025, the Company incurred costs of $11 million associated with the reduction in utilization related to Flash Ventures, which was recorded as a charge to Cost of revenue. No such charges were incurred during the three months ended September 27, 2024.

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~~The~~Flash ~~Company~~Ventures has ~~facility~~historically ~~agreements~~operated ~~with~~at ~~Kioxia~~nearly ~~related~~100% toof ~~the~~its ~~construction~~manufacturing ~~and~~capacity. ~~operation~~During ofthe ~~Kioxia’s~~six ~~300-millimeter~~months ~~wafer~~ended ~~fabrication facility in Kitakami~~January 2, ~~Japan~~2026, ~~referred to~~ as ~~“K1”,~~ a ~~wafer~~result ~~fabrication~~of ~~facility~~flash inmarket ~~Yokkaichi~~conditions, ~~Japan,~~the ~~referred~~Company totemporarily asreduced ~~“Y7”,~~its ~~and~~utilization aof ~~wafer~~its ~~fabrication~~share ~~facility~~of inFlash ~~Kitakami,~~Ventures’ ~~Japan,~~manufacturing ~~referred~~capacity to asa ~~“K2”.~~level Inthat ~~connection~~more ~~with~~closely ~~the~~aligned ~~construction of these facilities,~~ the Company ~~makes prepayments toward Kioxia~~’s ~~future~~flash-based ~~building~~wafer ~~depreciation.~~supply ~~In connection~~ with ~~the~~projected ~~start-up~~demand. ofDuring the ~~K1,~~six Y7months ~~and~~ended K2January 2, ~~facilities~~2026, the Company ~~has~~incurred ~~made~~costs ~~prepayments over time, and as~~ of ~~October 3, 2025,~~ $~~914~~11 million, associated with ~~$131~~the ~~million~~reduction ~~recorded within Other current assets and $783 million recorded within Other non-current assets~~ in ~~the~~utilization ~~Condensed~~related ~~Consolidated~~to ~~Balance~~Flash ~~Sheets~~Ventures, ~~remain~~which towere berecorded ~~credited~~as ~~against future building depreciation~~ charges ~~and~~to ~~ultimately~~Cost ~~released within Costs~~ of revenue ~~when the Company’s inventory is sold~~. AsNo ofsuch ~~October 3,~~charges ~~2025,~~were ~~the~~incurred ~~Company~~during ~~is also committed to making additional building depreciation prepayments of $259 million, based on~~ the ~~Japanese~~three ~~yen~~months toended ~~U.S. dollars exchange rate of ¥147.34 as of such date~~January 2, ~~payable~~2026 asor ~~follows:~~during ~~$32 million for~~ the ~~remaining~~three ~~of fiscal year 2026, $119 million in fiscal year 2027, $95 million in fiscal year 2028~~ and ~~$14~~six ~~million~~months inended ~~fiscal year 2029. As of October~~December 327, 2025, in addition to the requirements to make building depreciation prepayments, the Company will also make payments for building depreciation of approximately $186 million at varying dates through fiscal year 20352024.

The Company has facility agreements with Kioxia related to the construction and operation of Kioxia’s 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility in Kitakami, Japan, referred to as “K1”, a wafer fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Japan, referred to as “Y7”, and a wafer fabrication facility in Kitakami, Japan, referred to as “K2”. In connection with the construction of these facilities, the Company makes prepayments toward Kioxia’s future building depreciation. In connection with the start-up of the K1, Y7 and K2 facilities, the Company has made prepayments over time, and as of January 2, 2026, $881 million, with $131 million recorded within Other current assets and $750 million recorded within Other non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, remain to be credited against future building depreciation charges and ultimately released within Costs of revenue when the Company’s inventory is sold. As of January 2, 2026, the Company is also committed to making additional building depreciation prepayments of $387 million, based on the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate of ¥156.87 as of such date, payable as follows: $25 million for the remaining of fiscal year 2026, $121 million in fiscal year 2027, $177 million in fiscal year 2028 and $64 million in fiscal year 2029. As of January 2, 2026, in addition to the requirements to make building depreciation prepayments, the Company will also make payments for building depreciation of approximately $155 million at varying dates through fiscal year 2035.

Inventory Purchase Commitments with Flash Ventures. Purchase orders placed with Flash Ventures for up to three months are binding and cannot be canceled.

Research and Development Activities. The Company participates in common research and development (“R&D”) activities with Kioxia and is contractually committed to a minimum funding level. R&D commitments due for the remaining ~~nine~~six months of 2026 are $8744 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities. Flash Ventures sells to, and leases back from, a consortium of financial institutions a portion of its tools and has entered into equipment lease agreements of which the Company guarantees half of all of the outstanding obligations under each lease agreement. The lease agreements are subject to customary covenants and cancellation events related to Flash Ventures and each of the guarantors. The occurrence of a cancellation event could result in an acceleration of Flash Ventures’ obligations and a call on the Company’s guarantees.

The following table presents the Company’s portion of the remaining guarantee obligations under the Flash Ventures’ lease facilities in both Japanese yen and U.S. dollar-equivalent, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026:

	Lease Amounts
	(Japanese yen, in billions)		(U.S. dollar, in millions)
Total guarantee obligations	¥	~~180~~169	$	1,~~219~~076

The following table details the ~~breakdown~~components of the Company’s remaining guarantee obligations between the principal amortization and the purchase option exercise price at the end of the term of the Flash Ventures lease agreements, in annual installments, in U.S. dollars, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026:

Annual Installments	Payment of Principal Amortization		Purchase Option Exercise Price at Final Lease Terms		Guarantee Amount
	(in millions)
2026	297		70		367
2027	274		104		378
2028	138		100		238
2029	58		54		112
2030	25		62		87
2031	2		35		37
Total guarantee obligations	$	794	$	425	$	1,219

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The Company and Kioxia have agreed to mutually contribute to and indemnify each other and Flash Ventures for environmental remediation costs or liabilities resulting from Flash Ventures’ manufacturing operations in certain circumstances. The Company has not made any indemnification payments nor recorded any indemnification receivables under any such agreements. As of October 3, 2025, no amounts have been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to these indemnification agreements.


Annual Installments	Payment of Principal Amortization		Purchase Option Exercise Price at Final Lease Terms		Guarantee Amount
	(in millions)

2026	$	186	$	42	$	228
2027	270		96		366
2028	139		94		233
2029	61		51		112
2030	27		58		85
2031	4		48		52
Total guarantee obligations	$	687	$	389	$	1,076

The Company and Kioxia have agreed to mutually contribute to and indemnify each other and Flash Ventures for environmental remediation costs or liabilities resulting from Flash Ventures’ manufacturing operations in certain circumstances. The Company has not made any indemnification payments nor recorded any indemnification receivables under any such agreements. As of January 2, 2026, no amounts have been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to these indemnification agreements.

Sale of a Majority Interest in a Subsidiary

In March 2024, SanDisk China Limited (“SanDisk China”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WDC, entered into an equity purchase agreement to sell 80% of its equity interest in SanDisk Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (“SDSS”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WDC which holds one of the Company’s manufacturing facilities, to JCET Management Co., Ltd. (“JCET”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JCET Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese publicly-listed company, thereby forming a venture between SanDisk China and JCET (the “Transaction”). The venture aims to provide independent semiconductor assembly, testing, and other related services in the People’s Republic of China for customers including, but not limited to, the Company and its affiliates.

The Transaction closed on September 28, 2024, and SanDisk China completed the sale of 80% of its equity interest in SDSS to JCET. The Transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $34 million, calculated as the difference between the total consideration for the sale, including the outstanding consideration receivable and the fair value of the Company’s 20% retained interest, less the carrying value of the net assets divested, which included, among other items, $71 million of cash and cash equivalents and $382 million of goodwill that was allocated to SDSS.

Proceeds from the sale, including working capital adjustments, were $659 million (pre-tax). On October 1, 2024, the Company received an initial pre-tax installment of $262 million. On January 6, 2025, the Company received a second pre-tax installment of $210 million. The remaining $187 million pre-tax proceeds are payable in five equal installments of approximately $37 million on September 28 of each year through September 28, 2029.

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the outstanding consideration receivable was recognized at its present value of $~~133~~135 million, with $36 million classified as Other current assets and $9799 million classified as Other non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remaining present value discount of $1715 million as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 will be recognized using the effective interest method over the next four years as Interest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company’s 20% retained interest in SDSS was determined to be valued at $158 million based on the fair value of the total pre-tax consideration received and receivable from JCET for its purchase of its 80% interest in SDSS. The Company accounts for its 20% interest in SDSS as an equity method investment within Other non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s 20% interest in the earnings of SDSS is recognized one quarter in arrears and is reported in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the 20% retained interest in SDSS was valued at $~~162~~163 million.

Subsequent to and in connection with the Transaction, Western Digital Technologies, Inc. (“WDT,” a WDC affiliate) entered into a five-year supply agreement with SDSS (the “Supply Agreement”) to purchase certain flash-based products with a minimum annual commitment of $550 million (the “minimum annual commitment”). On January 10, 2025, the Company and WDT entered into an assignment agreement, pursuant to which, WDT assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Supply Agreement to the Company. The Supply Agreement contains specific penalties the Company must pay if it fails to meet its minimum annual commitment. The Supply Agreement also provides that if the Company’s purchases exceed the minimum annual commitment in any of the two years immediately succeeding any annual period where a shortfall penalty has been paid, SDSS shall reimburse the Company an amount not exceeding the previously paid penalty amount. The Supply Agreement expires on September 28, 2029, and automatically renews for additional one-year terms unless earlier terminated by either of the parties. The Company also entered into an agreement to grant SDSS certain intellectual property rights on a royalty-free basis for use in manufacturing products on the Company’s behalf for the term of and under the Supply Agreement. For the three months ended October 3, 2025, the Company made purchases of $139 million under the Supply Agreement and had a $147 million accounts payable balance due to SDSS as of October 3, 2025.

The Company also entered into an arrangement to provide certain transition services for a limited period following the closing of the Transaction. Charges under this arrangement were not material.

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Subsequent to and in connection with the Transaction, Western Digital Technologies, Inc. (“WDT,” a WDC affiliate) entered into a five-year supply agreement with SDSS (the “Supply Agreement”) to purchase certain flash-based products with a minimum annual commitment of $550 million (the “minimum annual commitment”). On January 10, 2025, the Company and WDT entered into an assignment agreement, pursuant to which, WDT assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Supply Agreement to the Company. The Supply Agreement contains specific penalties the Company must pay if it fails to meet its minimum annual commitment. The Supply Agreement also provides that if the Company’s purchases exceed the minimum annual commitment in any of the two years immediately succeeding any annual period where a shortfall penalty has been paid, SDSS shall reimburse the Company an amount not exceeding the previously paid penalty amount. The Supply Agreement expires on September 28, 2029, and automatically renews for additional one-year terms unless earlier terminated by either of the parties. The Company also entered into an agreement to grant SDSS certain intellectual property rights on a royalty-free basis for use in manufacturing products on the Company’s behalf for the term of and under the Supply Agreement. For the three and six months ended January 2, 2026, the Company made purchases of $138 million and $277 million, respectively, under the Supply Agreement. As of January 2, 2026, the Company had a $159 million accounts payable balance due to SDSS.

The Company also entered into an arrangement to provide certain transition services for a limited period following the closing of the Transaction. Charges under this arrangement were not material.

Unis Venture

On January 24, 2025, the Company and WDC entered into an equity transfer agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement”) to transfer WDC’s entire equity interest in its venture with Unisplendour Corporation Limited and Unissoft (Wuxi) Group Co. Ltd. (“Unis”), referred to as the “Unis Venture”, to the Company. The Unis Venture is 48% owned by the Company and 52% owned by Unis. The Unis Venture markets and sells the Company’s products in China and develops data storage systems for the Chinese market.

Prior to the execution of the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Unis Venture was not historically managed as a component of the Company and as such, the related equity method investment was not reflected within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. After the execution of the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Company accounts for its investment in the Unis Venture under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s 48% interest in the earnings of the Unis Venture will be recognized one quarter in arrears from the date the Unis Venture was transferred to the Company and will be reported in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Revenue from products distributed by the Unis Venture is recognized upon sell-through to third-party customers. For the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company recognized approximately 2% and ~~September~~1%, respectively, of its condensed consolidated revenue on products distributed by the Unis Venture. For the three and six months ended December 27, 2024, the Company recognized approximately 1% and 1%, respectively, of its condensed consolidated revenue on products distributed by the Unis Venture. The outstanding accounts receivable due from the Unis Venture were 2% and 1% of Accounts receivable, net, as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025, respectively.

Related Party Transactions

Separation and Distribution Agreement and Other Related Party Transactions with WDC

As described in Note 1, Organization and Basis of Presentation, on February 21, 2025, in connection with the separation, the Company entered into several agreements that provide a framework for Sandisk’s relationship with WDC after the separation. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Separation and Distribution Agreement - The separation and distribution agreement contains key provisions related to the separation of the Company from WDC, including the transfer of assets and assumptions of liabilities. In connection with this agreement, certain assets and liabilities included in the Company’s Condensed ~~Combined~~Consolidated Balance Sheets were retained by WDC and certain assets and liabilities not included in the Company’s Condensed ~~Combined~~Consolidated Balance Sheets were transferred to the Company as of the date of the separation.

As of quarter end ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the separation between the Company and WDC has been finalized, and no separation-related adjustments have been, or are expected to be, incurred going forward.

•Employee Matters Agreement - The Employee Matters Agreement allocates liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefit plans and programs and other related matters. Pursuant to this agreement, during the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company received reimbursement of short-term employee incentives totaling $22 million from WDC. The Company did not receive any reimbursements from this agreement for the three months ended January 2, 2026.

•Transition Services Agreement - The Transition Services Agreement governs the provision of transition services from WDC to Sandisk, and from Sandisk to WDC and its affiliates, on an interim, transitional basis following the separation.

•Tax Matters Agreement - The Tax Matters Agreement governs, among other things, WDC’s and the Company’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the spin-off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes. In addition, the Tax Matters Agreement imposes certain restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries (including restrictions on share issuances, business combinations, sales of assets, and similar transactions) that are designed to preserve the tax-free status of the spin-off and certain related transactions. As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded a tax indemnification liability of $112 million on February 21, 2025. This liability was subsequently increased to reflect changes in indemnification obligations under the Tax Matters Agreement, which is recorded in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The remaining tax indemnification liability of $125 million is classified as Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 3, 2025.

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As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded a tax indemnification liability of $112 million on February 21, 2025. This liability was subsequently increased to reflect changes in indemnification obligations under the Tax Matters Agreement, which is recorded in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The remaining tax indemnification liability of $128 million is classified as Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 2, 2026.

Notes Due to (from) Western Digital Corporation

Prior to the separation, the Company received financing from certain of WDC’s subsidiaries in the form of borrowings under revolving credit agreements and promissory notes to fund activities primarily related to Flash Ventures. Additionally, cash generated by the Company was lent from time to time via promissory notes to certain of WDC’s subsidiaries for use in general corporate purposes. Outstanding balances due under these financing arrangements were due on demand.

Prior to the separation, the Company had outstanding borrowings due to WDC’s subsidiaries of $553 million, inclusive of interest payable. As part of the separation, WDC contributed $550 million to the Company, and the Company repaid $6 million in cash, which included interest accrued until the date of the separation.

The following presents Interest expense and Interest income on notes due to (from) Western Digital Corporation, which were recorded within Interest expense and Interest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Interest income on notes due from Western Digital Corporation	$	—	$	~~(1)~~—	$	—	$	(1)
Interest expense on notes due to Western Digital Corporation	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	4

Allocation of Corporate Expenses

Prior to the separation, WDC provided various corporate services to the Company in the ordinary course of business, including executive management, finance, tax, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement and other shared services. These corporate expenses were allocated to the Company based on direct usage or benefit, where identifiable, with the remainder allocated based on headcount, revenue or other relevant measures. Management believes the basis on which the expenses were allocated to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to the Company or the benefit received by the Company.

Effective at the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, the Company was operationally separated from the operations that were ultimately retained by WDC following completion of the spin-off. In connection with this operational separation, personnel serving the Company in shared service functions were transferred into legal entities dedicated to the Company, and substantially all assets, liabilities, and contracts pertaining to operations of the Company were transferred to legal entities dedicated to the Company as well. Accordingly, there was a substantial reduction in the pool of shared corporate overhead costs of WDC that were subject to allocation in the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2025 and those allocations ceased post-separation.

The table below summarizes the impact of expense allocations from WDC within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	(in millions)
Research and development	$	—	$	187
Selling general, and administrative	—		113
Business separation costs	—		2
Employee termination and other charges	—		20
Total allocation of Corporate Expenses	$	—	$	322

The Company’s historical financial statements do not purport to reflect what results of operations, financial position, equity or cash flows would have been if the Company had operated as a standalone company during the periods presented.

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Allocation of Corporate Expenses

The table below summarizes the impact of expense allocations from WDC within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 2, 2026		December 27, 2024		January 2, 2026		December 27, 2024
	(in millions)
Research and development	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	189
Selling general, and administrative	—		35		—		148
Business separation costs	—		21		—		41
Employee termination and other charges	—		3		—		5
Total allocation of Corporate Expenses	$	—	$	61	$	—	$	383

Cash Management

Prior to the separation, WDC provided funding for the Company’s operating and investing activities, including pooled cash managed by WDC’s treasury, to fund operating expenses and capital expenditures. WDC also directly collected certain of the Company’s receivables. These activities were reflected as a component of the Net investment from Western Digital Corporation, and this arrangement is not reflective of the manner in which the Company would operate on a standalone company separate from WDC during the periods presented.

Western Digital Corporation Net Investment

Prior to the separation, the Net investment from Western Digital Corporation on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represented WDC’s historical investment in the Company, the net effect of transactions with and allocations from WDC, the Company’s retained earnings and the allocation to the Company of cumulative effect adjustments from the adoption of new accounting standards.

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Net Transfers from (to) Western Digital Corporation

A reconciliation of Net transfers from (to) Western Digital Corporation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity to the corresponding amounts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Net transfers from Western Digital Corporation per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity	$	—	$	~~583~~491
Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		(~~378~~673)
Other assets and liabilities, net transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(644)
Property, plant and equipment, net transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(325)
Tax balances transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		~~(7)~~14
Net transfers to Western Digital Corporation per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	—	$	189
Accumulated other comprehensive loss transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		6
Net transfers to Western Digital Corporation per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	—	$	(231)

Note 11. Leases and Other Commitments

Leases

The Company leases certain domestic and international facilities and datacenter space under long-term, non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through fiscal year 2039. In connection with and subsequent to the separation, the Company entered into various sublease agreements with WDC under long-term, non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through fiscal year 2031.

These leases include no material variable or contingent lease payments. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Operating lease assets also include prepaid lease payments minus any lease incentives. Extension or termination options present in the Company’s lease agreements are included in determining the right-of-use asset and lease liability when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise those options. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

25The following table presents right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:


	January 2, 2026		June 27, 2025
	(in millions)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (included in other non-current assets)	$	203	$	214

Operating lease liabilities:
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities (included in accrued expenses)	24		26
Long-term operating lease liabilities (included in other liabilities)	186		193
Total operating lease liabilities	$	210	$	219

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The following table presents right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	October 3,2025		June 27,2025
	(in millions)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (included in other non-current assets)	$	207	$	214
Operating lease liabilities:
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities (included in accrued expenses)	24		26
Long-term operating lease liabilities (included in other liabilities)	188		193
Total operating lease liabilities	$	212	$	219

The following table summarizes supplemental disclosures of operating cost and cash flow information related to operating leases:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Cost of operating leases	$	1112	$	78	$	23	$	16
Cash paid for operating leases	10		7		20		14
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	25		—4		7		4

The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s operating leases were as follows:

	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024
Weighted average remaining lease term in years	10.97		1312.6
Weighted average discount rate	7.3	%	7.54	%

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(Unaudited)

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, remaining minimum lease payments were as follows:

	Lease Amounts
	(in millions)
Minimum lease payments by fiscal year:
Remaining nine months of 2026	$	29
Remaining six months of 2026	$	19
2027	3637
2028	2829
2029	2425
2030	2022
Thereafter	~~182~~183
Total future minimum lease payments	~~319~~315
Less: Imputed interest	~~107~~105
Present value of lease liabilities	$	~~212~~210

Purchase Agreements and Other Commitments

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into purchase orders with suppliers for the purchase of components used to manufacture its products. These purchase orders generally cover forecasted component supplies needed for production during the coming months, are recorded as a liability upon receipt of the components, and generally may be changed or canceled at any time prior to shipment of the components. The Company also enters into certain long-term agreements with suppliers that contain fixed future commitments, which are contingent upon certain conditions such as performance, quality and technology of the vendor’s components. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company had the following minimum long-term commitments:

	Long-term commitments
	(in millions)
Fiscal year:
Remaining nine months of 2026	$	98
Remaining six months of 2026	$	60
2027	~~583~~601
2028	~~570~~631
2029	~~570~~584
2030	~~570~~571
Thereafter	9092
Total	$	2,~~481~~539

Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity

Prior to the separation, certain of the Company’s employees participated in WDC’s stock incentive plans (the “WDC Plans”), whereby all awards granted under the plans consisted of WDC common stock. The Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements was determined based upon employees who participated in the WDC Plans and exclusively supported the Company’s operations, as well as an allocation of WDC’s corporate and shared employee stock-based compensation expenses.

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(Unaudited)

In connection with the separation, all outstanding RSU and PSU awards held by former employees of WDC and its affiliates, who became Sandisk employees after the separation, were adjusted pursuant to conversion ratios determined in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement. Outstanding RSU and PSU awards held by employees in the positions of Vice President and above as of the separation date were converted into RSU or PSU awards of Sandisk shares and RSU awards of WDC shares on a ratio of one-third (1/3) of one share of the Company’s common stock for each WDC award held by each such employee. For all other employees, the value of the converted RSU awards was designed to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the award immediately after the separation when compared to the aggregate intrinsic value of those awards immediately prior to separation. Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, the converted awards shall generally continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the original WDC awards, including with respect to vesting, except as described in the Employee Matters Agreement. As a result of the conversion, the Company will incur approximately $2941 million of incremental stock-based compensation expense ~~over~~from the date of the separation through the remaining service period for the awards. Of this amount, $54 million and $9 million was recognized during the ~~quarter~~three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, respectively, and approximately $2420 million is expected to be recognized over the awards’ remaining service periods.

Additionally, the Company adopted the following incentive plans for Sandisk employees: (i) Sandisk Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan”), and (ii) Sandisk Corporation 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Grants of equity awards made after the separation to the Company’s executive officers and other employees will be made under the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which became effective on January 25, 2025.

After the separation, certain employees of the Company participate in stock incentive plans which allow for stock-based compensation in a number of forms, including RSU awards, PSU awards, and an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”).

Restricted and Performance Stock Unit Awards

The fair value of an RSU award equals the closing share price on the grant date of the award. The fair value of a PSU award containing a market condition is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation on the grant date. The expense associated with these awards is recognized over their requisite service period, usually four years for RSUs and three years for PSUs.

The following table summarizes RSU and PSU award activity under the Company’s incentive plans during the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Aggregate Intrinsic Value at Vest Date
	(in millions)
RSUs and PSUs outstanding at June 27, 2025	6.6	$	38.98	$	—
Granted	3.23	5253.7891		—
Issued	(1.0)	39.34		48.45
Vested	(1.5)	37.18		163.88
Canceled/forfeited	(0.23)	3538.9506		—
RSUs and PSUs outstanding at October 3, 2025	8.6	$	44.12	$	48.45
RSUs and PSUs outstanding at January 2, 2026	8.1	$	45.42	$	163.88

RSUs are generally settled in an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting. PSUs contain performance conditions under which the recipient may earn between 0% to 300% of the target number of shares awarded. The PSU awards consist of 1.4 million granted awards that could result in a maximum of 3.6 million shares available to vest if all PSU performance conditions are met. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

Compensation cost related to unvested RSUs, PSUs, and rights to purchase shares of common stock under the ESPP is amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period. The following table presents the unamortized compensation cost and weighted average service period of all unvested outstanding awards as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026:

	Unamortized Compensation Costs		Weighted average service period
	(in millions)		(years)
RSUs and PSUs	$	424	2.78
ESPP	—		—
Total unamortized compensation cost	$	424

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	Unamortized Compensation Costs		Weighted average service period
	(in millions)		(years)
RSUs and PSUs	$	385	2.61
ESPP	23		1.41
Total unamortized compensation cost	$	408

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an ESPP under which WDC, as its ~~previously~~previous sole stockholder, approved an aggregate of approximately 4.3 million shares of common stock for issuance to eligible employees. The fair value of the award at the grant date is based on the Black-Scholes valuation model. The plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock, through payroll deductions, at 95% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first day of the 24-month offering period in which the employees are participating or 95% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the applicable exercise date, whichever is lower. Rights to purchase shares are granted during the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The following tables present the Company’s stock-based compensation for equity-settled awards by type, financial statement line, and the related tax benefit included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
RSUs and PSUs	$	5150	$	3645	$	101	$	81
ESPP	28		53		10		8
Total	$	5358	$	4148	$	111	$	89

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Cost of revenue	$	45	$	63	$	9	$	9
Research and development	2327		1520		50		40
Selling general, and administrative	26		2025		52		40
Subtotal	$	5358	$	4148	$	111	$	89
Tax benefit	(6)		(57)		(12)		(12)
Total	$	4752	$	3641	$	99	$	77

Any shortfalls or excess windfall tax benefits and tax deficiencies for shortfalls related to the vesting and exercise of stock-based awards, which are recognized as a component of the Company’s Income tax expense, ~~were~~are ~~not~~excluded ~~material~~from ~~for~~ the ~~periods~~tax ~~presented~~benefit above.

Note 13. Net Income per Common Share

The separation was executed through WDC’s pro rata distribution of 80.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company to holders of WDC’s common stock as of February 21, 2025. On the separation date, the Company issued 145 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. This share amount is utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for all periods presented prior to the separation, and these shares are treated as issued and outstanding for purposes of calculating historical earnings per share. For periods prior to the separation, it is assumed that there are no dilutive equity instruments as there were no equity awards of Sandisk outstanding prior to the separation.

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(Unaudited)

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted income per common share:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income	$	~~112~~803	$	~~211~~104	$	915	$	315
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	~~146~~147		145		146		145
Diluted (1)	~~149~~156		145		152		145
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	05.7746	$	10.4672	$	6.27	$	2.17
Diluted (1)	$	05.7515	$	10.4672	$	6.02	$	2.17

(1) For the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, 0.71 million weighted average outstanding awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the six months ended January 2, 2026, 0.1 million weighted average outstanding awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Basic net income per share is computed using (i) net income divided by (ii) weighted average basic shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed as (i) net income divided by (ii) weighted average diluted shares outstanding. The treasury stock method is used to determine the dilutive impact of unvested equity awards.

Potentially dilutive shares include dilutive outstanding employee RSUs, PSUs, and rights to purchase shares of common stock under the ESPP.

Note 14. Income Tax Expense

H.R.1, more widely known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. It reversed the requirement for capitalization of U.S. research and development expenditures that came into law under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but the mandatory requirement of capitalization of foreign research and development expenditures remains. The tax rates for income earned by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are changed under H.R. 1, which applies to the Company’s fiscal years 2027 and onwards. Depending on the Company’s operating results, these changes can materially impact the Company’s effective tax rate and its operating cash flows. During the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company recorded a $10 million tax benefit in relation to the OBBBA’s impact on its 2025 tax provision.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into law, which contained significant changes to laws related to tax, climate, energy, and health care. The tax measures include, among other things, a corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) of 15% on corporations with three-year average annual adjusted financial statement income (“AFSI”) exceeding $1.0 billion. The Company does not expect to be subject to the CAMT of 15% for fiscal year 2026 as its average annual AFSI did not exceed $1.0 billion for the preceding three-year period.

On December 20, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting released Model Global Anti-Base Erosion rules under Pillar Two (“Pillar Two”). ~~Several non-U.S. jurisdictions have either enacted legislation or announced their intention to enact future legislation to adopt certain or all components of~~ Pillar Two, ~~some~~is ofcurrently ~~which~~effective ~~are~~in ~~effective~~most ~~for~~of the ~~Company~~jurisdictions in ~~fiscal~~which ~~year~~we ~~2025~~operate. ~~For the first fiscal quarter of 2026~~Accordingly, ~~the~~these ~~Company expects to be able to meet certain transitional safe harbors and does not expect any material Pillar Two~~ taxes. ~~There~~are ~~may~~included ~~be material increases~~ in the Company’s ~~future~~Income tax ~~obligations~~expense iffor the ~~Company’s~~three ~~operating~~and ~~results~~six ~~change~~months ended January 2, 2026.

The following table presents the Company’s Income tax expense and effective tax rate:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025			September 27,2024
	January 2,2026			December 27,2024			January 2,2026			December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Income before taxes	$	~~124~~937		$	~~267~~173		$	1,061		$	440
Income tax expense	12134			5669			146			125
Effective tax rate	1014		%	2140		%	14		%	28		%

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~~SANDISK~~The ~~CORPORATION~~relative mix of earnings and losses by jurisdiction, the deduction for foreign-derived intangible income, credits and tax holidays in Malaysia that will expire at various dates during years 2028 through 2031 resulted in decreases to the effective tax rate below the U.S. statutory rate for the six months ended December 27, 2024. However, the tax effects of the mandatory capitalization of R&D expenses offset these decreases, resulting in the effective tax rate being greater than the U.S. Federal statutory rate for the three and six months ended December 27, 2024.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The relative mix of earnings and losses by jurisdiction, credits and tax holidays in Malaysia that will expire at various dates during years 2028 through 2031 resulted in decreases to the effective tax rate below the U.S. statutory rate for the three months ended October 3, 2025.

The relative mix of earnings and losses by jurisdiction, the deduction for foreign-derived intangible income, credits and tax holidays in Malaysia that will expire at various dates during years 2028 through 2031 resulted in decreases to the effective tax rate below the U.S. statutory rate for the three months ended September 27, 2024. However, the tax effects of the mandatory capitalization of R&D expenses offset these decreases, resulting in the effective tax rate being closer to the U.S. Federal statutory rate for the three months ended September 27, 2024.

Uncertain Tax Positions

With the exception of certain unrecognized tax benefits that are directly associated with the tax position taken, unrecognized tax benefits are presented gross in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties for the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026:

	(in millions)
Accrual balance at June 27, 2025	$	140
Gross increases related to current year tax positions	1
Gross increases related to prior year tax positions	35
Gross decrease related to prior year tax positions	(4)
Gross increases related to current year tax positions	29
Accrual balance at October 3, 2025	$	137
Gross decrease related to prior year tax positions	(8)
Accrual balance at January 2, 2026	$	196

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits (excluding accrued interest and penalties) was $~~137~~196 million and $140 million, respectively. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in liabilities recorded for uncertain tax positions and are recorded in the provision for income taxes. Accrued interest and penalties included in the Company’s liability related to unrecognized tax benefits as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025 was $1314 million and $11 million, respectively.

The Company believes that adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from any other tax examinations. However, the outcome of such tax examinations cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company’s tax examinations are resolved in a manner not consistent with management’s expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income taxes in the period such resolution occurs. Any significant change in the amount of the Company’s liability for unrecognized tax benefits would most likely result from additional information relating to the examination of the Company’s tax returns.

Note 15. Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to legal proceedings, lawsuits and other claims. Although the ultimate aggregate amount of reasonably possible monetary liability or financial impact with respect to these other matters is subject to many uncertainties, management believes that any monetary liability or financial impact to the Company from these matters, individually and in the aggregate, would not be material to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, any monetary liability and financial impact to the Company from these matters could differ materially from the Company’s expectations.

31Note 16. Subsequent Events

On January 29, 2026, the Company and Kioxia Corporation entered into an FAL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement (the “FAL Second Extension Agreement”) and FPL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement (the “FPL Second Extension Agreement”, and together with the FAS Second Extension Agreement, collectively, the “Extension Agreements”), under which the parties thereto extended the term of the Flash Alliance and Flash Partners joint ventures to December 31, 2034. Following the execution of the Extension Agreements, all of the Flash Ventures across the Yokkaichi and Kitakami sites now co-terminate on December 31, 2034.

In addition to the Extension Agreements, the Company entered into Agreement to Enhance Collaboration with Kioxia, pursuant to which the Company will pay Kioxia $1.2 billion, with payments made over the years 2026 through 2029, in consideration of Kioxia’s manufacturing services and the continued availability of supply.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures we make concerning risks and other factors that may affect our business and operating results. You should read this information in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2025, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. See also “Forward-Looking Statements” immediately prior to Part I, Item 1 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires, references herein to specific years and quarters are to our fiscal years and fiscal quarters. As used herein, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Sandisk Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Overview

Sandisk is a leading developer, manufacturer and provider of data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology. With a differentiated innovation engine driving advancements in storage and semiconductor technologies, our broad and ever-expanding portfolio delivers powerful flash storage solutions for artificial intelligence (“AI”) workloads in datacenters, edge devices, and consumer applications. Our technologies enable everyone from students, gamers and home offices to the largest enterprises and public clouds to produce, analyze, and store data. Our solutions include a broad range of solid-state drives (“SSD”), embedded products, removable cards, universal serial bus drives and wafers and components. Our broad portfolio of technology and products addresses multiple end markets of “Datacenter” (formerly referred to as “Cloud”), “Edge” (formerly referred to as “Client”), and “Consumer.”

The Datacenter end market is comprised primarily of products for datacenters, cloud service providers, and private cloud customers. Through the Edge end market, we provide our original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and channel customers a broad array of high-performance flash solutions across personal computer, mobile, gaming, automotive, virtual reality headsets, at-home entertainment, and industrial spaces. The Consumer end market is highlighted by our broad range of retail and other end-user products, which capitalize on the strength of our product brand recognition and vast points of presence around the world.

Our fiscal year ends on the Friday nearest to June 30 and typically consists of 52 weeks. Approximately every five to six years, we report a 53-week fiscal year to align the fiscal year with the foregoing policy. Fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 27, 2025, was comprised of 52 weeks, with each fiscal quarter consisting of 13 weeks. Fiscal year 2026 will be comprised of 53 weeks and will end on July 3, 2026, with the first fiscal quarter consisting of 14 weeks.

The Separation

On October 30, 2023, Western Digital Corporation (“WDC”) announced that its board of directors (the “WDC Board of Directors”) authorized management to pursue a plan to separate the Company into an independent public company. The separation received final approval by the WDC Board of Directors and was completed on February 21, 2025. Prior to February 21, 2025, the Company was wholly owned by WDC.

On February 21, 2025, WDC executed the spin-off of the Company through WDC’s pro rata distribution of 116,035,464, or 80.1%, of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock to holders of WDC’s common stock. Each WDC stockholder received one-third (1/3) of one share of the Company’s common stock for each share of WDC’s common stock held by such WDC stockholder as of February 12, 2025, the record date of the distribution. Upon completion of the separation, WDC owned 28,827,787, or 19.9%, of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock~~, which WDC is expected to retain for a period of up to twelve months following the distribution~~. Following the distribution, the Company became an independent publicly listed company, and on February 24, 2025, the Company began trading as an independent, publicly traded company under the stock symbol “SNDK” on Nasdaq.

On June 9, 2025, WDC disposed of 21,314,768, or 14.6%, of our common stock through an exchange of our common stock for WDC debt held by WDC creditors, which shares were sold by affiliates of the WDC creditors in a registered public offering by the Company. All expenses for the offering were paid for by us. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, WDC ~~continued~~retained ~~to retain~~ 7,513,019, or 5.1%, of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, which WDC is expected to divest within twelve months following the separation.

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SanDisk Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (“SDSS”)

As discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, on September 28, 2024, prior to the separation, WDC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SanDisk China Limited (“SanDisk China”) completed the sale of 80% of its equity interest in SDSS (the “Transaction”) to JCET Management Co., Ltd. (“JCET”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JCET Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese publicly listed company, thereby forming a venture between SanDisk China and JCET (the “SDSS Venture”). The Transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $34 million.

On September 25, 2025, SanDisk China and JCET entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement that included a $10 million provision for working capital support, resulting in a reduction of the September 28, 2025 installment payment from JCET. The Company recognized the adjustment as a Loss on business divestiture ~~for~~during the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and the amendment reduced the September 28, 2025 installment to $27 million, as discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies—Flash Ventures of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Subsequent to, and in connection with, the sale of SDSS, the Company entered into a five-year supply agreement with SDSS to purchase certain flash-based products with a minimum annual commitment of $550 million. The Supply Agreement contains specific penalties the Company must pay if it fails to meet its minimum annual commitment. The Supply Agreement also provides that if the Company’s purchases exceed the minimum annual commitment in any of the two years immediately succeeding any annual period where a shortfall has been paid, SDSS shall reimburse the Company an amount not exceeding the previously paid penalty amount. The Supply Agreement expires on September 28, 2029, and automatically renews for additional one -year terms unless earlier terminated by either of the parties. The Company also entered into an agreement to grant SDSS certain intellectual property rights on a royalty-free basis for use in manufacturing products on the Company’s behalf for the term of and under the Supply Agreement. As a result of this Transaction, we expect to incur a modest reduction in annual operating expenses and a reduction in annual capital expenditures related to the assembly and testing of flash-based products. We also anticipate that the transition to a contract manufacturing model through SDSS will result in a small increase in our annual cost of revenue for flash-based products.

Financing Activities

Prior to the separation, the Company received financing from certain of WDC’s subsidiaries in the form of borrowings under intercompany revolving credit agreements and promissory notes to fund activities primarily related to Flash Ventures. Additional information regarding our outstanding notes due to (from) Western Digital Corporation is included in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 8, Debt of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, on February 21, 2025, the Company entered into a loan agreement comprised of a seven-year Term Loan B facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion, ~~with~~including up to $150 million for letters of credit.

On February 21, 2025, the Company borrowed $2.0 billion under its Term Loan Facility. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the borrowing to make a net distribution payment of $1.5 billion to WDC, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes of the Company. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company has drawn no amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Operational Update

In the ~~first~~second quarter, we generally saw demand for our NAND continue to outpace supply, leading to improved revenues when compared to prior periods. We expect this ~~balance~~imbalance of supply and demand to persist through calendar year 2026 and beyond. The rapid growth of AI infrastructure is driving demand for high-performance storage products, and AI adoption is driving the need for NAND storage to support these workloads.

We continue to manage our supply to match market demand. In doing so, we expect to invest in, and allocate resources to, high-value opportunities for both the short-term and long-term benefit of our customers and the Company.

In 2025, the U.S. began enacting a number of changes in U.S. trade policy, including increased tariffs on imported goods. Currently, the majority of our products sold in the U.S. are exempt from tariffs, but additional tariff increases, or the loss of applicable exemptions would increase the cost of goods sold for our products sold in the U.S., which could negatively impact our margins and financial performance. Increases in the price of our products in response to increased costs may adversely impact demand for those products in the U.S., which could also negatively impact our performance and financial results. 34

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In 2025, the U.S. began enacting a number of changes in U.S. trade policy, including increased tariffs on imported goods. Currently, the majority of our products sold in the U.S. are exempt from tariffs, but additional tariff increases, or the loss of applicable exemptions, would increase the cost of goods sold for our products sold in the U.S., which could negatively impact our margins and financial performance. Increases in the price of our products in response to increased costs may adversely impact demand for those products in the U.S., which could also negatively impact our performance and financial results.

Future trade policies and regulations in the U.S. and other countries, the terms of any trade arrangements that may be negotiated between the U.S. and other countries, the scope, amount, or duration of tariffs that may be imposed by any country, and the impact of these factors on our business are uncertain and may contribute to increased costs and reduced demand for our products, each of which could harm our financial performance.

We will continue to actively monitor developments impacting our business and may take additional responsive actions that we determine to be in the best interest of our business and stakeholders.

Basis of Presentation

On February 21, 2025, the Company became a standalone publicly traded company, and its financial statements are now presented on a consolidated basis. Prior to the separation, the Company’s historical ~~combined~~consolidated financial ~~statements~~information ~~were~~was derived from WDC’s consolidated financial statements and accounting records and prepared as if the Company existed on a standalone basis. The financial statements for all periods presented, including the historical results of the Company prior to February 21, 2025, are now referred to as “Consolidated Financial Statements” and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the policies and practices that are generally accepted in the industry in which it operates, inconsistent ~~consistency~~ with prior statements.

The following discussion reflects the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as set forth in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

For additional information, including a discussion of the basis of presentation for periods prior to and post separation, see Part I, Item 1, Note 1, Organization and Basis of Presentation of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Results of Operations

Overview

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, selected summary information from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations by U.S. dollars and percentage of net revenue(1):

	Three Months Ended
	October 3, 2025				September 27, 2024				$ Change		% Change
	January 2, 2026				December 27, 2024				$ Change		% Change
	(in millions, except percentages)
Revenue, net	$	23,~~308~~025	100.0	%	$	1,~~883~~876	100.0	%	$	~~425~~1,149	2361	%
Cost of revenue	1,~~621~~484		7049.21		1,~~157~~270		6167.47		~~464~~214		4017
Gross profit	~~687~~1,541		2950.89		~~726~~606		3832.63		~~(39)~~935		~~(5)~~154
Operating expenses:
Research and development	~~316~~327		1310.78		~~283~~279		1514.09		3348		1217
Selling, general and administrative	~~179~~139		74.86		~~130~~142		67.96		49(3)		38(2)
Business separation costs	9		0.43		2021		1.1		(1112)		(5557)
Employee termination and other	~~(3)~~1		~~(0.1)~~—		23		0.12		(52)		(~~250~~67)
Loss on business divestiture	10		0.4		—		—		10		—
(Gain) loss on business divestiture	—		—		(34)		(1.8)		34		(100)
Total operating expenses	~~511~~476		2215.27		~~435~~411		2322.10		7665		1716
Operating income	~~176~~1,065		735.62		~~291~~195		1510.53		~~(115)~~870		~~(40)~~446
Interest and other expense:
Interest income	1612		0.74		32		0.21		1310		~~433~~500
Interest expense	(4025)		(10.78)		(24)		(0.12)		(3821)		~~(1900)~~525
Other expense, net	(28115)		(13.28)		(2520)		(1.31)		(395)		~~(12)~~475
Total interest and other expense, net	(52128)		(24.2)		(2422)		(1.2)		(28106)		~~(117)~~482
Income before taxes	~~124~~937		531.40		~~267~~173		149.31		~~(143)~~764		~~(54)~~442
Income tax expense	12134		04.54		5669		3.07		~~(44)~~65		~~(79)~~94
Net income	$	~~112~~803	426.96		$	~~211~~104	115.34		$699	~~(99)~~	~~(47)~~672

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	Six Months Ended
	January 2, 2026				December 27, 2024				$ Change		% Change
	(in millions, except percentages)
Revenue, net	$	5,333	100.0	%	$	3,759	100.0	%	$	1,574	42	%
Cost of revenue	3,105		58.2		2,427		64.6		678		28
Gross profit	2,228		41.8		1,332		35.4		896		67
Operating expenses:
Research and development	643		12.1		562		15.0		81		14
Selling, general and administrative	318		6.0		272		7.2		46		17

Business separation costs	18		0.3		41		1.1		(23)		(56)
Employee termination and other	(2)		—		5		0.1		(7)		(140)
(Gain) loss on business divestiture	10		0.2		(34)		(0.9)		44		(129)
Total operating expenses	987		18.6		846		22.5		141		17
Operating income	1,241		23.2		486		12.9		755		155
Interest and other expense:
Interest income	28		0.5		5		0.1		23		460
Interest expense	(65)		(1.2)		(6)		(0.2)		(59)		983
Other expense, net	(143)		(2.7)		(45)		(1.2)		(98)		218
Total interest and other expense, net	(180)		(3.4)		(46)		(1.3)		(134)		291
Income before taxes	1,061		19.8		440		11.6		621		141
Income tax expense	146		2.7		125		3.3		21		17
Net income	$	915	17.1		$	315	8.3		600		190

(1) Percentage may not total due to rounding.

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, summary information regarding our disaggregated revenue:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 3,2025		September 27,2024
	January 2,2026		December 27,2024		January 2,2026		December 27,2024
	(in millions)
Revenue by end market:
Datacenter	$	~~269~~440	$	~~300~~250	$	709	$	550
Edge	1,~~387~~678		1,~~069~~028		3,065		2,097
Consumer	~~652~~907		~~514~~598		1,559		1,112
Total revenue	$	23,~~308~~025	$	1,~~883~~876	$	5,333	$	3,759
Revenue by geography:
Asia	$	12,~~515~~063	$	1,~~150~~086	$	3,578	$	2,236
Americas	~~406~~513		~~443~~389		919		832
Europe, Middle East and Africa	~~387~~449		~~290~~401		836		691
Total revenue	$	23,~~308~~025	$	1,~~883~~876	$	5,333	$	3,759

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Net Revenue

Net revenue increased 2361% in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a 3136% increase in ~~exabytes~~average ~~sold~~selling ~~due~~prices to(“ASP”) ~~stronger~~per ~~demand~~gigabyte inand ~~our~~a ~~data~~22% ~~storage~~increase ~~products,~~in ~~partially~~exabytes ~~offset~~sold bydue ato 9%stronger ~~decrease~~demand in ~~average~~our ~~selling~~data ~~prices~~storage ~~(“ASP”) per gigabyte~~products.

~~Datacenter~~Net revenue ~~decreased~~increased 1042% in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to ana 1126% ~~decrease~~increase in ~~ASP~~exabytes ~~per~~sold ~~gigabyte,~~due ~~partially~~to ~~offset~~stronger bydemand in our data storage products and a 113% increase in ~~exabytes~~ASP ~~sold~~per gigabyte.

~~Edge~~Datacenter revenue increased 3076% in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a 3990% increase in exabytes sold, partially offset by an 118% decrease in ASP per gigabyte.

~~Consumer~~Datacenter revenue increased 2729% in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 ~~compared~~from to the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a 3241% increase in exabytes sold, partially offset by a 49% decrease in ASP per gigabyte .

~~The~~Edge ~~changes in net~~ revenue byincreased ~~geography~~63% in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily ~~reflected~~due ~~higher~~to ~~revenue~~a in55% ~~the~~increase ~~Asia~~in ~~region~~ASP ~~from~~per ~~Edge~~gigabyte ~~customers,~~and ~~partially~~a ~~offset~~10% byincrease ~~lower revenue~~ in ~~the~~exabytes ~~Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa~~sold.

~~Consistent~~Edge ~~with~~revenue ~~standard~~increased ~~industry~~46% ~~practice,~~in ~~we offer sales incentive and marketing programs that provide customers with price protection and other incentives or reimbursements that are recorded as a reduction to gross revenue. For~~ the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 ~~and~~from ~~September 27,~~the ~~2024,~~comparable ~~these~~period ~~programs~~in ~~represented~~the ~~16%~~prior ~~and 16%~~year, ~~respectively,~~primarily ofdue ~~gross revenues. The amounts attributed~~ to ~~our~~a ~~sales~~24% ~~incentive~~increase ~~and~~in ~~marketing~~exabytes ~~programs~~sold ~~generally vary according to several factors, including industry conditions, list pricing strategies, seasonal demand, competitor actions, channel mix~~ and ~~overall~~an ~~availability~~18% ofincrease ~~products. Changes~~ in ~~future~~ASP ~~customer~~per ~~demand and market conditions may require us to adjust our incentive programs as a percentage of gross revenue~~gigabyte.

Consumer revenue increased 52% in the three months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a 30% increase in ASP per gigabyte and a 17% increase in exabytes sold.

Consumer revenue increased 40% in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a 24% increase in exabytes sold and a 13% increase in ASP per gigabyte.

The changes in net revenue by geography in the three and six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year primarily reflected higher revenue in the Asia region from Edge customers, partially offset by lower revenue in Europe, Middle East and Africa from Datacenter customers.

Consistent with standard industry practice, we offer sales incentive and marketing programs that provide customers with price protection and other incentives or reimbursements that are recorded as a reduction to gross revenue. For the three months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024, these programs represented 14% and 22%, respectively, of gross revenues. For the six months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024, these programs represented 14% and 19%, respectively, of gross revenues. The amounts attributed to our sales incentive and marketing programs generally vary according to several factors, including industry conditions, list pricing strategies, seasonal demand, competitor actions, channel mix and overall availability of products. Changes in future customer demand and market conditions may require us to adjust our incentive programs as a percentage of gross revenue.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit ~~and~~increased ~~gross margin decreased~~ by $39935 million and 9%$896 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, asprimarily ~~the~~due ~~increase~~to ~~in exabytes sold was offset by~~ a ~~lower~~higher ASP and ~~higher~~an ~~costs~~increase ~~per~~in ~~gigabyte~~exabytes sold.

~~The~~Gross ~~lower~~margin ~~ASP~~increased ~~was primarily driven~~ by ~~higher~~1,900 ~~peak~~basis ~~pricing~~points inand ~~the~~600 ~~comparative~~basis ~~period. In addition~~points, ~~the cost per gigabyte has increased~~respectively, ~~resulting~~for inthe athree ~~higher~~and ~~cost~~six ofmonths ~~revenue~~ended January 2, ~~coupled~~2026 ~~with~~from ~~$10.5~~the ~~million~~comparable inperiod ~~underutilization charges~~ in the ~~three~~prior ~~months ended October 3~~year, ~~2025,~~primarily ~~for~~due ~~which~~to ~~there~~a ~~were~~higher noASP ~~comparable~~and ~~charges~~an increase in ~~the~~exabytes ~~comparable period~~sold.

The higher ASP was primarily driven by favorable pricing conditions in the industry. As a result, for the three and six months ended January 2, 2026, the increase in ASP has outpaced the movement in costs per gigabyte, inclusive of the $11 million underutilization charges incurred in the first fiscal quarter of 2026, resulting in positive margins from the comparable period in the prior year.

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Operating Expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased $3348 million in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a $1630 million increase in compensation and benefits due to variable compensation associated with company performance, and anincreased ~~additional~~headcount ~~week within the fiscal quarter, a $6 million increase in datacenter program material purchases~~ and aan $48 million increase in ~~spending~~stock-based ~~for R&D projects as we continue to invest in innovation~~compensation.

~~Selling,~~R&D ~~general and administrative~~ expenses increased $4981 million in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a $12 46 million increase in compensation and benefits ~~mainly~~ due to variable compensation associated with company performance, and anincreased ~~additional week within the fiscal quarter~~headcount, ana $1110 million increase in stock -based compensation, ana $119 million increase in ~~materials,~~spending ~~driven~~for byR&D ~~higher~~projects ~~samples~~as ~~for~~we ~~new~~continue ~~programs,~~to invest in innovation and a $94 million increase in ~~marketing~~datacenter ~~costs~~program material purchases.

~~Employee~~Selling, ~~termination~~general and ~~other~~administrative ~~charges~~expenses decreased $53 million in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a $40 million decrease in materials due to a change in business practice for the launch of new products, whereby the Company is distributing fewer free samples and has started entering into contracts to sell certain qualification units to customers. The cost of qualification units are recorded in inventory until sold to customers and recognized as ~~there~~cost ~~were~~of norevenue. ~~restructuring~~The ~~actions~~change ~~taken~~contributed to a decrease in materials and production costs classified as selling expenses when compared to the ~~current~~prior year period, partially offset by an $18 million increase in outside service costs supporting operation and a $16 million increase in compensation and benefits mainly due to variable compensation associated with company performance and increased headcount.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $46 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a $30 million decrease in materials due to a change in business practice for the launch of new products, whereby the Company is distributing fewer free samples and has started entering into contracts to sell certain qualification units to customers. The cost of qualification units are recorded in inventory until sold to customers and recognized as cost of revenue. The change contributed to a decrease in materials and production costs classified as selling expenses when compared to the prior year period, partially offset by a $28 million increase in compensation and benefits and employee-related costs mainly due to variable compensation associated with company performance and increase in headcount, a $26 million increase in outside service costs supporting operations and a $12 million increase in stock-based compensation.

Employee termination and other charges decreased $2 million in the three months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, as there were no restructuring actions taken in the current period.

Employee termination and other charges decreased $7 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, as there were no restructuring actions taken in the current period.

Business separation costs

Business separation costs decreased $1112 million in the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, asdue weto ~~are now~~ post-separation ~~and~~ -related costs ~~are~~ decreasing.

Business ~~Loss~~separation oncosts ~~business~~decreased ~~divestiture~~$23 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year due to post-separation-related costs decreasing.

~~Loss~~ on(Gain) ~~business~~loss divestiture increased $10 million in the three months ended October 3, 2025 from the comparable period in the prior year due to an amendment to the Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement with JCET, related to our prior sale of SDSS, for which there was no comparable transaction in the prior period. On September 25, 2025, SanDisk China and JCET entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement that included a $10 million provision for working capital support, resulting in a reduction of the September 28, 2025 installment payment from JCET. The Company recognized the adjustment as a Loss on business divestiture ~~for the three months ended October 3, 2025,~~

36(Gain) loss on business divestiture decreased $34 million in the three months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year as a result of the closing of the sale of SDSS that took place on September 28, 2024, for which there was no comparable transaction in the current period.

~~Table~~(Gain) loss on business divestiture decreased $44 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year as a result of ~~Contents~~the closing of the sale of SDSS on September 28, 2024 and an amendment to the Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement with JCET, related to our prior sale of SDSS, in the current period that resulted in a loss. On September 25, 2025, SanDisk China and JCET entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement that included a $10 million provision for working capital support, resulting in a reduction of the September 28, 2025 installment payment from JCET. The Company recognized the adjustment as a Loss on business divestiture for the six months ended January 2, 2026, as discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies—Flash Ventures of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

as discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies—Flash Ventures of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Interest and Other Expense, net

Interest and other expense, net increased $28 million in the three months ended October 3, 2025 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to a $37 million increase in interest expense from our Term Loan Facility, partially offset by a $13 million increase in interest income related to cash and investment accounts.39

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Interest and other expense, net increased $106 million in the three months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to the settlement of certain non-operating legal matters, an increase in interest expense from our Term Loan Facility, and the impairment of an investment, partially offset by an increase in interest income related to cash and investment accounts and a gain on sale of investment.

Interest and other expense, net increased $134 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026 from the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to the settlement of certain non-operating legal matters, an increase in interest expense from our Term Loan Facility, and the impairment of an investment, partially offset by an increase in interest income related to cash and investment accounts and a gain on sale of investment.

Income Tax Expense

H.R.1, more widely known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. It reversed the requirement for capitalization of U.S. research and development expenditures that came into law under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but the mandatory requirement of capitalization of foreign research and development expenditures remains. The tax rates for income earned by our foreign subsidiaries will also be changed under H.R. 1, which applies to our fiscal years 2027 and onwards. Depending on our operating results, these changes can materially impact our effective tax rate and operating cash flows. During the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, we recorded a $10 million tax benefit in relation to the OBBBA’s impact on the Company’s 2025 tax provision.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into law, which contained significant changes to laws related to tax, climate, energy, and health care. The tax measures include, among other things, a corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) of 15% on corporations with three- year average annual adjusted financial statement income (“AFSI”) exceeding $1.0 billion. We do not expect to be subject to the CAMT of 15% for fiscal year 2026 as our average annual AFSI did not exceed $1.0 billion for the preceding three-year period.

On December 20, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting released Model Global Anti-Base Erosion rules under Pillar Two (“Pillar Two”). ~~Several non-U.S. jurisdictions have either enacted legislation or announced their intention to enact future legislation to adopt certain or all components of~~ Pillar Two, ~~some~~is ofcurrently ~~which are~~ effective ~~for us~~ in ~~fiscal~~most ~~2025.~~of ~~For~~ the ~~first~~jurisdictions ~~fiscal~~in ~~quarter~~which ~~of 2026,~~ we ~~expect~~operate. toAccordingly, bethese ~~able~~taxes toare ~~meet~~included ~~certain~~in ~~transitional~~the ~~safe~~Company’s ~~harbors~~Income ~~and~~tax doexpense ~~not~~for ~~expect~~the ~~any~~three ~~material~~and ~~Pillar~~six ~~Two~~months ~~taxes.~~ended ~~There~~January ~~may~~2, ~~be material increases in our future tax obligations if our operating results change~~2026.

The following table presents the Company’s Income tax expense and the effective tax rate:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	October 3, 2025			September 27, 2024
	January 2, 2026			December 27, 2024			January 2, 2026			December 27, 2024
	(in millions)
Income before taxes	$	~~124~~937		$	~~267~~173		$	1,061		$	440
Income tax expense	12134			5669			146			125
Effective tax rate	1014		%	2140		%	14		%	28		%

The relative mix of earnings and losses by jurisdiction, ~~the deduction for foreign-derived intangible income,~~ credits and tax holidays in Malaysia that will expire at various dates during years 2028 through 2031 resulted in decreases to the effective tax rate below the U.S. statutory rate for the three and six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026.

For additional information regarding income tax expense, see Part I, Item 1, Note 14, Income Tax Expense of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Financial condition, liquidity and capital resources

The following table summarizes our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and ~~September~~December 27, 2024:

	Three Months Ended
	Six Months Ended
	October 3, 2025		September 27, 2024
	January 2, 2026		December 27, 2024
	(in millions)
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	~~488~~1,507	$	(~~131~~36)
Investing activities	(15180)		~~(19)~~169
Financing activities	(~~515~~1,273)		~~214~~344
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	34		(1)
Changes in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	$	—	$	(71)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	58	$	476
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(39)	$	(6)

In alignment with market conditions, we maintained what we believe to be a conservative capital expenditure strategy for fiscal year 2025. For fiscal year 2026, we anticipate increased capital investments as we transition to newer nodes to meet the demand and technology needs of our product portfolio.

We believe our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our working capital, debt and capital expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. We believe we can also access the various capital markets to further supplement our liquidity position if necessary. Our ability to sustain our working capital position is subject to a number of risks that we discuss under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A., Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

A total of $~~626~~476 million and $692 million of our cash and cash equivalents were held outside of the U.S. as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025, respectively. There are no material tax consequences that were not previously accrued for the repatriation of this cash. Our cash equivalents are primarily invested in money market funds that invest in U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency securities.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by ~~(used in)~~ operating activities primarily consists of net income or loss, adjusted for non-cash charges, plus or minus changes in operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided as a result of changes in operating assets and liabilities was $~~250~~313 million in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, as compared to $~~344~~487 million net cash used in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~September~~December 27, 2024, reflecting an increase in the volume of our business, as discussed above.

Changes in our operating assets and liabilities are largely affected by our working capital requirements, which are dependent on the volume of our business and the effective management of our cash conversion cycle as well as timing of payments for taxes. Our cash conversion cycle measures how quickly we can convert our products into cash through sales. The cash conversion cycles were as follows (in days):

	Three Months Ended
	October 3, 2025	September 27, 2024
	January 2, 2026	December 27, 2024
Days sales outstanding	5137	5044
Days in inventory	~~115~~121	~~163~~156
Days payable outstanding	(53)	(5149)
Cash conversion cycle	~~113~~105	~~162~~151

Changes in days sales outstanding, or DSO, are generally due to the timing of shipments. Changes in days in inventory, or DIO, are generally related to the timing of inventory builds. Changes in days payables outstanding, or DPO, are generally related to production volume and the timing of purchases during the period. From time to time, we modify the timing of payments to our vendors. We make modifications primarily to manage our vendor relationships and to manage our cash flows, including our cash balances. Generally, we make payment term modifications through negotiations with our vendors or by granting to, or receiving from, our vendors’ payment term accommodations.

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For the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025 and September 27~~2026, ~~2024,~~ DSO ~~remained~~decreased ~~consistent~~7 days primarily due to ~~the~~higher ~~timing~~revenue ofduring ~~receivables~~the ~~collections~~period ~~during~~and ~~these~~continued ~~periods~~strong receivables collections. During the three months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, DIO decreased 4835 days over the three months ended ~~September~~December 27, 2024, primarily due to an increase in petabytes shipped. DPO increased 24 days over the comparable period in the prior year, primarily due to routine variations in the timing of purchases and payments during the period.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 primarily consisted of $5089 million in capital expenditures, partially offset by $25 million in net proceeds from our sale of a majority interest in one of our subsidiaries, ~~and~~coupled with $10127 million in net ~~proceeds~~issuances from activity related to Flash Ventures. Net cash used in investing activities in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~September~~December 27, 2024 primarily consisted of $67191 million in ~~capital~~net ~~expenditures,~~proceeds ~~partially~~from ~~offset~~our bysale of a majority interest in one of our subsidiaries and $4892 million in net proceeds from activity related to Flash Ventures, partially offset by $115 million in capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 primarily consisted of Term Loan Facility repayments totaling $~~500~~1,250 million and $1547 million of taxes paid on vested stock awards. Net cash provided by financing activities in the ~~three~~six months ended ~~September~~December 27, 2024 primarily consisted of primarily consisted of $~~189~~550 million ~~net~~in ~~transfers~~proceeds from borrowings on notes due to WDC and $101 million in ~~origination~~proceeds offrom repayments on notes due from WDC, partially offset by $231 million transferred from WDC and $76 million in net repayments on notes due to WDC.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Other than the Flash Ventures and SDSS-related commitments incurred in the normal course of business and certain indemnification provisions (see “Short-and-Long-term Liquidity - Purchase Obligations and Other Commitments” below), we do not have any other material off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities, guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests in transferred assets, or any other obligations arising out of a material variable interest in an unconsolidated entity. We do not have any majority-owned subsidiaries that are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, with the exception of Flash Ventures, the SDSS Venture, and the Unis Venture, we do not have an interest in, or relationships with, any variable interest entities. For additional information regarding our off-balance sheet arrangements, see Part I, Item I, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Short-and-Long-term Liquidity

Material Cash Requirements as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026

The following is a summary of our known material cash requirements, including those for capital expenditures, as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026. In addition, see the discussions further below related to unrecognized tax benefits, foreign exchange contracts and indemnifications to address other material cash requirements discussed below that are not included in the table:

Total

Remaining ~~nine~~six months of 2026

2-3 Years (2027-2028)

4-5 Years (2029-2030)

More than 5 Years (Beyond 2030)

(in millions)

Long-term debt, including current portion (1)

~~1,400~~650

2010

~~1,300~~560

Flash Ventures related commitments (2)

5,~~211~~358

1,~~984~~342

2,~~319~~799

~~908~~1,107

—110

Interest on debt (3)

~~618~~276

~~100~~22

~~197~~90

~~189~~89

~~132~~75

Operating leases

~~319~~315

2919

6466

4447

~~182~~183

Purchase obligations and other commitments

2,~~481~~539

9860

1,~~153~~232

1,~~140~~155

9092

Total

109,~~029~~138

21,~~231~~453

34,~~773~~227

2,~~321~~438

1,~~704~~020

(1) Principal portion of debt, excluding issuance costs.

(2) Includes reimbursement for depreciation and lease payments on owned and committed equipment, funding commitments for loans and equity investments and payments for other committed expenses, including research and development and building depreciation. Funding commitments assume no additional operating lease guarantees. Additional operating lease guarantees can reduce funding commitments.

(3) Interest varies based on (x) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) plus an interest rate margin of 3.00% per annum or (y) a base rate plus an interest rate margin of 2.00% per annum, and additional principal prepayments.

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Debt

In connection with the separation, on February 21, 2025, the Company entered into a loan agreement comprised of a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility, which was undrawn at the separation date, and a $2.0 billion term loan facility due in 2032. The Company used a portion of the proceeds received from the term loan facility, as well as cash on hand, to make a net distribution payment of $1.5 billion to WDC in exchange for assets, liabilities and certain legal entities of WDC associated with the Company.

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the Company was in compliance with the loan agreement financial covenant that ~~requires~~prohibits the Company tofrom ~~maintain~~exceeding a maximum Leverage Ratio. Additional information regarding our indebtedness, including information about availability under our revolving credit facility and the principal repayment terms, interest rates, covenants, collateral and other key terms of our outstanding indebtedness, is included in Part I, Item I Note 8, Debt of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Flash Ventures

Flash Ventures sells to, and leases back from, a consortium of financial institutions a portion of its tools and has entered into equipment lease agreements, of which we guarantee half orof all of the outstanding obligations under each lease agreement. The leases are subject to customary covenants and cancellation events that relate to Flash Ventures and each of the guarantors. The occurrence of a cancellation event could result in an acceleration of the lease obligations and a call on our guarantees. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, we were in compliance with all covenants under these Japanese lease facilities. See Part I, Item 1, Note 10, Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding Flash Ventures.

Purchase Obligations and Other Commitments

In the normal course of business, we enter into purchase orders with suppliers for the purchase of components used to manufacture our products. These purchase orders generally cover forecasted component supplies needed for production during the next quarter, are recorded as a liability upon receipt of the components, and generally may be changed or canceled at any time prior to shipment of the components. We also enter into long-term agreements with suppliers that contain fixed future commitments, which are contingent on certain conditions such as performance, quality and technology of the vendor’s components. These arrangements are included under “Purchase obligations and other commitments” in the table above.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, our liability for unrecognized tax benefits (excluding accrued interest and penalties) was approximately $~~137~~196 million. Accrued interest and penalties included in the Company’s liability related to unrecognized tax benefits as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026 and June 27, 2025 was $1314 million and $11 million, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $~~138~~195 million could result in potential cash payments.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

We purchase foreign exchange contracts to hedge the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on certain underlying assets, liabilities and commitments for operating expenses and product costs denominated in foreign currencies. See Part I, Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Indemnifications

Concurrent with the separation, the Company and WDC entered into a Tax Matters Agreement under which the Company and WDC agreed to indemnify each other for certain tax positions. As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded a tax indemnification liability of $112 million on February 21, 2025, which was recognized as an adjustment to the Net investment from Western Digital Corporation. The remaining tax indemnification liability of $~~125~~128 million is classified as Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026.

In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements, products or services to be provided by us, environmental compliance, or intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers in certain circumstances.

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It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a description of recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements, including the respective dates of adoption and expected effects on our results of operations and financial condition, see Part I, Item 1, Note 2, Recent Accounting Pronouncements of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the policies and practices that are generally accepted in the industry in which we operate. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires the use of judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities. We have adopted accounting policies and practices that are generally accepted in the industry in which we operate. If these estimates differ significantly from actual results, the impact to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements may be material.

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended June 27, 2025.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Risk

Although the majority of our transactions are in U.S. dollars, some transactions are based in various foreign currencies. We have historically purchased short-term foreign exchange contracts to hedge the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations on certain underlying assets, liabilities and commitments for product costs and Operating expenses denominated in foreign currencies. The purpose of entering into these hedge transactions is to reduce the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of operations. Substantially all of the contract maturity dates do not exceed twelve months. We do not purchase foreign exchange contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

We have performed sensitivity analyses as of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, using a modeling technique that measures the change in the fair values arising from a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant. The analyses cover all of our foreign currency derivative contracts used to offset the underlying exposures. The foreign currency exchange rates used in performing the sensitivity analyses were based on market rates in effect at ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026. The sensitivity analyses indicated that a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar would result in a foreign exchange fair value loss of $5636 million at ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026.

Notwithstanding our efforts to mitigate some foreign exchange risks, we do not hedge all of our foreign currency exposures, and there can be no assurance that our mitigating activities related to the exposures that we do hedge will adequately protect us against risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. Additionally, the overall effectiveness of our historical hedging strategy is dependent on business, market and global economic conditions. We have revised, and may continue to alter, our hedging program and may choose to discontinue our hedging activities at any time.

Interest Rate Risk

We held variable rate debt. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, our variable rate debt outstanding consisted of our Term Loan Facility, which is based on various index rates as discussed further in Part I, Item 1, Note 8, Debt of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of ~~October~~January 32, ~~2025~~2026, the outstanding balance on our variable rate debt was $~~1.4~~650 ~~billion~~million, and a one percent increase in the variable rate of interest would increase our annual interest expense by $146.6 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Due to a transition period established by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules applicable to newly public companies, our management is not required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending July 3, 2026. As a result, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not address whether there have been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting.

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified above. Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all errors and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business, to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our or our subsidiaries’ property is subject.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We have described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2025 for the year ended June 27, 2025 a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, results of operations and financial condition. There have been no material changes from these risk factors previously described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2025. These risks and uncertainties are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem not material may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or the market price of our common stock.

Item 5. Other Information

Insider Trading Arrangements

None.

43Flash Ventures Extension Agreements

On January 29, 2026, Sandisk Corporation (“Sandisk”) entered into an FAL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement (the “FAL Second Extension Agreement”) by and among Sandisk, Kioxia Corporation (“Kioxia”), SanDisk LLC (“SanDisk LLC”), and SanDisk (Ireland) Limited (“SanDisk Ireland”), under which the parties thereto extended the term of Flash Alliance Limited (“FAL”) to December 31, 2034. The term of FAL was previously extended to December 31, 2029.

On January 29, 2026, Sandisk entered into an FPL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement (the “FPL Second Extension Agreement”, and together with the FAL Second Extension Agreement, collectively, the “Extension Agreements”) by and among Sandisk, Kioxia, SanDisk LLC, and SanDisk (Cayman) Limited (“SanDisk Cayman”), under which the parties thereto extended the term of Flash Partners Limited (“FPL”) to December 31, 2034. The term of FPL was previously extended to December 31, 2029.

In connection with the Extension Agreements, on January 29, 2026, Sandisk entered into an Agreement to Enhance Collaboration by and among Sandisk, Kioxia, Sandisk Technologies, Inc. (“Sandisk Technologies”), SanDisk LLC, SanDisk Ireland and SanDisk Cayman, under which Sandisk Technologies will make certain payments totaling $1.2 billion over the years 2026 through 2029 in consideration of Kioxia’s manufacturing services and the continued availability of supply.

Sandisk and Kioxia currently operate three business ventures, FAL, FPL and Flash Forward Limited (“FFL”, and together with FAL and FPL, collectively, “Flash Ventures”) across eight flash-based manufacturing facilities in Japan. Through Flash Ventures, Sandisk and Kioxia collaborate in the development and manufacture of flash-based memory wafers using semiconductor manufacturing equipment owned or leased by each of the Flash Ventures entities. The Company and Kioxia also co-develop flash technologies (including process technology and memory design) for Flash Ventures’ use and jointly own these co-developed flash technologies.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below are filed or furnished with, or incorporated by reference in, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as specified in the Exhibit List, including from exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber						Description
2.1						Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2025, by and between Western Digital Corporation and Sandisk Corporation (Filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2025)#
3.1						Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Sandisk Corporation dated as of January 28, 2025 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2025)
3.2						Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2025)
10.1						~~Amendment~~Agreement ~~No.1~~to Enhance Collaboration, dated as of ~~September~~January 2729, ~~2025~~2026, toby ~~the Amended~~ and ~~Restated~~among ~~Equity~~Kioxia ~~Purchase Agreement~~Corporation, ~~dated~~Sandisk asCorporation, ofSandisk ~~September 12~~Technologies, ~~2024~~Inc., bySanDisk ~~and~~LLC, ~~between~~ SanDisk ~~China~~(Ireland) Limited and ~~JCET~~SanDisk ~~Management~~(Cayman) ~~Co., Ltd.~~Limited†
10.2						FAL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2026, by and among Kioxia Corporation, Sandisk Corporation, SanDisk LLC and SanDisk (Ireland) Limited†
10.3						FPL Second Commitment and Extension Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2026, by and among Kioxia Corporation, Sandisk Corporation, SanDisk LLC and SanDisk (Cayman) Limited†
31.1						Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
31.2						Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
32.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
32.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
101.INS						XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document**
101.SCH						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.LAB						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101**

† Filed with this report.

** Furnished with this report.

# Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			Sandisk Corporation

			By:			/s/ Michael R. Pokorny
						Michael R. Pokorny
						Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
						(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

Dated: ~~November~~January 730, ~~2025~~2026

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