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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2026

or

☐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)

Delaware99-1508671
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
951 Sandisk DriveMilpitasCalifornia95035
(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareSNDKThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No ý

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 filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
☒☐☐☐☐

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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

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

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of January 2, 2026, the last business day of Sandisk Corporation’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $40.5 billion, based on the closing sale price as reported in the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “SNDK”.

As of the close of business on August 7, 2026, 146,419,001 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

The information required by Part III of this Report incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we intend to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the 2026 fiscal year. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof.

SANDISK CORPORATION

INDEX

PAGE NO.
PART I
Item 1.Business5
Item 1A.Risk Factors13
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments34
Item 1C.Cybersecurity35
Item 2.Properties37
Item 3.Legal Proceedings38
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures39
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities40
Item 6.[Reserved]42
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations43
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk54
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data55
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure102
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures102
Item 9B.Other Information102
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections103
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance104
Item 11.Executive Compensation104
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters104
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence104
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services104
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules105
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary107

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires, references herein to specific years and quarters are to our fiscal years and fiscal quarters, and references to financial information are on a 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 Corporation, 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.

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 its product and technology developments, technology transitions, AI-related market opportunities, strategic relationships, including Flash Ventures and Kioxia, long-term customer agreements, supply, inventory and capacity management, capital allocation initiatives, including share repurchases, and all statements regarding the Company’s expected future position, results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business strategy, budgets, capital expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, 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,” “target” and the like, or the use of the future tense of these or 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, dividends, 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 on management’s current expectations, represent the most current information available to the Company as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review the 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 Part I, Item 1A. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and any of those made in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. 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.

WEBSITE REFERENCES

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we make references to our website at www.sandisk.com. References to our website through this Form 10-K are provided for convenience only and the content on our website does not constitute a part of, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PART I

Next: Item 1. Business