<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM EMC CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 903,726 <SECURITIES> 446,954 <RECEIVABLES> 837,647 <ALLOWANCES> 7,495 <INVENTORY> 521,745 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,817,347 <PP&E> 584,575 <DEPRECIATION> 326,324 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,255,269 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 630,694 <BONDS> 517,500 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 5,018 <OTHER-SE> 3,029,299 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,255,269 <SALES> 2,670,561 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,782,894 <CGS> 1,376,803 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,121,045 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,591 <INCOME-PRETAX> 715,868 <INCOME-TAX> 178,967 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 536,901 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 536,901 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.08 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.01