<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-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 2,235,909 <SECURITIES> 472,174 <RECEIVABLES> 1,836,673 <ALLOWANCES> 35,413 <INVENTORY> 868,594 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 5,724,766 <PP&E> 1,344,952 <DEPRECIATION> 975,683 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,675,543 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,873,677 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 21,880 <OTHER-SE> 7,481,196 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 9,675,543 <SALES> 5,611,492 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 6,251,530 <CGS> 2,660,087 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,708,352 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 12,023 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,670,139 <INCOME-TAX> 450,937 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,219,202 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,219,202 <EPS-BASIC> .57 <EPS-DILUTED> .54