Western Digital Corporation

Western Digital Corporation

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$594.23

+8.8%
TechnologyComputer Hardware

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications; and flash-based memory wafers. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions for data storage systems and tiered storage models; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers client solutions, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the G-Technology, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$204.82B
EPS5.3100
P/E Ratio111.91
Earnings Date07/29/2026
0.04%
Dividend Yield
-43%
3Y-
5Y-
10Y-97.0%
1.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-49%
3Y-
5Y-
10Y-104.0%
3Y-
5Y-
10Y-63.0%
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Western Digital Corporation Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

WDC Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

36

Latest Dividend

$0.1500

Annual Amount

$0.5000

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Apr 29, 2026
Jun 5, 2026Jun 17, 2026
$0.1500
$0.1500
Quarterly+20.00%
Jan 29, 2026
Mar 5, 2026Mar 18, 2026
$0.1250
$0.1250
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 29, 2025
Dec 4, 2025Dec 18, 2025
$0.1250
$0.1250
Quarterly+25.00%
Jul 29, 2025
Sep 4, 2025Sep 18, 2025
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 29, 2025
Jun 4, 2025Jun 18, 2025
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly-73.54%
Feb 13, 2020
Apr 3, 2020Apr 17, 2020
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 14, 2019
Jan 3, 2020Jan 21, 2020
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 7, 2019
Oct 4, 2019Oct 22, 2019
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
May 2, 2019
Jun 28, 2019Jul 15, 2019
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 14, 2019
Mar 29, 2019Apr 15, 2019
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 7, 2018
Dec 28, 2018Jan 14, 2019
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 1, 2018
Sep 28, 2018Oct 15, 2018
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
May 2, 2018
Jun 29, 2018Jul 16, 2018
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 29, 2018
Mar 30, 2018Apr 16, 2018
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 1, 2017
Dec 29, 2017Jan 16, 2018
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 3, 2017
Sep 29, 2017Oct 16, 2017
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
May 4, 2017
Jun 30, 2017Jul 17, 2017
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 1, 2017
Mar 31, 2017Apr 17, 2017
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 3, 2016
Dec 30, 2016Jan 17, 2017
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 3, 2016
Sep 30, 2016Oct 17, 2016
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
May 4, 2016
Jul 1, 2016Jul 15, 2016
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 10, 2016
Apr 1, 2016Apr 15, 2016
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 3, 2015
Jan 1, 2016Jan 15, 2016
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 4, 2015
Oct 2, 2015Oct 15, 2015
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
May 5, 2015
Jul 3, 2015Jul 15, 2015
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015Apr 16, 2015
$0.5000
$0.3780
Quarterly+25.17%
Nov 5, 2014
Jan 2, 2015Jan 15, 2015
$0.4000
$0.3020
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 4, 2014
Oct 3, 2014Oct 15, 2014
$0.4000
$0.3020
Quarterly0.00%
May 14, 2014
Jun 27, 2014Jul 15, 2014
$0.4000
$0.3020
Quarterly+33.04%
Feb 6, 2014
Mar 28, 2014Apr 15, 2014
$0.3000
$0.2270
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 13, 2013
Dec 27, 2013Jan 15, 2014
$0.3000
$0.2270
Quarterly+20.11%
Sep 19, 2013
Sep 30, 2013Oct 15, 2013
$0.2500
$0.1890
Quarterly0.00%
May 16, 2013
Jun 28, 2013Jul 15, 2013
$0.2500
$0.1890
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 14, 2013
Mar 29, 2013Apr 15, 2013
$0.2500
$0.1890
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 4, 2012
Dec 14, 2012Dec 26, 2012
$0.2500
$0.1890
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 14, 2012
Sep 28, 2012Oct 15, 2012
$0.2500
$0.1890
Quarterly-
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Western Digital Corporation Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-44.00M
2025
Net Income
1.86B
2025
Payout Ratio
2.36%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
2.36%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
3.4%

Excellent FCF coverage. Dividend is well-supported by actual cash generation with ample room for increases and business reinvestment.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.