Western Digital (WDC) Current Taxes (2021 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) recorded Current Taxes of $173 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 78.4% from $800 million a year earlier and down 14.4% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Current Taxes (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2021, Western Digital's Current Taxes history includes 18 quarters.
- Annual Current Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Current Taxes came in at $800 million in FY2025 (+69.9%), $471 million in FY2024 (-52.9%), $999 million in FY2023 (+15.0%) and $869 million in FY2022 (+230.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Current Taxes in data going back to fiscal Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 25.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Current Taxes in the last five years was growth of 230.4% in fiscal Q4 2022, against a decline of 78.4% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $202 million (Q3 2026), $223 million (Q2 2026) and $298 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 190.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 173.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 173.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 202.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 223.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 298.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 800.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 373.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 468.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 448.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 471.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 476.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 506.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 675.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 999.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 986.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 869.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 263.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Current Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "ticker": "WDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();