Western Digital (WDC) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) reported Income Taxes Paid of $36 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), down 91.9% from $446 million a year earlier and down 63.3% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Oct 2, 2026, Western Digital's Income Taxes Paid came in at $324 million, down 57.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), it was $734 million, down 7.0% from FY2025.
- Income Taxes Paid has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Income Taxes Paid came in at $789 million in FY2025 (-14.2%), $920 million in FY2024 (+419.8%), $177 million in FY2023 (-58.2%) and $423 million in FY2022 (+21.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Income Taxes Paid since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Income Taxes Paid gained in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Income Taxes Paid in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 324.1%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 91.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $98 million (Q4 2026), $112 million (Q3 2026) and $78 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -771.44 Mn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 865.00 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 36.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 78.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 446.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 89.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 194.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 479.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 83.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 545.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 58.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 134.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 47.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 64.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 91.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();