Western Digital (WDC) Intangibles (2009 - 2025)
Western Digital's Intangibles was $76 million in fiscal Q3 2025 (quarter ended Mar 28, 2025), down 2.6% from $78 million a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Western Digital (WDC) Intangibles (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2024 (ended Jun 28, 2024), Intangibles at Western Digital came in at $78 million, down 2.5% from FY2023.
- Intangibles has now declined for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -46.1% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier fiscal years, Intangibles was $80 million in FY2023 (-62.4%), $213 million in FY2022 (-51.8%), $442 million in FY2021 (-53.0%) and $941 million in FY2020 (-45.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2025 figure marks the lowest quarterly Intangibles since fiscal Q2 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Intangibles has declined for 32 straight quarters, with an average decline of 23.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Intangibles ranged from 2.5% (fiscal Q4 2024) to 62.4% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, WDC's Intangibles in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2025 was $77 million (Q2 2025), $77 million (Q1 2025) and $78 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 25.42 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.56 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.35 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 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 | - |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 4.19 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 326.90 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.55 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | 76.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 79.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 97.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 135.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 174.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 213.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 252.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 300.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 364.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 442.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 519.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 596.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2020 | 758.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2020 | 941.00 Mn |
Western Digital Intangibles 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=intangibles&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "intangibles", "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=intangibles&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();