Western Digital (WDC) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) recorded Interest Paid of $6 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), down 88.0% from $50 million a year earlier and down 76.0% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Western Digital's Interest Paid came in at $125 million as of Oct 2, 2026, down 58.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), it came in at $169 million, down 54.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Interest Paid has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Paid came in at $367 million in FY2025 (-7.3%), $396 million in FY2024 (+34.7%), $294 million in FY2023 (+20.0%) and $245 million in FY2022 (-13.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Paid since fiscal Q3 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Paid has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 36.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Paid in the last five years was growth of 78.6% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 88.0% in fiscal Q1 2027 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $25 million (Q4 2026), $40 million (Q3 2026) and $54 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.17 Bn | 4,824.63 Bn | 54.82 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 408.85 Bn | 344.77 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 237.70 Bn | 193.46 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 225.11 Bn | 178.57 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sony | 159.46 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sandisk | 149.39 Bn | 134.21 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 2.00 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 127.96 Bn | 122.81 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.22 Bn | 111.04 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 6.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 66.50 Bn | 44.38 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 56.78 Bn | 47.74 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 2.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 25.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 72.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 118.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 115.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 75.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 139.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 55.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 127.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 114.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 106.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 24.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 92.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Interest 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=interest-paid&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-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=interest-paid&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();