Western Digital (WDC) Preferred Dividend Payments (2023 - 2025)
Western Digital's Preferred Dividend Payments came in at $9 million for fiscal Q2 2025 (quarter ended Dec 27, 2024), down 35.7% from $14 million a year earlier but up 12.5% from the prior quarter.
Western Digital (WDC) Preferred Dividend Payments (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Dec 27, 2024, Western Digital reported Preferred Dividend Payments of $42 million, down 20.8% year-over-year; for FY2024 (ended Jun 28, 2024), it was $54 million, up 125.0% from FY2023.
- Going back by fiscal year, Preferred Dividend Payments was $24 million in FY2023.
- The five-year range for quarterly Preferred Dividend Payments is $8 million (fiscal Q1 2025) to $15 million (fiscal Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Preferred Dividend Payments has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 12.3% over the last four quarters.
- Business Quant data shows WDC's Preferred Dividend Payments at $8 million (Q1 2025), $10 million (Q4 2024) and $15 million (Q3 2024) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Pref Dividends (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.97 Bn | 4,827.46 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 420.25 Bn | 356.18 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 292.20 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 217.24 Bn | 170.70 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 180.75 Bn | 169.27 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sony | 160.45 Bn | 100.21 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.99 Bn | 137.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 128.64 Bn | 118.47 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 75.30 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 29.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 67.00 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.00 Mn |
Western Digital Preferred Dividend Payments 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=preferred-dividend-payments&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "preferred-dividend-payments", "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=preferred-dividend-payments&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();