Growth Metrics

Western Digital (WDC) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Western Digital's Share-based Compensation history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $53.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 31.17% year-over-year to $53.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $267.0 million, down 13.03%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $265.0 million, 10.17% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was $53.0 million at Western Digital, roughly flat from $53.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $86.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $53.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $77.0 million (2022), against an average of $74.5 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation rose 13.16% in 2022 before it tumbled 36.9% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $86.0 million in 2022, then fell by 16.28% to $72.0 million in 2023, then grew by 6.94% to $77.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 31.17% to $53.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $53.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WDC's Share-based Compensation are $53.0 million (Q1 2026), $53.0 million (Q4 2025), and $77.0 million (Q4 2024).