Western Digital (WDC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Tax Provisions of $259 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 67.1% from $155 million a year earlier and up 398.1% from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Oct 2, 2026, Tax Provisions at Western Digital was $585 million; for FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), it came in at $481 million.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Western Digital's Tax Provisions was -$513 million in FY2025, $26 million in FY2024 (-50.9%), $53 million in FY2023 (-91.5%) and $625 million in FY2022 (+489.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Tax Provisions since fiscal Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 43.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 355.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 94.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior fiscal quarters was $52 million (Q4 2026), $154 million (Q3 2026) and $120 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 943.00 Mn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 355.10 Mn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 998.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 221.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 222.00 Mn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 119.46 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 259.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 52.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 154.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 120.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 95.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | -698.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 90.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -4.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -106.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 70.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 57.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 212.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 237.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 82.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 94.00 Mn |
API Access
Western Digital Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();