Western Digital (WDC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital's (WDC) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 4.58% in Q2 2026, up 94783.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q2 2025, and down 25.04% quarter-over-quarter from 6.12% in Q1 2026.
Western Digital (WDC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Western Digital has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.58% for Q2 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 4.58%, up 94783.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 7.48% (up 10155.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 45.4%, down 4188.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 4.58% for Q2 2026 at Western Digital, down from 6.12% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 321.21% in Q2 2023 to a low of 943.24% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 8.85% (2025), against an average of 23.19%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 97658 bps in 2025 and jumped 94783 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Western Digital's Tax Rate stood at 18.37% in 2022, then soared by 41 bps to 10.81% in 2023, then surged by 443 bps to 37.04% in 2024, then plunged by 69 bps to 11.59% in 2025, then slumped by 60 bps to 4.58% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 4.58% (Q2 2026), 6.12% (Q1 2026), and 11.59% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dell Technologies | 266.21 Bn | 254.69 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 19.29% |
| 2 | Sandisk | 230.78 Bn | 227.04 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 11.98% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 194.03 Bn | 181.67 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 19.55% |
| 4 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 183.90 Bn | 182.75 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 13.43% |
| 5 | Western Digital | 175.01 Bn | 171.77 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Super Micro Computer | 24.90 Bn | 23.61 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 20.77% |
| 7 | Everpure | 23.71 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 740.09 Mn | 6.76% |
| 8 | Hp | 23.64 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 8.72% |
| 9 | IonQ | 20.37 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 15.41 Mn | -0.80% |
| 10 | Logitech International | 16.58 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 483.28 Mn | 4.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 4.58% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 4.58% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 6.12% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 6.12% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 11.59% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 11.59% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 27.38% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 27.38% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | -943.24% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | -943.24% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 37.04% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 37.04% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -27.46% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -27.46% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 33.33% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 33.33% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -10.81% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -10.81% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -0.44% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -0.44% |