Western Digital Corporation

NasdaqGS:WDC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.4b

Western Digital Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Western Digital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.72%. Next payment date is on 18th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 4th June, 2025.

Key information

0.7%

Dividend yield

0.03%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield0.7%
Future Dividend Yield1.1%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay date18 Jun 25
Ex dividend date04 Jun 25
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ration/a

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

May 22
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Western Digital Corporation's (NASDAQ:WDC) 38% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

May 22
Western Digital Corporation's (NASDAQ:WDC) 38% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Western Digital: Complete Turnaround In Operations

May 20

Western Digital: Invest For The AI Aftershock

Apr 08

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Feb 20
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Western Digital: Bank On HDD Strength

Jan 30

The Price Is Right For Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Jan 21
The Price Is Right For Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC)

Jan 06
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC)

With An Upcoming Spinoff, Western Digital Could Be Just Getting Started

Dec 08

Is Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) A Risky Investment?

Dec 05
Is Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) A Risky Investment?

Western Digital's (NASDAQ:WDC) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Nov 07
Western Digital's (NASDAQ:WDC) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Western Digital: Post-Split Plan

Oct 19

An Intrinsic Calculation For Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

Oct 08
An Intrinsic Calculation For Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

Western Digital: Frozen For The Winter - Downgrade To Hold

Oct 03

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)?

Sep 17
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)?

Western Digital: Positive Move To Spin-Off Flash Memory

Aug 26

Western Digital: A Great Dip To Buy (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 05

Not Many Are Piling Into Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Stock Yet As It Plummets 26%

Aug 03
Not Many Are Piling Into Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Stock Yet As It Plummets 26%

Western Digital: A Buy-The-Dip Opportunity Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Jul 25

Western Digital: Value To Be Unlocked With Flash Spinoff

Jul 03

Calculating The Fair Value Of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Jul 01
Calculating The Fair Value Of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Western Digital Stock: Not Attractive

Jun 20

Western Digital Outperformed Seagate For The First Time In 6 Quarters, But It Isn't Sustainable

May 28

Western Digital: The Upside Is Just Beginning - Initiating With A Buy

Apr 16

Western Digital: Even Without The Spin-Off, The Company Remains Undervalued

Mar 24

Western Digital: Technical Trends Point To Further Consolidations

Feb 15

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: WDC is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: WDC is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Western Digital Dividend Yield vs Market
How does WDC dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (WDC)0.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Tech)0.6%
Analyst forecast (WDC) (up to 3 years)1.1%

Notable Dividend: WDC's dividend (0.72%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.58%).

High Dividend: WDC's dividend (0.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.74%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate WDC's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: WDC is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/16 14:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/13 00:00
Earnings2025/03/28
Annual Earnings2024/06/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Western Digital Corporation is covered by 69 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nam Hyung KimArete Research Services LLP
Brett SimpsonArete Research Services LLP
James KelleherArgus Research Company