Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) dividends paid
Western Digital paid $174.0m in dividends in fiscal 2026, 295.5% more than in fiscal 2025 ($44.0m). That was 1.8% of its net income for the year. It is the total cash paid according to its cash flow statement, not the dividend per share.
Dividends paid by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Dividends paid | Change | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $174.0m | +295.5% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | $44.0m | — | 2.3% |
| 2024 | $0.0m | — | — |
| 2023 | $0.0m | — | — |
| 2022 | $0.0m | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | $0.0m | −100.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | $595.0m | +304.8% | — |
| 2019 | $147.0m | −75.2% | — |
| 2018 | $593.0m | +3.3% | 87.9% |
| 2017 | $574.0m | — | 144.6% |
The figure for each fiscal year is the total cash paid in dividends according to the cash flow statement in the annual accounts. It is not the dividend per share and may include amounts paid to minority shareholders of subsidiaries. It covers closed fiscal years and is not a forecast. The change compares each fiscal year with the one before and is not shown when the amount paid is more than ten times the previous one. The payout ratio divides dividends paid by net income for the same fiscal year and is not calculated when net income was not positive. Figures are in millions of US dollars.
Questions about the dividends of Western Digital
- How much did Western Digital pay in dividends in fiscal 2026?
- Western Digital paid $174.0m in dividends in fiscal 2026, according to its cash flow statement; in fiscal 2025 it paid $44.0m.
- What share of its profit did Western Digital pay out?
- In fiscal 2026 dividends paid were 1.8% of its net income, which was $9,424m.
- In which year did Western Digital pay the most in dividends?
- Of its last 10 fiscal years with the figure, fiscal 2020, with $595.0m paid in dividends.
- Where do the figures for Western Digital come from?
- From the annual report (Form 10-K) that Western Digital files with the SEC, the US securities regulator. Each fiscal year links to its filing.
Where each figure comes from
From the annual report (Form 10-K) that Western Digital files with the SEC. The filing for each fiscal year: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017. More on Western Digital: the Western Digital page · annual accounts · revenue · net income · insider transactions.
Dividend per share of Western Digital by fiscal year, with the filing behind every figure: Western Digital dividend history.
Information prepared from the accounts the company files with the regulator, for information purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Updated on 12 November 2026.