Financing
Issuance of stock under employee stock plans
Western Digital Issuance of stock under employee stock plans decreased by 78.4% to $8.00M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 80.0%, from $40.00M to $8.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Issuance of stock under employee stock plans shows a downward trend with a -16.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025Aug 14, 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher employee participation in equity plans, providing a minor source of financing cash.
Detailed definition
Cash received from employees and directors for the exercise of stock options or participation in employee stock purchase...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies with equity-based compensation.
Metric ID:
financing_proceeds_from_issuance_of_shares_under_incenti_2a195cHistorical Data
13 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $11.00M | $63.00M | $2.00M | $46.00M | $14.00M | $60.00M | $0.00 | $40.00M | $9.00M | $44.00M | $40.00M | $37.00M | $8.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +472.7% | -96.8% | >999% | -69.6% | +328.6% | -100.0% | — | -77.5% | +388.9% | -9.1% | -7.5% | -78.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +27.3% | -4.8% | -100.0% | -13.0% | -35.7% | -26.7% | -9.1% | — | -80.0% |
Range$0.00 – $63.00M
CAGR-10.1%
Avg YoY Growth-30.3%
Median YoY Growth-19.9%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's issuance of stock under employee stock plans?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported issuance of stock under employee stock plans of $8.00M in Q2 2025.
- How has Western Digital's issuance of stock under employee stock plans changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's issuance of stock under employee stock plans decreased by 80.0% year-over-year, from $40.00M to $8.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's issuance of stock under employee stock plans?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Western Digital's issuance of stock under employee stock plans has grown at a -16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $134.00M to $93.00M.
- What does issuance of stock under employee stock plans mean?
- Cash collected from employees buying company stock through incentive plans.