Financing
Taxes Paid On Vested Stock Awards Under Employee Stock Plans
Western Digital Taxes Paid On Vested Stock Awards Under Employee Stock Plans increased by 161.9% to $55.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.1%, from $64.00M to $55.00M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
Higher payments reflect higher levels of equity compensation vesting and potentially higher stock price performance.
Detailed definition
This represents cash outflows for tax withholdings paid by the company on behalf of employees when stock awards vest. It...
Peer comparison
Common for companies with significant stock-based compensation programs.
Metric ID:
financing_taxes_paid_on_vested_stock_awards_under_employ_2e6194Historical Data
16 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.00M | $78.00M | $30.00M | $5.00M | $50.00M | $0.00 | $19.00M | $11.00M | $43.00M | $37.00M | $22.00M | $64.00M | $31.00M | $0.00 | $21.00M | $55.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -61.5% | -83.3% | +900.0% | -100.0% | — | -42.1% | +290.9% | -14.0% | -40.5% | +190.9% | -51.6% | -100.0% | — | +161.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +0.0% | -35.9% | — | -36.7% | +120.0% | -14.0% | — | +100.0% | +48.8% | -16.2% | — | -4.5% | -14.1% |
Range$0.00 – $78.00M
CAGR+89.5%
Avg YoY Growth+14.7%
Median YoY Growth-9.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans of $55.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans decreased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $64.00M to $55.00M.
- What does taxes paid on vested stock awards under employee stock plans mean?
- Cash paid by the company to cover taxes for employees when their stock awards vest.