Current Liabilities
Income Taxes Payable
Western Digital Income Taxes Payable decreased by 9.4% to $202.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 45.8%, from $373.00M to $202.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Payable shows relatively stable performance with a -0.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ3 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase often reflects higher taxable income, while a decrease may indicate tax payments made or lower taxable earnings.
Detailed definition
This represents the current portion of income tax obligations owed to various government taxing authorities based on tax...
Peer comparison
Common across all profitable corporations, varying based on effective tax rates and jurisdictional tax laws.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_payableHistorical Data
21 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $694.00M | $684.00M | $575.00M | $572.00M | $547.00M | $869.00M | $986.00M | $1.03B | $1.01B | $999.00M | $675.00M | $506.00M | $476.00M | $525.00M | $448.00M | $468.00M | $373.00M | $800.00M | $298.00M | $223.00M | $202.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.4% | -15.9% | -0.5% | -4.4% | +58.9% | +13.5% | +4.0% | -1.2% | -1.4% | -32.4% | -25.0% | -5.9% | +10.3% | -14.7% | +4.5% | -20.3% | +114.5% | -62.7% | -25.2% | -9.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.2% | +27.0% | +71.5% | +79.2% | +85.2% | +15.0% | -31.5% | -50.6% | -53.0% | -47.4% | -33.6% | -7.5% | -21.6% | +52.4% | -33.5% | -52.4% | -45.8% |
Range$202.00M – $1.03B
CAGR-21.9%
Avg YoY Growth-4.0%
Median YoY Growth-21.6%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
Income Taxes Payable at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's income taxes payable?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported income taxes payable of $202.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Western Digital's income taxes payable changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's income taxes payable decreased by 45.8% year-over-year, from $373.00M to $202.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's income taxes payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Western Digital's income taxes payable has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $815.00M to $800.00M.
- What does income taxes payable mean?
- The amount of income tax the company owes to government authorities for the current period.