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Interest Paid
Western Digital Interest Paid decreased by 30.6% to $50.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 56.5%, from $115.00M to $50.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows an upward trend with a 7.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
Increasing interest payments relative to debt levels may signal rising interest rates or a higher cost of borrowing.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations during the period. This metric highlights the cash cost...
Peer comparison
Used to compare the cost of debt and interest coverage ratios against industry peers.
Metric ID:
interest_paidHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $116.00M | $38.00M | $99.00M | $39.00M | $83.00M | $24.00M | $106.00M | $76.00M | $70.00M | $42.00M | $127.00M | $50.00M | $144.00M | $75.00M | $115.00M | $0.00 | $191.00M | $72.00M | $50.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -67.2% | +160.5% | -60.6% | +112.8% | -71.1% | +341.7% | -28.3% | -7.9% | -40.0% | +202.4% | -60.6% | +188.0% | -47.9% | +53.3% | -100.0% | — | -62.3% | -30.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.4% | -36.8% | +7.1% | +94.9% | -15.7% | +75.0% | +19.8% | -34.2% | +105.7% | +78.6% | -9.4% | -100.0% | +32.6% | -4.0% | -56.5% |
Range$0.00 – $191.00M
CAGR-17.1%
Avg YoY Growth+8.6%
Median YoY Growth-4.0%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's interest paid?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported interest paid of $50.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's interest paid decreased by 56.5% year-over-year, from $115.00M to $50.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Western Digital's interest paid has grown at a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $283.00M to $378.00M.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The total cash paid for interest on debt.