Equity
Additional Paid-In Capital
Western Digital Additional Paid-In Capital decreased by 1.5% to $4.55B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.7%, from $4.77B to $4.55B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Additional Paid-In Capital shows an upward trend with a 6.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase typically signals recent equity financing activities or the issuance of shares for employee compensation.
Detailed definition
Additional paid-in capital represents the amount of capital received from investors in excess of the par value of the is...
Peer comparison
Common in all corporations; levels depend on the history of equity issuance and stock-based compensation.
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additional_paid_in_capitalHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.61B | $3.40B | $3.52B | $3.60B | $3.73B | $3.64B | $3.77B | $3.83B | $3.94B | $3.97B | $3.96B | $4.02B | $4.75B | $4.77B | $4.89B | $4.64B | $4.62B | $4.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.7% | +3.5% | +2.3% | +3.7% | -2.5% | +3.5% | +1.6% | +2.7% | +0.9% | -0.3% | +1.5% | +18.3% | +0.4% | +2.4% | -5.0% | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.5% | +7.1% | +7.1% | +6.4% | +5.4% | +9.0% | +5.0% | +4.9% | +20.7% | +20.2% | +23.5% | +15.5% | -2.8% | -4.7% |
Range$3.40B – $4.89B
CAGR+5.6%
Avg YoY Growth+8.6%
Median YoY Growth+6.7%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's additional paid-in capital?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported additional paid-in capital of $4.55B in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's additional paid-in capital changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's additional paid-in capital decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $4.77B to $4.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's additional paid-in capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Western Digital's additional paid-in capital has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.61B to $4.62B.
- What does additional paid-in capital mean?
- Capital contributed by shareholders above the nominal par value of the stock.