Equity
Common Stock Shares Issued
Western Digital Common Stock Shares Issued remained flat by 0.0% to 349M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.9%, from 346M to 349M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Common Stock Shares Issued shows an upward trend with a 2.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase reflects new equity financing or the fulfillment of stock-based compensation obligations.
Detailed definition
The total number of shares that have been authorized and distributed by the corporation since its inception. This includ...
Peer comparison
This number is always equal to or greater than shares outstanding across all publicly traded corporations.
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common_stock_shares_issuedHistorical 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 | 312M | 312M | 313M | 313M | 315M | 318M | 319M | 320M | 322M | 324M | 326M | 326M | 343M | 346M | 348M | 349M | 349M | 349M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +0.6% | +1.0% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +0.0% | +5.2% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.0% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +6.5% | +6.8% | +6.7% | +7.1% | +1.7% | +0.9% |
Range312M – 349M
CAGR+2.7%
Avg YoY Growth+3.2%
Median YoY Growth+2.1%
Current Streak17+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's common stock shares issued?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported common stock shares issued of 349M in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's common stock shares issued changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's common stock shares issued increased by 0.9% year-over-year, from 346M to 349M.
- What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's common stock shares issued?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Western Digital's common stock shares issued has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 312M to 349M.
- What does common stock shares issued mean?
- The total number of shares the company has ever given out, including those it bought back.