Financing

Debt Repayments

Western Digital Debt Repayments decreased by 98.3% to $31.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 83.5%, from $188.00M to $31.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -15.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025

How to read this metric

A decrease indicates lower debt service requirements, while an increase may signal a strategic effort to reduce leverage or meet debt maturity obligations.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of outstanding debt obligations, inc...

Peer comparison

Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers typically disclose this in the financing section of the cash flow statement.

Metric ID: financing_repayments_of_debt

Historical Data

17 periods
 Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$905.25M$905.25M$905.25M$905.25M$300.00M$38.00M$842.00M$0.00$0.00$225.00M$1.04B$837.00M$188.00M$0.00$194.00M$1.84B$31.00M
QoQ Change+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-66.9%-87.3%>999%-100.0%+363.1%-19.7%-77.5%-100.0%+846.9%-98.3%
YoY Change-66.9%-95.8%-7.0%-100.0%-100.0%+492.1%+23.8%-100.0%-81.4%+119.5%-83.5%
Range$0.00$1.84B
CAGR-57.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.1%
Median YoY Growth-81.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Western Digital's debt repayments?
Western Digital (WDC) reported debt repayments of $31.00M in Q3 2025.
How has Western Digital's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
Western Digital's debt repayments decreased by 83.5% year-over-year, from $188.00M to $31.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Western Digital's debt repayments?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Western Digital's debt repayments has grown at a -15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.62B to $2.22B.
What does debt repayments mean?
The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.