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Purchase Obligation
Western Digital Purchase Obligation decreased by 48.8% to $62.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 86.4%, from $455.00M to $62.00M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ3 2023
How to read this metric
An increase suggests expanding operational commitments or long-term capital projects, while a decrease may indicate reduced future operational requirements.
Detailed definition
Represents the total future payment commitments under non-cancelable contracts for goods or services. This metric highli...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries; peers often disclose these in the contractual obligations table.
Metric ID:
purchase_obligationHistorical Data
13 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.60B | $1.53B | $1.37B | $1.14B | $878.00M | $709.00M | $759.00M | $687.00M | $522.00M | $455.00M | $3.07B | $121.00M | $62.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.6% | -10.3% | -16.8% | -22.9% | -19.2% | +7.1% | -9.5% | -24.0% | -12.8% | +573.8% | -96.1% | -48.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -28.9% | -42.5% | -48.2% | -33.4% | -21.8% | -26.4% | -40.1% | +346.3% | -76.8% | -86.4% |
Range$62.00M – $3.07B
CAGR-66.2%
Avg YoY Growth-5.8%
Median YoY Growth-36.7%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
Purchase Obligation at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Western Digital's purchase obligation?
- Western Digital (WDC) reported purchase obligation of $62.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Western Digital's purchase obligation changed year-over-year?
- Western Digital's purchase obligation decreased by 86.4% year-over-year, from $455.00M to $62.00M.
- What does purchase obligation mean?
- The total amount of money the company is contractually obligated to pay for future goods and services.