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WDC (Western Digital) Dividend Yield % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Western Digital Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-15), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Western Digital is 0.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Digital's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Western Digital was 6.44%. The lowest was 0.71%. And the median was 2.97%.

WDC's Dividend Yield % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Dividend Yield % only.

Western Digital's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Western Digital was 1.11. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.91.

As of today (2024-12-15), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Western Digital is 0.00%.

Western Digital's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Western Digital was 26.00% per year. The lowest was -9.10% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Western Digital Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Western Digital Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's Dividend Yield %

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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Western Digital's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Western Digital's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Western Digital Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.


Western Digital  (NAS:WDC) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Western Digital Business Description

Address
5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Western Digital is a leading vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
Executives
Gene M. Zamiska officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Robert Soderbery officer: EVP & GM, Flash Business C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
David Goeckeler director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Kimberly Alexy director 500 MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Reed B Rayman director 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400, MEMPHIS TN 38115
Wissam G Jabre officer: EVP & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Miyuki Suzuki director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Thomas Caulfield director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Lori S Sundberg officer: EVP & Chief Human Res Officer 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Michael Charles Ray officer: Sr. VP, Gen Cnsl & Secretary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Sean Hunkler officer: EVP, Global Operations C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Michael D Cordano officer: President, HGST Subsidiary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Stephen D Milligan officer: Sr. V.P. & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Matthew E Massengill director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119