# Western Digital (WDC) — Dividends WDC · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/wdc/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | quarterly | | Trailing 12 months | $0.55 | | Forward yield | 0.15% | | Growth streak | — | Western Digital pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 8, 2026 and was paid on September 17, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.55 per share, a yield of about 0.13% at a share price of $415.29. The current run of payments is short. The table has no payments between April 2020 and June 2025. Regular quarterly payments began again with the June 2025 ex-date, at $0.10 per share. The rate has been raised twice since then. The payment that went ex-dividend in December 2025 rose to $0.13, and the one that went ex-dividend in June 2026 rose to $0.15. The rate is now about 50% above where it restarted. Six payments have been made in the current run, three of them in calendar 2025, for $0.33. The source does not list a growth streak. Ex-dates have fallen early in March, June, September and December, with payment around the middle of the same month. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in early December 2026 and be paid around December 18. Both raises have come with a December or June payment. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.15 | | Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | $0.15 | | Mar 5, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | $0.13 | | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.13 | | Sep 4, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $0.10 | | Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | $0.10 | | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 17, 2020 | $0.50 | | Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | $0.50 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Western Digital (WDC) pay a dividend? Yes. Western Digital pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.15 per share. ### What is WDC's dividend yield? Western Digital paid $0.55 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.15% at the last price of $356.45. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### When is WDC's most recent ex-dividend date? Western Digital's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 8, 2026, payable on Sep 17, 2026. ### What is the difference between ex and payment dates? An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) ## Similar Stocks - [STX](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/stx) — Seagate Technology Holdings PLC - Ordinary Shares (Ireland) - [MU](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mu) — Micron Technology, Inc. - Common Stock - [NVDA](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/nvda) — NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock - [LRCX](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/lrcx) — Lam Research Corporation - Common Stock - [MKSI](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mksi) — MKS Inc. - Common Stock - [AMAT](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/amat) — Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock - [TER](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ter) — Teradyne, Inc. - Common Stock - [KLAC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/klac) — KLA Corporation - Common Stock --- Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution. This page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on it is a recommendation, solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, nor investment, legal or tax advice. Light Horse Securities Inc does not verify third-party data and is not responsible for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness. Data provided by [AInvest](https://www.ainvest.com).