Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

Number of days of payables

		Jun 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2021
Payables turnover		4.60	5.83	6.58	5.81	5.32
Number of days of payables	days	79.29	62.56	55.46	62.78	68.64

June 30, 2025 calculation

Number of days of payables = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.60
= 79.29

The number of days of payables for Western Digital Corporation demonstrates notable variability over the analyzed period from June 30, 2021, to June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2021, the company’s payables period was approximately 68.64 days, indicating the average duration it took to settle accounts payable obligations. By June 30, 2022, this period decreased to approximately 62.78 days, reflecting a shortening of the payable cycle. The trend continued into June 30, 2023, with the payables period further diminishing to roughly 55.46 days, suggesting an improvement in the company's cash management or supplier payment terms.

However, between June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, there was a reversal in this trend. The payables period increased to about 62.56 days in mid-2024, signaling a lengthening of the time taken to pay suppliers. This upward movement persisted and intensified by June 30, 2025, reaching approximately 79.29 days, which is significantly higher than the prior years’ figures.

Overall, the data indicates a pattern where Western Digital initially reduced its accounts payable cycle over the first two years, implying potentially more efficient management of payables or a strategic effort to accelerate payments. Nonetheless, in the subsequent years, there was a notable increase, culminating in a substantially longer payables period in 2025, which could suggest extended payment terms, changes in supplier relationships, or shifts in the company's liquidity and cash flow management strategies.