Technology
Western Digital Corporation(WDC)
Live Price
Offline$562.93
+6.36% today
1Y Change
+832.31%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $149.98B
- Revenue Growth
- +50.7%
- EPS Growth
- +303.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.1%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $149.98B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $562.93 and up 832.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +50.7%, EPS growth of +303.4%, a dividend yield of 0.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +50.7%, EPS +303.4%, free cash flow +264.4% with operating margin 30.8% and ROIC 27.9%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.1%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 23.5 and price/sales 12.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WDC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+50.7% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+30.8% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
23.5 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +50.7% and EPS at +303.4%, with operating margin around 30.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +9.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +5.3% | +17.1% | +28.7% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | +10.4% | -10.1% | -6.5% | +0.5% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +11.9% | +8.7% | +18.4% | +18.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WDC Max Drawdown
-20.59%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Western Digital Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications; and flash-based memory wafers. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions for data storage systems and tiered storage models; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers client solutions, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the G-Technology, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
- Leadership
- Tiang Yew Tan
- IPO Date
- Oct 31, 1978
- Employees
- 40.0k
- Street Address
- 5601 Great Oaks Parkway
- Mailing
- San Jose, CA, 95119
- Region
- San Jose, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 408 717 6000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 23.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 28.1
- Price/Sales
- 12.7
- Price/Book
- 15.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +50.7%
- EPS
- +303.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +264.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 45.4%
- Operating Margin
- 30.8%
- Net Margin
- 55.1%
- ROE
- 91.9%
- ROIC
- 27.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.18
- Current Ratio
- 1.49
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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