Western Digital Past Earnings Performance
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Western Digital's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16%, while the Tech industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Western Digital's return on equity is 3.2%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.
Key information
-16.0%
Earnings growth rate
-14.4%
EPS growth rate
| Tech Industry Growth | -6.8% |
| Revenue growth rate | -5.8% |
| Return on equity | 3.2% |
| Net Margin | 2.3% |
| Last Earnings Update | 27 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Western Digital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
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| 27 Sep 24 | 14,348 | 329 | 847 | 1,995 |
| 28 Jun 24 | 13,003 | -852 | 812 | 1,907 |
| 29 Mar 24 | 11,911 | -1,627 | 831 | 1,827 |
| 29 Dec 23 | 11,257 | -2,320 | 870 | 1,809 |
| 29 Sep 23 | 11,332 | -2,455 | 907 | 1,888 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 12,318 | -1,708 | 947 | 2,009 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 14,174 | -683 | 979 | 2,149 |
| 30 Dec 22 | 15,752 | -78 | 1,018 | 2,245 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 17,478 | 937 | 1,047 | 2,297 |
| 01 Jul 22 | 18,793 | 1,546 | 1,091 | 2,323 |
| 01 Apr 22 | 19,185 | 1,821 | 1,137 | 2,323 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 18,941 | 1,993 | 1,143 | 2,306 |
| 01 Oct 21 | 18,051 | 1,491 | 1,129 | 2,266 |
| 02 Jul 21 | 16,922 | 821 | 1,094 | 2,243 |
| 02 Apr 21 | 16,289 | 347 | 1,076 | 2,191 |
| 01 Jan 21 | 16,327 | 167 | 1,070 | 2,199 |
| 02 Oct 20 | 16,618 | -34 | 1,103 | 2,242 |
| 03 Jul 20 | 16,736 | -250 | 1,152 | 2,261 |
| 03 Apr 20 | 16,083 | -595 | 1,214 | 2,238 |
| 03 Jan 20 | 15,582 | -1,193 | 1,286 | 2,219 |
| 04 Oct 19 | 15,581 | -1,541 | 1,297 | 2,180 |
| 28 Jun 19 | 16,569 | -754 | 1,348 | 2,182 |
| 29 Mar 19 | 18,052 | 199 | 1,370 | 2,236 |
| 28 Dec 18 | 19,391 | 841 | 1,393 | 2,294 |
| 28 Sep 18 | 20,494 | 505 | 1,465 | 2,384 |
| 29 Jun 18 | 20,647 | 675 | 1,475 | 2,400 |
| 30 Mar 18 | 20,372 | 199 | 1,466 | 2,427 |
| 29 Dec 17 | 20,008 | 386 | 1,436 | 2,438 |
| 29 Sep 17 | 19,560 | 1,444 | 1,413 | 2,394 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 19,093 | 397 | 1,445 | 2,441 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 17,746 | -249 | 1,347 | 2,325 |
| 30 Dec 16 | 15,919 | -423 | 1,167 | 2,071 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 14,348 | -407 | 1,048 | 1,875 |
| 01 Jul 16 | 12,994 | 242 | 997 | 1,627 |
| 01 Apr 16 | 12,690 | 828 | 824 | 1,514 |
| 01 Jan 16 | 13,418 | 1,138 | 857 | 1,557 |
| 02 Oct 15 | 13,989 | 1,325 | 782 | 1,594 |
| 03 Jul 15 | 14,572 | 1,465 | 788 | 1,646 |
| 03 Apr 15 | 15,032 | 1,562 | 785 | 1,691 |
| 02 Jan 15 | 15,185 | 1,553 | 787 | 1,707 |
| 03 Oct 14 | 15,269 | 1,545 | 849 | 1,697 |
| 27 Jun 14 | 15,130 | 1,617 | 826 | 1,661 |
| 28 Mar 14 | 15,207 | 1,035 | 804 | 1,637 |
| 27 Dec 13 | 15,268 | 1,051 | 788 | 1,615 |
Quality Earnings: WDC has a large one-off loss of $543.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 27th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: WDC became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WDC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -16% per year.
Accelerating Growth: WDC has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WDC has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Tech industry (54%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WDC's Return on Equity (3.2%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/19 05:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/28 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Western Digital Corporation is covered by 69 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Nam Hyung Kim | Arete Research Services LLP |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Phillip Alling | Atlantic Equities LLP |