Western Digital (WDC) Stock Overview
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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 1/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$49.53 |
| 52 Week High | US$75.68 |
| 52 Week Low | US$26.01 |
| Beta | 1.54 |
| 1 Month Change | 11.97% |
| 3 Month Change | 21.61% |
| 1 Year Change | -31.73% |
| 3 Year Change | 12.27% |
| 5 Year Change | 26.84% |
| Change since IPO | 261.47% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WDC | DE Tech | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.3% | -0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1Y | -31.7% | -58.9% | 17.6% |
Return vs Industry: WDC exceeded the German Tech industry which returned -58.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WDC underperformed the German Market which returned 16.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WDC volatility | |
|---|---|
| WDC Average Weekly Movement | 9.3% |
| Tech Industry Average Movement | 7.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: WDC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: WDC's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,000 | Irving Tan | www.westerndigital.com |
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 desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), gaming consoles, and set top boxes; and 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. The company also provides enterprise HDDs; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, artificial intelligence-related workloads, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; and data storage platforms.
Western Digital Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| WDC fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €16.81b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €918.84m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €13.50b |
Is WDC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WDC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$15.61b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$11.15b |
| Gross Profit | US$4.46b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.40b |
| Earnings | US$1.06b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 28, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.04 |
| Gross Margin | 28.56% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.81% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 135.6% |
How did WDC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does WDC pay a reliable dividends?
See WDC dividend history and benchmarks| Western Digital dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jun 04 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 18 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 14 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 0 days |
Does WDC pay a reliable dividends?
See WDC dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/16 10:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Western Digital Corporation is covered by 69 analysts. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Nam Hyung Kim | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Brett Simpson | Arete Research Services LLP |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |