Western Digital Corporation

NasdaqGS:WDC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$173.9b

Western Digital Future Growth

Future criteria checks 5/6

Western Digital is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 18.2% and 22.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 18.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 73.5% in 3 years.

Key information

18.2%

Earnings growth rate

18.40%

EPS growth rate

Tech earnings growth9.9%
Revenue growth rate22.3%
Future return on equity73.51%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated04 Sep 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update • Aug 25

WDC: AI Cloud Storage Demand And HDD Pricing Will Drive Repricing

Western Digital's updated fair value estimate has increased from about $897 to roughly $927, as analysts factor in stronger AI and cloud related demand, higher modeled profit margins, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple despite some mixed views on pricing and technology transition risks. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Western Digital points to a generally constructive tone, with many bullish analysts revisiting their models after the latest earnings and AI focused updates.
Narrative Update • Aug 11

WDC: Long-Term AI Storage Demand Will Outweigh HAMR Execution Risks

The analyst price target for Western Digital has been revised higher to $662.13 from $584.79. This reflects updated expectations from analysts who point to stronger AI and cloud related demand, solid pricing trends in storage, and model revisions following recent quarterly results across the sector.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 11

Western Digital: Q4 2026 Confirms The Market Is Still Underpricing EPS Growth

Summary I'm reiterating Western Digital as a Strong Buy with a raised price target of $1250. WDC's Q4 2026 results and Q1 2027 guidance validate sustained earnings power, with annualized non-GAAP EPS now tracking at $16 and a path to $25 by 2028. The valuation still looks attractive on a growth-adjusted basis because WDC's FWD non-GAAP PEG is only 0.31x versus the sector median of 1.28x. My 2028 EPS estimate is $25, and applying a 50x FWD non-GAAP P/E multiple gets me to a $1250 price target. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Jul 28

WDC: AI Storage Supercycle Expectations Will Eventually Pressure Rich P/E

Western Digital's updated analyst price target moves from $226.76 to $415.00, reflecting analysts' focus on stronger assumed revenue growth, higher profit margins, and a lower future P/E multiple, supported by a broad series of recent target hikes tied to AI driven storage demand and firmer HDD pricing expectations. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Western Digital points to a generally constructive stance on AI related storage demand and hard disk drive pricing, but there are also clear pockets of caution that matter for valuation and execution risk.
New Narrative • Jul 17

Western Digital (WDC) Stock Price is riding a 54% margin that isn't quite what it looks like

Cyclical high for earnings on current shortages. Jeff Bezos "your margin is my opportunity" China supply could pressure margins Depends on complexity of memory and storage Western Digital (WDC) has quietly become one of the cleanest ways to own the AI buildout, and that is exactly what makes it worth a second look.
Narrative Update • Jul 14

WDC: AI Infrastructure Storage Contracts Will Drive Future Earnings Repricing

Western Digital’s updated analyst price target of $897.27, up from $685.00, reflects analysts’ broader repricing of the stock as they factor in stronger expectations around AI driven storage demand, firm hard disk drive pricing, and higher projected profit margins supported by recent Street research. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Western Digital points to a cluster of bullish analysts raising price targets across the hard disk drive and storage sector, with many tying their views to AI driven storage demand, firm pricing, and the company’s ability to execute against existing guidance ranges.
Narrative Update • Jun 30

WDC: AI Storage Hype And HDD Pricing Assumptions Will Pressure Future Returns

Western Digital's analyst fair value estimate has been raised from $518.26 to $584.79 as analysts factor in higher assumed revenue growth and a richer future P/E linked to AI driven storage demand, alongside a broad wave of higher price targets across recent research. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Western Digital points to strong interest in the stock from AI focused investors, but there is not complete agreement on how much of the opportunity is already reflected in current expectations.
Narrative Update • Jun 16

WDC: AI Storage Cycle And Balance Sheet Actions Will Shape Future Upside

Western Digital's analyst price target has been raised from $440 to $685, with analysts citing stronger AI driven demand for memory and storage, firmer industry pricing, and updated expectations for revenue, margins, and future P/E multiples. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Western Digital centers on rising price targets and constructive commentary around AI related demand for storage and memory.
Narrative Update • Jun 02

WDC: AI Storage Demand And Supply Discipline Will Shape Future EPS Power

Western Digital's analyst price target has been nudged higher, with the model's fair value estimate moving from about $508 to $518 as analysts point to AI driven storage demand, tighter industry supply, and expectations for sustained pricing power across hard disk drives and memory. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research has trended toward higher valuation markers for Western Digital, with a series of price target revisions that lean heavily on AI related storage demand, tight supply conditions, and expectations for firm pricing across both hard disk drives and memory.
Narrative Update • May 18

WDC: AI Storage Demand And EPS Floor Will Shape Balanced Outlook

Western Digital's updated analyst price target has moved from about $372 to roughly $508, as analysts factor in higher projected revenue growth, wider profit margins, and a slightly adjusted discount rate alongside expectations for a lower future P/E multiple. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Western Digital has been dominated by a series of higher price targets, with multiple firms lifting their valuations by double and triple digits.
Narrative Update • Apr 28

WDC: AI Storage And Buybacks Will Support EPS Floor While Expectations Rise

Analysts have lifted the Western Digital price target by about $51, reflecting updated assumptions for faster revenue growth, a higher future P/E multiple, and revised margin expectations following a series of recent target hikes across the Street. Analyst Commentary Recent research points to a strong wave of optimism around Western Digital, with multiple firms lifting price targets by wide margins and a few highlighting valuation and execution risks for investors to watch.
Narrative Update • Apr 13

WDC: AI Storage Optimism And Rich P/E Will Drive Future Downside Risk

Western Digital's updated fair value estimate has shifted from $170 to about $227 per share, reflecting analysts' higher assessed revenue growth potential, a slightly adjusted margin outlook, and a richer future P/E assumption following a broad wave of Street price target increases. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Western Digital has been dominated by higher price targets and rating upgrades, including moves from large firms such as JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA, Citi and Wells Fargo.
Narrative Update • Mar 30

WDC: AI Storage And $20 EPS Roadmap Will Drive Future Upside

Narrative Update: Western Digital Analyst Price Target The updated analyst price target for Western Digital reflects a recalibrated view that incorporates higher projected revenue growth, slightly adjusted discount rate assumptions, and modestly lower future P/E expectations. Analysts point to management's confidence in $20 plus EPS, a path toward higher margins, and AI driven storage demand as key supports for the revised valuation in the $300 plus range.
Narrative Update • Mar 16

WDC: AI Storage Demand Will Support EPS Floor And Margin Expansion

Western Digital's analyst price target is maintained at $321, as analysts point to reaffirmed management confidence in a $20-plus EPS floor, long term goals for higher gross and EBIT margins, and growing AI-driven storage demand as key supports for the valuation. Analyst Commentary Recent research commentary around Western Digital has been broadly constructive, with several firms updating price targets and highlighting the same core themes that management underscored at the investor conference.
Narrative Update • Mar 02

WDC: AI Storage Demand Will Support Higher Margins And Cash Returns

Western Digital's analyst price target has been updated to $321. Analysts point to modeled assumptions of higher revenue growth, wider profit margins, a slightly lower discount rate and a modestly reduced future P/E multiple as key drivers of the change.
Narrative Update • Feb 16

WDC: Future AI Storage Demand And HDD Pricing May Support Upside

Analysts have lifted their implied fair value estimate for Western Digital to $440.00 per share. They cite updated assumptions that include higher revenue growth, stronger profit margins and a slightly lower discount rate, along with a P/E outlook broadly consistent with prior expectations and a series of recent price target increases across the Street.
Narrative Update • Feb 02

WDC: Elevated HDD Pricing And Margin Assumptions Will Drive Future Downside Risk

Analysts lifted their Western Digital fair value estimate to $170 from $145, citing higher assumed revenue growth, wider profit margins, and a lower future P/E multiple reflected across a wave of recent price target increases from major firms. Analyst Commentary Across recent research, Western Digital has attracted a series of higher price targets from major firms, including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Mizuho.
Narrative Update • Jan 19

WDC: Elevated HDD Pricing Assumptions Will Drive Future Downside Surprise Risk

Analysts have lifted their price target on Western Digital from US$42.07 to US$145.00, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profitability, and a higher future P/E multiple in line with recent bullish Street research. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research around Western Digital has clustered around higher price targets and more constructive earnings assumptions, but there are still some clear pockets of caution that are worth flagging if you are thinking about risk and reward.
Analysis Article • Jan 16

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Stocks Shoot Up 27% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Despite an already strong run, Western Digital Corporation ( NASDAQ:WDC ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of...
Narrative Update • Jan 05

WDC: Future HDD Demand And AI Storage Needs May Support Upside

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Western Digital to about $242.69 from $85.00, citing higher price targets supported by stronger than expected shipments, firm pricing, gross margin upside, and improved long term P/E and profitability assumptions. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts have been lifting their price targets across a wide range, pointing to stronger shipment trends, firm pricing, and upside in both gross and operating margins as key drivers of their updated views on Western Digital.
Narrative Update • Dec 19

WDC: AI Storage Demand Will Support Higher Margins Amid Cycle Uncertainty

Analysts have nudged our Western Digital fair value estimate higher to about $187 per share from roughly $181, reflecting stronger than expected enterprise HDD and NAND demand, improving pricing and margin dynamics, and higher forward valuation multiples following a series of Street price target hikes into the $135 to $200 range. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts have broadly raised price targets into the mid 100s to $200 range, citing a combination of better than expected earnings execution, improving supply demand conditions in both HDD and NAND, and rising confidence in Western Digital's ability to sustain higher margins through the current cycle.
Narrative Update • Dec 05

WDC: AI Storage Demand Will Sustain Tight Supply And Margin Upside

Analysts nudged our Western Digital fair value estimate modestly higher, from $180.57 to $181.43, citing a wave of sharply higher Street price targets that reflect stronger than expected exabyte shipments, tighter HDD and NAND supply, improving pricing, and conviction that AI driven storage demand will support structurally higher growth and margins. Analyst Commentary Street research has turned meaningfully more constructive on Western Digital, with a series of higher price targets reflecting a stronger fundamental and cyclical backdrop across both HDD and NAND.
Narrative Update • Nov 21

WDC: Accelerating AI-Driven Demand Will Sustain Tight Supply And Margin Upside

Western Digital's analyst-derived fair value has been raised significantly, increasing from approximately $167 to $181 per share. Analysts attribute this to stronger earnings, robust demand, and improved pricing dynamics, as reflected in recent price target increases across the Street.
Analysis Article • Nov 07

Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC)

Western Digital Corporation ( NASDAQ:WDC ) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with...
Narrative Update • Nov 06

WDC: Future Demand Trends And Supply Tightness Will Shape Share Performance

The consensus analyst price target for Western Digital has been raised significantly, increasing from approximately $126 to $167 per share. Analysts point to strong earnings, expanding margins, and robust demand outlooks as major drivers for the upgrade.

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:WDC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
6/30/202931,90615,18913,43216,42710
6/30/202826,25010,9539,18010,95920
6/30/202719,1927,7516,5667,01821
7/3/202612,9199,2863,5113,929N/A
4/3/202611,7776,3502,9053,286N/A
1/2/202610,7343,9372,3062,671N/A
10/3/202510,1262,6011,9402,329N/A
6/27/20259,5201,5981,2791,691N/A
3/28/20258,9191,0988541,311N/A
12/27/20248,377313436861N/A
9/27/20245,77928-93366N/A
6/28/20246,317-819-781-294N/A
3/29/20246,985-1,287-1,218-728N/A
12/29/20238,036-1,837-1,684-1,167N/A
9/29/202311,332-2,455-1,665-1,040N/A
6/30/20236,255-926-1,229-408N/A
3/31/202314,174-683-1,027-45N/A
12/30/202215,752-78-415734N/A
9/30/202217,4789371681,365N/A
7/1/202218,7931,5467581,880N/A
4/1/202219,1851,8211,4112,579N/A
12/31/202118,9411,9931,1762,297N/A
10/1/202118,0511,4911,0022,056N/A
7/2/202116,9228217521,898N/A
4/2/202116,289347411,076N/A
1/1/202116,3271671841,102N/A
10/2/202016,618-3495934N/A
7/3/202016,736-250177824N/A
4/3/202016,083-595N/A821N/A
1/3/202015,582-1,193N/A883N/A
10/4/201915,581-1,541N/A1,095N/A
6/28/201916,569-754N/A1,547N/A
3/29/201918,052199N/A2,241N/A
12/28/201819,391841N/A3,064N/A
9/28/201820,494505N/A3,777N/A
6/29/201820,647675N/A4,205N/A
3/30/201820,372199N/A4,281N/A
12/29/201720,008386N/A4,252N/A
9/29/201719,5601,444N/A4,130N/A
6/30/201719,093397N/A3,437N/A
3/31/201717,746-249N/A2,853N/A
12/30/201615,919-423N/A2,340N/A
9/30/201614,348-407N/A1,878N/A
7/1/201612,994242N/A1,983N/A
4/1/201612,690828N/A2,116N/A
1/1/201613,4181,138N/A2,315N/A
10/2/201513,9891,325N/A1,960N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: WDC's forecast earnings growth (18.2% per year) is above the savings rate (3.7%).

Earnings vs Market: WDC's earnings (18.2% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (17.4% per year).

High Growth Earnings: WDC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: WDC's revenue (22.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (13.5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: WDC's revenue (22.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: WDC's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (73.5%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 23:53
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/07/03
Annual Earnings2026/07/03

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Western Digital Corporation is covered by 50 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.

AnalystInstitution
James FontanelliArete Research Services LLP
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Tristan GerraBaird