Western Digital Corporation WDC
Nov 6, 2026, 3:43 PM EST
- YTD
- +53.90%
- 1 year
- +62.06%
- Market cap
- 99.20B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 14.48B
- Profit margin
- 69.20%
- EPS (ttm)
- 28.43
- Shares out
- 374.32M
- P/E ratio
- 9.32
- Forward P/E
- 8.01
- Dividend
- 0.70 (0.17%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Dec 3, 2026
- YTD return
- +53.90%
- 1-year return
- +62.06%
- Volume
- 9.78M
- Avg volume
- 8.07M
- Open
- 275.39
- Previous close
- 267.63
- Day's range
- 258.62 – 281.71
- 52-week range
- 139.19 – 746.23
- Beta
- 2.34
- Analysts
- Strong Buy
- Price target
- 613.38 (+131.3%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 4, 2027
5D -97.15 (-26.77%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 129.63B
- PEG ratio
- 0.50
- Price / sales
- 8.37
- Price / book
- 12.96
- Dividend yield
- 0.20%
- Payout ratio
- 1.93%
- Revenue growth
- 55.50%
- Free cash flow
- 2.73B
- Total cash
- 1.31B
- Total debt
- 922.00M
- Return on equity
- 129.60%
- Short % of float
- 5.20%
- 50-day average
- 417.28
- 200-day average
- 420.19
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
- Target (low)
- 405.00
- Target (mean)
- 613.38
- Target (high)
- 900.00
- Strong buy5
- Buy17
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 4, 2027
Expected Feb 4, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 5.87.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2027 | Jan 2, 2027 | 5.88 | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | 4.11 | 4.64 | +0.53 | +12.90% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | 3.31 | 3.56 | +0.25 | +7.55% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | 2.39 | 2.72 | +0.33 | +13.81% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Jan 2, 2026 | 1.93 | 2.13 | +0.20 | +10.36% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 | 1.59 | 1.78 | +0.19 | +11.95% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Argus Research | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 23, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 23, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 23, 2026 | TD Cowen | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Rosenblatt | main | Buy | Buy |
About Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of data storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive (HDD) technology in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers internal HDDs, data center drives, data center platforms, external drives, portable drives, NAS for home and office, and accessories. It sells its data storage devices and solutions through its computer sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. The company has a collaboration with Open Quantum Design for the development of quantum error correction technology and related systems to advance reliable quantum computing. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Country
- United States
- Website
- westerndigital.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS BRIAN SCOTT | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Sep 17, 2026 | 99,491 |
| DOLUCA TUNC | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Nov 19, 2025 | 39,434 |
| GUBBI VIDYADHARA K | Officer | Sale | Sep 3, 2026 | 80,571 |
| JABRE WISSAM GEORGES | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 27, 2025 | 335,672 |
| MASSENGILL MATTHEW E | Director | Sale | Feb 4, 2026 | 0 |
| SENNESAEL KRIS | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 25, 2026 | 173,709 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.80% | 32,953,613 | 10.67B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| FMR, LLC | 6.94% | 25,983,645 | 8.41B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.01% | 22,510,811 | 7.29B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.54% | 17,007,789 | 5.51B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 4.43% | 16,598,211 | 5.37B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.35% | 16,276,615 | 5.27B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.92% | 10,942,453 | 3.54B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.39% | 8,934,103 | 2.89B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 2.01% | 7,530,789 | 2.44B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| AMERICAN BALANCED FUND | 1.39% | 5,200,091 | 1.68B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS | 1.38% | 5,172,425 | 1.67B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.28% | 4,804,129 | 1.56B | Sep 29, 2026 |
