Western Digital Corporation WDC SPX
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells 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 manufacturers, sales personnel, dealers, distributors, and retailers. 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.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 85.9%.
- Excellent profit margin of 55.3%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -20.3% CAGR over 5 years.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WDC Western Digital Corporation SPX | 531.21 | 31.75 | $183.10B | 0.11% | 17.32% | 85.92% | -20.28% | 6.38% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jul 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Apr 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | 5.18B | 5.34B | 5.01B | 5.12B | 5.03B | 4.23B | 3.67B | 3.63B | 4.04B | 4.23B | 4.17B | 4.29B | 3.92B | 3.94B | 4.14B | 5.05B | 4.83B | 4.38B | 3.74B | 3.11B | 2.80B | 1.19B | 1.37B | 1.75B | 2.00B | - | - | 2.29B | 2.60B | 2.82B | 2.82B | 3.02B | 3.02B | 3.34B | 3.34B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.38B | 1.54B | 1.59B | - | 1.64B | - | 1.66B | - |
| Gross Profit | 821.00M | 1.33B | 1.53B | 1.52B | 1.68B | 1.91B | 2.01B | 1.93B | 1.85B | 1.66B | 1.04B | 579.00M | 465.00M | 758.00M | 935.00M | 1.00B | 1.08B | 904.00M | 960.00M | 1.09B | 1.67B | 1.58B | 1.18B | 981.00M | 528.00M | 286.00M | 244.00M | 313.00M | 519.00M | 697.00M | - | - | 912.00M | 1.07B | 1.23B | 1.23B | 1.38B | 1.38B | 1.68B | 1.68B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 353.00M | 386.00M | 432.00M | - | 417.00M | - | 441.00M | - |
| Operating Income | -195.00M | 232.00M | 545.00M | 525.00M | 652.00M | 905.00M | 955.00M | 914.00M | 843.00M | 686.00M | 176.00M | -394.00M | -381.00M | -129.00M | 50.00M | 153.00M | 261.00M | 70.00M | 158.00M | 317.00M | 778.00M | 727.00M | 324.00M | 158.00M | -321.00M | -472.00M | -596.00M | -210.00M | 94.00M | - | - | - | 559.00M | 681.00M | 795.00M | 792.00M | 963.00M | 908.00M | 1.24B | 1.19B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 275.00M | 507.00M | 1.48B | - | 2.11B | - | 3.49B | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91.00M | 74.00M | 59.00M | - | 54.00M | - | 38.00M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74.00M | 347.00M | 1.34B | - | 1.96B | - | 3.36B | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -698.00M | 95.00M | 155.00M | - | 120.00M | - | 154.00M | - |
| Net Income | -366.00M | -366.00M | 235.00M | 248.00M | 280.00M | 681.00M | -823.00M | 61.00M | 756.00M | 511.00M | -487.00M | -581.00M | -197.00M | -276.00M | -139.00M | 17.00M | 148.00M | -60.00M | 62.00M | 197.00M | 610.00M | 564.00M | 25.00M | 47.00M | -451.00M | -571.00M | -685.00M | -287.00M | 135.00M | 39.00M | - | - | 524.00M | 257.00M | 1.18B | 1.18B | 1.84B | 1.84B | 3.21B | 3.21B |
| Diluted EPS | -1.40 | -1.28 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.93 | 2.23 | -2.78 | 0.20 | 2.46 | 1.71 | -1.68 | -1.99 | -0.67 | -0.93 | -0.47 | 0.06 | 0.49 | -0.20 | 0.20 | 0.63 | 1.93 | 1.79 | 0.08 | 0.08 | -1.42 | -1.82 | -2.17 | -0.92 | 0.35 | 0.08 | - | - | 1.42 | 0.75 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 4.73 | 4.73 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.09B | 20.65B | 16.57B | 16.74B | 16.92B | 18.79B | 18.79B | 6.25B | 6.32B | 9.52B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.92B | - | 4.86B | 4.54B | 5.83B |
| Gross Profit | 1.74B | 1.34B | 2.40B | 1.79B | 3.64B | 4.36B | 4.36B | 4.22B | 3.44B | 6.07B | 7.71B | 3.75B | 3.78B | 4.52B | 5.87B | 5.87B | 1.39B | 1.77B | 3.69B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.44B | - | 1.79B | 1.68B | 1.56B |
| Operating Income | 1.01B | 519.00M | 1.52B | 781.00M | 1.77B | 1.27B | 1.79B | 1.61B | 466.00M | 1.95B | 3.62B | 87.00M | 335.00M | 1.22B | 2.43B | 2.39B | -402.00M | 97.00M | 2.13B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.40B | - | 289.00M | 243.00M | 1.94B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 304.00M | - | 310.00M | 414.00M | 357.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.17B | - | -849.00M | -739.00M | 1.13B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 625.00M | - | 53.00M | 26.00M | -513.00M |
| Net Income | 867.00M | 470.00M | 1.38B | 726.00M | 1.61B | 980.00M | 1.62B | 1.47B | 242.00M | 397.00M | 675.00M | -754.00M | -250.00M | 821.00M | 1.55B | 1.55B | -1.68B | -798.00M | 1.86B |
| Diluted EPS | 3.84 | 2.08 | 5.93 | 3.09 | 6.58 | 3.98 | 6.68 | 6.18 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 2.20 | -2.58 | -0.84 | 2.66 | 4.75 | 4.89 | -5.44 | -1.72 | 5.12 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -20.28% |
| 1 Year: | 45.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.38% |
| 1 Year: | 482.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +934.92% |
| 6 Months: | +242.25% |
| 3 Months: | +90.01% |
| 1 Month: | +28.70% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2007 | Jun 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 5.29B | 7.33B | 8.12B | 14.21B | 14.04B | 15.50B | 15.17B | 32.86B | 29.86B | 29.23B | 26.37B | 25.66B | - | 26.13B | 26.26B | 26.26B | 24.55B | 24.19B | 14.00B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.45B | - | 7.89B | 8.06B | 5.86B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 700.00M | 1.10B | 1.79B | 2.73B | 3.49B | 3.21B | 4.31B | 4.80B | 5.02B | 8.15B | 6.35B | 5.00B | 3.46B | 3.05B | - | 3.37B | 2.33B | 2.33B | 2.02B | 1.55B | 2.11B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.64B | - | 3.70B | 1.39B | 1.29B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.80B | - | 1.60B | 1.23B | 1.49B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 2.10B | 2.62B | 2.63B | 6.54B | 6.14B | 6.66B | 5.95B | 21.72B | 18.44B | 17.70B | 16.40B | 16.11B | - | 15.41B | 14.04B | 14.04B | 12.71B | 13.14B | 8.46B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.52B | 2.02B | 2.17B | 4.03B | 3.97B | 3.85B | 3.24B | 6.95B | 4.34B | 4.46B | 3.82B | 4.41B | - | 4.87B | 5.24B | 5.24B | 5.43B | 6.09B | 5.42B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 400.00M | 294.00M | 150.00M | 1.96B | 1.73B | 2.31B | 2.15B | 13.66B | 12.92B | 10.99B | 10.25B | 9.29B | - | 8.47B | 7.02B | 7.02B | 5.86B | 5.68B | 2.48B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.02B | - | 7.07B | 7.43B | 4.71B |
| Total Equity | 1.72B | 2.70B | 3.19B | 4.71B | 5.49B | 7.67B | 7.89B | 8.84B | 9.22B | 11.14B | 11.42B | 11.53B | 9.97B | 9.55B | - | 10.80B | 12.22B | 12.32B | 11.84B | 11.05B | 5.54B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 315.00M | - | 322.00M | 343.00M | 347.00M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.40B | 1.30B | 1.94B | 1.66B | 3.07B | 3.12B | 2.82B | 2.24B | 1.98B | 3.44B | 4.21B | 1.55B | 824.00M | - | 1.90B | 1.88B | 1.88B | -408.00M | -294.00M | 1.69B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.32B | -551.00M | -986.00M | -793.00M | -4.17B | -970.00M | -1.94B | -953.00M | -9.61B | -636.00M | -1.66B | -1.27B | 278.00M | - | -765.00M | -1.19B | -1.19B | -762.00M | -27.00M | 150.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 326.00M | -64.00M | -16.00M | -106.00M | 819.00M | -1.05B | -385.00M | -1.07B | 10.75B | -4.59B | -3.90B | -1.83B | -1.51B | - | -817.00M | -1.72B | -1.72B | 875.00M | 187.00M | -1.61B |
| Capital Expenditure | -615.00M | -519.00M | -737.00M | -778.00M | -717.00M | -952.00M | -628.00M | -612.00M | -584.00M | -578.00M | -835.00M | -876.00M | -647.00M | - | -1.15B | -1.12B | -1.12B | -821.00M | -487.00M | -412.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 784.00M | 786.00M | 1.21B | 877.00M | 2.35B | 2.17B | 2.19B | 1.63B | 1.40B | 2.86B | 3.37B | 671.00M | 177.00M | - | 752.00M | 758.00M | 758.00M | -1.23B | -781.00M | 1.28B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.03B | - | -295.00M | -134.00M | 229.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 60.00M | 36.00M | - | 50.00M | 604.00M | 842.00M | 816.00M | 970.00M | 60.00M | 0 | 591.00M | 563.00M | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 149.00M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | 0 | 181.00M | 259.00M | 396.00M | 464.00M | 574.00M | 593.00M | 584.00M | 595.00M | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Jun 2008 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.8% | 37.3% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 26.7% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 22.2% | 28.1% | 38.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.2% | 17.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 7.2% | 13.0% | 12.7% | -6.4% | 1.5% | 22.4% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1% | 3.3% | -4.6% | -1.5% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 8.2% | -26.9% | -12.6% | 19.5% |
| ROE % | 32.2% | 14.7% | 29.3% | 13.2% | 21.0% | 12.4% | 18.3% | 15.9% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 5.9% | -7.6% | -2.6% | 7.6% | 12.7% | 12.5% | -14.2% | -7.2% | 33.6% |
| ROCE % | - | 13.8% | 28.7% | 13.1% | 17.4% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 13.5% | 1.8% | 7.7% | 14.6% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 11.6% | 11.4% | -2.1% | 0.5% | 24.8% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 10.38% | 35.77M | $19.00B |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 9.17% | 31.62M | $16.80B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.39% | 22.03M | $11.71B |
| 4 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5.08% | 17.51M | $9.30B |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.98% | 17.17M | $9.12B |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 4.49% | 15.47M | $8.22B |
| 7 | Capital World Investors | 3.45% | 11.88M | $6.31B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.75% | 9.48M | $5.03B |
| 9 | Bank of America Corporation | 2.46% | 8.49M | $4.51B |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 2.30% | 7.94M | $4.22B |
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