Western Digital Corp. (WDC): Price and Financial Metrics
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WDC POWR Grades
- Quality is the dimension where WDC ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 32.76% of US stocks.
- WDC's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving down over the last 177 days.
- WDC ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 1st percentile.
WDC Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $14,160,850,151, WESTERN DIGITAL CORP has a greater market value than 86.38% of US stocks.
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP's stock had its IPO on January 2, 1987, making it an older stock than 92.76% of US equities in our set.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for WDC comes in at 10.01% -- higher than that of 85.02% of stocks in our set.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to WDC, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are TGTX, RXRX, EXEL, CRIS, and ADAP.
- Visit WDC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westerndigital.com.
WDC Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Technology stock, WDC's EV/EBIT ratio is 46.73% lower, now standing at 10.6.
- Over the past 243 months, WDC's price/sales ratio has gone up 0.1.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for WDC.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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WDC | 2023-01-31 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 10.6 |
WDC | 2023-01-30 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 15.3 | 10.6 |
WDC | 2023-01-27 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 10.7 |
WDC | 2023-01-26 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 10.5 |
WDC | 2023-01-25 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 10.1 |
WDC | 2023-01-24 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 14.2 | 10.0 |
WDC Growth Metrics
- Its 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -71.22%.
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -31.97%.
- The 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at -138.96%.

The table below shows WDC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
---|---|---|---|
2022-09-30 | 17,478 | 1,365 | 917 |
2022-06-30 | 18,793 | 1,880 | 1,500 |
2022-03-31 | 19,185 | 2,579 | 1,821 |
2021-12-31 | 18,941 | 2,297 | 1,993 |
2021-09-30 | 18,051 | 2,056 | 1,491 |
2021-06-30 | 16,922 | 1,898 | 821 |
WDC's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- WDC has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 60.29% of graded US stocks.
- WDC's asset turnover comes in at 0.66 -- ranking 44th of 83 Computers stocks.
- BRQS, LTRX, and CSCO are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WDC.
The table below shows WDC's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-07-02 | 0.660 | 0.267 | 0.076 |
2021-04-02 | 0.639 | 0.248 | 0.051 |
2021-01-01 | 0.639 | 0.242 | 0.040 |
2020-10-02 | 0.649 | 0.236 | 0.034 |
2020-07-03 | 0.648 | 0.226 | 0.022 |
2020-04-03 | 0.618 | 0.197 | -0.015 |
WDC Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of WDC, see our WDC price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $93.39 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.6 (Moderate Buy) |
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WDC Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $43.25 | 52-week high | $63.26 |
Prev. close | $44.58 | 52-week low | $29.73 |
Day low | $43.07 | Volume | 5,798,700 |
Day high | $44.82 | Avg. volume | 6,122,752 |
50-day MA | $36.54 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $43.20 | Market Cap | 13.74B |
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) Company Bio
Western Digital Corporation (WDC, commonly known as Western Digital or WD) is an American computer hard disk drive manufacturer and data storage company, headquartered in San Jose, California. It designs, manufactures and sells data technology products, including storage devices, data center systems and cloud storage services. (Source:Wikipedia)
Latest WDC News From Around the Web
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Western Digital Second Quarter 2023 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsWestern Digital ( NASDAQ:WDC ) Second Quarter 2023 Results Key Financial Results Revenue: US$3.11b (down 36% from 2Q... |
WDC Price Returns
1-mo | 16.36% |
3-mo | 18.10% |
6-mo | -6.61% |
1-year | -16.52% |
3-year | -36.22% |
5-year | -44.04% |
YTD | 37.08% |
2022 | -51.62% |
2021 | 17.73% |
2020 | -10.89% |
2019 | 77.14% |
2018 | -51.90% |
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