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Western Digital Corporation
WDC Technology Computer Hardware
Western Digital Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $12.9 billion, up 35.7% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +55.5%
- EPS
- +45.5%
- Free cash flow
- +129.9%
- Total debt
- −83.2%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
261.86
5.77
−2.16%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to June
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 19,093 | 20,647 | 16,569 | 16,736 | 16,922 | 18,793 | 6,255 | 6,317 | 9,520 | 12,919 | 14,482 | (4.2%) | 21,315 | 29,947 | 36,681 | +41.6% | |
| Gross margin, % | 31.80 | 37.32 | 22.64 | 22.59 | 26.72 | 31.26 | 22.24 | 28.07 | 38.78 | 48.85 | 52.60 | +17.0 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 769 | 2,085 | (287) | (46) | 927 | 2,171 | (849) | (739) | 1,130 | 9,905 | 10,606 | +32.8% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.03 | 10.10 | (1.73) | (0.27) | 5.48 | 11.55 | (13.57) | (11.70) | 11.87 | 76.67 | 73.24 | +72.6 pt | ||||||
| Net income | 397 | 675 | (754) | (250) | 821 | 1,546 | (1,684) | (798) | 1,889 | 9,424 | 10,021 | +42.2% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 66.30 | 69.52 | 56.74 | 56.16 | 55.48 | 60.23 | 19.67 | 19.38 | 27.44 | 37.45 | 39.57 | (6.1%) | |||||
| Earnings | 1.38 | 2.27 | (2.58) | (0.84) | 2.69 | 4.81 | (5.44) | (2.61) | 5.31 | 26.92 | 28.53 | +39.1% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 11.93 | 14.16 | 5.30 | 2.77 | 6.22 | 6.03 | (1.28) | (0.90) | 4.87 | 11.39 | 13.28 | (0.5%) | ||||||
| Capex | (1.93) | (2.72) | (2.59) | (2.17) | (3.29) | (3.55) | (2.54) | (0.90) | (1.17) | (1.21) | (1.56) | (5.1%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 10.00 | 11.43 | 2.71 | 0.59 | 2.93 | 2.48 | (3.82) | (1.80) | 3.70 | 10.18 | 11.72 | +0.2% | ||||||
| Book value | 39.65 | 38.82 | 34.13 | 32.05 | 35.15 | 39.17 | 34.48 | 33.18 | 15.31 | 25.69 | 25.54 | (4.7%) | ||||||
| Shares, m | 288 | 297 | 292 | 298 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 326 | 347 | 345 | 349 | +2.0% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 49.88 | 26.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.41 | 7.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.03 | 23.65 | 9.49 | 14.0 | |||||
| P/S | 1.02 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.98 | 0.57 | 1.48 | 3.02 | 2.33 | 17.06 | 6.84 | 2.9 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.71 | 1.54 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.55 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 1.76 | 4.18 | 24.86 | 10.60 | 3.9 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 1.38 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 0.82 | 2.28 | 3.95 | 2.61 | 17.20 | 6.97 | 3.3 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 9.14 | 7.04 | 23.00 | 93.80 | 24.56 | 19.98 | (11.75) | (42.58) | 19.32 | 63.30 | 23.54 | 20.6 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 3,437 | 4,205 | 1,547 | 824 | 1,898 | 1,880 | (408) | (294) | 1,691 | 3,929 | 4,861 | +1.5% | |||||
| Capex | (557) | (809) | (757) | (647) | (1,003) | (1,107) | (807) | (292) | (407) | (418) | (572) | (3.1%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 2,880 | 3,396 | 790 | 177 | 895 | 773 | (1,215) | (586) | 1,284 | 3,511 | 4,289 | +2.2% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 6,712 | 6,182 | 4,660 | 4,642 | 4,887 | 4,216 | 2,452 | 1,973 | 438 | 1,394 | 1,776 | (16.0%) | |||||
| Net debt | 6,797 | 6,167 | 7,067 | 6,527 | 5,355 | 4,735 | 5,047 | 5,883 | 2,597 | (527) | (525) | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 11,418 | 11,531 | 9,967 | 9,551 | 10,721 | 12,221 | 10,964 | 10,818 | 5,311 | 8,864 | 9,348 | (2.8%) | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.27 | 2.28 | (2.71) | (0.96) | 3.17 | 5.90 | (6.63) | (3.27) | 9.89 | 67.65 | 70.08 | +66.4 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 6.70 | 12.77 | 0.32 | 1.30 | 4.74 | 8.81 | (2.14) | (1.51) | 18.45 | 33.38 | 40.43 | +26.7 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 3.52 | 5.88 | (7.01) | (2.56) | 8.10 | 13.48 | (14.53) | (7.33) | 23.42 | 132.97 | 131.54 | +129.5 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 68,000 | 71,600 | 61,800 | 63,800 | 65,600 | 65,000 | 53,000 | 51,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | (5.7%) | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.32 | — | +1.6% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
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Fiscal years to Jun 2026 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2026
| HDD | 12,919 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 48.85% | |
| Operating margin | 34.47% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 76.67% |
Western Digital Corporation vs peers in Computer Hardware (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | $201.5B | 18.5× | 17.5× | +57.75% (above 0%: growing) | +277.06% (above 0%: growing) | −47.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.93% | 11.46% | Compare |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | $200.7B | 42.8× | 44.3× | +58.45% (above 0%: growing) | +81.81% (above 0%: growing) | −11.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | 63.59% | 44.90% | Compare |
| SNDK Sandisk Corporation | $114.8B | 6.2× | 5.2× | +377.95% (above 0%: growing) | +7,106.49% (above 0%: growing) | +1,340.41% (above 0%: growing) | 85.01% | 79.59% | Compare |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | $107.1B | 24.0× | 16.3× | +61.01% (above 0%: growing) | +199.22% (above 0%: growing) | +246.37% (above 0%: growing) | 57.34% | 48.76% | Compare |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | $100.2B | 9.5× | 15.1× | +55.46% (above 0%: growing) | +45.51% (above 0%: growing) | +129.88% (above 0%: growing) | 57.84% | 46.70% | |
| P Everpure, Inc. | $31.1B | 125× | 130× | +37.73% (above 0%: growing) | +57.14% (above 0%: growing) | −258.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 68.42% | 5.33% | Compare |
| HPQ HP Inc. | $26.6B | 11.2× | 11.2× | +12.53% (above 0%: growing) | −11.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | +7.05% (above 0%: growing) | 18.79% | 5.69% | Compare |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | $17.8B | 4.8× | 7.2× | +297.50% (above 0%: growing) | +765.11% (above 0%: growing) | +49.92% (above 0%: growing) | 12.74% | 10.35% | Compare |
| LOGI Logitech International S.A. | $13.5B | 17.6× | — | +2.76% (above 0%: growing) | +8.58% (above 0%: growing) | −29.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | 44.88% | 16.45% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $69.1B | 18.0× | 16.3× | +58.10% | +140.52% | −2.05% | 51.11% | 13.96% |
From the latest earnings call
- Tiang Yew Tan said Western Digital has visibility into demand from its top seven customers through 2030 and 2031.
- Kris Sennesael said higher input costs will slow near-term cost-per-terabyte reductions, while Western Digital invests in heads, media and automation.
Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026
Held by institutions
89.07%
Held by the ten largest
52.71%
| Holder | Shares | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 39.25m | 10.87% | −3.43m |
| BlackRock | 32.95m | 9.13% | −2.82m |
| Fidelity (FMR) | 25.98m | 7.20% | −5.64m |
| Capital Group | 21.31m | 5.90% | +6.08m |
| JPMorgan Chase | 17.01m | 4.71% | −504.36k |
| State Street | 16.28m | 4.51% | +810.85k |
| Invesco | 14.44m | 4.00% | +1.79m |
| Geode Capital Management | 8.41m | 2.33% | −1.07m |
| Morgan Stanley | 8.15m | 2.26% | +209.04k |
| Bank of America | 6.49m | 1.80% | −2.00m |
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 5 October 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
less than 1%
BlackRock, Inc.
8.50%
Vanguard Capital Management
7.50%
FMR LLC
7.20%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5.30%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Western Digital is a San Jose-based developer, manufacturer and provider of data-storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive (HDD) technology. Irving Tan is chief executive officer. HDDs store data magnetically on rotating disks, retaining information without power. They are used where customers need large volumes of data stored reliably and economically.
The company’s main business is supplying HDDs for cloud data centers and enterprise storage systems. Its Cloud business sells high-capacity enterprise drives to public and private cloud operators, Internet and social-media infrastructure providers, and enterprise customers. These drives are designed for data-storage systems that need capacity, reliability, scalability and low total cost of ownership over years of use.