Western Digital Corporation WDC

456.81 6.50 1.44% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$165.5B
P/E
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Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Gross margin

Western Digital Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 48.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 22.2% (fiscal 2023) to 48.9% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Computer Hardware industry median of 37.8% and in line with the Technology sector median of 47.2%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 48.9% 10.07
FY2025 38.8% 10.71
FY2024 28.1% 5.83
FY2023 22.2% (9.02)
FY2022 31.3% 4.54
FY2021 26.7% 4.13
FY2020 22.6% (0.05)
FY2019 22.6% (14.68)
FY2018 37.3% 5.52
FY2017 31.8% 5.36

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 54.1% 3.90
Mar 2026 50.2% 4.48
Dec 2025 45.7% 2.20
Sep 2025 43.5% 2.58
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 22.2% High 48.9%
Ten-year median 28.5%
Current reading's percentile 100

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
SNDK Sandisk Corporation compare 71.5%
P Everpure, Inc. compare 69.7%
ANET Arista Networks, Inc. compare 63.0%
WDC Western Digital Corporation 48.9%
STX Seagate Technology Holdings PLC compare 45.6%
IONQ IonQ, Inc. compare 29.3%
HPQ HP Inc. compare 19.9%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc. compare 19.8%
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. compare 10.8%
Computer Hardware industry median 37.8%
Technology sector median 47.2%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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