Western Digital Corporation

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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

264.58 3.05 −1.14%
Market cap
$100.2B
P/E
9.5×
Fwd P/E
15.1×
Dividend yield
0.20%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
29.58
Beneish M
−0.19
Dividend safety
70/100

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Return on invested capital

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Western Digital Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 40.4%, up 7.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (33.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.14% (fiscal 2023) to 33.4% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Computer Hardware industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 33.4% 14.93
FY2025 18.5% 19.96
FY2024 −1.51% 0.63
FY2023 −2.14% (10.95)
FY2022 8.81% 4.07
FY2021 4.74% 3.44
FY2020 1.30% 0.98
FY2019 0.32% (12.45)
FY2018 12.8% 6.07
FY2017 6.70% 5.23

Against its own ten years

Low −2.14% High 33.4%
Ten-year median 5.72%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ANET Arista Networks, Inc. compare 156.0%
SNDK Sandisk Corporation compare 100.9%
LOGI Logitech International S.A. compare 84.0%
STX Seagate Technology Holdings PLC compare 75.1%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc. compare 68.6%
HPQ HP Inc. compare 55.8%
WDC Western Digital Corporation 40.4%
P Everpure, Inc. compare 26.3%
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. compare 16.3%
Computer Hardware industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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