stockrowHP Inc. (HPQ) vs Western Digital Corporation (WDC)
- HP Inc. HPQ 28.74 −2.38%
- Western Digital Corporation WDC 262.07 −2.08%
HP Inc. and Western Digital Corporation are both Computer Hardware companies. Western Digital Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $100.2B against $26.6B — 3.8× the size. Western Digital Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 9.5× against 11.2×. Western Digital Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 43.0% against 8.14%. Western Digital Corporation has the higher net margin (69.2% vs 4.14%) and the lower return on invested capital (40.4% vs 55.8%). Both pay a dividend; HP Inc. yields more (4.06% vs 0.20%). Across the 22 metrics below, Western Digital Corporation leads on 13 and HP Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | HPQ | WDC | Computer Hardware median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 19.87% | 52.60% | 34.67% |
| Operating margin | 5.45% | 39.41% | (0.80%) |
| Net margin | 4.14% | 69.20% | (0.75%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.56% | 29.62% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | (493.66%) | 131.54% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 5.73% | 70.08% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 55.83% | 40.43% | 0.00% |
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