Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) vs Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC and Western Digital Corporation are both Computer Hardware companies. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC is the larger, with a market value of $157.1B against $133.4B — 1.2× the size. Western Digital Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.3× against 44.2×. Western Digital Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 35.7% against 34.1%. Western Digital Corporation has the higher net margin (73.0% vs 26.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (33.4% vs 63.5%). Both pay a dividend; Seagate Technology Holdings PLC yields more (0.46% vs 0.17%). Across the 23 metrics below, Western Digital Corporation leads on 18 and Seagate Technology Holdings PLC on 5.

Valuation

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
P/E 44.19 12.33 17.86
P/S 11.48 8.89 3.05
P/B 64.58 12.96 1.97
Price to free cash flow 45.07 32.73 25.50
EV/EBITDA 32.45 24.19 14.90
EV/Sales 11.63 9.04 2.22
Earnings yield 2.26% 8.11% (6.03%)
Free cash flow yield 2.22% 3.06% (4.32%)

Profitability

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
Gross margin 45.58% 48.85% 37.84%
Operating margin 33.57% 34.47% (0.80%)
Net margin 26.11% 72.95% (14.15%)
Free cash flow margin 25.46% 27.18% (0.50%)
Return on equity 371.53% 132.97% (2.10%)
Return on assets 35.39% 67.65% (0.42%)
Return on invested capital 63.52% 33.38% 0.00%

Growth

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
Revenue growth (TTM) 34.06% 35.70% 27.21%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 105.32% 373.29% 33.11%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.69% (5.26%) 1.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.36% 62.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
Debt to equity 1.65 0.12 0.00
Current ratio 1.67 1.33 2.76
Net debt to EBITDA 0.43 (0.11) 0.42

Dividend

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
Dividend yield 0.46% 0.17% 1.15%
Payout ratio 0.21 0.02 0.26

Size

Metric STX WDC Computer Hardware median
Market cap 157.09b 133.43b 397.52m

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