Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is a Technology stock trading at $474.04 (as of 2026-07-17), with a market capitalization of $163.39B and a trailing P/E of 24.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications; and flash-based memory wafers. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions for data storage systems and tiered storage models; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers client solutions, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the G-Technology, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Western Digital makes and sells data storage devices and solutions, including HDDs and SSDs for computing devices plus flash-based embedded storage for mobile, portable, wearable, and automotive or Internet of Things use cases, and it earns money from selling these storage products to device and system customers.
With gross margin at 50.2% and operating margin at 35.7%, the company’s profit model is highly sensitive to what it earns per sale (gross margin), because a large share of that gross margin converts into operating profit.
Business quality (Strong): Strong reported margins (gross 50.2%, operating 35.7%), but the provided data does not include a clean, mutually exclusive breakdown of official reportable segments.
Valuation: At 34× earnings, WDC trades in line with the Tech Hardware average (32×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $474.04 |
| Market Cap | $163.39B |
| P/E Ratio | 24.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 35.7 |
| Price / Book | 16.88 |
| Price / Sales | 14.25 |
| FCF Yield | 2.9% |
| DCF Value (model) | $52.41 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -88.9% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $9.52B |
| Net Margin | 19.8% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 45.5% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 534.2% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 269.2% |
| Altman Z-Score | 12.70 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5/9 (moderate) |
| Stock P/E | 24.2 |
| Sector P/E (Technology) | 34.7 |
| Industry P/E (Computers) | 30.9 |
| vs Sector | -30.2% |
| vs Industry | -21.7% |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock, Inc. ($9.68B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 5 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Computers |
| CEO | Tiang Yew Tan |
| Employees | 51,000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1978-10-31 |
Data as of 2026-07-17.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.