Will Western Digital's HAMR Push Accelerate Future Growth?
WDC is accelerating its HAMR roadmap with higher-capacity HDDs and long-term customer deals to meet surging AI-driven storage demand.
Zacks Investment Research7/9/2026Positive
WDC
Western Digital CorporationNASDAQTECHNOLOGYCOMPUTER HARDWARE
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$189.68B
P/E Ratio
31.85
EPS
$17.28
Beta
2.17
52W High
$799.87
52W Low
$64.06
50-Day MA
$538.90
200-Day MA
$297.31
Dividend Yield
0.08%
Profit Margin
55.30%
Forward P/E
30.30
PEG Ratio
0.51
About Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital Corporation (WDC, commonly known as Western Digital or WD) is an American computer hard disk drive manufacturer and data storage company, headquartered in San Jose, California. It designs, manufactures and sells data technology products, including storage devices, data center systems and cloud storage services.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.78B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $5.35B |
| EBITDA | $3.93B |
| Operating Margin | 37.00% |
| Return on Equity | 85.90% |
| Return on Assets | 14.60% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $34.16 |
| Book Value | $20.91 |
| Price-to-Book | 20.56 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 16.11 |
| EV/Revenue | 16.76 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.00 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 482.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 45.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $344.68M |
| Float | $342.13M |
| % Insiders | 0.54% |
| % Institutions | 101.25% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
128.90%
HV 20-Day
122.14%
HV 30-Day
109.80%
HV 60-Day
84.98%
HV Rank
100.0%
Volatility is currently expanding
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($600.29 target)
4
Strong Buy18
Buy3
Hold1
Strong SellLatest News
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Zacks Investment Research7/7/2026Positive
Micron, SanDisk, and Western Digital Sink 7% as Samsung Earnings Spark a Memory Selloff
Memory and storage stocks are selling off sharply in early trading Tuesday, reversing Monday's rebound.
24/7 Wall Street7/7/2026Negative
Flash Crash or Cash? The AI Hardware Reset Investors Can't Ignore
Recent intraday volatility wiped $137 billion across top memory equities, triggering premature retail investor panic over an impending artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply glut. The brutal sell-off hit the semiconductor sector after an extended run, prompting many market participants to question whether the memory boom had stretched too far and too fast.
MarketBeat7/6/2026Negative
The AI Trade Is Off to a Hot Start This Week as Chip, Memory Stocks Surge
The AI trade is off to a strong start this week, with several chip and memory stocks among the biggest gainers in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday.
Investopedia7/6/2026Positive
SanDisk Rebounds 5%, Western Digital Gains 5%, Micron Climbs 3% as UBS, Citi, BofA Turn Bullish on Memory
Memory names are ripping higher in early Monday trading. SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) stock is up 5% to $1,836, Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) shares are up 5% to $565.33, and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock is up 3% to $1,008.77.
24/7 Wall Street7/6/2026Positive
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