Western Digital (WDC)
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Rating:81Outperform
Price Target:
$502.00
▲(34.76% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:05/01/26
Score is driven primarily by the sharp financial rebound (profitability, free cash flow, and much lower debt) and supportive earnings guidance. Valuation is also favorable with a low P/E and high dividend yield. Offsetting factors are elevated technical overbought readings and business risk from cloud concentration and next-gen (HAMR) execution timing.
Positive Factors
Balance-sheet simplification & debt reduction
Material debt reduction and capital-structure simplification deliver lasting financial flexibility: lower interest and collateral burdens, supports investment-grade standing, funds R&D/capex or shareholder returns, and creates a bigger buffer versus downturns, improving multi-quarter resilience.
Negative Factors
Extreme cloud revenue concentration
Revenue heavily skewed to a few hyperscalers increases exposure to a small set of buyers: demand, pricing, or procurement shifts at those customers can cause multi-quarter revenue and margin swings, limiting diversification and amplifying cycle-driven earnings risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance-sheet simplification & debt reduction
Material debt reduction and capital-structure simplification deliver lasting financial flexibility: lower interest and collateral burdens, supports investment-grade standing, funds R&D/capex or shareholder returns, and creates a bigger buffer versus downturns, improving multi-quarter resilience.
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Western Digital (WDC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$166.53B
Dividend Yield0.18%
Average Volume (3M)8.06M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.9
Beta (1Y)2.18
Revenue Growth-18.43%
EPS Growth242.76%
CountryUS
Employees40,000
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryComputer Hardware
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)18.69
Shares Outstanding344,682,130
10 Day Avg. Volume6,112,889
30 Day Avg. Volume8,057,441
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)4.14
Price to Sales (P/S)2.31
P/FCF Ratio17.10
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.98
Enterprise Value/Revenue13.88
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit30.56
Enterprise Value/Ebitda30.67
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$505.94Price Target Upside35.81% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering16
EPS Forecast (FY)9.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)$12.85B
Western Digital Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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 d...
How the Company Makes Money
Western Digital makes money primarily by selling data storage products, with revenue largely generated from (1) HDD sales and (2) flash-based storage sales (NAND products such as SSDs and embedded solutions). HDD revenue is driven by unit volumes ...
Western Digital Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where the company is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where the company is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
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The FlyWestern Digital Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational and financial momentum: high revenue growth (+45% YoY), doubled EPS (~97% YoY), robust margin expansion (gross margin 50.5%, +1,040 bps YoY), large exabyte shipment growth (+34% YoY), strong free cash flow ($978M, 29% margin), and a clear product roadmap with improving customer qualifications and UltraSMR adoption. Key risks noted include concentration in cloud revenue (89%), ongoing HAMR qualification and ramp timing, some remaining convertible debt and SanDisk shares to monetize, and near-term R&D-driven opex increases. Overall, the positives materially outweigh the challenges.Positive Updates
Strong Revenue Growth
Revenue of $3.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2026, up 45% year over year; results (revenue, gross margin, EPS) came in above the high end of guidance.
Negative Updates
Customer/Revenue Concentration
Cloud accounts for 89% of revenue, indicating high concentration risk in hyperscalers and cloud customers which could amplify demand volatility for the company.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Revenue Growth
Revenue of $3.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2026, up 45% year over year; results (revenue, gross margin, EPS) came in above the high end of guidance.
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Company Guidance
For fiscal Q4 FY2026 Western Digital guided revenue of $3.65 billion ± $100 million (range $3.55–$3.75B; midpoint ≈ +40% YoY), gross margin of 51%–52%, operating expenses of $385–$395 million, interest and other expense of ~$10 million, an effective tax rate of 16%, and non‑GAAP diluted EPS of $3.25 ± $0.15 based on a 385 million share count. Management also reiterated longer‑term metrics and roadmaps: a conviction that exabyte demand will exceed a >25% CAGR, 40 TB EPMR volume production targeted in H2 CY2026, HAMR in qualification with four customers, plans to have major customers qualified on UltraSMR by end‑CY2027 with ~60% of exabytes on UltraSMR by end of FY2027, and multi‑year LTAs extending into CY2028–CY2029.Western Digital Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
74
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 11.78B | 9.52B | 6.32B | 6.25B | 18.79B | 16.92B |
| Gross Profit | 5.35B | 3.69B | 1.77B | 1.39B | 5.87B | 4.52B |
| EBITDA | 5.33B | 1.94B | 243.00M | 289.00M | 3.40B | 2.46B |
| Net Income | 6.49B | 1.86B | -798.00M | -1.68B | 1.55B | 821.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 15.04B | 14.00B | 24.19B | 24.55B | 26.26B | 26.13B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.24B | 2.47B | 1.55B | 2.02B | 2.33B | 3.37B |
| Total Debt | 1.72B | 5.08B | 7.82B | 8.47B | 7.62B | 8.72B |
| Total Liabilities | 5.37B | 8.69B | 13.37B | 13.58B | 14.04B | 15.41B |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.68B | 5.31B | 10.82B | 10.96B | 12.22B | 10.72B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.90B | 1.28B | -781.00M | -1.22B | 773.00M | 895.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.29B | 1.69B | -294.00M | -408.00M | 1.88B | 1.90B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -388.00M | 150.00M | -27.00M | -762.00M | -1.19B | -765.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.33B | -1.61B | 187.00M | 875.00M | -1.72B | -817.00M |
Western Digital Technical Analysis
Positive
372.52
Price Trends
292.44
Positive
245.34
Positive
174.07
Positive
Market Momentum
23.58
Negative
70.82
Negative
93.85
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For WDC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 372.52 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 315.02, above the 50-day MA of 292.44, and above the 200-day MA of 174.07, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 23.58 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.82 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 93.85 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for WDC.
Western Digital Risk Analysis
Western Digital disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Western Digital reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Western Digital Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $166.53B | 7.94 | 64.18% | 0.18% | -18.43% | 242.76% | |
74 Outperform | $176.34B | 31.71 | 916.38% | 1.02% | 28.92% | 55.56% | |
64 Neutral | $22.05B | 14.44 | 116.57% | 1.89% | 3.04% | 9.12% | |
64 Neutral | $20.76B | 3.35 | 26.01% | ― | 56.58% | 1.94% | |
62 Neutral | $19.58B | 8.26 | 1135.29% | 5.09% | 5.09% | -5.05% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Western Digital Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Western Digital Simplifies Capital Structure After Preferred Elimination
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
On February 24, 2026, Western Digital eliminated its Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock by filing a Certificate of Elimination in Delaware, following the mandatory conversion of all outstanding preferred shares on February 17, 2026, re...
Business Operations and Strategy
Western Digital Converts Preferred Shares, Simplifying Capital Structure
Neutral
Feb 18, 2026
Western Digital Corporation, which previously issued Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock in a private placement that closed on January 31, 2023, has exercised its option to convert this preferred equity into common stock. The move follo...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Western Digital Completes Redemption of 2026 Senior Notes
Positive
Feb 9, 2026
On January 5, 2026, Western Digital Corporation announced a conditional redemption of the entire outstanding principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2026, with a formal conditional notice delivered to noteholders by the trustee on January ...
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