(WDC) Western Digital - Ratings and Ratios
Exchange: NASDAQ •
Country: United States •
Currency: USD •
Type: Common Stock •
ISIN: US9581021055
Hard Drives, Data Center Drives, External Drives, Portable Drives, NAS Drives
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 0.37% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 0.84% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | % |
| Payout Consistency | 60.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 4.1% |
| Risk via 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 56.2% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 81.6% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -11.67% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 2.85 |
| Alpha | 354.93 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.93 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.406 |
| Beta | 1.766 |
| Beta Downside | 1.952 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 49.63% |
| Mean DD | 10.90% |
| Median DD | 8.27% |
Description: WDC Western Digital December 03, 2025
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) designs, manufactures, and sells a full-line of hard-disk-drive (HDD)-based storage products-including internal drives, data-center-grade disks and platforms, external and portable units, and home/office NAS solutions-through OEM partners, direct sales teams, distributors and retail channels across the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 1970, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California, and is classified under the GICS sub-industry “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals.”
Key recent metrics: FY 2023 revenue was roughly $9.5 billion, with an operating margin of about 5 %, and the firm retained roughly 30 % of the global HDD market share despite a sector-wide shift toward SSDs. Growth drivers include rising data-center capacity needs fueled by AI and cloud-computing workloads, while macro-economic pressures such as supply-chain bottlenecks and higher interest rates are moderating enterprise cap-ex. The company’s strategic focus on high-density HDDs for bulk storage and hybrid SSD/HDD solutions aims to capture the cost-sensitive segment of the storage market.
For a deeper quantitative dive, explore ValueRay’s analyst dashboard to see how these trends translate into forward-looking valuation scenarios.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5
| Net Income: 2.56b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 13.89 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 9.18% < 20% (prev 22.55%; Δ -13.37% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.16 > 3% & CFO 2.33b > Net Income 2.56b |
| Net Debt (3.00b) to EBITDA (3.22b): 0.93 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.21 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (376.0m) vs 12m ago 5.32% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 39.34% > 18% (prev 0.31%; Δ 3903 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 61.34% > 50% (prev 51.04%; Δ 10.30% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 8.83 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 3.22b / Interest Expense TTM 319.0m) |
Altman Z'' 2.14
| A: 0.08 (Total Current Assets 6.28b - Total Current Liabilities 5.17b) / Total Assets 14.36b |
| B: 0.13 (Retained Earnings 1.90b / Total Assets 14.36b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 2.82b / Avg Total Assets 19.57b) |
| D: 0.23 (Book Value of Equity 1.92b / Total Liabilities 8.47b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 2.14 = BBB |
Beneish M -3.72
| DSRI: 0.58 (Receivables 1.35b/2.46b, Revenue 12.00b/12.64b) |
| GMI: 0.79 (GM 39.34% / 30.97%) |
| AQI: 0.77 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.52) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 12.00b / 12.64b) |
| TATA: 0.02 (NI 2.56b - CFO 2.33b) / TA 14.36b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.72 = AAA |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 71.75
| 1. Piotroski: 7.50pt |
| 2. FCF Yield: 2.48% |
| 3. FCF Margin: 16.16% |
| 4. Debt/Equity: 0.86 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda: 0.93 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC: 7.24% |
| 7. RoE: 35.90% |
| 8. Revenue Trend: -46.37% |
| 9. EPS Trend: 37.89% |
What is the price of WDC shares?
As of January 23, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 243.29 with a total of 8,926,901 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.54%, over one month by +37.64%, over three months by +102.11% and over the past year by +370.94%.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.54%, over one month by +37.64%, over three months by +102.11% and over the past year by +370.94%.
Is WDC a buy, sell or hold?
Western Digital has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.40.
Therefore, it is recommended to buy WDC.
- Strong Buy: 15
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the WDC price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 197.4 | -18.9% |
| Analysts Target Price | 197.4 | -18.9% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 336.7 | 38.4% |
WDC Fundamental Data Overview January 17, 2026
P/E Trailing = 31.2377
P/E Forward = 28.49
P/S = 7.5188
P/B = 12.4844
P/EG = 0.898
Revenue TTM = 12.00b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.82b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.22b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.46b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.25b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.04b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 3.00b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 78.17b USD (76.13b + Debt 5.04b - CCE 3.01b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.83 (Ebit TTM 2.82b / Interest Expense TTM 319.0m)
EV/FCF = 40.29x (Enterprise Value 78.17b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
FCF Yield = 2.48% (FCF TTM 1.94b / Enterprise Value 78.17b)
FCF Margin = 16.16% (FCF TTM 1.94b / Revenue TTM 12.00b)
Net Margin = 21.30% (Net Income TTM 2.56b / Revenue TTM 12.00b)
Gross Margin = 39.34% ((Revenue TTM 12.00b - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.28b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 43.54% (prev 40.96%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.44 (Enterprise Value 78.17b / Total Assets 14.36b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.17% (Interest Expense 59.0m / Debt 5.04b)
Taxrate = 11.59% (155.0m / 1.34b)
NOPAT = 2.49b (EBIT 2.82b * (1 - 11.59%))
Current Ratio = 1.21 (Total Current Assets 6.28b / Total Current Liabilities 5.17b)
Debt / Equity = 0.86 (Debt 5.04b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.89b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.93 (Net Debt 3.00b / EBITDA 3.22b)
Debt / FCF = 1.54 (Net Debt 3.00b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.12b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.07% (Net Income 2.56b / Total Assets 14.36b)
RoE = 35.90% (Net Income TTM 2.56b / Total Stockholder Equity 7.12b)
RoCE = 29.41% (EBIT 2.82b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.12b + L.T.Debt 2.46b))
RoIC = 18.95% (NOPAT 2.49b / Invested Capital 13.15b)
WACC = 11.71% (E(76.13b)/V(81.18b) * Re(12.42%) + D(5.04b)/V(81.18b) * Rd(1.17%) * (1-Tc(0.12)))
Discount Rate = 12.42% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 7.56%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 55.56% ; FCFF base≈1.94b ; Y1≈1.27b ; Y5≈581.1m
Fair Price DCF = 11.77 (EV 7.02b - Net Debt 3.00b = Equity 4.02b / Shares 341.9m; r=11.71% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: 37.89 | EPS CAGR: 7.91% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: -46.37 | Revenue CAGR: -13.40% | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.93 | Chg30d=+0.028 | Revisions Net=+4 | Analysts=20
EPS current Year (2026-06-30): EPS=7.80 | Chg30d=+0.058 | Revisions Net=+4 | Growth EPS=+58.3% | Growth Revenue=+24.3%
EPS next Year (2027-06-30): EPS=9.95 | Chg30d=+0.509 | Revisions Net=+4 | Growth EPS=+27.6% | Growth Revenue=+14.6%
P/E Forward = 28.49
P/S = 7.5188
P/B = 12.4844
P/EG = 0.898
Revenue TTM = 12.00b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.82b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.22b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.46b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.25b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.04b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 3.00b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 78.17b USD (76.13b + Debt 5.04b - CCE 3.01b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.83 (Ebit TTM 2.82b / Interest Expense TTM 319.0m)
EV/FCF = 40.29x (Enterprise Value 78.17b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
FCF Yield = 2.48% (FCF TTM 1.94b / Enterprise Value 78.17b)
FCF Margin = 16.16% (FCF TTM 1.94b / Revenue TTM 12.00b)
Net Margin = 21.30% (Net Income TTM 2.56b / Revenue TTM 12.00b)
Gross Margin = 39.34% ((Revenue TTM 12.00b - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.28b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 43.54% (prev 40.96%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.44 (Enterprise Value 78.17b / Total Assets 14.36b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.17% (Interest Expense 59.0m / Debt 5.04b)
Taxrate = 11.59% (155.0m / 1.34b)
NOPAT = 2.49b (EBIT 2.82b * (1 - 11.59%))
Current Ratio = 1.21 (Total Current Assets 6.28b / Total Current Liabilities 5.17b)
Debt / Equity = 0.86 (Debt 5.04b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.89b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.93 (Net Debt 3.00b / EBITDA 3.22b)
Debt / FCF = 1.54 (Net Debt 3.00b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.12b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.07% (Net Income 2.56b / Total Assets 14.36b)
RoE = 35.90% (Net Income TTM 2.56b / Total Stockholder Equity 7.12b)
RoCE = 29.41% (EBIT 2.82b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.12b + L.T.Debt 2.46b))
RoIC = 18.95% (NOPAT 2.49b / Invested Capital 13.15b)
WACC = 11.71% (E(76.13b)/V(81.18b) * Re(12.42%) + D(5.04b)/V(81.18b) * Rd(1.17%) * (1-Tc(0.12)))
Discount Rate = 12.42% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 7.56%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 55.56% ; FCFF base≈1.94b ; Y1≈1.27b ; Y5≈581.1m
Fair Price DCF = 11.77 (EV 7.02b - Net Debt 3.00b = Equity 4.02b / Shares 341.9m; r=11.71% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: 37.89 | EPS CAGR: 7.91% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: -46.37 | Revenue CAGR: -13.40% | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.93 | Chg30d=+0.028 | Revisions Net=+4 | Analysts=20
EPS current Year (2026-06-30): EPS=7.80 | Chg30d=+0.058 | Revisions Net=+4 | Growth EPS=+58.3% | Growth Revenue=+24.3%
EPS next Year (2027-06-30): EPS=9.95 | Chg30d=+0.509 | Revisions Net=+4 | Growth EPS=+27.6% | Growth Revenue=+14.6%
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