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Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

Technology | Computer Hardware | San Jose, United States | NasdaqGS
459.45 USD -2.55 (-0.552%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 460.35 +0.90 (0.196%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:14 a.m. EDT

Western Digital presents a compelling long-term opportunity with exceptional fundamentals, boasting a 43.8% revenue growth rate and a staggering 130% return on equity, supported by a fortress balance sheet and strong cash generation. While the stock trades below its 50-day moving average, creating short-term technical resistance, the options market is aggressively bullish, with heavy call positioning targeting a rebound toward $500 and beyond. The dividend yield is negligible at 0.13%, making this a pure growth play rather than an income vehicle. Investors should view the current dip as a buying opportunity given the robust earnings trajectory and the bullish sentiment embedded in the options chain.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.277439
AutoETS0.280422
AutoTheta0.417372
AutoARIMA0.568687

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 3.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.427
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.436
Revenue per Share 37.446
Market Cap 165,650,530,304
Trailing P/E 17.15
Forward P/E 14.47
Beta 2.22
Profit Margins 72.95%
Website https://www.westerndigital.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for upside, with massive open interest walls at $500, $590, and $600 strikes. Call volume significantly outweighs put volume at key resistance levels, suggesting a target range between $500 and $700. Implied volatility is elevated for September and October expirations, indicating anticipation of increased movement.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.03% 0.27% 0.15% 0.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 0.150000 0.029313
2026-03-05 0.125000 0.048257
2025-12-04 0.125000 0.077640
2025-09-04 0.100000 0.110509
2025-06-04 0.100000 0.183722
2020-04-02 0.377929 1.302084
2020-01-02 0.377929 0.761963
2019-10-03 0.377929 0.865351
2019-06-27 0.377929 1.122335
2019-03-28 0.377929 1.092896
2018-12-27 0.377929 1.355381
2018-09-27 0.377929 0.857927
2018-06-28 0.377929 0.649942
2018-03-28 0.377929 0.550661
2017-12-28 0.377929 0.620040
2017-09-28 0.377929 0.576635
2017-06-28 0.377929 0.533789
2017-03-29 0.377929 0.614326
2016-12-28 0.377929 0.722439
2016-09-28 0.377929 0.861920
2016-06-29 0.377929 1.096491
2016-03-30 0.377929 1.083659
2015-12-29 0.377929 0.818867
2015-09-30 0.377929 0.629406
2015-06-30 0.377929 0.637593
2015-03-31 0.377929 0.549390
2014-12-30 0.302343 0.356157
2014-10-01 0.302343 0.422922
2014-06-25 0.302343 0.435066
2014-03-26 0.226757 0.335833
2013-12-24 0.226757 0.363371
2013-09-26 0.188964 0.394819
2013-06-26 0.188964 0.411793
2013-03-26 0.188964 0.513557
2012-12-12 0.188964 0.660326
2012-09-26 0.188964 0.647499
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 0.13
exDividendDate 2026-09-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0010822511
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-09-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 4.6092052
Address1 5,601 Great Oaks Parkway
All Time High 799.87
All Time Low 0.519652
Ask 459.84
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,503,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,516,395
Average Volume 8,516,395
Average Volume10Days 6,503,770
Beta 2.217
Bid 459.52
Bid Size 4
Board Risk 3
Book Value 20.915
City San Jose
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 459.45
Current Ratio 1.329
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 475.0
Day Low 455.2766
Debt To Equity 13.436
Display Name Western Digital
Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 0.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Earnings Growth 9.841
Earnings Quarterly Growth 10.33
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 5,001,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.38717997
Enterprise To Ebitda 33.039
Enterprise To Revenue 12.792
Enterprise Value 165,262,540,800
Eps Current Year 20.09143
Eps Forward 31.74953
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 26.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 531.177
Fifty Day Average Change -71.72699
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13503407
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 460.92053
Fifty Two Week High 799.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -340.41998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.42559415
Fifty Two Week Low 77.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 381.55002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 4.8979464
Fifty Two Week Range 77.9 - 799.87
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 278,692,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.23
Float Shares 358,038,790
Forward Eps 31.74953
Forward P E 14.471081
Free Cashflow 2,268,750,080
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 40,000
Fullday Change -2.54999
Fullday Change Percent -0.551945
Fullday Price 460.3507
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.48851
Gross Profits 6,311,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00541
Held Percent Institutions 0.92006
Implied Shares Outstanding 360,540,944
Industry Computer Hardware
Industry Disp Computer Hardware
Industry Key computer-hardware
Ir Website http://investor.wdc.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,783,036,800
Last Split Date 1,740,355,200
Last Split Factor 1,323:1000
Long Business Summary Western Digital Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of data storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive (HDD) technology in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers internal HDDs, data center drives, data center platforms, external drives, portable drives, NAS for home and office, and accessories. It sells its data storage devices and solutions through its computer sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. The company has a collaboration with Open Quantum Design for the development of quantum error correction technology and related systems to advance reliable quantum computing. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Long Name Western Digital Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 165,650,530,304
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_314057
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,036,800
Net Income To Common 9,285,999,616
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,572,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 166,569,916,128
Number Of Analyst Opinions 24
Open 462.3
Operating Cashflow 3,928,999,936
Operating Margins 0.43608
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0186
Peg Ratio 0.88
Phone 408 717 6000
Post Market Change 0.9006958
Post Market Change Percent 0.19603783
Post Market Price 460.3507
Post Market Time 1,787,961,591
Previous Close 462.0
Price Eps Current Year 22.867958
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 21.967487
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 12.822241
Profit Margins 0.72947
Quick Ratio 0.85
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.53846
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.54999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.551945
Regular Market Day High 475.0
Regular Market Day Low 455.2766
Regular Market Day Range 455.2766 - 475.0
Regular Market Open 462.3
Regular Market Previous Close 462.0
Regular Market Price 459.45
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 4,285,805
Return On Assets 0.20758
Return On Equity 1.30853
Revenue Growth 0.438
Revenue Per Share 37.446
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 360,540,944
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0563
Shares Short 20,281,115
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 23,258,520
Short Name Western Digital Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0631
Short Ratio 2.44
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol WDC
Target High Price 1,050.0
Target Low Price 420.0
Target Mean Price 664.9167
Target Median Price 640.0
Total Cash 1,579,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 4.38
Total Debt 1,191,000,064
Total Revenue 12,919,000,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0010822511
Trailing Eps 26.79
Trailing P E 17.150055
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8796
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 365.5877
Two Hundred Day Average Change 93.862305
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2567436
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,285,805
Website https://www.westerndigital.com
Zip 95,119