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Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

Technology | Computer Hardware | San Jose, United States | NasdaqGS
555.55 USD -27.04 (-4.641%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 545.71 -9.84 (-9.845%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT

Western Digital presents a compelling dichotomy of exceptional business quality versus aggressive valuation. The underlying fundamentals are objectively outstanding, boasting an 86% return on equity, 45% revenue growth, and profit margins exceeding 55%, supported by a fortress balance sheet with net cash. This justifies a strong long-term conviction, though the high price-to-sales multiple leaves little room for error. In the short term, the stock is volatile, having retraced significantly from recent highs before stabilizing. Options flow suggests traders are betting on a continued rally toward the 600-800 range, yet the low-confidence statistical forecast warns of noise. The dividend is negligible, offering no income support. Investors should view this as a high-conviction growth play rather than a value opportunity, mindful that the market is pricing in perfection.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.203636
MSTL0.301474
AutoETS0.319056
AutoARIMA0.319058

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 31%
H-stat 5.00
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.076
Excess Kurtosis -0.06
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.81
Revenue per Share 34.161
Market Cap 191,488,163,840
Trailing P/E 33.23
Forward P/E 30.09
Beta 2.17
Profit Margins 55.29%
Website https://www.westerndigital.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant upside potential with heavy call open interest at strikes ranging from 600 to 800, alongside notable volume spikes at far-out-the-money strikes like 1040. Conversely, deep out-of-the-money put walls exist at strikes below 200, indicating a hedge against a sharp correction or a belief in extreme downside risk. Implied volatility remains elevated across both sides, suggesting heightened uncertainty despite the bullish call positioning.

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 0.1
exDividendDate 2026-06-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00077241944
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-06-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 7.704468
Address1 5,601 Great Oaks Parkway
All Time High 799.87
All Time Low 0.519652
Ask 554.79
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,494,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,384,149
Average Volume 8,384,149
Average Volume10Days 9,494,820
Beta 2.166
Bid 555.74
Bid Size 1
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 555.55
Current Ratio 1.49
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 559.99
Day Low 532.16
Debt To Equity 17.81
Display Name Western Digital
Dividend Date 1,781,654,400
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 0.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Earnings Growth 4.829
Earnings Quarterly Growth 5.163
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Ebitda 3,928,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.33353
Enterprise To Ebitda 48.364
Enterprise To Revenue 16.131
Enterprise Value 189,975,150,592
Eps Current Year 9.94964
Eps Forward 18.46172
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 16.72
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 546.2772
Fifty Day Average Change 9.272766
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.01697447
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 770.4468
Fifty Two Week High 799.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -244.32
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30544963
Fifty Two Week Low 65.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change 490.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 7.5154815
Fifty Two Week Range 65.24 - 799.87
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 278,692,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.23
Float Shares 342,110,802
Forward Eps 18.46172
Forward P E 30.091995
Free Cashflow 2,075,000,064
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 40,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.45428002
Gross Profits 5,350,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00543
Held Percent Institutions 1.01178
Implied Shares Outstanding 344,682,131
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 1,750,982,400
Last Split Date 1,740,355,200
Last Split Factor 1,323:1000
Long Business Summary Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells 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 manufacturers, sales personnel, dealers, distributors, and retailers. 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 191,488,163,840
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_314057
Most Recent Quarter 1,775,174,400
Net Income To Common 6,350,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,518,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 200,806,639,288
Number Of Analyst Opinions 24
Open 551.665
Operating Cashflow 3,286,000,128
Operating Margins 0.37008998
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0269
Peg Ratio 0.52
Phone 408 717 6000
Post Market Change -9.844788
Post Market Change Percent -1.7720795
Post Market Price 545.7052
Post Market Time 1,783,987,194
Previous Close 582.585
Price Eps Current Year 55.83619
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 26.562275
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 16.259502
Profit Margins 0.55286
Quick Ratio 1.107
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -27.035
Regular Market Change Percent -4.64053
Regular Market Day High 559.99
Regular Market Day Low 532.16
Regular Market Day Range 532.16 - 559.99
Regular Market Open 551.665
Regular Market Previous Close 582.585
Regular Market Price 555.55
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 4,746,749
Return On Assets 0.14648
Return On Equity 0.85920995
Revenue Growth 0.455
Revenue Per Share 34.161
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 344,682,131
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.064899996
Shares Short 22,377,149
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 31,871,127
Short Name Western Digital Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0732
Short Ratio 2.17
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol WDC
Target High Price 1,050.0
Target Low Price 375.0
Target Mean Price 606.125
Target Median Price 595.0
Total Cash 3,236,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 9.391
Total Debt 1,724,000,000
Total Revenue 11,777,000,448
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00077241944
Trailing Eps 16.72
Trailing P E 33.226677
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5183
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 302.01715
Two Hundred Day Average Change 253.53284
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.839465
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,746,749
Website https://www.westerndigital.com
Zip 95,119