Key facts, as of
As of November 2, 2026, Western Digital (WDC) trades at $343.86, up 129.0% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $132.43 to $799.87; the price is 57.0% below that high. It is 57.0% below its all-time high of $799.87, reached in June 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +836.3%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 18.0% below its 200-day average of $419.59, and its 50-day average is below the 200-day too: a downtrend on both averages. Its 30-day volatility is 73.5% annualized, which we rate very high risk. It has a trailing P/E of 12.1 and a dividend yield of 0.19%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Western Digital (WDC) stock analysis", 2026-11-02. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/wdc
Where it trades today
trading 32% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Western Digital (WDC) is 57.0% below its all-time high of $799.87, reached in June 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +836.3%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- WDC closes below its 50-day average ($419.15), and the 50-day sits below the 200-day ($419.59): on both averages the chart reads as a downtrend.
- At $344.02, WDC is 57.0% below its 1-year high of $799.87, set on June 18, 2026, and 159.8% above its 1-year low of $132.43 (November 21, 2025).
- Over the past month WDC fell 17.2%, from $415.29 to $344.02.
- WDC trades at 12.1x its last twelve months of earnings and 8.5x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 42.1% higher.
- Its P/E is 54.5% below the 26.6x median of the 3 other computer hardware companies we track (ANET, NTAP, HPQ).
- WDC's 30-day volatility, 73.5% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 4.6%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 2.34: over five years of monthly returns, WDC moved about 2.34% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
- The last session traded 0.5x WDC's average daily volume of the 30 sessions before it.
What would change the read
- A close above the 50-day average, $419.15 (+21.8%), would turn the read to a rebound; an uptrend also needs the 50-day to climb 0.1% to cross the 200-day at $419.59.
- A close above $799.87 (+132.5%) would be a new 1-year high; below $132.43 (−61.5%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for WDC, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under computer hardware among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for WDC by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for WDC. Last refresh: Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Computer Hardware.
What Western Digital does
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…
Employees
40,000
Industry
Computer Hardware
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
What analysts expect
WDC carries a buy consensus from 24 analysts, with an average price target of $613.38 versus $343.86 today (+78.4%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
WDC generated $14.48B in trailing revenue (55.5% year over year), with a 69.2% net margin, and $2.73B of free cash flow, supported by $392.00M of net cash.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12.92B | $6.31B | $4.60B | $9.30B | $26.92 | $3.51B |
| 2025 | $9.52B | $3.69B | $2.13B | $1.86B | $5.31 | $1.28B |
| 2024 | $6.32B | $1.77B | $97.00M | -$798.00M | -$1.72 | -$781.00M |
| 2023 | $6.25B | $1.39B | -$402.00M | -$1.68B | -$5.44 | -$1.23B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
WDC is in 22 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLK: 0.72% of the fund, holding #29 of 75.
Famous investors who hold it
WDC is in the latest 13F of 2 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Renaissance Technologies (Founded by Jim Simons) holds the most of it: 0.47% of the portfolio, position #29 of 2,931, as of Q2 2026.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
WDC beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under computer hardware among the assets we track (ANET, NTAP, HPQ, largest first).
WDCyou are here$343.86$128.71B
ANETArista Networks$164.50$207.47B
NTAPNetApp Inc.$188.34$36.99B
HPQHP Inc.$28.61$25.80BWhat the chart is saying
In a downtrend, with $314.76 the next floor.
downtrend- Price is 17.9% below its 50-day average and 18.0% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-11-02 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 39 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $420.24 (+22.2%), the nearest floor $314.76 (-8.5%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is WDC valued right now?
Western Digital trades at 12.1 times its last twelve months of earnings and 8.5 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 2, 2026). On the chart: in a downtrend, with $314.76 the next floor. Price is 17.9% below its 50-day average and 18.0% below its 200-day.
What is the risk level of WDC?
Based on 30-day volatility of 73.5%, WDC has VERY HIGH risk. Its beta of 2.34 means it has swung more than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does WDC pay dividends?
Yes, Western Digital has a dividend yield of 0.19%.
How far is WDC from its all-time high?
Western Digital is 57.0% below its all-time high of $799.87, reached in June 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +836.3%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold WDC?
22 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Western Digital. The largest weights: XLK (0.72%), MGK (0.68%), VGT (0.61%), CNDX (0.52%) and QQQM (0.52%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is WDC?
0.25%, as of September 30, 2026: WDC is holding #70 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $2.49 in Western Digital.
Which famous investors own WDC?
Renaissance Technologies (0.47% of Founded by Jim Simons's 13F) and Ray Dalio (0.45% of Bridgewater Associates's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for WDC?
The average analyst price target for Western Digital (WDC) is $613.38 based on 24 analyst estimates, about 78.4% above the current price of $343.86. The published range runs from $405.00 to $900.00.
How much revenue does WDC generate?
Western Digital reported $14.48B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 55.5% year over year. Net margin sits at 69.2%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare WDC with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.