WDCWestern Digital
+9.9% today · +78.2% over a year
1/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 55% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the weakest; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 0.19%.
Western Digital (WDC) belongs to the Technology sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: United States. Its market value is about €96.9B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +78.2%, with an annualised volatility of 83% and a largest fall of 65%. Hard red flags in our rules-based screen: Accounting red flag.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Technology companies in USA (n = 289)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 92% of peers
- Accrualsweighs on the score · better than 1% of peers
- Return on invested capitalsupports the score · better than 95% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Serious warning. Beneish M-score above −1.78 together with very high accruals: earnings may be overstated. More in the glossary → Beneish M-score above −1.78 together with very high accruals: earnings may be overstated.
- Caution. Share count growing 3–10 % a year over three years. More in the glossary → Share count growing 3–10 % a year over three years.
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 10.9
- P/B
- 11.6
- P/S
- 7.5
- EV/EBIT
- 18.9
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.0%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €96.9B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 131.5%
- Return on invested capital
- 62.2%
- Gross margin
- 52.6%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −0.09
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 0.19%
- Payout ratio
- 2%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 1
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- +9.9%
- 1 month
- −27.1%
- 1 year
- +78.2%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 83.1%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −64.6%
- Beta
- 1.88
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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Same sector and region, closest in market value.
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News and filings
Insiders (SEC Form 4) 13 sales and 0 purchases in 2 filings since 22 Oct · net sold $1.9M
FactSEC EDGAR · trades by directors and officers, as filed; tap to see each filing- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 2 Oct 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 22 Oct 2026
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 22 Oct 2026
- Morgan Stanley likes Western Digital , TeraWulf , Williams
A headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.cnbc.com · 21 Oct 2026
- Western Digital ( NASDAQ : WDC ) Stock Gets Price Target Boost from Bank of America
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.themarketsdaily.com · 21 Oct 2026
- Western Digital Corporation $WDC Stock Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.dailypolitical.com · 21 Oct 2026
- 3 , 103 Western Digital Corporation $WDC Shares Acquired by Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.themarketsdaily.com · 20 Oct 2026
- Cramer warns SanDisk and Western Digital are worst stocks if data center capacity shrinks
A headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.247wallst.com · 20 Oct 2026
- Western Digital ( NASDAQ : WDC ) Stock Jumps 4 . 7 % – Should You Buy ?
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.dailypolitical.com · 19 Oct 2026
- Western Digital ( NASDAQ : WDC ) Stock Price Up 4 . 7 % – Here What Happened
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.tickerreport.com · 19 Oct 2026
- Western Digital Corporation ( WDC ) – What Are Investment Firms Thinking About This Stock ?
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.tickerreport.com · 19 Oct 2026
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 8-K — Regulation FD disclosure; other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 14 Sep 2026
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 8-K/A (amendment) — Unregistered sale of equity
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 28 Aug 2026
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 8-K — Unregistered sale of equity; other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 26 Aug 2026
- WESTERN DIGITAL CORP: 10-K — Annual report for the period ending 3 Jul 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 15 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · News index: The GDELT Project (gdeltproject.org). The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 1 entry
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First rating | 1/10 | 1 · 1 | Available with Invest Pro |
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