Western Digital (WDC)

Technology · Computer Hardware · S&P 500
$411.04 -6.93% on the day Market cap $139.5B 52-week range $112.52 to $799.87 Prices as of Oct 7, 2026

What the price implies

A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.

Free cash flow growth the price needs
14% a year for 10 years

At a market value of $139.5B, Western Digital's free cash flow of $3.5B (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about 14% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.

Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Western Digital's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.

Implied by the price14.0% a year
Free cash flow, last 9 years2.3% a year
Revenue, same period-4.2% a year
Price to free cash flow39.7x

Fundamental grade

B

Five factors scored 1 to 9 from WDC's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.

Valuation3
Profitability9
Growth9
Financial health4
Cash efficiency9

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)24.2x
P/E (forward)21.2x
Price / free cash flow108.6x
EV / EBITDA21.9x
Price / sales10.8x
Price / book14.4x
Revenue growth+43.8%
Operating margin34.5%
Net margin73.0%
Return on equity106.3%
Dividend yield0.12%
Debt / equity0.56x

Results from SEC filings

Fiscal years, from Western Digital's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.

Fiscal year20222023202420252026
Revenue$18.8B$6.3B$6.3B$9.5B$12.9B
Net income$1.5B-$1.7B-$798M$1.9B$9.4B
Free cash flow$758M-$1.2B-$781M$1.3B$3.5B
EPS (diluted)$4.89-$5.37-$2.61$5.12$24.28
Operating margin12.7%-8.8%-6.4%24.5%34.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Revenue by segments, fiscal 2024.

Flash$6.7B51%
HDD$6.3B49%

Superinvestors who own WDC

From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 6 of the investors we track hold it.

InvestorLast quarterValue% of portfolioQuarter
Cliff Asness
AQR Capital Management
Trimmed $1.9B0.66%Q2 2026
PRIMECAP Management
PRIMECAP Management Co
Trimmed $330M0.20%Q2 2026
Joel Greenblatt
Gotham Asset Management
Trimmed $107M0.25%Q2 2026
Hersh Cohen
ClearBridge Investments
New position $32M0.03%Q2 2026
Robert Robotti
Robotti & Company
Trimmed $14M2.2%Q2 2026
Lee Ainslie
Maverick Capital
New position $1M0.01%Q2 2026

Insider buying

Open-market purchases by Western Digital's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.

DateInsiderSharesPriceValue
Jan 29, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$278.41—
Jan 29, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$278.41—
Jan 29, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$278.41—

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Questions

What growth does Western Digital's stock price imply?

At a market value of $139.5B, Western Digital would need its free cash flow to grow about 14% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 2% a year.

Are Western Digital insiders buying the stock?

3 open-market insider purchases of WDC in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.

Which superinvestors own Western Digital?

6 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold WDC in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness, PRIMECAP Management, Joel Greenblatt.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.