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Western Digital Corporation

WDCDividend Payer
Technology · Computer Hardware🇺🇸 United States
$343.67
Dividend Yield0.17%
Annual Dividend$0.58
Ex-Dividend DateDec 4, 2026
Market Cap$128.64B
100/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
Well-covered payout (2%)Conservative leverage (D/E 0.1x)Strong ROE (131%)Revenue growing (44%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) operates in the Computer Hardware industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $0.58 a year, a yield of 0.17% at the current price of $343.67. Over the last five years the dividend has fallen by an average of 22.1% a year. It paid out 2% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 26 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $610.04 is 77.5% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
81% of 26 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$610.04
+77.5% vs current price

About Western Digital Corporation

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
12.1
P/B Ratio
14.00
EV/EBITDA
25.5
Beta
2.17
vs S&P 500
52W High
$799.87
52W Low
$121.85

Profitability

Gross Margin
48.85%
Operating Margin
43.61%
Net Margin
72.95%
ROE
130.85%
Free Cash Flow
$2.27B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
13.44
lower is safer
Current Ratio
1.33
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.85
>1 healthy
Employees
40,000
HQ
San Jose, CA, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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