Western Digital Corporation WDC | NASDAQ

$158.02 $7.81 | 5.20%

After Hours
$158 -$0.02 | -0.01%

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $54.87B
PE Ratio: 22.26
52-Week Range: $28.83 - $160.21
Dividend Yield (FWD): 0.06% ($0.10)

10 Year WDC Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 169.1% (10.41% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 144.0% (9.33% CAGR)
Share Price: 130.6% (8.71% CAGR)
Dividend Increase: -75.0% (-12.74% CAGR)
WDC 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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WDC Dividend Payments, Yield & Share Price charts

Dividend Payments & Yield
WDC Dividend CAGR:1Y: 25.00%2Y: 11.80%5Y: -24.21%10Y: -12.94%
Share Price
WDC Price CAGR:1Y: 142.29%2Y: 91.68%5Y: 33.35%10Y: 8.71%

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WDC Dividend Safety: Payout & Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratios.

Dividend Payout Ratio - WDC
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WDC Earnings, Revenue, Cash & Debt, Shares Outstaning:

WDC - Revenue
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WDC Revenue CAGR:1Y: -34.24%2Y: -3.59%5Y: -6.50%10Y: -1.62%
WDC - Earnings Per Share (EPS)
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WDC EPS CAGR:1Y: 88.34%2Y: 130.24%5Y: 72.67%10Y: 11.12%
WDC - Net Income
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WDC Net Income CAGR:1Y: 98.99%2Y: 143.45%5Y: 80.32%10Y: 16.76%
WDC - EBITDA
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WDC EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 49.06%2Y: 1,242.11%5Y: 23.50%10Y: 9.63%
WDC - Free Cash Flow
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WDC Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 108.71%2Y: 111.55%5Y: 22.40%10Y: 2.92%
WDC - Free Cash Flow / Share
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WDC Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 109.32%2Y: 108.13%5Y: 19.42%10Y: -1.08%
WDC - Operating Income
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WDC Operating Income CAGR:1Y: -7.04%2Y: 140.24%5Y: 38.04%10Y: 12.18%
WDC - Gross Profit
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WDC Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: -19.06%2Y: 57.92%5Y: 5.03%10Y: 3.08%
WDC - Shares Outstanding
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WDC Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: 5.32%2Y: 7.56%5Y: 4.14%10Y: 4.86%
WDC - Share Buybacks
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WDC Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 3,356.25%2Y: 1,562.83%5Y: 207.85%10Y: 88.05%
WDC - Stock-Based Comp
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WDC Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: -31.17%2Y: -14.20%5Y: -7.90%10Y: 3.66%
WDC - Expenses
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WDC Expenses CAGR:1Y: -37.07%2Y: -30.24%5Y: -18.82%10Y: -6.89%
WDC - Revenue vs Net Income
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WDC Dividend CAGR:1Y: 25.00%2Y: 11.80%5Y: -24.21%10Y: -12.94%
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WDC Revenue CAGR:1Y: -34.24%2Y: -3.59%5Y: -6.50%10Y: -1.62%
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WDC Revenue CAGR:1Y: -34.24%2Y: -3.59%5Y: -6.50%10Y: -1.62%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

WDC - REVENUE: Actual + Estimates
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WDC Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: -34.24%2Y: -3.59%5Y: -6.50%10Y: -1.62%
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WDC Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 88.34%2Y: 130.24%5Y: 72.67%10Y: 11.12%
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WDC Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 98.99%2Y: 143.45%5Y: 80.32%10Y: 16.76%
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WDC Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 49.06%2Y: 1,242.11%5Y: 23.50%10Y: 9.63%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

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WDC Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 202.60%2Y: 149.47%5Y: 92.91%10Y: 18.67%
WDC - Gross Profit Margin
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WDC Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 23.06%2Y: 63.79%5Y: 12.33%10Y: 4.77%
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WDC Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $0.125
Forward Yield: 0.08%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-04
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $13.88

WDC Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all WDC dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as TTM & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
12/04/202512/18/2025$0.1250.08%0%$0.00
09/04/202509/18/2025$0.1000.11%0.1%$105.15
06/04/202506/18/2025$0.1000.18%0.17%$59.19
04/02/202004/17/2020$0.5005.21%4.73%$42.32
01/02/202001/21/2020$0.5003.05%2.91%$68.79
10/03/201910/22/2019$0.5003.46%3.4%$58.86
06/27/201907/15/2019$0.5004.49%3.66%$54.64
03/28/201904/15/2019$0.5004.37%3.86%$51.86
12/27/201801/14/2019$0.5005.42%5.25%$38.06
09/27/201810/15/2018$0.5003.43%3.67%$54.50
06/28/201807/16/2018$0.5002.6%2.55%$78.43
03/28/201804/16/2018$0.5002.2%2.21%$90.52
12/28/201701/16/2018$0.5002.48%2.38%$83.88
09/28/201710/16/2017$0.5002.31%2.3%$86.83
06/28/201707/17/2017$0.5002.14%2.11%$94.57
03/29/201704/17/2017$0.5002.46%2.38%$84.16
12/28/201601/17/2017$0.5002.89%2.79%$71.62
09/28/201610/17/2016$0.5003.45%3.76%$53.18
06/29/201607/15/2016$0.5004.39%3.87%$51.66
03/30/201604/15/2016$0.5004.33%4.94%$40.49
12/29/201501/15/2016$0.5003.28%4.23%$47.24
09/30/201510/15/2015$0.5002.39%2.47%$81.12
06/30/201507/15/2015$0.5002.3%2.54%$78.69
03/31/201504/16/2015$0.5001.87%2.04%$97.83
12/30/201401/15/2015$0.4001.34%1.53%$104.70
10/01/201410/15/2014$0.4001.48%1.88%$85.10
06/25/201407/15/2014$0.4001.36%1.62%$98.71
03/26/201404/15/2014$0.3001.23%1.34%$89.37
12/24/201301/15/2014$0.3001.27%1.35%$88.98
09/26/201310/15/2013$0.2501.58%1.46%$68.32
06/26/201307/15/2013$0.2501.65%1.47%$68.24
03/26/201304/15/2013$0.2501.54%1.95%$51.16
12/12/201212/26/2012$0.2501.32%2.38%$42.09
09/26/201210/15/2012$0.2500.65%2.8%$35.75

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for WDC

Based on past 10-year performance, here are WDC growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +8.71%
Dividend CAGR of -13.04%

Using WDC CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

WDC (DRIP)WDC - No DRIP
Current Price$158.02$158.02
Start Shares63.2863.28
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count64.1863.28
Dividends Payment$0.03$0.03
Annual Dividends$8$8
Yield on cost0.08%0.08%
Share Price$335.17$335.17
Total Dividends$184$183
Final Value$21,512$21,393

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - WDC

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on WDC's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) had its IPO on 1978-10-31, and is trader on NASDAQ stock exchange.

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications; and flash-based memory wafers. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions for data storage systems and tiered storage models; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers client solutions, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the G-Technology, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

WDC website: https://www.westerndigital.com


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