The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

WDC

Concerning the House

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells 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 manufacturers, sales personnel, dealers, distributors, and retailers. 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 Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

United States · www.westerndigital.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.19B-12.0%
Gross profit$907.00M-4.2%
Operating income$2.33B+3.3%
Net income-$1.68B+12.3%
Cash from ops$1.69B+1.4%
Quotation

$454.10

+16.17 (+3.7%)

52w hi$746.23
52w lo$74.46
Vol5.69M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.49

Short+0.01
Medium+0.68
Long+1.09

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Western Digital Corporation

Technology · Computer Hardware

Market cap$156.52B
Enterprise value$152.75B
Trailing P/E18.72x
Forward P/E14.33x
EV / EBITDA30.71x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin72.9%
Return on equity130.9%
Revenue growth+43.8%
Earnings growth+984.7%
Debt / equity11.87
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX2.08
Corr SPX0.53
Annual vol64.4%
Annual ret+139.3%
Sharpe2.16
Max DD-45.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.51
Sector+0.14
Technical+0.10
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$456.00$467.80$450.88$454.105.69M
Aug 11$442.22$448.88$431.48$437.936.10M
Aug 10$434.63$452.70$424.38$438.347.26M
Aug 7$457.45$457.56$422.50$434.3011.82M
Aug 6$428.89$477.63$407.48$451.5216.19M