Closing prices for 09 October 2026
Next earnings report: 29 October 2026 · Earnings calendar
The series is stated in the current share scale after splits; dividends are not included in the price
Western Digital Corporation trades on Nasdaq under the ticker WDC. The company belongs to the Technology sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks WDC has traded between 112.52 $ and 799.87 $. As of 09 October 2026 the price stood 41.43 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year WDC shares rose 227.84 %; over six months they rose 15.68 %. Volatility over 90 days is 91.45 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 09 October 2026.
WDC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.6, below the sector median of 35.6. Price to sales is 11.4, above the sector median of 3.6. Price to book is 13.8, above the sector median of 3.9. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 March 2026.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume, shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 October 2026 | 397.35 | 398.28 | 386.01 | 397.28 | 7M |
| 08 October 2026 | 399.31 | 407.45 | 390.60 | 393.31 | 9M |
| 07 October 2026 | 401.08 | 409.39 | 397.02 | 405.42 | 7M |
| 06 October 2026 | 426.60 | 430.33 |
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 March 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Western Digital is the second of the two hard-drive makers, serving the same cold-data storage market.
The company split its business: flash manufacturing was separated out, and this ticker retains hard drives for data centres. The split made it clearer for investors — two businesses with different economics and different cycles stopped averaging each other out in one set of accounts.
Drive economics turn on capacity per platter: each new recording generation raises volume without a proportional cost increase, and margins improve at the same unit count. The duopoly with its competitor keeps the industry from a capacity race.
Demand comes from a few large cloud operators, so a pause in their purchasing shows up in the quarter immediately. The long-term risk is the industry's: storage cost converging with flash. The company carries debt and is restoring distributions after the reorganisation.
Address:5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE, CA, 95119, US
Western Digital Corporation reported revenue of 11.8B $ and net income of 6.5B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 55.29 %. Revenue changed by +32.04 % year over year. Earnings per share are 16.75 $. Market capitalisation is 133.9B $.
WDC has a return on equity of 67.26 %, above the sector median of 1.63 %. Return on assets is 43.28 %, above the sector median of 0.49 %. Operating margin is 30.31 %, above the sector median of 1.10 %.
Western Digital Corporation pays dividends quarterly: 0.55 $ per share over the past twelve months, a yield of 0.14 %. The latest payment was 0.15 $, with an ex-dividend date of 08 September 2026.
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| 05 October 2026 | 430.50 | 447.71 | 429.44 | 441.64 | 11M |
| 02 October 2026 | 423.20 | 427.71 | 396.57 | 415.29 | 25M |
| 01 October 2026 | 451.80 | 463.55 | 440.05 | 462.56 | 6M |
| 30 September 2026 | 453.22 | 463.89 | 446.24 | 454.46 | 7M |
| 29 September 2026 | 463.15 | 465.90 | 447.03 | 453.48 | 6M |
| 28 September 2026 | 449.01 | 459.99 | 432.04 | 453.23 | 7M |
| 25 September 2026 | 455.24 | 461.98 | 447.69 | 456.81 | 6M |
| 24 September 2026 | 465.74 | 468.00 | 449.21 | 450.31 | 7M |
| 23 September 2026 | 462.94 | 475.66 | 445.02 | 473.69 | 5M |
| 22 September 2026 | 440.05 | 474.54 | 438.00 | 464.60 | 8M |
| 21 September 2026 | 455.64 | 460.49 | 437.20 | 448.17 | 8M |
| 18 September 2026 | 427.50 | 448.85 | 424.55 | 441.36 | 14M |
| 17 September 2026 | 427.28 | 433.20 | 416.31 | 423.87 | 7M |
| 16 September 2026 | 421.45 | 428.14 | 414.60 | 416.97 | 8M |
| 15 September 2026 | 430.25 | 430.25 | 407.12 | 411.96 | 8M |
| 14 September 2026 | 417.32 | 436.28 | 416.00 | 426.94 | 7M |