Touchstone
Last syncNov 1, 2026, 6:55 PM ET

WDC

Western Digital Corp Information Technology Computer Storage Devices S&P 500Nasdaq-100Russell 3000
$366.11Close $132.2BMarket cap $137.87 – $745.9952-week range Late-januaryNext report · estimated

Highlights

Strengths

  • Leading the market RS 82 · stronger than 82% of stocks over 12 months
  • Earnings growing EPS +47% year on year

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 4 of 8 trend conditions
  • Far from its high 51% below its 52-week high

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jul 3, 2026 · filed Oct 23, 2026
Off 12-month high 51%
1wk up 6.5% price change
1mo down 19.4% price change
12-month return up 166% market up 11% · its own up 149%
F-score 7 / 9 Strong
Altman Z 18.99 Low risk
P/E 14.0× price / earnings
PEG 0.03 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 14.9× price / book
Earnings yield up 3.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 34% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth up 36% year on year
EPS growth up 47% latest quarter · -907 pts
Sales growth up 55% latest quarter · +12 pts
ROE up 133% return on equity
Free cash margin up 27% $3.5B FCF
D/E 0.00 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3× net cash
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profits not fully backed by cash
  • issued more shares
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profitability improving
  • reduced long-term debt
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 100% ($2.5B → $0.0B)
  • Gross margin 38.8% → 48.9%

Trade setup

ATR% 6.8% $24.96 a day · 2×ATR $316.19
RS 82 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 4 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 1.1× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 0.75 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 4 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
  • 200-day average rising for a month: passes
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: fails
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
  • RS rank 70 or higher: passes

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

2 flagged
  • Shareholders diluted The share count rose 4.0% over the year, from 347m to 361m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
  • Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $9.4B came with $3.9B of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported Oct 22, 2026
Last shock Oct 2, 2026-10% in one session3.2× volumeno filing matched-12% since
Options $60.6M68.7% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $12.9B +36% on FY2025
$0 $20B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $16.9B FY2022 · $18.8B FY2023 · $6.3B FY2024 · $6.3B FY2025 · $9.5B FY2026 · $12.9B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $9.4B +474% on FY2025
$0 $10B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $821.0M FY2022 · $1.5B FY2023 · -$902.0M FY2024 · -$765.0M FY2025 · $1.6B FY2026 · $9.4B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $3.5B +175% on FY2025
-$2B $0 $5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $752.0M FY2022 · $758.0M FY2023 · -$1.2B FY2024 · -$781.0M FY2025 · $1.3B FY2026 · $3.5B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 49%
  • Net 73%
  • Free cash 27%
-20% 0% 100% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Gross 27% · Net 5% · Free cash 4% FY2022 · Gross 31% · Net 8% · Free cash 4% FY2023 · Gross 22% · Net -14% · Free cash -20% FY2024 · Gross 28% · Net -12% · Free cash -12% FY2025 · Gross 39% · Net 17% · Free cash 13% FY2026 · Gross 49% · Net 73% · Free cash 27%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $1.6B net cash
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $10B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Cash $3.4B · Long-term debt $8.5B FY2022 · Cash $2.3B · Long-term debt $7.0B FY2023 · Cash $2.0B · Long-term debt $5.9B FY2024 · Cash $1.6B · Long-term debt $5.7B FY2025 · Cash $2.1B · Long-term debt $2.5B FY2026 · Cash $1.6B · Long-term debt $0
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 361m +17.2% since FY2021
361m 308m FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · 308m FY2022 · 315m FY2023 · 322m FY2024 · 343m FY2025 · 347m FY2026 · 361m
  FY2021Jul 2, 2021 FY2022Jul 1, 2022 FY2023Jun 30, 2023 FY2024Jun 28, 2024 FY2025Jun 27, 2025 FY2026Jul 3, 2026
Revenue $16.9B $18.8B $6.3B $6.3B $9.5B $12.9B
Gross margin 27% 31% 22% 28% 39% 49%
Operating income $1.2B $2.4B -$548.0M -$403.0M $2.3B $4.5B
Net income $821.0M $1.5B -$902.0M -$765.0M $1.6B $9.4B
Net margin 5% 8% -14% -12% 17% 73%
Earnings per share $2.66 $4.89 -$2.84 -$2.35 $4.58 $24.61
Free cash flow $752.0M $758.0M -$1.2B -$781.0M $1.3B $3.5B
Free cash margin 4% 4% -20% -12% 13% 27%
Cash $3.4B $2.3B $2.0B $1.6B $2.1B $1.6B
Long-term debt $8.5B $7.0B $5.9B $5.7B $2.5B $0
Shareholders' equity $10.8B $12.3B $11.0B $10.8B $5.3B $8.9B
Shares outstanding 308m 315m 322m 343m 347m 361m

What options price now

Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
$312 – $424 ±15.3% by Nov 27, 2026
Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
About the same 68.7% priced · 75.1% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
Choppier
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: costs more
Positioning
Premium traded
$60.6M calls $31.5M · puts $29.2M · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.93× +0.32 over the week
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls -47.49k · puts -25.28k past week

For options traders: ATM IV 68.7% (-1.9% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 1.08 · 25Δ skew 6.2 pts · Net GEX -$8.4M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 23, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Oct 2, 2026 21d
Aug 14, 2026 Annual ↗ Jul 3, 2026 42d
May 1, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Apr 3, 2026 28d
Jan 30, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jan 2, 2026 28d
Oct 31, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Oct 3, 2025 28d
Aug 14, 2025 Annual ↗ Jun 27, 2025 48d
May 2, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 28, 2025 35d
Jan 31, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Dec 27, 2024 35d
Oct 31, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 27, 2024 34d
Aug 20, 2024 Annual ↗ Jun 28, 2024 53d
Apr 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 29, 2024 32d
Feb 12, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Dec 29, 2023 45d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 22, 2026 Results ↗
Sep 14, 2026 Regulation FD · Other events ↗
Aug 26, 2026 Unregistered share sale · Other events ↗
Aug 5, 2026 Results ↗
Jun 11, 2026 Other events ↗
Jun 3, 2026 Unregistered share sale · Other events ↗
May 28, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Apr 30, 2026 Results ↗
Feb 24, 2026 Charter or bylaws · Other events ↗
Feb 18, 2026 Holder rights changed ↗
Feb 9, 2026 Other events ↗
Jan 29, 2026 Results ↗