Stocklytics score rationale: value 58, quality 86, growth 72.
AI Score 65. Western Digital Corporation has a market cap of $126.74 billion and a price of $338.59, with a low price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81, indicating potential undervaluation. However, the company has faced recent operational challenges, as evidenced by negative net income in the latest quarters, which raises concerns about its growth sustainability
Fair value
WDC fair value $541.01. Price $316.06. Price is 42% below fair value.
Below fair value, and cheaper than usual. A larger discount than on 92% of days in the past 5 years.
Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price.
Fair value blends a 10-year DCF and an earnings multiple: the average of the DCF value and an earnings value from next-twelve-months EPS times 20.5, a blend of the Computer Hardware median (21.1) and the stock's own 10-year median (19.9). How we calculate it →
Yield 0.17%. Payout ratio 2.01%. Frequency Quarterly.
Safety score 91/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 2% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 11 separate years. Yield is 0.2%, which is low.
Ex-date
Dividend
Record
Payment
Frequency
2026-12-04
$0.17
2026-12-04
2026-12-17
Quarterly
2026-09-08
$0.15
2026-09-08
2026-09-17
Quarterly
2026-06-05
$0.15
2026-06-05
2026-06-17
Quarterly
2026-03-05
$0.12
2026-03-05
2026-03-18
Quarterly
2025-12-04
$0.12
2025-12-04
2025-12-18
Quarterly
2025-09-04
$0.10
2025-09-04
2025-09-18
Quarterly
2025-06-04
$0.10
2025-06-04
2025-06-18
Quarterly
2020-04-02
$0.38
2020-04-03
2020-04-17
Quarterly
2020-01-02
$0.38
2020-01-03
2020-01-21
Quarterly
2019-10-03
$0.38
2019-10-04
2019-10-22
Quarterly
2019-06-27
$0.38
2019-06-28
2019-07-15
Quarterly
2019-03-28
$0.38
2019-03-29
2019-04-15
Quarterly
2018-12-27
$0.38
2018-12-28
2019-01-14
Quarterly
2018-09-27
$0.38
2018-09-28
2018-10-15
Quarterly
2018-06-28
$0.38
2018-06-29
2018-07-16
Quarterly
2018-03-28
$0.38
2018-03-30
2018-04-16
Quarterly
2017-12-28
$0.38
2017-12-29
2018-01-16
Quarterly
2017-09-28
$0.38
2017-09-29
2017-10-16
Quarterly
2017-06-28
$0.38
2017-06-30
2017-07-17
Quarterly
2017-03-29
$0.38
2017-03-31
2017-04-17
Quarterly
2016-12-28
$0.38
2016-12-30
2017-01-17
Quarterly
2016-09-28
$0.38
2016-09-30
2016-10-17
Quarterly
2016-06-29
$0.38
2016-07-01
2016-07-15
Quarterly
2016-03-30
$0.38
2016-04-01
2016-04-15
Quarterly
2015-12-29
$0.38
2016-01-01
2016-01-15
Quarterly
2015-09-30
$0.38
2015-10-02
2015-10-15
Quarterly
2015-06-30
$0.38
2015-07-03
2015-07-15
Quarterly
2015-03-31
$0.38
2015-04-03
2015-04-16
Quarterly
2014-12-30
$0.30
2015-01-02
2015-01-15
Quarterly
2014-10-01
$0.30
2014-10-03
2014-10-15
Quarterly
2014-06-25
$0.30
2014-06-27
2014-07-15
Quarterly
2014-03-26
$0.23
2014-03-28
2014-04-15
Quarterly
2013-12-24
$0.23
2013-12-27
2014-01-15
Quarterly
2013-09-26
$0.19
2013-09-30
2013-10-15
Quarterly
2013-06-26
$0.19
2013-06-28
2013-07-15
Quarterly
2013-03-26
$0.19
2013-03-29
2013-04-15
Quarterly
2012-12-12
$0.19
2012-12-14
2012-12-26
Quarterly
2012-09-26
$0.19
2012-09-28
2012-10-15
Quarterly
Insider trades
Date
Insider
Action
Shares
Price
Value
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
204
$390.04
79.57K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
385
$391.05
150.55K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
407
$392.42
159.71K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
494
$393.22
194.25K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
243
$394.41
95.84K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
209
$395.30
82.62K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
317
$396.31
125.63K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
584
$397.48
232.13K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
723
$398.45
288.08K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
303
$399.36
121.01K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
88
$400.33
35.23K
2026-10-29
Cole Martin I
Sell
43
$401.47
17.26K
2026-10-21
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
807
$380.00
306.66K
2026-10-20
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
14
—
—
2026-10-20
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
1.31K
$364.32
477.15K
2026-10-20
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
14
—
—
2026-09-20
Tan Irving
Buy
57
—
—
2026-09-20
Tan Irving
Sell
1.09K
$441.36
481.54K
2026-09-20
Tan Irving
Sell
57
—
—
2026-09-20
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
8
—
—
2026-09-20
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
963
$441.36
425.04K
2026-09-20
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
8
—
—
2026-09-17
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
27
—
—
2026-09-17
Tan Irving
Buy
83
—
—
2026-09-17
STREETER STEPHANIE A
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-17
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Buy
56
—
—
2026-09-17
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Sell
5.15K
$423.87
2.18M
2026-09-17
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Buy
42
—
—
2026-09-17
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Sell
57
—
—
2026-09-17
Sennesael Kris
Buy
47
—
—
2026-09-17
Oulman Roxanne
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-17
MASSENGILL MATTHEW E
Buy
10
—
—
2026-09-17
KIDDOO BRUCE E
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-17
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Buy
21
—
—
2026-09-17
Feller Brad
Buy
4
—
—
2026-09-17
DOLUCA TUNC
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-17
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
17
—
—
2026-09-17
Das Manuvir
Buy
0
—
—
2026-09-17
Cole Martin I
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-17
Alexy Kimberly
Buy
1
—
—
2026-09-04
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
432
$451.20
194.92K
2026-09-04
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
1.79K
$459.87
825.47K
2026-09-03
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
7
—
—
2026-09-03
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
700
$441.57
309.10K
2026-09-03
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
7
—
—
2026-09-03
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Buy
14
—
—
2026-09-03
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
1.76K
$441.57
778.93K
2026-09-03
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
14
—
—
2026-09-03
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
7
—
—
2026-09-03
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
882
$441.57
389.46K
2026-09-03
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
7
—
—
2026-09-01
Tan Irving
Buy
112.50K
—
—
2026-09-01
Tan Irving
Sell
112.50K
—
—
2026-09-01
STREETER STEPHANIE A
Sell
1.60K
$455.00
728.00K
2026-08-31
Tan Irving
Sell
112.50K
—
—
2026-08-31
Tan Irving
Buy
112.50K
—
—
2026-08-31
STREETER STEPHANIE A
Sell
2.00K
$447.06
894.12K
2026-08-31
STREETER STEPHANIE A
Sell
2.00K
$448.58
897.16K
2026-08-27
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
1.01K
$478.36
481.71K
2026-08-26
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
9
—
—
2026-08-26
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
476
$450.78
214.57K
2026-08-26
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
1.63K
$468.88
764.74K
2026-08-26
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
9
—
—
2026-08-26
Tan Irving
Buy
42
—
—
2026-08-26
Tan Irving
Sell
3.31K
$468.88
1.55M
2026-08-26
Tan Irving
Sell
42
—
—
2026-08-26
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Buy
15
—
—
2026-08-26
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Sell
2.74K
$468.88
1.29M
2026-08-26
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Sell
16
—
—
2026-08-26
Sennesael Kris
Buy
19
—
—
2026-08-26
Sennesael Kris
Sell
4.32K
$468.88
2.02M
2026-08-26
Sennesael Kris
Sell
20
—
—
2026-08-26
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Buy
9
—
—
2026-08-26
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
2.06K
$468.88
964.02K
2026-08-26
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
9
—
—
2026-08-26
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
7
—
—
2026-08-26
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
1.64K
$468.88
770.84K
2026-08-26
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
8
—
—
2026-08-25
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
3.88K
—
—
2026-08-25
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
7
—
—
2026-08-25
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
771
$450.75
347.53K
2026-08-25
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
8
—
—
2026-08-25
Tan Irving
Buy
16.55K
—
—
2026-08-25
Tan Irving
Buy
32
—
—
2026-08-25
Tan Irving
Sell
476
$450.75
214.56K
2026-08-25
Tan Irving
Sell
32
—
—
2026-08-25
Shihab Ahmed Mohammed
Buy
6.72K
—
—
2026-08-25
Sennesael Kris
Buy
8.27K
—
—
2026-08-25
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Buy
5.17K
—
—
2026-08-25
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Buy
9
—
—
2026-08-25
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
1.14K
$450.75
515.21K
2026-08-25
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Sell
9
—
—
2026-08-25
Feller Brad
Buy
2.07K
—
—
2026-08-25
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
3.62K
—
—
2026-08-25
Davis Brian Scott
Buy
7
—
—
2026-08-25
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
971
$450.75
437.68K
2026-08-25
Davis Brian Scott
Sell
8
—
—
2026-08-21
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
11
—
—
2026-08-20
Tregillis Cynthia L
Buy
3
—
—
2026-08-20
Tregillis Cynthia L
Sell
379
$469.05
177.77K
Institutional holders
Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.
Institutions holding: 1.97K, holders +447 vs prior quarter. Ownership 94.31%.
Holder
Shares
Change
Change %
Value
BLACKROCK, INC.
32.95M
-2.82M
-7.87%
21.05B
FMR LLC
25.98M
-5.64M
-17.83%
16.60B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
22.51M
475.95K
+2.16%
14.38B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
17.01M
-504.36K
-2.88%
11.09B
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS
16.60M
4.72M
+39.72%
10.60B
STATE STREET CORP
16.28M
810.85K
+5.24%
10.40B
INVESCO LTD.
14.44M
7.32M
+102.88%
9.22B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
13.11M
-4.06M
-23.66%
8.37B
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC
9.57M
8.21M
+601.16%
6.11B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
8.41M
-1.07M
-11.24%
5.35B
MORGAN STANLEY
8.15M
209.04K
+2.63%
5.20B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
6.49M
-2.00M
-23.56%
4.15B
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP
6.26M
2.26M
+56.33%
4.00B
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
5.78M
3.75M
+185.47%
3.69B
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
5.18M
-227.89K
-4.21%
3.31B
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC