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Western Digital Corp

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Western Digital Corp

WDC·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0000106040

Western Digital Corp is a leading developer, manufacturer, and provider of data storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive ("HDD") technology. HDDs are critical components in the worldwide data infrastructure market, powering the AI-driven digital economy. They provide reliable, cost-effective, high-capacity storage for applications including cloud data centers, enterprise storage systems, edge computing, smart video, and client and consumer devices. Western Digital designs and builds intelligent, efficient, and reliable data storage solutions through scientific research, engineering, and customer collaboration. The company's broad portfolio of technology and products, sold under the Western Digital® and WD® brands, addresses storage needs across multiple end markets: "Cloud," "Client," and "Consumer." The Cloud end market is Western Digital's largest and fastest-growing segment, primarily comprising products for public or private cloud environments and enterprise customers. The company provides high-capacity enterprise HDDs to enable cloud, Internet, and social media infrastructure players to build powerful, cost-effective, and efficient data centers. These drives address growing storage demands with high reliability, easy scalability, and lower time to value, while delivering a low total cost of ownership for cloud data center and smart video system markets. They are primarily used in data storage systems, in tiered storage models, and where data must be stored reliably for years. Through the Client end market, Western Digital provides original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") and channel customers with a broad array of high-performance HDD solutions for desktop and notebook computers.

Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 19 items for WDC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-02, rated 8/10. Across its 19 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for WDC spans 8-K, 8-K/A, 10-K, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Toshiba's $380M HDD Capacity Push Sends Western Digital and Seagate Down 10%
  • Western Digital to Redeem All Remaining $109.5M of 2028 Convertible Notes
  • Western Digital Finalizes Convertible Note Exchange: 4.65M Shares to Be Issued
  • Western Digital Exchanges $191M of 2028 Convertible Notes for Cash and Stock
  • Western Digital FY2026 10-K: Revenue up 36%, $6.5B Sandisk gain, debt slashed to $1.06B

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended July 3, 2026
Revenue
$12.92B
Net Income
$9.42B
Diluted EPS
$24.28
Op. Cash Flow
$3.93B
Free Cash Flow
$3.51B
Gross Profit
$6.31B
Operating Income
$4.45B
Cash & Equivalents
$1.58B
Total Debt
$1.05B
Debt / Equity
0.12×
Net Margin
72.9%
Shares Outstanding
361M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-08-14 · accession 0001628280-26-057139

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.13 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 17,280,387 shares in WDC as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 13.1% decrease from the prior period — about 3.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 8, 2026, 42.0% of WDC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)17,280,387 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 13.1%
Days to cover3.13 at avg daily volume of 5,513,875
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)42.0% of 3,801,592 shares on October 8, 2026
5-day average short volume45.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for WDC, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-03.

Debt-for-Equity Exchange Initiated · Combination of Cash and Stock Consideration

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$393.18 -0.13% today
52-week range · as of 2026-09-14 $94.41 – $799.87
Market cap
$141.8B
Volume
9.4M (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 7.7M
Live data · 2026-10-09 04:02 UTC · Market overnight

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WDC
Oct 02, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $415.65
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$22.47 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Sep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $421.48
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$28.30 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 27, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $457.10
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$63.92 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 26, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $446.94
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$53.76 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 14, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $508.70
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$115.52 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 06, 2026, 10:26 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $464.59
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$71.41 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 06, 2026, 9:58 AM EDT
Source: Benzinga
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $466.58
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$73.40 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Aug 05, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $468.50
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$75.32 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jun 30, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $650.74
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$257.56 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jun 11, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $533.00
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$139.82 (-26%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jun 08, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $536.68
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$143.50 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jun 03, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $568.40
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$175.22 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
May 28, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $528.00
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$134.82 (-26%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
May 06, 2026, 9:41 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $461.84
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$68.66 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Apr 30, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $414.90
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: -$21.72 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Feb 24, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $270.99
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: +$122.19 (+45%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Feb 18, 2026, 6:02 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $289.00
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: +$104.18 (+36%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jan 29, 2026, 6:12 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $268.00
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: +$125.18 (+47%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
WDC
Jan 29, 2026, 4:11 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $281.00
Real-time Price: $393.18 info
Change: +$112.18 (+40%) info
Market Cap: $141.804B info
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