Western Digital (WDC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) reported EBIT Margin of 41.71% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 15.61 percentage points from 26.10% a year earlier and up 6.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital posted EBIT Margin of 34.47%, up 9.95 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +27.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBIT Margin came in at 24.52% in FY2025 (+30.90 pp), -6.38% in FY2024 (+2.38 pp), -8.76% in FY2023 (-21.48 pp) and 12.72% in FY2022 (+5.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +25.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 65.02 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 54.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 35.66% (Q3 2026), 30.10% (Q2 2026) and 28.11% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 41.71% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 35.66% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 30.10% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 28.11% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 26.10% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 33.13% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 23.25% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 15.10% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -4.54% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -15.36% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -49.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.84% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -10.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 12.41% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.04% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15.40% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 13.72% |
API Access
Western Digital EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "WDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();