Western Digital (WDC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital's EBITDA Margin was 44.36% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 14.95 percentage points from 29.40% a year earlier and up 5.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), EBITDA Margin at Western Digital came in at 37.37%, up 8.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +23.00 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBITDA Margin was 29.25% in FY2025 (+26.64 pp), 2.61% in FY2024 (-1.86 pp), 4.48% in FY2023 (-13.19 pp) and 17.67% in FY2022 (+3.29 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +21.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 58.81 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 47.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WDC's EBITDA Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 38.54% (Q3 2026), 33.15% (Q2 2026) and 31.23% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 35.66% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.41% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 13.07% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 46.16% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.91% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.89% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 44.36% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 25.63% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 35.07% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 18.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 44.36% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 38.54% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 33.15% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 31.23% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 29.40% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 37.93% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 28.23% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 21.20% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.35% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 13.36% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -4.90% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -37.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.24% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -3.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.01% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 17.29% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.05% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 20.35% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 18.82% |
API Access
Western Digital EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();