Growth Metrics

Western Digital (WDC) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Western Digital (WDC) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 45.74% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 809.0% to 45.74% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 42.72% through Jan 2026, up 776.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 38.78% for FY2025, 1071.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 45.74% in Q1 2026 for Western Digital, up from 43.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 45.74% in Q1 2026 to a low of 10.2% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 29.75% across 5 years, with a median of 30.77% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: tumbled -2000bps in 2023 and later surged 2287bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 16.99% in 2022, then surged by 35bps to 22.9% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 64bps to 37.65% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 43.54% in 2025, then grew by 5bps to 45.74% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for WDC at 45.74% in Q1 2026, 43.54% in Q4 2025, and 40.96% in Q2 2025.