Growth Metrics

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

Historic Operating Margin for Western Digital (WDC) over the last 18 years, with Q1 2026 value amounting to 30.1%.

  • Western Digital's Operating Margin rose 68500.0% to 30.1% in Q1 2026 from the same period last year, while for Jan 2026 it was 29.25%, marking a year-over-year increase of 185400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 24.52% for FY2025, which is 309000.0% up from last year.
  • Western Digital's Operating Margin amounted to 30.1% in Q1 2026, which was up 68500.0% from 28.11% recorded in Q4 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Western Digital's Operating Margin peaked at 33.13% during Q1 2025, and registered a low of 49.92% during Q3 2023.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Margin is 5.35%, with a median of 6.38% in 2022.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Western Digital's Operating Margin tumbled by -541500bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 650200bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Western Digital's Operating Margin stood at 10.33% in 2022, then plummeted by -49bps to 15.36% in 2023, then soared by 251bps to 23.25% in 2024, then grew by 21bps to 28.11% in 2025, then increased by 7bps to 30.1% in 2026.
  • Its Operating Margin was 30.1% in Q1 2026, compared to 28.11% in Q4 2025 and 26.1% in Q2 2025.