Western Digital (WDC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital's Return on Assets [ROA] was 65.20% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 52.76 percentage points from 12.44% a year earlier and up 22.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at Western Digital came in at 67.65%, up 57.75 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +64.48 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.89% in FY2025 (+13.17 pp), -3.27% in FY2024 (+3.35 pp), -6.63% in FY2023 (-12.53 pp) and 5.90% in FY2022 (+2.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 52.76 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WDC's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 42.48% (Q3 2026), 25.53% (Q2 2026) and 18.18% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 34.18% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 10.40% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 17.83% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 57.77% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 33.76% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 65.20% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -1.51% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -96.75% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 65.20% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 42.48% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 25.53% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 18.18% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 12.44% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 5.02% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -1.40% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -1.26% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -4.17% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -5.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.58% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.71% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.60% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 5.68% |
API Access
Western Digital Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();