Western Digital (WDC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital's Return on Assets [ROA] was 71.32% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 53.14 percentage points from 18.18% a year earlier and up 6.12 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 Q1 2027 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 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +26.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (a gain of 53.14 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 Q1 2027 was 65.20% (Q4 2026), 42.48% (Q3 2026) and 25.53% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 33.55% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 11.55% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 19.40% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -4.53% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 80.42% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 43.28% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 71.32% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 71.32% |
| 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% |
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();