Western Digital (WDC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 33.39% for Q2 2026, up 4.31% sequentially from 32.01% in Q1 2026, and up 2346.0% YoY from 1.37% in Q2 2025.
Western Digital (WDC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Western Digital has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 33.39% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2346.0% year-over-year to 33.39% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 33.39% (up 2346.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.07%, up 1927.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 33.39% in Q2 2026 per WDC's latest filing, from 32.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 33.39% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 7.04% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 8.61% and a median of 4.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1548 bps in 2023, then jumped 3031 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.45% in 2022, then slumped by 277 bps to 6.11% in 2023, then jumped by 172 bps to 4.4% in 2024, then jumped by 605 bps to 31.0% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 33.39% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 33.39%, 32.01%, and 31.0% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 33.39% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 32.01% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 31.00% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 23.90% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 9.94% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 4.40% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.69% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -4.48% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -3.12% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -6.11% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -7.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.37% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.43% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 11.53% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.73% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 8.95% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 5.84% |