Western Digital (WDC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 57.31% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 26.31 percentage points from 31.00% a year earlier and up 13.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 45.95%, up 28.88 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +40.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 17.07% in FY2025 (+19.27 pp), -2.20% in FY2024 (+0.54 pp), -2.74% in FY2023 (-14.15 pp) and 11.41% in FY2022 (+5.61 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +22.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 30.31 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 15.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 43.60% (Q4 2026), 33.39% (Q3 2026) and 32.01% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 70.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 29.33% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 115.35% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 76.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 57.31% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 57.31% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 43.60% |
| 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% |
API Access
Western Digital Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();