Growth Metrics

Western Digital (WDC) Return on Capital Employed: 2010-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Western Digital (WDC) over the last 16 years, with Jun 2025 value amounting to 0.17%.

  • Western Digital's Return on Capital Employed rose 34.00% to 0.34% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.34%, marking a year-over-year increase of 34.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.17% for FY2025, which is 19.00% up from last year.
  • As of FY2025, Western Digital's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17%, which was up 874.07% from -0.02% recorded in FY2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Western Digital's Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.17% during FY2025, and registered a low of -0.03% during FY2023.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was -0.02% (2024), whereas its average is 0.04%.
  • In the last 5 years, Western Digital's Return on Capital Employed fell by 14bps in 2023 and then climbed by 19bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Western Digital's Return on Capital Employed (Yearly) stood at 0.06% in 2021, then rose by 6bps to 0.11% in 2022, then decreased by 14bps to -0.03% in 2023, then climbed by 1bps to -0.02% in 2024, then grew by 19bps to 0.17% in 2025.